Text 230] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 233
Vindavana the consort if Srimati Radharant. In the spiritual body, free from ma-
terial contamination, one can serve Radha-Krsna and Laksmi-Narayana. When one
is thus spiritually situated, he no longer thinks of his own personal sense gratifica-
tion. This spiritual body is called siddha-deha, the body by which one can render
transcendental service unto Radha and Krsna. The process is that of engaging the
transcendental senses in loving devotional service. This verse specifically men-
tions, sakhi-bhave paya radha-krsnera carana: only transcendentally elevated per-
sons in the mood of the gopis can engage in the service of the lotus feet of Radha
and Krsna.
TEXT 230
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Sfacee a ota ACRATAWEA I Vo I
gopi-dnugatya vind aisvarya-jfhane
bhajileha nahi paya vrajendra-nandane
SYNONYMS
gopi-dnugat ya—subservience to the gopis; vina—without; aisvarya-jfiane—in
the knowledge of opulence; bhajileha—if serving the Supreme Lord; nahi—not;
paya—gets; vrajendra-nandane—the son of Maharaja Nanda, Krsna.
TRANSLATION
“Unless one follows in the footsteps of the gopis, he cannot attain the ser-
vice of the lotus feet of Krsna, the son of Nanda Maharaja. If one is overcome
by knowledge of the Lord’s opulence, he cannot attain the Lord’s lotus feet,
even though he is engaged in devotional service.
PURPORT
One can worship Laksmi-Narayana by the process of vidhi-marga, worshiping
the Lord with regulative principles according to the instructions of the sastra and
the spiritual master. However, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Radha-Krsna,
cannot be directly worshiped by this process. The dealings between Radha and
Krsna and the gopis are devoid of the opulences of Laksmi-Narayana. The process
of vidhi-marga, following the regulative principles, is utilized in the worship of
Laksmi-Narayana, whereas the process of spontaneous service—following in the
footsteps of the gopis, who are the denizens of Vrndavana—is transcendentally
more advanced and is the process whereby Radha and Krsna are worshiped. One
cannot attain this elevated position while worshiping the Lord in His opulence.
Those attracted by the conjugal love between Radha and Krsna must follow in the
