Madhya-līlā

Chapter 8: Talks Between Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Rāmānanda Rāya

Verse 177 of 309
Cc Madhya 8.177

মধ্যবযস, সখীস্কন্ধে করন্যাস কৃষ্ণলীলামনোবৃত্তিসখী আশপাশ

मध्यवयस, सखीस्कन्धे करन्यास कृष्णलीलामनोवृत्तिसखी आशपाश

madhya-vayasa, sakhī-skandhe kara-nyāsa kṛṣṇalīlā-manovṛtti-sakhī āśa-pāśa

Synonyms

madhya-vayasamiddle age; sakhīof a friend; skandheon the shoulder; karahand; nyāsakeeping; kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa; līlāthe pastimes; manaḥof the mind; vṛttiactivities; sakhīgopīs; āśa-pāśahere and there..

Translation

"Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's gopī friends are Her mental activities, which are concentrated on the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. She keeps Her hand on the shoulder of a friend, who represents youth.

Purport

Rādhārāṇī's eight companions (aṣṭa-sakhī) are different varieties of pleasure connected with the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. Following those pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are other activities, which are represented by the assistants of the gopīs.

Verse 177 of 309
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