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CC Madhya 8.177

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 177

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


SYNONYMS

madhya-vayasa—adolescence; sakhī—of a friend; skandhe—on the shoulder; kara—hand; nyāsa—keeping; kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; līlā—the pastimes; manaḥ—of the mind; vṛtti—activities; sakhīgopīs; āśa-pāśa—here 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.