CC Madhya 8.177
Bengali
মধ্য-বয়স, সখী-স্কন্ধে কর-ন্যাস ।
কৃষ্ণলীলা-মনোবৃত্তি-সখী আশপাশ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
কৃষ্ণলীলা-মনোবৃত্তি-সখী আশপাশ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
Text
madhya-vayasa, sakhī-skandhe kara-nyāsa
kṛṣṇalīlā-manovṛtti-sakhī āśa-pāśa
kṛṣṇalīlā-manovṛtti-sakhī āśa-pāśa
Synonyms
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.