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CC Madhya 8.177

মধ্য-বয়স, সখী-স্কন্ধে কর-ন্যাস ।
কৃষ্ণলীলা-মনোবৃত্তি-সখী আশপাশ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥
madhya-vayasa, sakhī-skandhe kara-nyāsa
kṛṣṇalīlā-manovṛtti-sakhī āśa-pāśa

Synonyms

madhya-vayasaadolescence; 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.