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Cc. Madhya 8.209
Text
rādhāra svarūpa—kṛṣṇa-prema-kalpalatā
sakhī-gaṇa haya tāra pallava-puṣpa-pātā
Synonyms
rādhāra svarūpa—the spiritual nature of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; kṛṣṇa-prema—of love of Kṛṣṇa; kalpa-latā—a creeper; sakhī-gaṇa—the gopīs; haya—are; tāra—of that creeper; pallava—the twigs; puṣpa—flowers; pātā—and leaves.
Translation
“By nature, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is just like a creeper of love of Godhead, and the gopīs are the twigs, flowers and leaves of that creeper.