8.161
tayor apy ubhayor madhye
radhika sarvathadhika
mahabhava-svarupeyam
gunair ativariyasi
SYNONYMS
tayoh—of them; api—even; ubhayoh—of both (Candravali and Radharani); madhye—in the middle; radhika—Srimati Radharani; sarvatha—in every way; adhika—greater; maha-bhava-svarupa—the form of mahabhava; iyam—this one; gunaih—with good qualities; ativariyasi—the best of all " ’Among the gopis of Vrndavana, Srimati Radharani and another gopi are considered chief.
But when we compare the gopis, it appears that Srimati Radharani is most important because Her real feature expresses the highest ecstasy of love.
The ecstasy of love experienced by the other gopis cannot be compared to that of Srimati Radharani.’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srila Rupa Gosvami’s Ujjvala-nilamani (4.3).