8.206
vibhur api sukha-rupah sva-prakaso ’pi bhavah
ksanam api na hi radha-krsnayor ya rte svah
pravahati rasa-pustim cid-vibhutir ivesah
srayati na padam asam kah sakhinam rasa-jnah
SYNONYMS
vibhuh—all-powerful; api—although; sukha-rupah—happiness personified; sva-prakasah—self-effulgent; api—although; bhavah—the completely spiritual activities; ksanam api—even for a moment; na—never; hi—certainly; radha-krsnayoh—of Sri Radha and Krsna; yah—whom; rte—without; svah—His own entourage (the gopis); pravahati—leads to; rasa-pustim—completion of the highest humor; cit-vibhutih—spiritual potencies; iva—like; isah—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; srayati—takes shelter of; na—not; padam—the position; asam—of them; kah—who; sakhinam—of the personal associates; rasa-jnah—one who is conversant with the science of mellows " ’The pastimes of Sri Radha and Krsna are self-effulgent.
They are happiness personified, unlimited and all-powerful.
Even so, the spiritual humors of such pastimes are never complete without the gopis, the Lord’s personal friends.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is never complete without His spiritual potencies; therefore unless one takes shelter of the gopis, one cannot enter into the company of Radha and Krsna.
Who can be interested in Their spiritual pastimes without taking their shelter?’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from the Govinda-lilamrta (10.17).