117-124 Rādhā’s Guṇa Mādhuri 1

117 Lalitā exclaims, "Rādhā's body is smothered in fragrances. Her navel, eyebrows, hair and eyes smell like a blue lotus dipped in kasturī and aguru. Her breasts, ears, face, nose and feet smell like all the other lotus-species sprinkled with camphor. And Rādhā's armpits, Nitamba and nails smell like a Ketakī flower dipped in Candan."

Ṭīkā: As Kṛṣṇa relishes the Sakhīs' description of Rādhā's beautiful body, his desire awakens to hear about her qualities too. Thus, he questions: "Hey Lalite! Does your priya Sakhī only possess a madhura Rūpa?"
Understanding Kṛṣṇa's mind, Lalitā begins describing Rādhikā's guṇa mādhurya. This verse describes her aṅga saurabha (bodily fragrance).

118 Viśākhā Sundarī says, "Rādhikā's limbs are ornamented with all sweetness and beauty to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, she is her only comparison. The qualities of the moon, the lily, the lotus, its stem, or even gold only fade in her presence!"

119 Campakalatā adds, "As Kṛṣṇa's mādhurya is incomparable, so is Rādhā's. So only Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's beauty can be said to match each other's."
120 Citrā exclaims, "Hey Sakhī! As Kṛṣṇa is a connoisseur, how could he fail to be attracted by Rādhikā's irresistible Prema, qualities, beauty, personality and youth-for these attributes are all unrivalled?"

121 Tuṅgavidyā declares,
"She is so faithful to her beloved, and yet everyone says she is an unfaithful wife.
She loves so deeply, and yet she is dependent on others who interfere with that love.
Her anguish to meet Kṛṣṇa is so great, and yet she is rarely able to be with him.
These three daggers pierce my heart and slice its very roots."

Ṭīkā: Tuṅgavidyā says, The Sakhīs grieve for three reasons:
1) Rādhā's chastity is desired, praised and worshipped by the most chaste women in the universe, yet our priya Sakhī is scandalized as a Kalaṅkinī.
2) Rādhā's ever-increasing mahā-Prema is so powerful, and yet so many impediments arise to torture her!
3) Rādhā's anurāga is insurmountable, yet she suffers incredible pain in Kṛṣṇa's Virahā! I can't fathom why Rādhā must suffer these three afflictions." These three reveal the greatness of Rādhā's love.122 Raṅgadevī questions, "Who's the source of Kṛṣṇa Prema?
The answer can only be Śrī Rādhikā, who is Kṛṣṇa's dearmost, filled with unequalled virtue?

The answer is Rādhikā and no one else. Only Rādhā, who
is crooked with her curling hair,
restless with her roaming eyes and
hard-hearted with her firm breasts,
can fulfill Kṛṣṇa's desires - and only she."

123 Sudevī says, "Rādhikā is Vṛndāvan's blooming Mādhavī-latā whose shelter is the Punnaga (Puruṣottama Śrī Kṛṣṇa). Her body is decorated with nice leaves of tilak for the pleasure of the Rasika honeybee, Śrī Madhusūdan."

Ṭīkā: In the springtime the newly blooming Mādhavī cling to the Punnaga with their overloaded, fragrant flowers and newly budding leaves; then it allures the bumblebee. Similarly, our Mādhavī Nāyikā, Śrīmati Rādhikā, captures Madhusūdan's attention as the Sakhīs paint interesting designs of kasturī on her breasts, her cheeks, her forehead and other parts of her body. As she thus stands ready to combat Kṛṣṇa for Spring's Holi-battle, her captivating charm forms an unforgettable picture.

Ujjvala-Nīlamaṇi describes a Mādhavī Nāyikā as the fortunate Gopī who binds Kṛṣṇa's mind so that he never leaves her and submissively carries out her orders. (Ujjvala-Nīlamaṇi 5.94)

124 Mādhavī says, "Our Rādhikā was never initiated, nor did she take any lessons from a Śikṣā guru. Even so, she has become the Acarya from whom the doe-eyed Vrāja-sundarīs learn all the arts of satisfying the heroic artist himself, Kṛṣṇa, arts that are the source of amazement to every other attractive damsel in the three worlds."