Further praise of Rādhā’s enticing features

Dhaniṣṭhā about - Rādhā's teeth
Kāñcana-latā - Rādhā's navel, romavali, breasts and face
Mādhavī - Rādhā's navel, romavali, breasts and Nitamba
Vasantī - Rādhā's body - the storehouse of all Kandarpa's weapons
Vṛnda - Rādhikā's body, arms, breasts, navel, face, hands, black hair, smiles, eyes and romavali


40-41 Nārī Śiromaṇi Śrī Dhaniṣṭhā says, "After kissing Rādhā's eyes, the black kajjal from their borders rubbed onto Kṛṣṇa's lips. Now Rādhā's teeth are greedy as a parrot to taste these black berries!"

Ṭīkā: A jambu fruit is a kind of blackberry. Kṛṣṇa's lips resemble jambu fruits when Śrīmati's eye-mascara rub onto them.

42-43 The Sakhī named Kāñcana-latā ignores Rādhā's restriction: after getting Kṛṣṇa's wink of approval she says, "Uh! Just see Rādhā's navel, fine romavali, two breasts and face! These splendid objects would bewilder anyone's intelligence! One might guess that the dark stem rising from this amṛta sarovar gave birth to two golden lotuses. Yet due to the moon's presence the lotuses always remain tightly closed!"

Ṭīkā: The thin line of black hairs that begin from a woman's navel and extend to her breasts is a refined form of beauty and is called a romavali. And the deeper one's navel, the more attractive one looks. Because Rādhā's navel is very deep, it is likened to an amṛta sarovar.
The romavali extending from it looks like a lotus-stem displaying two full-sized padma kalikā. But owing to the dazzling effulgence of Rādhā's mukha candra these padma kalika always stay firmly closed.
Kāñcanalatā's statement: "These fascinating objects can bewilder everyone," subtly hint: "Hey Rāja-nandinī Rādhe! Why are you becoming angry with Kṛṣṇa's eyes; after all, who wouldn't be captivated?"

44-45 The doe-eyed gopi named Mādhavī speaks with a smile: "Rādhā's navel is the homa-kunda (sacrificial pit) for Kandarpa's Yajña. The three lines on her tummy are the ropes surrounding the fire, her tummy is the altar, her romavali is the ladle, and Rādhā's breasts are the golden kumbhas that hold the sacrificial water. Kandarpa himself is the Yajña purohit (priest), his asana is Rādhā's nitamba, and Rādhā's neck is the Pūja's conckshell. Thus, Rādhā's body is the Yajña-śālā (sacrificial arena) for Śrī Kṛṣṇa's sarva kāma."

Ṭīkā: After hearing Kāñcanalatā's version, Mādhavī smiles and remarks: "Kṛṣṇa isn't looking at Rādhā's madhura aṅga out of wonder alone-for this is Kandarpa Rāja's Yajña arena! Hence Kṛṣṇa is zealous to inspect it!" A noteworthy point about the conckshell mentioned here is that once the Yajña begins, it will resound to startle Kṛṣṇa! In other words, Rādhā's sudden erotic shriek at the peak of rati keli completely enslaves him! So, this conckshell's glories far surpass Kṛṣṇa's Pañcajanya!

46-47 The Sakhī named Vasantī glances towards Dhani-maṇi Vriṣabhānu-nandinī and exclaims, "Aho! Rādhā's body is the storehouse for all Kandarpa's weapons! Rādhikā's long tapered eyebrows are bows, her romavali is a sword, her lovely eyes are arrows, and her arms are like ropes that bind Kṛṣṇa. Moreover, Rādhā's neck is a conckshell, her nitamba is a cakra, her cheeks are golden shields, and her nails are claws!"

Ṭīkā: As Vasantī-Sakhī's Prema-saturated eyes gaze upon Śrī Rādhikā's aṅga mādhuri, her voice becomes choked by tīvra ānanda! She says, "There's no one more fortunate than our Vriṣabhānu Rāja nandinī. Because Cupid is jealous of Kṛṣṇa's Supreme beauty, he has created many unique arsenals to revenge his defeat to Madana Mohan! Just see how Kṛṣṇa's crafty eyes show fear as they peek towards Rādhā's bodily ornament. As he first glances towards this one, then that one, his body is trembling!"

48-49 Vasantī's description enlivens Vṛnda, who adds: "Rādhikā's sundar body is an amṛtamaya Gaṅgā and the sporting grounds for the Kṛṣṇa-elephant! Look, Rādhā's arms resemble lotus-stems, her breasts Cakravākas-and her navel, face, hands and feet are the various lotuses growing from the water. Rādhā's curly, black hair looks like a swarm of bees, her madhura smiles are lilies, her eyes are blue lotuses, and her romavali is the moss flowing with the river's current!"

Ṭīkā: If Rādhikā-sundarī's madhura body weren't a śuddha Prema Suradhunī, why would the intoxicated elephant of Kṛṣṇa's mind constantly play within its waves?
These descriptions form a paramānanda dhāma! With such rasamaya poetic seva the Sakhīs increase the pleasure waves within Rādhā Govinda's Prema keli sindhu. Therefore, their words reach the peak of prayojana tattva (life's goal). Each of these Vraja sundarīs is served by Saraswati herself. Thus, by hearing or reciting these pastimes with śraddhā one's attraction awakens. This leads to increased meditation, dhruvānusmṛti, samādhi and at last mahā-siddhi. Because these topics are the condensed essence from Śrī Vṛndāvan's Babā-jī-community, one is very fortunate to relish them.