66-69 Rādhika’s Bhojan Vilāsa

Meanwhile, Srimati Radharani comes out of the kitchen, washes her hands and feet, and enters another room. But as she peeks through the window to enjoy viewing Krishna's mohan darshan, she begins to perspire excessively! So, thinking that Radha's perspiration is from her cooking fatigue, Yashoda orders a maidservant to fan her. Then Yashoda seats Radha by her side and requests Rohini to begin serving; Radha's sakhis are also asked to sit down for bhojan.

Rasa-tarangini Tika:
Sri Krishna-bhavanamrita adds: As Radharani enters the ladies bhojan mandir, Sri Rupa Manjari and others begin to fan her. Then Rohini comes to serve the meal.

Verse 66-69
Dhanishtha secretly inserts Krishna's adharamrita (prasad) within the buttery vegetables and rice that Rohini serves to Radha and the sakhis. Seeing Radhika shyly lowering her head and neglecting to eat; however, Mother Yashoda affectionately says, "Oh Putri Radhe! I love you as much as my own Son; Why are you so shy? Please discard this inauspicious behavior and let my eyes relax by seeing your bhojan pleasure!" Then Yashoda looks toward Lalita and the others exclaiming: "Oh daughters! You are all like my children; so why are you be sitting before me? Please take you meal." After thus speaking, Yashoda offers a hundred prayers as she serves everyone with utmost care!

Rasa-tarangini Tika:
Krishna-bhavanamrita continues: "When Yashoda-mayi sees Radhika and the sakhis neglecting to eat, she holds Dhanishtha by the hand and comes before everyone saying: 'Oh child Gandharvike! Oh Lalite! Oh Vishakhe! Oh Champakalate! Today I want to see all of you enjoy your meal this will bring pleasure to my eyes!' Then Yashoda says, "Oh daughter Radhe! Why are you so reserved? As Kirtida is your mother, so am I; please don't be bashful before me! Just laugh, play and happily take rest with your vayasyas (close friends)!"

Radha's sakhis hear Yashoda's request like a shower of nectar and blush because they interpret it differently: "O Radhe! Please don't hesitate to laugh, play and take rest with your svabayasya (dearest friend, Sri Krishna)." 

As the sakhis direct their smiles towards Radha, she feels embarrassed and slightly close her eyes; thus everyone starts eating. Suddenly Radhika Devi discovers the taste of Krishna's phelamrita and smiles at Dhanishtha. Radha's robust appreciation makes Dhanishtha ecstatic, and she wonders: "How did Radhika know what I did?" 

In Vilapa-kusumanjali, Sri Raghunath Das deeply focuses on serving Radharani during her morning bhojan-vilasa in five prayers that run as follows:" Hey Devi Radhika! Dhanishtha has lovingly mixed Krishna's adharamrita* within Narayan's prasad; shall I bring it before you?"
"Oh kunkum-complexioned Radhe! When you are seated for bhojan surrounded by Lalita and your other sakhis, I shall carefully serve many types of delightful amrita that Dhanishtha collected from Krishna's plate!"

"Hey Devi Radhike! As you relish Krishna's adharamrita, I will place burning incense nearby and attentively fan you with a chamara.""Oh Restless-eyed one! For your drinking, I will offer scented rose water mixed with camphor. Then I will wash your hands and give a toothpick for cleaning your teeth.""Hey Madhura-angi Radhike! Then the hairs of my body will stand erect with ecstasy as I offer pan to your mukha-kamala! This tambul-bitika was carefully prepared from betal nuts, khadir and many other ingredients." (Vilapa-kusumanjali, 48-52)

In these verses, Raghunath Das is no longer Raghunath; he has merged with a lila sphurti as Sri Tulasi Manjari-just as though she were directly standing before Radha! As these dining activities appear to be ordinary, one could wonder: "Why is Tulasli horripilating simply by offering the pan?"
Let us take a closer look to discover how the manjaris relish these moments: Phelamrita, or adharamrita, is the foodstuff that Krishna half eats and rejects. This special prasad is mixed with the nectar of his lips.

 Understanding Priyaji's inner desire, Krishna had previously looked towards Dhanishtha, making a pretentious face contortion, as if to express: "This dish didn't turn our right!" Then he discarded his half-eaten prasad onto his plate. Later, Dhanishtha secretly collects this phelamrita. During Swamini's bhojan, tulasi take this adharamrita and carefully mixes it with her meal. 

As Premamayi Radha relishes the madhuri of Krishna's special mercy, she doesn't taste the prasad, rather, the taste of Krishna's lips is directly perceived! Although seated in the dinning room, Rai Kishori is tasting Krishna's lips within the vilasa-kunja! It is the amazing quality of Krishna's phelamrita that brings a previous lila into Radha's purview! As Swaminiji submerged in the ananda-sindhu of these keli-binoda pastimes, her whole body turns red-her deep samadhi on Krishna's bright red lips is the cause! Thus, Tulasi addresses Radha: "Oh Kunkuma-angi!" (Oh kunkum-complexioned one!) 

Extreme bliss causes Swaminiji's eyes to close- she is Krishna prema-unmadini (mad with intoxication of Krishna's lips). Tulasi understands and submerges within Swamini's deep ocean of bliss too.

As Tulasi offers drinking water mixed with rose petals and camphor, she notices that Rai-mani's eyes flicker-just as when she experiences Krishna's darshan! This can be explained as follows:
During milan (union), Srimati relishes Krishna's rasollasa. Then in the pangs of viraha (separation), she experiences Krishna's bhavollasa. 

Rasollasa means Krishna's bodily sweetness,
bhavollasa means the reminiscence of that bodily contact. 

Sri Radha's bhavollasa ambrosia, however, even surpasses the bliss of direct union. In his Ujjvala-nīlamani, Sri Rupa Goswami explains:

dviguṇā virahārtiḥ syāt sphuraṇe veṇu-rāga je
prādurbhāve bhavaty atra sarvābhīṣṭa-sukhotsavaḥ

From viraha or separation, intense emotional stress comes. This leads to sphurtis or visions of the beloved. Upon experiencing a sphurti, one no longer feels the separation, but directly sees Krishna with twofold ananda owing to the heightened Krishna anuraga. (UN 15.205)

Sri Yadunandana Thakur describes an instance of Radharani's rupa-anuraga as follows:

alapa bayas mora, śyama rase jora jora
na jani ki hoy parināme
jadi nayana mude taki, antare govinda dekhi,
nayan milila dekhi shyame
jadi cale jaya pathe, śyāma jaya sathe sathe,
caraṇe caraṇa thekaiya
bhramite phirai akhi, sanne keho nāhi dekhi,
mane taki jena muracaye"

Oh sakhi! I'm just a young girl, but hay! My entire body is burning in the fever of Shyama anuraga! What will happen next, I can't say! When I close my eyes, I see Prana-Govinda within, but upon opening them, I see Mohan-Shyamasudara! When I walk down the road, Shyama follows right on my heels, touching his feet on Mine! Then I turn back and look-but no one is there! Hence, I fall unconscious!"

In the present lila, as Radha relishes Krishna's adharamrita, she directly experiences his form, touch, taste and smell-as though Shyamasundar were directly standing before her. Thus, Tulasi addresses Radha as 'Toralakhi' (Restless-eyed one).