Sastra Caksusa

seeing through the eyes of scriptures

some nectar about Lord Nityananda Prabhu and why Krsna left the rasa lila and where He went

dear devotees
Please accept my humble obaisences

All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
All glories to Srila Prabhupada


Far beyond the dog like mentality of Kali yuga, Radha and Krsna performs Their rasa lilas .First let us offer offer obeisances to Lord Nityananda Prabhu that beats the dog of Kali with His cowherd boy stick:

This is from the Nityananda astakam by Srila Vrindavan dasa Thakura

sarac-candra-bhrdntim sphurad-amala-kantim gaja-gatim
hari-premonmattam dhrta-parama-sattvam smita-mukham
sadaghurnan-netram kara-kalita-vetram kali-bhidam
bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, whose bright face mocks the full autumn moon, whose pure complexion glistens, whose gait is like that of a maddened elephant, who is always intoxicated in Krsna prema, who embodies pure spiritual energy, whose face holds a gently smile, whose eyes are always rolling due to His absorption in Krsna prema, whose lotus hand holds a glowing staff, and who by the performance of nama-sankirtana pierces the influence of Kali yuga.

another vaisnava translation:
Sri Nityananda Prabhu's face is more beautiful and cooling than the autumnal moon. The effulgence coming out from His body is supremely beautiful. He always moves like a mad elephant, since He is always intoxicated with krsna-prema (love of God). He is always mad after krsna-prema. His body is completely pure spiritual energy. He always has a smiling face. His eyes are very fickle, moving to and fro. His lotus hand always holds a glowing staff. Yes, that is Sri Nityananda, who by the beating of that staff, destroys all our reactions of Kali-yuga. We should take shelter of Sri Nityananda and cry for the mercy of Sri Nityananda! He is the root of krsna-prema bhakti-kalpa-taru, the root of the tree of loving devotion unto Krsna. I do my bhajana of Lord Nityananda, the very root of the krsna-bhakti-vrksa.

this is the nice chanting of this whole prayer by Dravida Prabhu

http://www.harekrsna.com/philosophy/caitanya/astakam.mp3

1
sarac-candra-bhrantim sphurad-amala-kantim gaja-gatim hari-premonmattam dhrta-parama-sattvam smita-mukham sada ghurnan-netram kara-kalita-vetram kali-bhidam bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, whose bright face mocks the full autumn moon, whose pure complexion glistens, whose gait is like that of a maddened elephant, who is always intoxicated in Krsna prema, who embodies pure spiritual energy, whose face holds a gently smile, whose eyes are always rolling due to His absorption in Krsna prema, whose lotus hand holds a glowing staff, and who by the performance of nama-sankirtana pierces the influence of Kali yuga.

2
rasanam-agaram svajana-gana-sarvasvam -atulam tadiyaika-prana-pratima-vasudha-jahnava-pati sada premonmadam param-aviditam manda-manasam bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, who is the mainstay of all the rasas, who is everything to His devotees, who is incomparable, who is the master of both Vasudha and Jahnava-devi, who consider Him more dear than their own lives, who is always maddened in Krsna- prema, and who is unknown only to those of meagre intelligence.

3
saci-sunu-prestham nikhila-jagadistam sukhamayam kalau majjaj-jivoddharana-karanoddama-karunam harer-akhyanad-va bhava-jaladhi-garvonnati haram bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, who is very dear to Sri Saci-nandana, who is worshipped by the entire universe, who is the embodiment of happiness, who possesses infinite mercy for delivering the souls who are drowning in the age of Kali, and who by the performance of Sri Harinama-sankirtana thwarts the progressing false pride of the ocean of repeated birth and death.

4
aye bhratar-nrnam kali-kalusinam kinnu bhavita tatha prayascitam racaya yad-anayasata ime vrajanti tvam-ittham saha bhagavata mantrayati yo bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-Bhakti tree, who said to Sri Krsna Chaitanya, "Hey broher Gauranga! What will be the destination of the sinful souls of Kali-yuga, and how will they be redeemed? Please devise a method by which they will easily attain You."

5
yathestam re bhratah! kuru hari-hari-dhvanam-anisam tato vah samsarambudhi-tarana-dayo mayi laget idam bahu-sphotair-atati ratayan yah pratigrham bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, who wandered around Bengal and aproaching the door of each and every home, threw open His arms and exclaimed: "Hey brothers! All of you perpetually perfom Sri Hari Nama sankirtana in union. By doing so, I will take the responsability to deliver you all from the ocean of material existence.

6
balat samsarambhonidhi-harana-kumbhodbhavam-aho saram sreyah-sindhunnati-kumuda-bandhum samuditam khala-sreni-sphurjat-timira-hara-surya-prabham-aham bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, who is the Agastya Muni who forcibly swallows the ocean of repeated birth and death, who is a rising full moon which increases the ocean of the saintly persons welfare and who is a sun which dissipates the darkness of ignorance cast by the various classes of miscreants.

7
natantam gayantam harim-anuvadantam pathi pathi vrajantam pasyantam svam-api na dayantam jana-ganam prakurvantam santam sakurana-drgantam prakalanad bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityanand Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, who wandered on every path in Bengal dancing, singing and calling out: "Hari bol! Hari Bo!", and who lovingly bestowed merciful sidelong glances upon those who were not compassionate to even their own selves.

8
subibhranam bhratuh kara-sarasi-jam komalataram mitho vaktralokocchalita-paramananda -hrdayam bhramantam madhuryair-ahaha! madayantam pura-janan bhaje nityanandam bhajana-taru-kandam niravadhi

I perpetually worship Sri Nityananda Prabhu, the root of the Krsna-bhakti tree, who held the supremely soft lotus-hand of His brother Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu, whose heart became filled with the highest bliss when the two brothers gazed into each other's faces and who wandered here and there delighting the townspeople with His sweetness.

(9)
rasānāḿ ādhāraḿ rasika-vara-sad-vaiṣṇava-dhanaḿ
rasāgāraḿ sāraḿ patita-tati-tāraḿ smaraṇataḥ
paraḿ nityānandāṣṭakam idam apūrvaḿ pathati yaḥ
tad-ańghri-dvandvābjaḿ sphuratu nitarāḿ tasya



9)
The treasure of true Vaisnavas, the greatest of the rasikas who are reservoirs of rasa;
The abode of the essence of rasa, the remembrance of which delivers countless fallen souls;
Whoever recites this supreme and unprecedented Nityananda-astakam,
Within his heart Nitai's two lotus feet shall come to perpetually manifest!

Let us meditate on Lord Nityananda Prabhu in this way ,this is how Krsna das Kaviraja had darshan of Lord Nityananda Prabhu:
CC Ādi 5.180: That night Lord Nityānanda appeared to me in a dream because of my good quality in chastising my brother.
CC Ādi 5.181: In the village of Jhāmaṭapura, which is near Naihāṭi, Lord Nityānanda appeared to me in a dream.
CC Ādi 5.182: I fell at His feet, offering my obeisances, and He then placed His own lotus feet upon my head.
CC Ādi 5.183: "Arise! Get up!" He told me again and again. Upon rising, I was greatly astonished to see His beauty.
CC Ādi 5.184: He had a glossy blackish complexion, and His tall, strong, heroic stature made Him seem like Cupid himself.
CC Ādi 5.185: He had beautifully formed hands, arms and legs, and eyes like lotus flowers. He wore a silk cloth, with a silk turban on His head.
CC Ādi 5.186: He wore golden earrings on His ears, and golden armlets and bangles. He wore tinkling anklets on His feet and a garland of flowers around His neck.
CC Ādi 5.187: His body was anointed with sandalwood pulp, and He was nicely decorated with tilaka. His movements surpassed those of a maddened elephant.
CC Ādi 5.188: His face was more beautiful than millions upon millions of moons, and His teeth were like pomegranate seeds because of His chewing betel.
CC Ādi 5.189: His body moved to and fro, right and left, for He was absorbed in ecstasy. He chanted "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa" in a deep voice.
CC Ādi 5.190: His red stick moving in His hand, He seemed like a maddened lion. All around the four sides of His feet were bumblebees.
CC Ādi 5.191: His devotees, dressed like cowherd boys, surrounded His feet like so many bees and also chanted "Kṛṣṇa,Kṛṣṇa," absorbed in ecstatic love.
CC Ādi 5.192: Some of them played horns and flutes, and others danced and sang. Some of them offered betel nuts, and others waved cāmara fans about Him.
CC Ādi 5.193: Thus I saw such opulence in Lord Nityānanda Svarūpa. His wonderful form, qualities and pastimes are all transcendental.
CC Ādi 5.194: I was overwhelmed with transcendental ecstasy, not knowing anything else. Then Lord Nityānanda smiled and spoke to me as follows.
CC Ādi 5.195: "O my dear Kṛṣṇadāsa, do not be afraid. Go to Vṛndāvana, for there you will attain all things."
CC Ādi 5.196: After saying this, He directed me toward Vṛndāvana by waving His hand. Then He disappeared with His associates.
CC Ādi 5.197: I fainted and fell to the ground, my dream broke, and when I regained consciousness I saw that morning had come.
Lord Nityananda Prabhu is bestowing the Holy name of Krsna and according to our faith we get rewarded:
this is the singing of this bhajan by Sri Vallabha Prabhu:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q8NNqhbtks&feature=related
Here is another version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuP6v2Xpc-Y
Patrolling on the Lord's Command by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
(nityananda mahajana)

Originally published in Sajjana Tosani



(1)
nadiya-godrume nityananda mahajana
patiyache nam-hatta jivera karana

"In the land of Nadiya, on the island of Godruma, the magnanimous Lord Nityananda has opened up the
Marketplace of the Holy Name, meant for the deliverance of all fallen souls”

Purport

`nadiya’ -- this word indicates sri Navadvipa-Dham, the abode formed of nine islands. `godrume' -- of
these nine islands, one is known as Godruma (the modern-day district of Gadigacha). `nityananda mahajan' -- Sri
Mahaprabhu displayed His mercy toward the jivas tortured by Kali-yuga by ordering Sri Nityananda Prabhu to preach
the holy name (nam-prachar) from home to home; therefore Sri Nityananda Prabhu is verily the Mula Mahajan or the
chief proprietor of the Nama Hatta located at Godruma. Even though all the employees of the Nama Hatta are qualified
for performing ajna-tahal, the `Patrol According to the Lord's Order', still the great mahasayas, who are like patrolling
watchmen, are especially empowered to render these duties in an entirely selfless manner. Above all the rest, Prabhu
Nityananda and patrolman Haridasa Thakura have each exhibited the glories of this post in their own unique ways. If
one goes out on patrol with hopes of simply collecting milk and rice, then that is not the pure form of ajna-tahal.



(2)
(sraddhavan jan he, sraddhavan jan he)
prabhura ajnay, bhai, magi ei bhiksa
bolo `krsna,' bhajo krsna, koro krsna-siksa

“O people of faith! O people of faith! By the order of Lord Gauranga, O brothers, I beg these three requests
of you: Chant "Krsna!", worship Krsna, and teach others about Krsna.”

Purport

The mahasaya on patrol plays his karatals and calls out, "O people of faith! I do not wish to beg from you
any worldly thing or mundane favor. The only alms I beg is that all of you honor the order of the Lord by chanting
the name of Krsna, worshiping Krsna, and teaching others about Krsna. Just invoke the true name of Krsna.
Specifically, by giving up namabhasa (a hint of the name due to offenses) please chant the purely spiritual (cinmaya)
holy name of the Lord." There are two kinds of namabhasa -- chaya-namabhasa (shadow of the name) and
pratibimba-namabhasa (reflection of the name). The chaya-namabhasa naturally becomes the pure holy name
that bestows all divine perfections, but in a gradual manner.

This is because even though one may be situated in the darkness of ignorance, one is still not distracted by
desires for bhoga (material sense gratification) and moksa (impersonal liberation), which are both unfavorable for
executing devotional service. When devotees who are not knowledgeable in spiritual truth first of all persist in trying
to chant this kind of namabhasa in the company of sadhus, by the power of that association they become learned
in the mellows of nama-rasa and thus become capable of singing the suddha-nama, the purely transcendental holy
name of the Lord. Those devotees are also very fortunate.

For those who attempt chanting the holy name while still desirous of enjoying the fruits of either material
endeavors or impersonal liberation, the holy name appears to them as the mere reflection known as
pratibimba-namabhasa. Such persons easily receive their insignificant cherished boons from the Lord's name,
but they are unable to attain the suddha-nama-cintamani -- the touchstone of the pure holy name. This is because
they are incapable of naturally renouncing their desires for things opposed to the execution of pure devotional service,
specifically the things related to bhoga and moksa. In special circumstances, according to the arising of good fortune,
one may reject desires for bhoga and moksa by the mercy of a devotee or the Lord directly, thus becoming of
non-duplicious heart (akaitava hrdaya), and in this way take full shelter of the pure holy name; but that is very rare.

O people of faith! To give up namabhasa and sing the suddha-nama is verily the only true welfare of the jivas.
Please worship Lord Krsna by chanting and chanting Krsna-nama. Perform bhajan by engaging in sravana, kirtana,
smarana, sevana, archana, vandana, dasya, sakhya, and atma-nivedana. Execute that bhajana either on the path
of vidhi-marga or raga-marga, according to your specific adhikara. If your ruchi is for the vidhi-marga, then accept
appropriate instructions for worship (bhajan-tattva) at the feet of Sri Guru, and upon the annihilation of all the anarthas
that beset the jiva, please observe the person of Lord Krsna. Or, if you have the transcendental greed (lobha)
for traversing the raga-marga, then emulate the love and character of an eternal vraja-vasi or vraja-vasini,
and according to that befitting ruci just engage in the worship of the mellows of Vraja. Being absorbed in that
vraja-rasa-bhajana, obtaining the mercy of a guru who is appropriately qualified in that transcendental realm,
one thus gains eternal residence in Vraja by awakening their own spiritual form (cinmaya-svarupa), and in that
form they will achieve the ultimate beatitude of rendering seva to Sri Krsna.


(3)
aparadha-sunya ho'ye loho krsna-nam
krsna mata, krsna pita, krsna dhana-pran

“Being careful to remain free of offenses, just take the holy name of Lord Krsna. Krsna is your mother, Krsna
is your father, and Krsna is the treasure of your life.”

Purport

The word 'aparadha' indicates the ten offenses against chanting the holy names of the Lord, listed as follows:

(1) Envy of the Vaisnavas and blasphemy of the Vaisnavas.

(2) Thinking that other demigods like Siva are supreme controllers separate from Lord Krsna. It should
be known that the various devatas are the vibhutis or expanded energies of Lord Krsna; with this understanding,
the fault of considering them to be different than Krsna, or thinking that there are numerous Supreme Lords, will cease.


(3) Disregard for the spiritual master. There are two kinds of guru -- the diksa-guru and the siksa-guru.
One should have faith in the words of the guru, and one should consider him to be a specific manifestation of Krsna,
or else Krsna's eternally dear, pure truth (nitya-prestha suddha-tattva).

(4) Blasphemy of the revealed scriptures (sruti-sastra). The sruti-sastras comprise all the following: the
Vedas; the Puranas and dharma-sastras that supplement the Vedas; the Bhagavad-gita-sastra, which is the
embodiment of the Vedic siddhanta; the Brahma-sutra, which is the manifestation of the Vedic mimamsa-darsana;
the Srimad-bhagavata, which is the purport (bhashya) of the Brahma-sutra; the expansions of the Vedas such as
the itihasas (histories) and various satvata-tantras (esoteric worship manuals in the mode of goodness); and finally,
all the bhakti-sastras written by numerous mahajanas which represent extensive commentaries on all the above-
mentioned scriptures. One must have particular faith in all these sastras.

(5) Interpretation of the name of Hari; in other words, concluding that the glories of the holy name
(nama-mahatmya) as recorded in the scriptures are merely exaggerated praises.

(6) Conducting sinful activities on the strength of chanting the holy name. By chanting the holy name of
the Lord with faith, one's previous sinful reactions are destroyed, and one has no taste to commit further sinful actions.
But if one desires to commit sins with the hope that the holy name will afterwards eradicate them, then that is an
offense.

(7) When one wishes that the holy name will bestow rewards of bhoga or moksa, considering the name
to be equal to pious actions like dharma (religiosity), vrata (following vows), or tyaga (renunciation) -- then he is an
offender unto the holy name (namaparadhi).

(8) It is an offense to give the holy name to others who are faithless, and to those who are averse or
disinclined to hear about it. Instructions on hari-nama should not be given to those whose faith will not be kindled;
the glories of the holy name (nama-mahatmya) should be spoken only to those whose sraddha may arise.

(9) To not have full faith or taste even after hearing about the glories of the holy name.

(10) It is an offense for persons who are full of a sense of false egotism and possessiveness
(ahamta-mamata) to engage in the practice of chanting hari-nama. When one considers the material body to be
the self, and develops false vanity based on such a body, imagining material objects to be one's own property
and thereby becoming attached to them, then such a person naturally commits hari-namaparadha. This is because
he is cheated from the knowledge that the sadhya (the goal) as well as the sadhana (the practice for reaching
that goal) are both spiritual.

O people of faith! Remaining free of these ten offenses, just worship Lord Krsna. Only Krsna is the jiva's mother
, father, offspring, wealth, husband, and life-treasure. The jiva is a spiritual ray (cit-kana), Krsna is the spiritual sun
(cit-surya), and the material world is the jiva's prison. Truly the pastimes of Krsna, which lie beyond the material realm,
are your factual riches to be sought.


(4)
krsnera samsara koro chadi' anacar
jive doya, krsna-nama-- sarva-dharma-sar

Giving up all sinful activities, carry on your worldly duties only in relation to Lord Krsna. The showing of compassion
to other souls by loudly chanting the holy name of Krsna is the essence of all forms of religion.

Purport

O faithful jiva! You have turned away from Krsna and then suffered the experience of so-called happiness and
distress in the realm of mayika-samsara. This situation is not befitting you. As long as you remain bound to the wheel of
karma as a result of your faulty aversion to Krsna, please accept one transcendental remedy.

If you are inclined toward the path of pravrtti (positive use of material situations), then just become a grhastha,
brahmacari, or vanaprastha; or if you are inclined to the path of nivrtti (renunciation of material situations), then just be
a sannyasi. But in whatever position you find yourself, please give up all anacar (sinful activities), while offering your
body, home, wife, children, and wealth unto Sri Krsna. Living in Krsna's world, perform all your actions by dovetailing
your senses and mind with topics of Krsna, and with a heart purified of envious aversion pass the journey of life.
The supreme nectar (paramamrta) of favorable service rendered unto Lord Krsna will gradually become thickened
until it breaks through your two bodies -- the gross (sthula) and the subtle (linga) -- and will finally cause your eternal
spiritual form (aprakrta svarupa) to again awaken.

All the following things come under the heading of unfavorable actions, performed either by oneself or by society
: theft, speaking lies, cheating, hostility, lust, inflicting bodily harm, duplicious politics, and so forth. Abandoning all these,
just resort to pious means and spend your life in Krsna's world. The ultimate statement is this -- showing mercy to all
living beings, living a pure lifestyle, just chant the holy name of Krsna. There is no difference whatsoever between
Krsna-nama and Lord Krsna Himself. By the mercy of the holy name, Krsna in the form of His names, forms,
attributes and pastimes (nama, rupa, guna, and lila) will personally reveal Himself to the vision of the eyes of your
siddha-svarupa (spiritual body). Truly in a few days your chit-svarupa will awaken and will remain floating in the ocean
of eternally sweet Krsna-prema.
Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityanada , Sri Advaita Acarya , HaridasThakura, Srila Rupa Goswami all taught us to chant 64 rounds:
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada has written:
lakshesvara vyatita gaura-bhaktira adarsa gaudiyajana kehai svikara karena na.

"This is the precise reason why the real Gaudiya-bhaktas do not accept any other ideal (adarsa) in Gaura-bhakti or Krishna-bhakti except the process of chanting 100,000 names of the maha-mantra daily.
by mentioning this we are praying not to commit the 9 th offence to preach about chanting 64 rounds to those who have little faith in the holy name , but pray their faith will increase and they will follow Lord Gaurangas instruction to chant 64 rounds without offences we are also personally aspiring for such offenseless chanting of 64 rounds.
During this month of Kartika ,Krsnas Rasa lila will surely come to mind some interesting things about Krsnas Rasa lila is there also in Garga Samhita ,generally we think the Rasa lila takes place in Seva kunja in Vrindavana, which is where the nightly Rasa lila of Radha Krsna and the gopis takes place as described in such books as Govinda lilamrta and Krsna Bhavanamrta.
But the fact is as mentioned in Garga Samhita Canto 2 chapter 19 to 26 the Rasa lilas takes places all over Vraja
http://nitaaiveda.com/All_Scriptures_By_Acharyas/Pancharatra/Garga_...
It also appears that the opulences of Goloka Vrindavan manifested on this earthly Vrindavana ,Bhauma Vrindavan during this Rasa lila:
this is described in vers 4 of the 19th chapter of the Second Canto of Garga Samhita:
pura maithila golokad
bhumir ya kau samagata
sarva babhuva sauvarna-
padmaragamayi tvaram

pura—previously; maithila—O king of Mithila; golokat—from Goloka; bhumih—the land; ya—who; kau—to the earth; samagata—come; sarva—all; babhuva—became; sauvarna—gold; padmaragamayi—made of rubies; tvaram—at once.


O king of Mithila, in an instant the gold and ruby ground of Goloka came to the the earth.

Also vers 5 to 13 describes this , what opulences Krsna would manifest and withdraw we simply can not understand in any way, about His
earthly Vrindavana, we can understand from Mathura Mahatmya by Srila Rupa Goswami the unique position of Vraja mandal to some extend as described in sastras, and also Baladeva Vidhya Bhusana has shown us in his Aisvarya kadambhini
http://nitaaiveda.com/All_Scriptures_By_Acharyas/Baladeva_Vidyabhus... some of the unlimited glories of Vrindavana

this is Garga Samhita 2 canto chapter 19 text 5 -13

Then Vrindavana forest manifested its transcendental form. Filled with madhavi vines and kalpa-vriksha trees, it eclipsed the Nandana gardens of Indra.
O king, with jewel stairways, glittering golden arches, and many swans and lotuses, the Yamuna shone with great splendor.
It's rocks jewels, its beautiful glittering peaks made of jewels, beautiful with many birds, flowering vines, swiftly-moving streams, beautiful caves, and many bumblebees, the king of mountains, which was named Govardhana, was splendidly manifest as if it were the king of elephants.

Manifesting their spiritual forms, all the forest groves were splendidly manifest with many assembly-houses, pavilions, pathways, courtyards, rows of pillars, fluttering flags, and flower palaces with splendid golden domes and red and white flower petals.

Filled with the sweetness of spring, with cooing cuckoos, cranes, paravatas, peacocks, and with honey-intoxicated bees singing the sacred stories of Shri Shri Radha and Krishna, all the forest groves shone with great glory.
Carrying the pollen of thousand-petal lotuses, a gentle and cool breeze blew along the riverbank.

then we see there is a whole different kinds of nitya sidddha Gopis and sadhana siddha gopis this is all explained by Garga Muni
in great details:
This is GS 2.19.14
Some of the gopis were residents of Goloka, some arranged the couches, some made decorations, some guarded the entrances, . . .


In Garga Samhita we see how Krsna is approached by various gopis:

O king, they were all young and they all had faces glorious as the moon. In twelve groups they approached Shri Krishna.


Text 18


tathaiva yamuna sakshad
yuthi-bhutva samayayau
nilambara ratna-bhusha
shyama kamala-locana

tatha—so; eva—indeed; yamuna—the Yamuna; sakshat—directly; yuthi-bhutva—becoming a gopi; samayayau—came; nilambara—in blue garments; ratna-bhusha—decorated with jewels; shyama—dark; kamala—lotus; locana—eyes.


Then the Yamuna became a dark-complexioned, lotus-eyed, dressed in blue and decorated with jewels leader of a group of gopis, and came there

We sometimes here how Yamunadevi is a Gopi ,here is the sastra praman for that, She also became the queen of Krsna in Dvaraka as Kalindi as described in Srimad Bhagavatam.

The Ganga devi heads up one group of Gopis, She also has a gopi form and how She is also the mother of Bhismadeva as described in Mahabharat is beyond human comprehension:

Text 19


tathaiva jahnavi ganga
yuthi-bhutva samayayau
shvetambara shveta-varna
muktabharana-bhushita

tatha—so; eva—indeed; jahnavi ganga—the Ganga;yuthi-bhutva samayayau—becoming a gopi; shveta-varna—with a fair complexion; muktabharana-bhushita—decorated with pearls.


Then the Ganga became a fair-complexioned, dressed in white and decorated with pearls leader of a group of gopis, and she also came there

Then Laxmi is mentioned as heading up a group of Gopis:
Text 20


tathayayau rama sakshad
yuthi-bhutvarunambara
candra-varna manda-hasa
padmaraga-vibhushita

tatha—so; ayayau—came; rama—the goddess of fortune; sakshat—directly; yuthi-bhutva—become a gopi; arunambara—wearing red garments; candra—of the moon; varna—the color; manda-hasa—with a gentle smile; padmaraga-vibhushita—decorated with rubies.


Then goddess Rama became a gently smiling, moon-complexioned, dressed in red and decorated with rubies leader of a group of gopis, and she also came there.

This should blow us away:Because generally we hear preachers say Laxmi devi could not enter the Rasa lila, well She did severe austerites in SriVana in Vrindavan why would Krsna not fullfill this deisre? So next time someone tells you that LAxmi devi could not enter the rasa lila show them this vers..this may be the Maharasa lila, but Rasa lila none the less

Devotees can go to the link I provided and read all the details from Garga Samhita :
Rasa lila takes place at Govardhana


Text 2 of 20 chapter canto of Garga samhita


govardhane kandarayam
ratna-bhumyam harih svayam
rasam ca radhaya sardham
raseshvarya cakara ha

govardhane—on Govardhana Hill; kandarayam—in a cave; ratna-bhumyam—in a jeweled place; harih—Krishna; svayam—personally; rasam—rasa dance; ca—and; radhaya—Radha; sardham—with; raseshvarya—the queen of the rasa dance; cakara—did; ha—certainly.


On Govardhana Hill, in a cave where the ground was made of jewels, Lord Krishna enjoyed a rasa dance with Radha, the queen of the rasa dance

This is well known in Vraja,the Rasa lila sometiems takes place in caves on Govarhdana on Govardhan self or close to Govardhana, like Chandra Sarovara .
: GS 2.chapter 20
Sundari gave a crest-jewel, Praharshini gave a braid-jewel, and Goddess Vrinda, the queen of Vrindavana, gave candra and surya ornaments glittering like ten million lightning flashes. Accompanied by brilliantly decorated Radha on the king of mountains, Lord Krishna shone with great glory. The place on Govardhana Hill where Radha was decorated is known as shringara-mandala. Then, accompanied by His beloved gopis, Lord Krishna went to the lake Candra-sarovara.


Texts 17-21


cakara taj-jale kridam
gajibhir gaja-rad iva
tatra candrah samagatya
candrakantau mani shubhau

sahasra-dala-padme dve
svaminyai haraye dadau
atha krishno harih sakshat
pashyan vrindavana-shriyam

prayayau bahulavanam
lata-jala-samanvitam
tatra sveda-samayuktam
vikshya sarvam sakhi-janam

ragam tu megha-mallaram
jagau vamshi-dharah svayam
sadyas tatraiva vavrishur
megha ambu-kanams tatha

tadaiva shitalo vayur
vavau gandha-manoharah
tena gopi-ganah sarve
sukham prapta videha-raö

cakara—did; taj-jale—in the water; kridam—pastimes; gajibhih—with female elephants; gaja-rad—an elephgant king; iva—like; tatra—there; candrah—the moon; samagatya—arriving; candrakantau—Candrakanta; mani—two jewels; shubhau—beautiful; sahasra-dala-padme—thusand-petal lotuses; dve—two; svaminyai—to queen Radha; haraye—to Krishna; dadau—gave; atha—then; krishnah—Krishna; harih—Hari; sakshat—directly; pashyan—looking; vrindavana-shriyam—at the beauty of Vrindavana forest; prayayau—went; bahulavanam—to bahulavana; lata-jala-samanvitam—filled with a network of vines; tatra—there; sveda-samayuktam—perspiring; vikshya—seeing; sarvam—all; sakhi-janam—tHis gopi friends; ragam—the raga; tu—indeed; megha-mallaram—megha-mallara; jagau—playged; vamshi—the flute; dharah—holding; svayam—personally; sadyah—at once; tatra—there; eva—indeed; vavrishuh—rained; megha—the clouds; ambu-kanan—drops of water; tatha—so; tada—then; eva—indeed; shitalah—cool; vayuh—breeze; vavau—blew; gandha-manoharah—pleasantly fragrant; tena—by that; gopi-ganah—the gopis; sarve—all; sukham—happiness; prapta—attained; videha-raö—O king of Videha.


In the water there the Lord enjoyed pastimes with the gopis as the king of elephants enjoys with many female elephants. Then Candra came and offered two sahasra-dala (thousand-petal) lotuses and two beautiful candrakanta jewels to Radha and Krishna. After gazing at the beauty of Vrindavana forest, Krishna went to Bahulavana forest, which was filled with a network of flowering vines. Noticing that all the gopis were perspiring, He played the megha-mallara raga (cloud melody) on His flute, and at once many clouds rained fine drops of water. Then a fragrant cool breeze blew, and all the gopis became happy, O king of Videha.



then Radha Krsna and the gopis go to Talavan and perform Rasa lila there:

"The gopis loudly sang Shri Krishna's glories. Then Shri Krishna, the Lord of Radha, went to Talavana
Singing, the Lord formed a rasa-dance circle with the girls of Vraja. Then the gopis began to perspire. They were tortured with thirst."

" Folding their hands in the middle of the rasa dance, the gopis slowly said to Lord Krishna, the master of the rasa dance: "O Lord, the Yamuna is far away, and we have become very thirsty.
"O Krishna, please do something so that in this rasa dance arena we may drink water and enjoy water pastimes.
"You are the creator, protector and destroyer of the worlds."
Hearing this, Lord Krishna struck the ground with His stick
At once a stream called the Vetra-ganga sprang up. Simply by touching it one becomes free of the sin of killing a brahmana. O king of Mithila, anyone who bathes there goes to Goloka

Then Shri Krishna, the Lord of Radha, enjoyed a rasa dance with the gopis on the great peak of Nandishvara Hill.

comment: Then there is Rasa lila so many places also in Kamyavana , at one point Radha and Krsna leave the other Gopis as we know from Bhagavatam and when Radha wants to climb on Krsnas shoulders He leaves also Her: Then where does He go?
Some say He is watching the Gopis and Radha look for Him now hear what Krsna says when He returns it will you laugh:


Shri Narada said: O king, as the gopis wept, lotus-eyed Krishna suddenly appeared, as if to fulfill their desire.
The gopis said: O Krishna, when You left us gopis the whole world became for us as important as a single blade of grass. Now we have again attained out heart's desire at Your feet. While You were gone where did You go? Please tell us.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O gopis, on Pushkara-dvipa there is a great sage named Hamsa who performed austerities while submerged in the ocean of yogurt.
O gopis, He spent two manvantaras meditating on Me in pure devotion.

Today a four-mile-long fish swallowed him. Then a demon in the form of an even larger white fish swallowed that fish.


With a very great knife I cut the heads of those two fish and saved the sage Hamsa from his distress. O gopis, then I went to Shvetadvipa and, lying down on the couch of Shesha in the ocean of milk, I took a nap.


O My beloveds, when I became aware that You were suffering, I left my nap and came here at once. Your pure devotion has transformed Me into your submissive servant
Saintly devotees who have generous hearts, who see everyone equally, who control their senses, and who are aloof from material things, find in their renunciation a great happiness that I give to them. They find it just as the senses find happiness in the sensations that being with taste.

The gopis said: O Krishna, if You are pleased with us please show us the form You displayed as You rested on Shesha in the ocean of milk.
Shri Narada said: The Lord said, "So be it." Then, as the gopis watched, Radha and Krishna changed Themselves into eight-armed forms of Lakshmi and Narayana.


That place suddenly became the milk-ocean decorated with many waves. Many beautiful jewel-palaces suddenly appeared.

Comment:  

Then Sesha appeared. His white body was coiled around and around, and the splendid parasol of His thousand hoods was decorated with many crowns glorious as the rising sun
Then Krishna happily slept on the couch of Shesha and Radha, in the form of goddess Lakshmi, served His feet.
Gazing at that handsome form splendid as ten million suns, all the gopis bowed down to offer their respects. They were filled with wonder.

O king of Mithila, the place where Lord Krishna showed this form is very sacred. It destroys all sins.

This place is known as Sesa Sayi in Vraja,Lord Caitanya recited SB 10.31.19 when coming to this place

I pray this gives one tiny drop of spiritual pleasure to the pure vaisnavas and Srila Prabhupada, the acarays and Nitai Gaura, and Radha Krsna and their associates
your servant
 Paramananda  das

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