sakhÄ« vinÄ ei lÄ«lÄ puṣṭa nÄhi haya
sakhÄ« lÄ«lÄ vistÄriyÄ, sakhÄ« ÄsvÄdaya

 sakhÄ« vinÄ - without the gopÄ«s; ei lÄ«lÄ - these pastimes; puṣṭa - nourished; nÄhi haya - are never; sakhÄ« - the gopÄ«s; lÄ«lÄ - the pastimes; vistÄriyÄ - expanding; sakhÄ« - the gopÄ«s; ÄsvÄdaya - taste this mellow.


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“Without the gopÄ«s, these pastimes between RÄdhÄ and Kṛṣṇa cannot be nourished. Only by their cooperation are such pastimes broadcast. It is their business to taste the mellows.

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