Volume 3 - Prabhupada Books

Text 230] Talks Between the Lord and Ramananda Raya 233
V[ndavana the consort if Srimati Radhara�i. In the spiritual body, free from ma­
terial contamination, one can serve Radha-Kr��a and Lak�mT-Naraya�a. When one
is thus spiritually situated, he no longer thinks of his own personal sense gratifica­
tion. This spiritual body is called siddha-deha, the body by which one can render
transcendental service unto Radha and Kr��a. The process is that of engaging the
transcendental senses in loving devotional service. This verse specifically men­
tions, sakhi-bhave paya radha-kmJera caral)a: only transcendentally elevated per­
sons in the mood of the gopis can engage in the service of the lotus feet of Radha
and Kr��a.
TEXT 230
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gopi-anugatya vina aisvarya-jfiane
bhajileha nahi paya vrajendra-nandane
SYNONYMS
gopi-anugatya-subservience to the gopis; vi na-without; aisvarya- jfiane-in
the knowledge of opulence; bhajileha-if serving the Supreme Lord; nahi-not;
paya-gets; vrajendra-nandane-the son of Maharaja Nanda, Kr��a.
TRANSLATION
"Unless one follows in the footsteps of the gopis, he cannot attain the ser­
vice of the lotus feet of Kr��a, the son of Nanda Maharaja. If one is overcome
by knowledge of the Lord's opulence, he cannot attain the Lord's lotus feet,
even though he is engaged in devotional service.
PURPORT
One can worship Lak�mi-Naraya�a by the process of vidhi-marga, worshiping
the Lord with regulative principles according to the instructions of the sastra and
the spiritual master. However, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Radha-Kr��a,
cannot be directly worshiped by this process. The dealings between Radha and
Kr��a and the gopis are devoid of the opulences of Lak�mi-Naray�a. The process
of vidhi-marga, following the regulative principles, is utilized in the worship of
Lak�mi-Naraya�a, whereas the process of spontaneous service-following in the
footsteps of the gopis, who are the denizens of Vrndavana-is transcendentally
more advanced and is the process whereby Radha and Kr��a are worshiped. One
cannot attain this elevated position while worshiping the Lord in His opulence.
Those attracted by the conjugal love between Radha and Kr��a must follow in the