It is nightfall and Śrīpāda Prabhodhananda Sarasvati Thakur, in the form of a maidservant, is engaged in Śrīmatī’s service while She stays at Her in-laws’ place, Yāvat.
In a distant forest Śyāmasundara plays His flute. This sweet flute-song is like a mantra which attracts everyone’s minds.
Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī says:
rādhā dhairya dharādharendra damane dambholir unmīlati
– “Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s flute is like Indra’s thunderbolt that pulverises the mountain of Rādhā’s patience.”

As soon as Śrī Rādhikā hears the flute She loses Her patience and She becomes stunned and astonished like a vine of Campaka-flowers. Astonishment is the result of rasa. rase sāras camatkāro yaṁ vinā na raso rasaḥ “The essence of rasa is astonishment. Without this, there is no real question of rasa.” (Alaṅkāra Kaustubha, Kavi Karṇapura). Because Śrī Rādhā is stunned She will not be able to run out and meet Kṛṣṇa anymore. She is a Campaka-vine with very amazing attributes. Although an ordinary Campaka-vine illuminates the forest with its golden beauty, the bee will not land on it because its honey is bitter, but Śrī Rādhā is an extraordinarily qualified Campaka-vine. The Kṛṣṇa-bee is very eager to drink Her honey, and therefore He calls Her with His flute-playing. But who will give Śrī Rādhā, Who has lost all Her strength, although She is the root power (mūla śakti) of God, the strength back to go out and meet Śyāmasundara?
By Śrī Rādhā’s grace Her maidservants are most expert in this! They give Her Her strength back by singing sweet songs to Her about Śyāmasundara’s loving pastimes. With the brush of love they first draw a picture of Śyāma’s sweet pastimes on the slates of their own hearts, and then they draw that picture on the slate of Rādhā’s heart, reviving Her like expert artists. Blessed are Rādhā’s maidservants! How expert they are in their service! By describing playful Śyāma’s pastimes to emotional Rādhā it is as if they bring Him right before Her eyes. Śrīmatī cannot tell whether She hears about Śyāma or whether She actually sees Him. Slowly Her inertia disappears and She regains consciousness. Śrīpāda makes Śrī Rādhā bloom with joy by sprinkling Her with the sweet nectar of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and makes Her fit again to go out and meet Him.

When Śrīman Mahāprabhu, Who had taken Śrī Rādhā’s mood, became overwhelmed by feelings of separation from Kṛṣṇa, He was similarly revived by Rāmānanda Rāya and Svarūpa Dāmodara. In the daytime the Lord could find some distraction by performing His regular duties, but at nighttime the pangs of separation became very intense. Rāmānanda Rāya then recited verses to Him about Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes and Svarūpa sang songs.

The maidservants are the best doctors to cure Śrīmatī’s disease of separation from Kṛṣṇa. Śrīmatī has personally taught them all these expert services. Śrīmatī’s mind and body were first unfit to go out and meet Kṛṣṇa, but because of the kiṅkarīs’ wonderful service She is now able to go. Śrīmati is very satisfied and She will give a reward by casting a merciful glance at her with Her beautiful eyes and embracing her with love. The maidservant feels completely blessed with such a reward. By embracing her, merciful Svāminī has given Herself to Her maidservant. Who else can be so merciful?

– Srila Ananta das Babaji, tika to Radha Rasa Sudhanidhi