kuñjo’sti rūpollāsākhyo lalitā-kuñjakottare |
sadā tiṣṭhati tatraiva suśobhā rūpa-mañjarī || 294 ||
priya-narma-sakhī-mukhyā sundarī rūpa-mañjarī |
gorocanā-samāṅga-śrīḥ keki-patrāṁśuka-priyā || 295 ||
sārdha-tridaśa-varṣāsau vāma-madhyātvam āśritā (13-6) |
raṅgaṇa-mālikā ceti pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || 296 ||
iyaṁ lavaṅga-mañjaryā ekenāhnā kanīyasī |
kalau gaura-rase rūpa-gosvāmitvaṁ samāgatā || 297 ||
Next, a description of Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī is given: In the northern part of Śrī Lalitā Sakhī’s kuñja lies Rūpollāsa Kuñja, where the very beautiful and graceful Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī resides. She is the foremost among the gopīs known as priya-narma-sakhīs. Her complexion is the color of gorocanā, and she delights in wearing a dress the color of peacock feathers. Her age is 13 years 6 months and her nature is vāma-madhyā. The paṇḍitas call her Raṅgaṇa-Mālikā. In age, she is one day younger than Lavaṅga Mañjarī. In gaura-līlā she appears as Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.
