Vraja-Vilasa-Stava VERSE 90:

gāndharvāyā jani-maṇir abhūd yatra saṅkīrtitāyām
ānandotkaiḥ sura-muni-naraiḥ kīrtidā-garbha-khanyām
gopī-gopaiḥ surabhī-nikaraiḥ samparīte’tra mukhe
rāvalyākhye vṛṣaravi-pure prīti-pūro mamāstām

May I drown in a flood of love for Rāvala, the capital of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu, where many cowherd men and -women live and where the jewel-like Śrī Rādhā appeared from the mine-like womb of Her mother Kīrtidā, who was blissfully praised by the demigods, sages and human beings. 

Stavāmṛta Kaṇā Vyākhyā: 

In this verse Śrīpāda Raghunātha praises Rāvala, the capital of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu.

Just as Mahāvana or Bṛhad-vana is the birthplace of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, so is Rāval the birthplace of Śrī Rādhika. After seeing the havoc caused by different demons, Śrī Nanda Mahārāja and his associates shifted their capital to Nandīśvara and Śrī Vṛṣabhānu Mahārāja shifted his capital to Varṣānā. 

In the village of Rāval, the great jewel Śrī Rādhika appeared from the mine-like womb of Mother Kīrtidā. Mother Kīrtidā is truly the giver of fame to the world.

Śrīman Mahāprabhu asked Śrīla Rāmānanda Rāya:

kīrti-gaṇa madhye jīvera kon boḍo kīrti? “Of all kinds of fame, which fame is the greatest?”

Śrī Rāma Rāya replied:

kṛṣṇa prema bhakti boli yāra hoy khyāti (C.C.) “The fame of he who is known to have loving devotion for Kṛṣṇa.” 

Because she made the presiding goddess of love for Kṛṣṇa personally descend and blessed the people of the world by giving them great fame as devotees of Kṛṣṇa, she is justly named Kīrtidā. Can there be any doubt that the womb from which the great jewel Śrī Rādhika, Who directly is the embodiment of mahā-bhāva and Who is Kṛṣṇa’s most dearly beloved, has appeared, is a mine of jewels?

In Śrīmat Rūpa Gosvāmīpāda’s ‘Lalita Mādhava Nāṭaka’, it is described how Harimāyā attracted Śrī Rādhā from Kīrtidā’s womb and placed Her in the womb of the wife of the Vindhyā-mountains, how Pūtanā kidnapped Her and how She returned into the hands of Vṛṣabhānu and Kīrtidā after Vindhya’s priest launched a witch-killing mantra against Pūtanā and thus made her drop the baby before she could deliver it to Kaṁsa. 

This is an occasional pastime, though, which occurs in some form in some kalpa (era). No one is able to understand the Playful Lord and the wonderfully playful manifestations of His svarūpa-śakti (innate energy). No one can understand in which age the Playful Lord performs what pastime and in which saint’s heart this will be revealed. Actually Śrī Rādhā appears from the mine-like womb of Kīrtidā in every kalpa, but in some kalpas is She first drawn out of Kīrtidā’s womb and placed in the womb of Vindhyā’s queen to appear from there. This is how we should understand it. 

In this verse, Śrīpāda Raghunātha clearly describes how the great Rādhā-jewel emerged from the mine-like womb of Śrī Kīrtidā and how the demigods, sages and human beings were immersed in the pinnacle of bliss when they beheld this pastime of advent.

Śrī Bhakti Ratnākara describes it thus:

ahe śrīnivāsa dekho e ‘rāvala’ grāma;
ethā vṛṣabhānura vasati anupāma
śrī rādhikā prakaṭa hoilā eikhāne;
yāhāra prakaṭe sukha vyāpilo bhuvane
āji ki ānanda vṛṣabhānura mandire;
janmilā rādhikā devī kṛttikā udare
diśā daśa ālo kore rūpera chaṭāya;
e dekhe bāreka tāra tāpa dūre yāya
sukomala tanu jini kanaka labanī;
āhā mari! kibā prati aṅgera balanī
jananī janaka dhṛti dharite nā pāre;
koto sādhe cāṅda mukha dekhe bāre bāre
jaya jaya kalarave bharilo bhuvana;
gāoye maṅgala gīta gopanārī-gaṇa
bājaye vividha vādya parama rasāla;
nācaye sakala loka, bole bhālo bhālo
dadhi dudha haldi aṅgane chaḍāiyā;
hāsaye hāsāya koto bhaṅgī prakāśiyā
vipra vandī-gaṇe dāna kore nānā bhāti;
dekhi ghanaśyāma onā rāṅga sukhe māti

“Behold, O Śrīnivāsa, the village named Rāvala! This is the matchless abode of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu. It is here that Śrī Rādhikā appeared and thus filled the whole world with bliss. What bliss there is today in Vṛṣabhānu’s abode, for today Rādhikā devī appeared from Kīrtidā’s womb! Her bodily lustre, which illuminates all ten directions, removes the affliction of anyone who sees it even once. Her tender body shines brighter than gold. O goodness! Just see the elegance of each of Her limbs! Her mother and father could not remain calm and eagerly stared at Her moon-like face again and again. Shouts of ‘jaya! jaya!’ filled the world and all the cowherd women sang auspicious songs. Various musical instruments were tastefully played and all the people danced saying: “Very well! Bravo!” Throwing yoghurt, milk and haldi around on the courtyard, they laughed and joked, making many gestures. Great charity was given to the brāhmaṇas and the bards, and Ghanaśyāma was maddened with bliss when He saw this.”

Śrīpāda Raghunātha says: “May I drown in a flood of love for Rāvala, the capital of Mahārāja Vṛṣabhānu, which is filled with cowherd men and women”.

In his svarūpa, Śrī Raghunātha is the maidservant of Śrī Rādhā, therefore she covets greatly passionate love for the birthplace of her supreme goddess, Who is dearer to him than millions of her life-airs.

ānande vibhora,  sura muni, nara,
praśaṁsita kīrtidāra
garbha rūpa khani-, mājhāre ye maṇi,
‘rādhā’ nāme camatkāra
yethā āvirbhūta,  ho’ye sukhāpluta,
korechena carācara.
rāvala nāmaka,  gopa gopī dhenu,
suveṣṭita manohara
vṛṣabhānu pura,  prati sumadhura,
piriti pravāha rāśi.
e hṛdaya mājhe,  sadā yeno rāje,
rahibo se rase bhāsi 

“May a stream of sweet love for Rāvala, which is beautifully filled with cows, cowherd men and cowherd women, and where demigods, sages and men were blissfully praising Kīrtidā, in whose mine-like womb the astonishing jewel named ‘Rādhā’ appeared, causing all moving and non-moving beings to be immersed in transcendental bliss, always flow through my heart, so that I can remain floating on it.”
(Srila Ananta das Babaji)