Rādhā’s devotional service is even more desirable than Kṛṣṇa’s devotional service.

rāgānugā bhakti depends on spiritual greed and this greed arises in the soul, not in the dull material mind. The natural longing for this awakens a strong desire in the sādhaka to attain the beloved deity, and this absorption makes the practising devotee forget the mundane world.

When one becomes absorbed in one’s spiritual identification (siddha svarūpa) one can give up one’s false identification with the material body. When the devotee has experienced the taste, smell, form, sound and touch of his beloved deity he starts yearning greatly for attainment of his beloved and he always prays: “Your surrendered devotees experience the pinnacle of bliss, but I am so unfortunate that I don’t feel anything! O Vṛndātavi! (Vṛndāvana)! Where is that Divine Couple, tell me! In which kuñja must I search? I’m calling, but They don’t respond! How can I be satisfied?”

In this way the practising devotee will slowly attain the stage of divine madness. Only if Svāminī appears sometimes like a lightningflash – only then there will be consolation! How anxiously

Śrīla Dāsa Gosvāmī is lamenting! It is as if his heart breaks! How sweetly he says ‘Hā Svāmini!’ How intense is his desire to be heard by Her! He calls out with all his heart: “Hā Svāmini! This fallen soul has fallen on the bank of Your kuṇḍa, giving up all activities, only desiring to see You! You are so playful, listen to my lamentations in these verses while You’re playing!’

Srila Ananta das Babaji
Śrīla Ānanda Gopāla Gosvāmī