One who wants to relish Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness to the utmost must take complete shelter of Śrī Rādhā.

Śrīpāda Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī writes in Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhiḥ (261):

kvāsau rādhā nigama padavī dūragā kutra cāsau Kṛṣṇas tasyāḥ kuca mukulayor antaraikānta vāsaḥ – “Where is Rādhā, who is hard to perceive by following the Vedas, and where is Kṛṣṇa, who always lives inbetween Her bud-like breasts?”

Śrī Rādhārāṇī says: “If you want to see My Sundara (beautiful Kṛṣṇa) you must take full shelter of My lotus feet!” And why do the mañjarīs love Kṛṣṇa? Because He is Rādhārāṇī’s gallant! “Remember Kṛṣṇa in this Vraja forest as the Prāṇa-vallabha of my Svāminī! First Rādhā – then Śyāma! When Kṛṣṇa makes any trouble we’ll take Him by the hand and throw Him out of the kuñja! We are the maidservants of Rādhā!”

Why do the kiṅkarīs love Kṛṣṇa? Because He is the lover of Rādhārāṇī! Once, when Kṛṣṇa takes His supper in Nandīśvara, a kiṅkarī fans Him. Without being seen by others Śyāma keeps His hand on that kiṅkarī’s foot, as a means of asking her: “Will I meet My Dearest One or not?” That maidservant then places one toe on Śyāma’s hand, indicating that a meeting will be possible – that is the most excellent service! This is vara dāsya, the most excellent service! Nothing is done for personal happiness, everything is done for the pleasure of the Yugala!

Although the mañjarīs are in the category of sakhīs they are servants because of their complete dedication to devotional service. The sakhīs may have a superior position in the pastimes, but the fortune of service is greater for the mañjarīs! They know Śrī Rādhikā’s innermost purpose and therefore they can perform their service without hesitation like no one else in the world.

One day Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are intimately enjoying Themselves in a kuñja, and a mañjarī relishes the sweetness of these pastimes through a passage between the vines. It appears to the maidservant that there is some obstacle in Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, but They don’t notice anything out of ecstasy. The maidservant then notices that Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa got stuck to Each other with Their hair, so very carefully she enters the kuñja, so as not to disturb Them, and unravels the hairs, so that the amorous pastimes can continue again. Who else can perform such a clever, intimate service? Even Lalitā and the sakhīs don’t know!

This is vara dāsya, the most excellent service, which is attained by chanting the name of Śrī Rādhā: jaya jaya rādhā nāma, vṛndāvana yāra dhāma, kṛṣṇa sukha vilāsera nidhi (Narottama Dāsa Ṭhākura, Prema Bhakti Candrikā) “Glory, glory to Śrī Rādhā’s name, that dwells in Vrndāvana and that is the jewel of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s blissful pastimes!”

“O Rādhe! For attaining Your most excellent service I’m taking shelter of Your lotus feet, that even Śyāma holds to His chest for soothing His lust-afflicted heart!

vṛndāvaneśvari tavaiva padāravindaṁ premāmṛtaika makaranda rasaugha pūrṇam hṛdy arpitam madhupateḥ smara tāpam ugraṁ nirvāpayat parama śītalam āśrayāmi

“O Queen of Vṛndāvana! I take shelter of Your cooling lotus feet, that are filled with all the nectar- honey of pure love, and that even Madhupati, the Lord of sweetness Śrī Kṛṣṇa, keeps to His heart to soothe His terrible lusty affliction!” (Rādhā Rasa Sudhānidhiḥ – 13)

Śrī Rādhikā protects Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s senses, that’s why She is a GOPĪ (the verbal root ‘gup’ means ‘protecting’). Giridhārī does not feel the slightest distress while lifting Govardhana Hill. His pleasure potency stands before Him and solves everything. She’s made of the quintessence of the Cintāmaṇi jewel of mahā-bhāva, the pinnacle of love. In sandalwoodpulp or a Cintāmaṇī-stone there is no asāra, or useless refuse, but still Her mahā-bhāva is the sāra, or quintessence, of the Cintāmani-jewel of prema. The maidservants say: “Śyāma! Do You know why You’re so beautiful? Because Your Priyā is here!”

Śrī Ānanda Gopāla Gosvāmī