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Plate 125

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the Divine Couple

S'ila Narercama dāsa Thikura, a geat Valieawra pital master of the sisconth ceanury sings, "The divine couple, Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, are my life and soul. In life or death I have

no other refuge but Them. In a forest of small kadamba trees on the bank of the Yamunā, I will seat the divine couple on a throne made of brilliant jewels. I will anoint Their dark and fair forms with sandalwood paste scented with cuya, and I will fan Them with a cāmara whisk. Oh, when will I behold Their moonlike faces?

"After stringing together garlands of mālati flowers, 1 will place them around Their necks, and I will offer tāmbula scented with camphor to Their lotus mouths. With the permission of all the sakhis, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā, I will serve the lotus feet of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

"Narottama dāsa, the servant of the servant of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, longs for this service to the divine couple."

Painting by PARĪKṢIT DĀSA (1979)

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, the Divine Couple