In the Brahmā-samhitā, Lord Brahmā states, "I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who resides in His own realm, Goloka, with Rādhā, who resembles His own spiritual figure and who embodies the ecstatic potency hlādini. Their companions are Her confidantes, who embody exten- sions of Her bodily form and who are imbued and permeated with ever-blissful spiritual rasa." The gopīs assist Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa in Their transcendental pastimes, expertly using their talents to increase the divine couple's spiritual pleasure.
Srila Rūpa Gosvāmī glorifies the divine couple as follows in his Stava-mālā: "O Kṛṣṇa, You have placed the flute to Your lips to sing the glories of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the best of the gopīs, who are all personifications of prema. O Rādhā, Your tongue is expert at relishing transcendental mellows by singing the glories of Mukunda, who delights the whole universe. O Kṛṣṇa, the swan of the mind of Rādhā, the crest-jewel of all the gopīs of Vraja, is enchanted by the sweet beauty of the lotuses of Your eyes. O Rādhā, You are expert at catching the king of fishes (the mind of Śrī Kṛṣṇa) in the net of Your sidelong glances. O Kṛṣṇa, the sound of Your flute is the Agastya Muni who drinks the ocean of the composure of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. O Rādhā, the deer of the mind of Kṛṣṇa, who enchants the entire world, is enchanted by the glorious song You play on your vinā. O Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, since the lakes of Your hearts are always being filled by the giant waterfalls of the nectar of Your intense mercy, please show mercy to this rascal and grant him just a hint of love for You, which will guarantee his seeing You in the future."