# Cc. Ādi 1.72 ## Text > rāsotsavaḥ sampravṛtto > gopī-maṇḍala-maṇḍitaḥ > yogeśvareṇa kṛṣṇena > tāsāṁ madhye dvayor dvayoḥ ## Synonyms *rāsa*-*utsavaḥ*—the festival of the *rāsa* dance; *sampravṛttaḥ*—was begun; *gopī*-*maṇḍala*—by groups of *gopīs*; *maṇḍitaḥ*—decorated; *yoga*-*īśvareṇa*—by the master of all mystic powers; *kṛṣṇena*—by Lord Kṛṣṇa; *tāsām*—of them; *madhye*—in the middle; *dvayoḥ* *dvayoḥ*—of each two. ## Translation **"When Lord Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by groups of cowherd girls, began the festivities of the rāsa dance, the Lord of all mystic powers placed Himself between each two girls."** ## Purport This verse is also quoted from *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* (10.33.3).