# Cc. Ādi 1.72 > রাসোৎসবঃ সংপ্রবৃত্তো গোপীমণ্ডলমণ্ডিতঃ । > যোগেশ্বরেণ কৃষ্ণেন তাসাং মধ্যে দ্বয়োর্দ্বয়োঃ ॥৭২॥ ## 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).