# Cc. Madhya 8.177 > মধ্য-বয়স, সখী-স্কন্ধে কর-ন্যাস ৷ > কৃষ্ণলীলা-মনোবৃত্তি-সখী আশপাশ ৷৷ ১৭৭ ৷৷ ॥১৭৭॥ ## Text > madhya-vayasa, sakhī-skandhe kara-nyāsa > kṛṣṇalīlā-manovṛtti-sakhī āśa-pāśa ## Synonyms *madhya-vayasa*—adolescence; *sakhī*—of a friend; *skandhe*—on the shoulder; *kara*—hand; *nyāsa*—keeping; *kṛṣṇa*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *līlā*—the pastimes; *manaḥ*—of the mind; *vṛtti*—activities; *sakhī*—*gopīs*; *āśa-pāśa*—here and there. ## Translation **"Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's gopī friends are Her mental activities, which are concentrated on the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. She keeps Her hand on the shoulder of a friend, who represents youth.** ## Purport Rādhārāṇī's eight companions (*aṣṭa-sakhī*) are different varieties of pleasure connected with the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. Following those pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are other activities, which are represented by the assistants of the *gopīs.*