# Cc. Madhya 8.203 ## Text > sakhī vinā ei līlā puṣṭa nāhi haya > sakhī līlā vistāriyā, sakhī āsvādaya ## Synonyms *sakhī* *vinā*—without the *gopīs*; *ei* *līlā*—these pastimes; *puṣṭa*—nourished; *nāhi* *haya*—are never; *sakhī*—the *gopīs*; *līlā*—the pastimes; *vistāriyā*—expanding; *sakhī*—the *gopīs*; *āsvādaya*—taste this mellow. ## Translation **"Without the gopīs, these pastimes between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa cannot be nourished. Only by their cooperation are such pastimes broadcast. It is their business to taste the mellows.**