# Cc. Madhya 8.209
## Text
> rādhāra svarūpa—kṛṣṇa-prema-kalpalatā
> sakhī-gaṇa haya tāra pallava-puṣpa-pātā
## Synonyms
*rādhāra* *svarūpa*—the spiritual nature of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; *kṛṣṇa*-*prema*—of love of Kṛṣṇa; *kalpa*-*latā*—a creeper; *sakhī*-*gaṇa*—the *gopīs*; *haya*—*are*; *tāra*—of that creeper; *pallava*—the twigs; *puṣpa*—flowers; *pātā*—and leaves.
## Translation
**"By nature, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is just like a creeper of love of Godhead, and the gopīs are the twigs, flowers and leaves of that creeper.**