# Vraja-Lila Personalities *Personalities from Krishna's divine pastimes in Vrindavan* ## Krishna's Vrindavan Family ### His Mother - [[index/entries/yasoda|Yasoda]] - Foster mother, embodiment of maternal love - Most beloved to Krishna after the gopis ### His Father - [[index/entries/nanda|Nanda]] - Foster father - Head of Vrindavan cowherd community ### His Brother - [[index/entries/balarama|Balarama]] - Older brother - Equally beloved in Vrindavan pastimes ## The Gopis (Cowherd Girls) ### Radharani - [[index/entries/radharani|Radharani]] - Supreme devotee - Krishna's eternal beloved - Heart and soul of Vrindavan pastimes ### Other Gopis - The ashta-sakhis (eight principal gopis) - Hundreds of gopi companions ## The Cowherd Boys (Gopas) - Subala and other intimate friends - Krishna's playmates - Participants in divine sports ## Other Vraja Residents ### Cowherd Men (Gopas) - Nanda Maharaja's community - Support Krishna's pastimes ### Cows - Go-maatas (mother cows) - Beloved companions of Krishna ### Rivers and Plants - Yamuna River - Personified as a gopi - Flowers and trees of Vrindavan - Sacred landscape personalities ## Categories of Vraja Relationships ### Parental Love (Vatsalya-rasa) - Yasoda, Nanda, and parental figures ### Conjugal Love (Madhurya-rasa) - Radharani and the gopis ### Friendship (Sakhya-rasa) - Cowherd boy friends ### Servitude (Dasya-rasa) - All residents serving Krishna ## Related Topics - [[index/personalities/gopis|Gopis]] - Female devotees - [[index/personalities/cowherd-boys|Cowherd Boys]] - Male friends - [[index/personalities/incarnations|Incarnations]] - Krishna's divine nature --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*