He who knows the glories of Vrndavana will understand this,and especially one who has received the mercy of Vrndavana will understand this. In his Sri Vrndavana-mahimamrta, Srila Prabodhananda Sarasvati has written that Vrndavana is our everything, and not just the village of Vrndavana, but the entire Vraja-mandala. Especially Nandagrama, Varsana, Radha-kunda, Syama-kunda, Giriraja-Govardhana: they are all included within Vrndavana. Sri Krsna and His eternal associates have performed pastimes there that are thoroughly unique.For understanding these things, the instructions of Bhagavad-gita serve as a foundation. Constructed upon this foundation is the palace of Srimad-Bhagavatam with its twelve floors. There are nine storeys or cantos lower, two storeys or cantos above, and in the middle is the tenth storey, or the Tenth Canto. Inside this there are ninety different kunjas, which are the chapters of the Tenth Canto. And in the center of this are five special chambers, which are the five chapters describing the Rasa dance, where Sri Radha and Krsna are enjoying amorous pastimes. It appears that Radhika is serving Krsna, but really Krsna is serving Her. As long as the foundation of the instructions of Bhagavad-Gita is not there, we will take a mundane understanding of these topics and everything will be ruined.
Excerped from the Nectar of Govinda-lila by Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Maharaj
