Gītā-mālā

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nāyikāra śiromaṇi, vraje rādhā ṭhākurāṇī
pañca-vidha sakhī-gaṇa tāṅra
sakhī nitya-sakhī āra, prāṇa-sakhī ataḥ para
priyā-sakhī ei haila cāra
pañcama parama-preṣṭha, sakhī-gaṇa madhye śreṣṭha
bali saba śuna vivaraṇa
kusumikā vindhyāvatī, dhaniṣṭhādi vraja-satī
sakhī-gaṇa madhyete gaṇana

Śrīmatī Rādhā Ṭhākurāṇī is the crest-jewel of all heroines in Vraja. She has five kinds of girlfriends – sakhīs, nitya-sakhīs, prāṇa-sakhīs, priya-sakhīs, and, as the fifth group, the parama-preṣṭha-sakhīs, who are the foremost among all. Now hear a description of them. Among the sakhīs are counted the chaste maidens of Vraja such as Kusumikā, Vindhyāvatī, Dhaniṣṭhā, and others.

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śrī-rūpa rati kasturī, śrī-guṇa mañjarī
prabhṛti rādhikā-nitya-sakhī
prāṇa-sakhī bahu tāṅra, vasantī nāyikā āra
pradhāna tāṅhāra śaśi-mukhī

Among Rādhikā’s nitya-sakhīs are Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī, Rati Mañjarī, Kastūrī Mañjarī, Guṇa Mañjarī, and others. Her prāṇa-sakhīs are many; among them are Vasantī and Nāyikā, while Śaśi-mukhī is their principal leader.

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kuraṅgākṣī mañjukeśī, sumadhyā madanālasī
kamalā mādhurī kāmalatā
kandarpa-sundarī āra, mādhavī mālatī āra
śaśi-kalā rādhā-sevā-ratā

Among the priya-sakhīs are Kuraṅgākṣī, Mañjukeśī, Sumadhyā, Madanālasī, Kamalā, Mādhurī, Kāmalatā, Kandarpa-sundarī, Mādhavī, Mālatī, and Śaśikalā. All of them are deeply engaged in the service of Rādhā.

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lalitā viśākhā citrā, tuṅgavidyā campakalatā
indulekhā raṅgadevī satī
sudevīti aṣṭa-jana, parama-preṣṭha-sakhī-gaṇa
rādhā-kṛṣṇe seve eka-mati

Lalitā, Viśākhā, Citrā, Tuṅgavidyā, Campakalatā, Indulekhā, Raṅgadevī, and Sudevī are the eight parama-preṣṭha-sakhīs. United in a single purpose, they are wholly devoted to the service of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.