Verse 3.5.238

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.5.238:

হৈলা রাধিকা-ভাব—গদাধর দাসে ‘দধি কে কিনিবে?’ বলে অট্ট অট্ট হাসে ॥ ২৩৮ ॥

हैला राधिका-भाव—गदाधर दासे ‘दधि के किनिबे?’ बले अट्ट अट्ट हासे ॥ २३८ ॥

hailā rādhikā-bhāva—gadādhara dāse ‘dadhi ke kinibe?’ bale aṭṭa aṭṭa hāse || 238 ||

haila radhika-bhava—gadadhara dase ‘dadhi ke kinibe?’ bale atta atta hase (238)

English translation:

(238) Gadādhara dāsa became absorbed in the mood of Rādhikā. He loudly laughed and said, “Who will buy yogurt?”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

Being absorbed in the mood of a gopī, Śrī Gadādhara dāsa began to laugh loudly and ask, “Who will buy yogurt?” Foolish people without understanding the true meaning of the word bhāva end up becoming sakhībhekīs [Sakhībhekīs are those who think of Krishna as an object of sense gratification and dress their material male body up to look like one of Krishna’s girlfriends.], thinking that it refers to the external dress and

ornaments. This type of degradation of the living entities resulting from external knowledge is an impediment to the devotional service of the Supreme Lord.