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Śrī Sanatkumara-saṃhita

Sitting on a splendid throne and surrounded by Their associates, the divine couple gamble at dice, with garlands, kisses, and embraces as the winner's prize. Joking with words of love, Rādhā and Kṛśṇa gamble with dice. Defeated by His beloved, Lord Kṛśṇa slowly pronounces, "I have lost." Taking the necklace and other prizes, Śrī Rādhā struck Lord Kṛśṇa with a

Mother Yaśodā gives them the remnants from Lord Kṛśṇa's plate. The gopīs take it and in a secluded place present it before Śrī Rādhā. Then Śrī Rādhā and Her friends honor Lord Kṛśṇa's remnants. Then, to prepare for Her meeting with Lord Kṛśṇa, the gopīs decorate joyful Rādhā. One of the gopīs has already made arrangements for Śrī Rādhā's secret

Śrī Nārada said: If when Lord Kṛśṇa goes to Mathurā He manifests His more-perfect form of Vāsudeva's son (which is different from the most-perfect form of Nanda's son), then how is it possible for Śrī Rādhā to feel the pangs of separation from this form (a form different from the Vṛndāvana-Kṛśṇa)? O master, please cut apart this doubt.

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