Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was ordered by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to help all devotees understand that Srimati Radhika is the most powerful among all the gopis, and that in order to become Her dasi (maidservant), we will have to become rupanuga. Without being rupanuga – without the guidance of Sri Rupa-manjari – we cannot serve Radhika…
You cannot give what you don’t have. Because Sanatana Gosvami can give anything we may desire, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami has addressed him as Prabhu. “O Prabhu, you have something in your treasury that you can supply to me. Please give me radha-pada dasya. You are the master of that. Prabhu asrayami – I am taking shelter of your lotus feet…
Akrandhanena vidhura vilapami padyaih. Raghunatha dasa Gosvami is praying, “O Srimati Radhika, now I want to offer some flowers to Your lotus feet.” These flowers are songs about the pastimes he has realized and heard about from Rupa Gosvami and others…