In all of Gokula, Vrndavana is the best, and in Vrndavana, Govardhana is the best. In all of Govardhana, the two eyes, Radha-kunda and Syama-kunda, are the best. The sweetest, most attractive pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna take place there. Svamiji wanted to go to Govardhana because there the best of all of Their pastimes, the rasa-lila, takes place in a special way.

In Vrndavana, this rasa is called pancayati (open, public) because it includes sadhana-siddha gopis as well as nitya-siddha gopis. Because so many different categories of gopis participate, Radhika's desires cannot be completely fulfilled. In this situation, Radha and Krsna's most intimate pastimes cannot be performed. Only in that solitary place where even Candravali cannot go can Radha and Krsna perform Their most confidential pastimes with the help of Their most intimate sakhis. This was not possible in the rasa-lila in Vrndavana, so Radhika left the rasa dance in mana and Krsna was compelled to follow Her. Thus the rasa dance ended. Therefore Krsna had to go to Govardhana for the performance of basanti-rasa. There He met Radhika in seclusion, in the kunjas.