Manjaris' Attitudes towards the Priyanarmasakhas

[kd91]

What do the manjaris think about the priyanarmasakhas? What is the exact nature of their relationship with them? Could anyone kindly enlighten us on this?

[kd91]

Do the manjaris have a regular dealings with the PNSs?

[Nityānanda dāsa]

Radhe Radhe Dear Krishnadas-ji!

Dandavat pranam!

I hope you're doing well and healthy in your bhajan seva at Sri Radhakund!

While I'm neither an expert, nor a novice on this topic, here's the little that's coming to mind. While in one sense the manjaris are superior to the sakhis in the sense that they are younger and can therefore witness more intimate dealings between Sri Sri Radha Govinda, they are also subservient to the sakhis for the same reason, i.e. that they are junior. So when one receives siddha pranali and ekadas bhav, one has a group leader, which I believe is one of the 8 primary sakhis.
For example, in the siddha pranali chart of Bhaktivinoda (the only one I have access to), every member listed in his pranali has a group (Śrī Rādhār Jūthe Gaṇ) such as Lalita's, Campakalata's, etc.
The sakhis are the very intimate, dear friends of Sri Radha and while Radha seva is primary, it also includes service to those who are dear to Sri Radha, such as her dear friends, Sri Krishna too of course!, her parents, other close residents of Vraja, etc. I am certain that the manjaris would have regular dealings with the priya narma sakhis. How could it not be so?

Jai Sri Radhe!

[meeno8]

That is true about the group leader.

[kd91]

Thank you Sri Nilamadhavaji. We actually wanted to discern the attitude of the manjaris towards the pn-sakhās such as Subal, Arjjun, Madhumangal whose bhāva is indeed akin to that of the sakhis (sakhi-bhava), and not the sakhis. We hope we have been able to clarify the question. How do Rupa, Rati and other manjaris relate to or look at those above mentioned sakhas especially Subal--this is our question proper.

Jay Sri Radhe.