Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
In this place, the jovial girls of Vraja celebrated the wedding of Candrāvalī’s sakhī Padmāvatī with Nanda-nandana. The heart of kiśorī Śrīmatī Rādhikā is very liberal. On Her indication, Lalitā and the other sakhīs decorated Padmāvatī as a bride and seated her on Kṛṣṇa’s left. The sakhīs then tied the corner of Padmāvatī’s veil with Kṛṣṇa’s yellow cloth and began singing wedding songs. Padmāvatī felt very shy as she gazed upon Kṛṣṇa.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
This is the place where Radharani and the gopis, in order to enjoy some fun, performed the wedding ceremony (vivaha) between Krishna and Chandravali’s best friend Padma. On a signal from Radharani, the gopis began decorating Padma with flowers, mahendi, and various other paraphernalia just like a bride. After being decorated in this way, Padma, completely unaware of what was going on, was escorted by the gopis and seated next to Krishna on a throne. After tying the corner of Padma’s sari to Krishna’s dhoti, the gopis began showering flower petals and singing traditional wedding songs, which caused great embarrassment to Padma who tried to hide her face, although internally she was feeling completely ecstatic.
