Gopalacampu 1.22.85

1.22.85

[45] tad evam eva manyāmahe-yā khalu dhanyā rādhābhidhā vidhātrā niḥsādhāraṇa-nāma-guṇa-rūpatayā nirmitā, saiva daiva-kṛtānukulyā bhavitum arhati | tatra yadyapi tādṛśa-bhagavad-ārādhana-sādhanatayā tan-nāma-nirvacanaṃ sacita-racanaṃ bhaved, athāpi phala-sambandha-nirbandha eva śreyān iti rādhayati govindaṃ, govindena vā rādhyata iti niruktir eva yukti-matīti mati-gamyam iti |

[45] Therefore we consider it just so: she who is fortunate, named Rādhā, fashioned by the creator as having peerless name, qualities, and form—she alone is fit to have received divine favor. In that regard, although the etymological explanation of her name might be constructed as 'the means of worshiping the Lord in such a manner,' nevertheless, an insistence upon connection with the fruit is superior; hence, the derivation 'she satisfies Govinda' (rādhayati govindam) or 'she is pleased by Govinda' (govindena rādhyate) is the only reasonable one, as is to be understood by the intellect.