# Y – Youthood (29-40)

*As Krishna entered the youthful age, His beauty captivated the young* gopis*. Their romantic relationship and amorous dancing is described in five chapters (*[*29*](https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/29/)*-*[*33*](https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/10/33/)*) known as* rasa-pancadhyaya. *This drama of love, untainted by any mundane passion, is considered the pinnacle of devotional intensity. After this wonderful exchange, Krishna killed the demons Sankhacuda, Kesi and Aristasura, after which Akrura took the transcendental brothers to Mathura. The* gopis*, who became disturbed even when briefly separated from Krishna during the daytime, were plunged into unbearable anxiety now their beloved had left Vrindavana.*