This document provides an introduction to the Rasa Lila, a classical sacred love story from India about young maidens joining with Krishna, their divine beloved, to perform a circle dance of love. It is considered one of the most beautiful love poems ever written and is part of the Bhagavata Purana scripture. The introduction provides background on the story and its setting in Vraja, describes the drama and climax of the story, and discusses different interpretations of the erotic imagery and the vision of intimate love of God that it presents according to certain mystical traditions.