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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Song 4
Scene Four
Verse 39
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Then Rädhikä’s sakhé expertly searched for Kṛṣṇa and saw that he was nearby. He was immersed in joyful pastimes with beautiful young gopés, who were receiving him with the utmost respect. An intense greed for delightful, sensuous pastimes suddenly awakened in Kṛṣṇa’s mind when the gopés showed their eagerness to embrace him. Pointing out this scene to Rädhä, the sakhé spoke to her again in a hidden place. CommentaryThus far the poet has revealed Rädhä’s intensely inflamed emotions (sudépta-bhäva) through a vivid description of the beauty of the forest. Now Rädhä’s friend directly exposes Kṛṣṇa’s intentions by telling her, “Sakhé, look! What is Muräri doing now?” Although Kṛṣṇa was embraced by many young ladies, he was not satisfied. Instead, he was overwhelmed with an intense eagerness to meet with Rädhä and enjoy loving pastimes with her. Shri Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes are eternal; therefore they are also eternally perceptible. Three types of perception occur in separation: remembrance (smaraëa), an internal vision (sphür ti) and direct appearance (ävirbhäva). This particular pastime is appropriately accepted as a sphürti. In this verse the chanda is vaàçasthavila, the alaìkära is anupräsa and the hero is dakñiëa näyaka. |
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