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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Song 4
Scene Four
Verse 49
Commentary
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This is the final verse of Act One. The sakhé is reminding Rädhä of her pastimes with Kṛṣṇa in the autumn (çäradéyä-räsa). Kṛṣṇa was immersed in a festival of amorous desires. He stood splendidly amidst the cowherd damsels, who were glancing at him from the corners of their lotus eyes. At first Rädhä was anxious, but her friend encouraged the sudden awakening of a tremendous desire. Rädhä’s behaviour is generally inhibited by shyness, yet she became shameless due to absorption in prema. As if it were a part of the räsa dance, she sang Kṛṣṇa’s praises in ambrosial expressions, tightly embraced his chest and began to kiss him directly in the presence of all the other gopés. When Rädhä freely exhibited her ecstatic emotions before all the elegant young ladies of Vraja, Kṛṣṇa’s face expressed the utmost delight. “The wellmannered Rädhikä is now blinded by love in the elation of the räsa. How expert she is.” May that captivated Shri Kṛṣṇa bestow auspiciousness upon all. In this verse the näyikä is pragalbhä and the näyaka is mugdha. The chanda is çärdüla-vikréòita. The alaìkäras include äçéù, aprastuta, praçaàsä and vyäjokti. Thus ends the Bälabodhiné-prakäça commentary on |
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