Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 131

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Two : akleça kecavaù

Carefree Krishna

Scene Five

Song 5

Verse 10

gaëayati guëa-grämaà bhrämaà bhramäd api nehate vahati ca parétoñaà doñaà vimuïcati dürataù yuvatiñu valat-tåñëe kåñëe vihäriëi mäà vinä punar api mano vämaà kämaà karoti karomi kim Translation “Kṛṣṇa has neglected you. So why are you increasingly vexed by attachment for him?” Rebuked in this way by her intimate companion, Rädhä replied, “My dear friend, Kṛṣṇa has abandoned me and now he is enjoying pastimes of ever-fresh love with many other young ladies. I know that it is futile to express my love for him. Still, what am I to do? My attachment for him is so powerful that it will not go away under any circumstances. I just go on enumerating his wonderful qualities. When I realize my eminence, I become maddened with ecstasy. I cannot be angry with him, even by mistake; and I feel satisfied when I overlook his faults. I ardently long for him at every moment. Sakhi, I cannot forget him. What am I to do?” Commentary Setting the scene for the sixth song, Rädhä begins an account of her private affairs by saying, “Sakhi, my heart is submissive to Kṛṣṇa, in spite of his philandering with other women. Though he no longer wants me, I continue to remember his manifold virtues and I long for his association.”