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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Two : akleça kecavaù
Carefree Krishna
Scene Six
Song 6
Verse 11
Commentary
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Burning in a fever of transcendental lust, Rädhä reveals her desire to meet Kṛṣṇa. She begins by disclosing the details of how she had pleased him by her love-play on a previous occasion. This pastime is full of the most profound mysteries. Sakhi! ramaya keçi-mathanam udäram mayä saha – “Sakhi, arrange for me to delight in love with Keçi-niñüdana.” Here Rädhä expresses a desire for her own happiness. The definition of pure devotion prohibits self-interest, so why does she have such a desire? The cowherd maidens have renounced everything to love Kṛṣṇa. They are devoid of even the slightest trace of self-centred desire. Nevertheless, if the intense hankering of the hero and heroine is not mutual, prema will not fully manifest. The heroine must show her anuräga to awaken the desire for love in the heart of the hero. This is the nature of prema. The defect of incompatibility (rasäbhäsa) arises if prema is one-sided. It is stated: It is the opinion of learned authorities that rasa is nourished by a woman’s eagerness for love, whereas rasäbhäsa occurs in the absence of such anuräga. |
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