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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Two : akleça kecavaù
Carefree Krishna
Scene Six
Song 6
Verse 15
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“Shri Kṛṣṇa is thoroughly conversant with the confidential theories found in authentic manuals on the techniques of lovemaking (rati-çästra) and he also practises their rites. At the time of amorous union with Kṛṣṇa, I cried out like a cuckoo. My braid opened and the arrangement of flower blossoms slipped and fell from my hair. I don’t know what he was writing on my large, round breasts with the scratching of his fingernails. O sakhi, arrange for me to meet with my dearmost Shri Kṛṣṇa at once!” CommentaryRädhä is describing her experience of union with Kṛṣṇa according to the principles of tantra. At the time of making love, she used to murmur like a cuckoo. The author of Rasika-sarvasva has stated, kalarava çabdaù pärävata paryäyaù – “When a heroine is being kissed and stimulated in various ways by her lover, her breathing becomes erratic and she makes a sound similar to the cooing of birds like the cuckoo or pigeon, thus expressing the sudden thrill of pleasurable sensations.” “Kṛṣṇa used to seize me by the hair, kiss me and drink the nectar of my lips. At the height of our love-games, he used to make nail-marks on my large, firm breasts. Sakhi, arrange for me to meet with him at once!” |
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