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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Two : akleça kecavaù
Carefree Krishna
Scene Six
Song 6
Verse 20
Commentary
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Describing excitants (vibhävas) of love in separation, Rädhä tells her intimate friend, “It has become difficult to look at the açoka trees during this spring season. The new buds inflame the fire of separation. The breeze moving through the lakeside groves causes açoka-latäs to bloom in tiny clusters. This is also torturous.” The word duräloka is derived thus, duùkhena äloka avalokanam yasyä ’sau. “Buds are sprouting on the branch-tips of the mango trees and the humming bees are hovering around them. These buds made me happy when I met with Shri Kṛṣṇa, but now they make me sad.” The phrase bhrämyad-bhåìgé, “wandering bees”, indicates é, that Shri Rädhä is pointing to the bumblebees, thereby revealing that she has no desire for any male person other than Kṛṣṇa. He is the only desirable male in her eyes. This verse includes samuccaya and anupräsa alaìkäras, kriyaucitya and vipralambha-çåìgära-rasa. The réti is mägadhé and gauòéyä. Appropriately the metre is çikhariëé chanda. |
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