Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 161

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Three : mugdha madhusüdanaù

Madhu’s Slayer Bewildered

Scene Seven

Song 7

Verse 6

täm ahaà hådi saìgatäm aniçaà bhåçaà ramayämi kià vane ’nusarämi täm iha kià våthä vilapämi hari! hari! hatädaratayä Translation “Alas! When I continuously realize the direct presence of Rädhä and deeply embrace her in the temple of my heart, why am I uselessly lamenting over her and why am I repeatedly searching for her from forest to forest?” Commentary In separation, when Kṛṣṇa attains a vision (sphürti) of Rädhä in the core of his intensely anguished heart, he says, “Shri Rädhä is my most dearly beloved and she resides in the temple of my mind all day and night. I incessantly relish an abundance of amorous pastimes with her in my heart. She is never separated from me. If she is not to be found in the forest, then what profit lies in searching for her there. And if I see her here in my heart, then what is the point of lamenting.”