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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Three : mugdha madhusüdanaù
Madhu’s Slayer Bewildered
Scene Seven
Song 7
Verse 12
Commentary
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It is as if Kämadeva said to Kṛṣṇa, “Although Çiva, who incinerated my body, is certainly my enemy, you have also transgressed my command. Therefore I will also aim my arrows at you.” Then Kṛṣṇa reproached Käma, “O Manasija, don’t take that arrow of mango buds in your hand.” Kämadeva’s flower arrows are of five types: (1) ämra mukula (mango buds), (2) açoka puñpa, (3) mallikä puñpa, (4) mädhavé puñpa, and (5) bakula puñpa. Mango buds have sprouted from the tips of their branches because it is springtime. Kṛṣṇa thinks, “Kämadeva has made them into his arrows and he will shoot me while I am in this condition of separation from Rädhä.” Therefore he forbids him, “Don’t take that mango-bud arrow in your hands.” Mä cäpam äropaya – “If you do, then at least do not put it on your bowstring.” |
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