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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Three : mugdha madhusüdanaù
Madhu’s Slayer Bewildered
Scene Seven
Song 7
Verse 15
Commentary
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The malady of separation flows within Kṛṣṇa’s heart even during a vivid vision (sphürti) of romantic pastimes with Rädhä in his meditation. Describing this contradiction, Kṛṣṇa says, “My mind has become situated in a trance on Rädhä. So why am I still being tortured by feelings of separation? Separation (viraha) is a condition of distress that occurs in the absence of one’s beloved, but my mind adheres closely to Shri Rädhä. “The absence of internal meeting can be considered separation. However, although I am experiencing internal union, I still feel separation. This type of separation must be caused by the absence of sensory union. That is why it is also said that the experience of sensory pleasure within the heart, despite the absence of the sense objects, can also be referred to as union (saàyoga). But now this has also become a feeling of viraha.” Shri Kṛṣṇa is wondering, “What is real? The experience of meeting also occurs in separation. I am feeling the happiness of Rädhä’s touch on my skin. With my eyes I am beholding her restless eyes, full of affectionate mellows and overflowing with prema. With my nose I can smell the fragrance of her lotus mouth, just as I have experienced before. In this trance, my ears are tasting the trickling nectar of Rädhä’s crooked words as if I were directly perceiving them. Similarly, I am immersed in the luscious nectar of her tender, red bimba-fruit lower lip. In this way I am connected with all five kinds of sense objects. So I cannot understand – why does the torment of separation continue to increase?” The present verse includes çärdüla-vikréòita chanda, samuccaya alaìkära and vipralambha-çåìgära. |
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