Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 181

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Four : snigdha madhusüdanaù

The Tender Slayer of Madhu

Scene Eight

Song 8

Verse 1

yamunä-téra-vänéranikuïje mandam ästhitam präha prema-bharodbhräntaà mädhavaà rädhikä-sakhé Translation Bewildered by love for Rädhä, Kṛṣṇa was sitting in a dense grove on the Yamunä riverside feeling deeply depressed. Rädhä’s dear friend began to speak to him as follows. Commentary After depicting Rädhä and Kṛṣṇa’s love for each other, now the poet will describe the methods employed by a female envoy who desires to bring about their meeting. Impelled by loneliness prior to meeting (pürva-räga), Rädhä revealed her burning desire to meet with Kṛṣṇa to her friend. After consoling Rädhä with reassuring words, that sakhé set off to find Kṛṣṇa. She found him going insane with anxiety in the absence of Rädhä as he sat in a rattan-cane grove (vetasénikuïja) on the Yamunä riverside. Then Rädhä’s intimate friend spoke to Mädhava.