Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 194

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Four : snigdha madhusüdanaù

The Tender Slayer of Madhu

Scene Nine

Song 9

Verse 12

sarasa-masåëam api malayaja-paìkam paçyati viñam iva vapuñi saçaìkam rädhikä virahe tava keçava Translation “O Keçava, in separation from you, Rädhä looks upon the moist, smooth sandalwood paste smeared on her body as if it were poison and she becomes afraid.” Commentary “Although Malaya sandalwood paste is smooth and refreshing, she feels as if she were besmeared with poison. In the agony of her loneliness, sandalwood ointment is far from pleasing; it is positively distressful.”