Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 196

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Four : snigdha madhusüdanaù

The Tender Slayer of Madhu

Scene Nine

Song 9

Verse 14

diçi diçi kirati sajala-kaëa-jälam nayana-nalinam iva vigalita-nälam rädhikä virahe tava keçava Translation “Her lotus eyes glance in all directions, scattering the rain of her teardrops like water-speckled lotus flowers detached from their stems.” Commentary “Her tearful eyes are as charming as blue lotuses bearing droplets of water. All directions are bound by the unbroken flow of her tears that spread out like a net as she twirls around in anticipation of your return, thinking that you could appear from any direction. As a lotus flower has no fixed position once broken from its stem, her eyes do not remain anywhere for more than a moment. But for you, there is no support upon which they might remain.” This verse includes upamä and utprekñä alaìkäras.