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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Four : snigdha madhusüdanaù
The Tender Slayer of Madhu
Scene Nine
Song 9
Verse 17
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“It seems that Rädhä has decided to give up her life. In separation from you, she continuously chants japa of the name, Shri Hari, Çré Hari’, with the desire to attain you.” Commentary“Because Rädhä is burning in the fire of separation, it is as if she has decided that she will not maintain her life any longer. Just as those who are without a hope in the world and who wish to die chant japa of the name Shri Hari’ day and night, similarly Rädhä also incessantly chants japa of the name Shri Hari’ with the desire to attain you.” Kṛṣṇa is called Hari because he destroys the suffering of those who take shelter of him. Rädhä is chanting with this ambition: “I may not attain him in this life, but by chanting japa of ‘Hari Hari’, I will definitely attain him as my most beloved in the next life.” |
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