Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 214

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Five : äkäìkña puëòarékäkñaù

Longing Lotus Eyes

Scene Ten : Song 10 : Verse 3

dahati çiçira-mayükhe maraëam anukaroti patati madana-viçikhe vilapati vikalataro ’ti sakhi! sédati tava virahe Translation “The moonshine scorches him as he approaches the brink of death. His heart is pierced by flowers that fall from the trees like the arrows of Kämadeva. He bitterly laments his destitute condition.” Commentary “The moonlight cannot cool Vanamälé when he is afflicted with longing for you. He feels that death personified is directly present. Flames seem to be emanating from the moon and setting him ablaze. Kṛṣṇa is behaving exactly like a person who is about to die. When leaves and flowers fall from the trees, he feels that Kämadeva is assaulting his heart with arrows. Kṛṣṇa is reclining on a flower bed as if it were a bed of arrows, and he weeps, overwhelmed with grief.”