Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 217

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Five : äkäìkña puëòarékäkñaù

Longing Lotus Eyes

Scene Ten : Song 10 : Verse 6

bhaëati kavi-jayadeve viraha-vilasitena manasi rabhasa-vibhave harir udayatu sukåtena sakhi! sédati tava virahe Translation This song of ShriJayadeva is full of Kṛṣṇa’s anxiety of separation. As a result of the piety infused by this song, those who recite it attain an unsurpassed immersion in the pastimes of separation. May ShriKṛṣṇa manifest within their hearts. Commentary The poet Shri Jayadeva says that the reciters and audience of the tenth song, entitled Garuòapada, will accumulate immense piety (sukåti). Consequently Shri Hari’s separation pastimes will enrich their hearts with sustained enthusiasm. May Bhagavän appear in the hearts of those who ardently long for rasa. This poem may also be sung in kedära räga. Kṛṣṇa is Rädhä’s präëanätha – she feels that his lotus feet should be worshipped with the lamp of ten million of her own pranas. Therefore, as soon as she heard about his state of lamentation, she swooned and fell to the ground unconscious. Then her sakhé became silent; she could not speak another word. For this reason, this song has been completed in only five verses.