Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 228

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Five : äkäìkña puëòarékäkñaù

Longing Lotus Eyes

Scene Eleven : Song 11 : Verse 13

vigalita-vasanaà parihåta-rasanaà ghaöaya jaghanam apidhänam kisalaya-çayane paìkaja-nayane nidhim iva harña-nidhänam dhéra-samére yamunä-tére Translation “O blue lotus-eyed Rädhä, be naked and without your waist-chain. Establish the treasured jewel of your thighs, the embodiment of your lover’s joyful fulfilment, on a bed of freshly sprouted leaves.” Commentary In the previous verse, the sakhé awakened Rädhä’s impatience for viparétarati, union in which the heroine plays the dominant role and actively sports in the upper position. Now, in this verse, the sakhé arouses Rädhä’s eagerness to experience the love-play actively performed by Kṛṣṇa. “O Rädhä, your eyes are as captivating as lotus flowers. When you see how Kṛṣṇa is ten million times more ravishing than the god of passionate love, the cloth that covers your hips will slip off by itself. The tiny bells attached to your waist-belt will be cast aside. Then you should situate the receptacle of bliss, the arrangement for Shri Kṛṣṇa’s happiness, this treasured jewel of your loins, on the flower bed made by Kṛṣṇa.”