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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Five : äkäìkña puëòarékäkñaù
Longing Lotus Eyes
Scene Eleven : Song 11 : Verse 18
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Commentary“When they begin to scratch each other with their nails to stimulate their sensual appetite, the sthäyibhäva is utsäha (resolve). “Now they are on the verge of making love. In this love-play, they experience the happiness of vismaya-pradhäna adbhuta-rasa (astonishment). When käma has arisen, they indulge in varieties of sensual sports as they laugh and speak joking words to each other. While engrossed in rati-kréòä, both feel häsya-rasa (humour). Finally, when their lovemaking is fully accomplished and they feel mutual bliss, then they realize the sweetness of the supreme emperor of all mellows, rasa-räja çåìgära-rasa. “In this way, when a hero and heroine meet unintentionally in the dark, at first they do not recognize each other. When they do, both become ashamed, but they do not blame each other or become angry because both are at fault. Then, in the dense darkness, they experience all rasas mixed with shame. Rädhä, you will feel ashamed, ‘Oh, we have just met, so why have we suddenly become immersed in such deep çåìgära-rasa?’” Cauryarata krama, the entire sequence of secret sexual enjoyment, has been explained by Bharata Muni: The alaìkäras called dépaka, samuccaya and bhräntimän are notable in this verse. The chanda is çärdüla-vikréòita. |
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