Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 244

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Six : dhåñöa vaikuëöhaù

The Audacious Autocrat

Scene Twelve : Song 12 : Verse 2

paçyati diçi diçi rahasi bhavantam tad-adhara-madhura-madhüni pibantam nätha hare! sédati r rädhä väsa-gåhe Translation “O Hari, you are her only refuge.Shri Rädhä is sinking to the depths of despair in the trysting place. She is in agony. In all directions and in the core of her heart, she sees you who are so skilful in drinking the sweet nectar of her lips.” Commentary The sakhé says, “Rädhä has become listless. She is sitting alone in the trysting place. By the intense power of her meditation, she sees you everywhere. Her subjective experience is that all directions are kåñëamayé, nothing but Kṛṣṇa.” Another meaning is, “In that chamber of flowering vines, she lovingly drinks through her ears endearing words about your character and activities. It is the nature of long-standing prema that the body and mind do not work together in harmony. The mind wants to do something, but the body will not assist. This is why she becomes inert.”