Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 247

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Six : dhåñöa vaikuëöhaù

The Audacious Autocrat

Scene Twelve : Song 12 : Verse 5

muhur avalokita-maëòana-lélä madhuripur aham iti bhävana-çélä nätha hare! sédati Translation “She thinks, ‘I am Madhuripu,’ and looks repeatedly at your ornaments.” Commentary “O Kṛṣṇa, her prana has become one with yours. Imagining that, ‘I am Madhusüdana. I am Rädhä’s prana, Çré Kṛṣṇa,’ she identifies herself with you and becomes just like you. She adorns herself while thinking, ‘These orna ments, this crown, these earrings and this garland of forest flowers are worthy of being worn when I enjoy amorous union with Rädhä.’ Rädhä rejects all the ornaments suitable for young women. In the agony of separation from you, she passes her time dressing in ornaments suitable for a male lover and looking just like you. Then, after becoming Mädhava, she gazes with wonderment upon Rädhä’s ornaments.”