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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Six : dhåñöa vaikuëöhaù
The Audacious Autocrat
Scene Twelve : Song 12 : Verse 11
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CommentaryThe sakhé tells Kṛṣṇa about the mental conditions, dysfunctional behaviour and endeavours of the väsakasajjä. “Although Rädhä enjoys your amorous love through meditation, she feels deficient without attaining direct union with you. O Mädhava, my most beautiful friend decorates her elegant limbs with ornaments to attract you in expectation of your imminent arrival. When the wind rustles the leaves on a tree, she presumes that you are coming. When you do not appear, she reassures herself, ‘He will definitely come’, and prepares a bed of freshly sprouted leaves. She is lost in thoughts of you. Sometimes she looks outside to see if you are coming. When you are late, she becomes utterly dejected. Thus although Rädhä remains occupied in various activities such as adorning herself, expecting your arrival and preparing a bed with the firm resolve that you must be on the way, she still cannot endure the night without you.” This verse features çärdüla-vikréòita chanda and samuccaya alaìkära. |
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