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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Seven : nägara näräyaëaù
The Dextrous Divinity
Scene Thirteen : Song 13 : Verse 13
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CommentaryWith great apprehension, Rädhä says, “O sakhi, some beautiful young lover, dressed for sexual combat (käma-saìgräma), is sporting with Madhuripu. While playing her love games, her tightly bound braid came loose and is now swinging to and fro. Thus the flowers that were woven in her hair have cascaded down.” Madhuripu – “Kṛṣṇa is the enemy of mädhurya. He does not approve of sweetness. Therefore he has neglected me to enjoy union with another young woman.” Yuvatir adhika-guëä – “This lovely vraja-gopé is more qualified than I.” But that is impossible. The vyaìgärtha or suggested meaning is, “How amazing it is that a less qualified young woman is making love to him.” This description alludes to viparéta-rati, the congress in which the heroine makes love in the dominant role above her hero. Smara-samara – Sexual love has been called an erotic battle. In this amorous competition, intensely passionate thrusting causes the heroine’s braid to open and the flowers woven therein to cascade down and scatter. |
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