Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 319

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Seven : nägara näräyaëaù

The Dextrous Divinity

Scene Sixteen : Song 16 : Verse 42

prätar néla-nicolam acyutam uraù saàvéta-pétäàçukaà rädhäyäç cakitaà vilokya hasati svairaà sakhé-maëòale vréòä-caïcalam aïcalaà nayanayor ädhäya rädhänane svädu-smera-mukho ’yam astu jagad-änandäya nandätmajaù Translation One morning, in a state of utter bewilderment, Acyuta Kṛṣṇa put on Rädhä’s blue upper garment and Rädhä covered her breast with Kṛṣṇa’s yellow upper garment. Seeing this, all the sakhés burst into fits of uncontrollable laughter. When Kṛṣṇa saw them all laughing, he became shy and, with a mild smile, he cast an expressive sidelong glance towards the lotus face of Rädhä. May that son of Nanda give joy to the whole universe.