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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Eight : vilakñya lakñmépatiù
The Hapless Lord of Fortune
Scene Seventeen : Song 17 : Verse 1
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CommentaryThroughout the previous night, Rädhä continually wove a network of presumptions about Kṛṣṇa entirely from the figments of her imagination. She would look out for his arrival with intense longing and, when he did not come, she was torn apart by disappointment. She continually sent messages and replies about the ill-effects of the intoxicating springtime breeze. On that night of the spring season, she was struck from ten directions at once by the fragrance of varieties of flowers and by the arrows of käma. She lamented incessantly in the appointed meeting place, while dreaming about meeting with Kṛṣṇa and becoming completely lost in memories of union with him. In this way, the night passed and morning came. How ironic it is; the huff (mäna) of pouting heroines increases in the presence of their beloveds. When Kṛṣṇa finally came before her, he bowed down and spoke extremely humble words of conciliation. In a submissive mood, he tried to comfort her and dissipate her anger. However, simply by the devastating influence of käma, she saw signs of lovemaking on Kṛṣṇa’s body and became even more impetuous and unpredictable. Shri Kṛṣṇa’s bowing at the lotus feet of Shri Rädhä represents the topmost excellence of prema. Rädhä’s prana had risen up to her throat; that is, she was about to expire. Her jealousy increased simply by seeing her beloved Kṛṣṇa and she spoke as follows. |
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