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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Eight : vilakñya lakñmépatiù
The Hapless Lord of Fortune
Scene Seventeen : Song 17 : Verse 11
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CommentaryShri Jayadeva bestows a benediction upon the singers and audience of Shri Gétagovinda through an auspicious invocation in this, the final verse of the Act Eight. “May the sound of Kaàsäri Kṛṣṇa’s flute expand its auspicious influence. This flute sound dispels the intolerable suffering of the celestials (devatäs) caused by the arrogant infernals (dänavas). It enchants the hearts of doe-eyed women to such an extent that, immersed in bliss, their tiaras whirl and their heads begin to spin as they continuously stare in a state of bewilderment. The mandära flower garlands of the celestial nymphs in heaven break and begin to fall.” The bewitching effect of Kṛṣṇa’s flute song is being described. Vaçékåtadevatä, the presiding deity of the art of subjugating others by magical spells, says “Sädhu, sädhu! Bravo!” and shakes his head in appreciation. The shaking of the head and the falling of mandära flowers indicates the märaëa of the flute. When a magical ceremony is performed for the destruction of one’s enemy, that ritual is called märaëa. The power of Kṛṣṇa’s flute to stun and to attract is famous. On hearing this flute sound, the female deer of Vraja become attracted and remain motionless. Uccäöana, the magical power to make others abandon their occupational duties, is clearly evident in the sound of Kṛṣṇa’s flute. The power to create bewilderment in the core of another’s heart is called mohanatva. |
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