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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Nine : mugdha mukundaù
The Lost Lord of Liberation
Scene Eighteen : Song 18 : Verse 1
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CommentaryNow Shri Jayadeva reveals Rädhä’s mood that prompts her sakhé to encourage her to accept Kṛṣṇa and receive him with honour. Manmatha-khinnäm – Rädhä feels acute distress from the affliction of käma. Rati-rasa-bhinnäm – She is thoroughly disappointed because she is bereft of the rasa of amorous pastimes. Viñäda-sampannäm – She has already reached the stage of conflicting emotions (bhäva-çabalatä) because she is deeply attached to union with Kṛṣṇa. Anucintita-hari-caritäm – Thoughts of Kṛṣṇa’s activities flow in an unbroken stream within her heart. Kalahäntaritäm – Although she sees her beloved falling at her feet in front of her friends, the heroine who severely reprimands him and denies his requests is called kalahäntaritä näyikä. Such a heroine is called kalahäntaritä because incoherent speech, anguish, debility and other activities such as drawing long breaths are evident in her behaviour. There are five prominent characteristics of Rädhä’s kalahäntaritä condition: (1) Rädhä pours scorn on all the statements made by Kṛṣṇa. She considers his reasonable explanations and submissive mood to be nothing but cunning trickery. |
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