Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 388

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Ten : catura caturbhujaù

The Four-armed Flatterer

Scene Nineteen : Song 19 : Verse 14

bandhüka-dyuti-bändhavo ’yam adharaù snigdho madhüka-cchavir gaëòaç caëòi cakästi néla-nalina-çré-mocane locanam näsäbhyeti tila-prasüna-padavéà kundäbha-danti priye präyas tvan-mukha-sevayä vijayate viçvaà sa puñpäyudhaù Translation “My beloved Caëòi, O hot-tempered woman, your enchanting red lips are friends with the lustre of a bandhüka flower. Your cool cheeks have assumed the splendour of a madhüka flower. Your eyes eclipse the beauty of a blue lotus flower. Your nose is like a sesame flower. Your teeth are as radiant as jasmine blossoms. O beloved, the flower archer Kämadeva worshipped your face with his five flower arrows and then conquered the entire universe.”