Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 406

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Eleven : sänanda govindaù

The Blissful Cowherd Boy

Scene Twenty : Song 20 : Verse 7

adhigatam akhila-sakhébhir idaà tava vapur api rati-raëa-sajjam caëòi raëita-rasanä-rava-òiëòimam abhisara sarasam alajjam mugdhe! Translation “O you who are so skilled in the battle of lovemaking! O passionate woman, your sakhés know well that your body is beautifully equipped for the purpose of a love-battle. So abandon your shyness. With the utmost enthusiasm, go for your rendezvous with the captivating sound of your jewelled girdle resounding like the beating of a war-drum.”