Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 439

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Eleven : sänanda govindaù

The Blissful Cowherd Boy

Scene Twenty One : Song 22 : Verse 27

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tarala-dåg-aïcala-calana-manohara-vadana-janita-rati-rägam
sphuöa-kamalodara-khelita-khaïjana-yugam iva çaradi taòägam
harim eka-rasaà

Translation

Kṛṣṇa’s enchanting face is as beautiful as a fully blossomed blue lotus flower in the pure water of a lake during autumn. The expressive sidelong glances of his restless eyes, which appear to be the sporting of a wagtail bird upon a lotus, are inflaming Rädhä’s obsession for sensuality.

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