Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 441

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Eleven : sänanda govindaù

The Blissful Cowherd Boy

Scene Twenty One : Song 22 : Verse 28

vadana-kamala-pariçélana-milita-mihira-sama-kuëòala-çobham smita-ruci-kusuma-samullasitädhara-pallava-kåta-rati-lobham harim eka-rasaà Translation Red as the morning sun, the beauty of Kṛṣṇa’s jewelled ear ornaments is rising to touch the beauty of his lotus face. Shining with the lustre of his radiant smile, his quivering flower-bud lips are arousing Rädhä’s greed for amorous pastimes. Commentary The ornaments decorating Kṛṣṇa’s ears seem to be two rising suns meeting on his cheeks to attain the touch of his blooming lotus face. Sunlight is a reminder that the time for loving pastimes must come to an end. Kṛṣṇa’s gentle smile enhances the radiance of his face. His flower-bud lips, eager to kiss the lips of Rädhä, express his thirst for union. As Rädhä beholds Kṛṣṇa’s lotus face, which is the ornament of the essence of beauty, the desire for amorous love also rises in her heart.