Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 492

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act Twelve : supréta pétämbaraù

Gladsome in Gold

Scene Twenty Four : Song 24 : Verse 18

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Commentary

Rädhä continued, “O my beloved, anoint my eyes with this fresh eye-liner, which excels the splendour of a swarm of bumblebees. Kämadeva’s arrows fly from my sidelong glance. The previous application of collyrium on my eyes has been smudged off by the kissing of your lips.”

This verse reveals Kṛṣṇa’s pastime of kissing Rädhä’s eyes. She implies, “O my sweetheart, you are the black ointment upon my eyes!”

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