Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 74

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act One : sämoda dämodaraù

The Delighted Captive of Love

Song 2

Verse 21

amala-kamala-dala-locana bhava-mocanae tri-bhuvana-bhavana-nidhäna jaya jaya deva hare Translation O Deva! O Hari! Your wide eyes resemble the petals of an immaculate lotus flower. You bestow emancipation from the sorrow of material existence. You are the foundation of the three worlds. May you be triumphant! May you be triumphant! Commentary This verse portrays Kṛṣṇa as the chivalrous hero (dhérodätta näyaka). Amala-kamala-dala-locana (amale ye kamala-dale te iva locane yasyä ’sau tathä vidhaù tat sambuddhau) – “He whose eyes are immaculate like the petals of a spotless lotus flower.” His eyes allay the suffering and steal away the heart, mind and prana of all, as stated in Shri Caitanya-caritämåta.   terache netränta väëa, tära dåòha sandhäna vindhe rädhä-gopé-gaëa-mana The powerful arrow of his sidelong glance pierces the hearts of Rädhä and the gopés. Bhava-mocana – Bhagavän compassionately delivers his devotees from the endless chain of birth and death and he protects all living entities. Tribhuvana-bhavana-nidhäna – Shri Hari pervades the three planetary divisions of the universe (tribhuvana). He is the storehouse of treasure (nidhi) in the palace (bhavana) of the three worlds, the primal cause and the original father. All the qualities of the chivalrous hero – gravity, courtesy, forgiveness, compassion, adherence to one’s vows, modesty in speaking, honesty and the power to thwart the pride of other heroes – exist in their fullness only in the Supreme Personality, Shri Kṛṣṇa. “May you be triumphant!”