Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 75

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act One : sämoda dämodaraù

The Delighted Captive of Love

Scene Two

Song 2

Verse 22

janaka-sutä-kåta-bhüñaëa jita-düñaëae samara-çamita-daçakaëöha jaya jaya deva hare Translation O Deva! O Hari! You decorate Sétä-devé in your incarnation as Shri Räma. You defeat the demon Düñaëa and you restore peace to the world by killing the tenheaded Rävaëa in battle. May you be triumphant! May you be triumphant! Commentary Janaka-sütä-kåta-bhüñaëa – “O Deva, as a chivalrous hero, you decorate the daughter of Janaka Mahäräja with your own hands. Your complexion is as dark as freshly grown dürvä grass. Therefore you are the ornament of Sétä’s golden form. O you who are steadfast in your vows, may you be triumphant!” Jita-düñaëa e (jita-düñaëau yenä ’sau) – “During your exile in the Daëòaka forest, you kill the cannibal Düñaëa.” Samara-çamita-daçakaëöha – “The demon king Rävaëa was steadfast in battle, belligerent and boastful. Yet you made such a powerful warrior fall to the ground and become silent. O master of all chivalrous heroes! O Hari, may you who are adorned with the attributes of profound dignity and forgiveness be triumphant!”