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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Scene Two
Song 2
Verse 27
Commentary
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Väsanté-kusuma-sukumärair avayavaiù – “The limbs of Rädhä’s body resemble spring flowers.” The comparison has been made to convey the tenderness of her youthful beauty. Väsanté-kusuma – The mädhavé vine comes into full bloom during the spring season. This phrase indicates that Çré Rädhä’s limbs are as enchanting and delicate as the flowers of the mädhavé vine. “O Rädhä, it is certain that your beloved has abandoned you, and now he must be enjoying loving pastimes with someone else. On the night of the first autumnal räsa-lélä, Kṛṣṇa experienced your incomparable sweetness and began to consider his celebrated loving attachment to you to be successful. Therefore, sometimes he searches around for a few days, as if mining for precious stones, just to find out whether or not anyone in Vraja-maëòala is equal to you. To satisfy his curiosity, Yogamäyä inspired Kaàsa to send Akrüra to Nanda Gaon. Then Kṛṣṇa set off with Akrüra for Mathurä, which is densely populated with an astronomical number of women. “Kṛṣṇa discovered that no one in Mathurä-maëòala could compare with the beauty and attractive qualities of the damsels of Vraja. Then he set off for Dvärakä, as if impelled by the desire to find your equal. In Dvärakä he married the daughters of kings, but still his quest was not complete. Then he married the sixteen thousand princesses who had been kidnapped by Narakäsura. They included celestial maidens, maidens amongst the attendants of Kuvera, the daughters of serpents, and human damsels. But still, O Rädhikä, he could not find anyone like you, so he has returned again to Vraja after killing Dantavakra.” |
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