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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Scene Three
Song 3
Verse 30
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“Adorned with new leaves, the tamäla trees delight in diffusing their musk-like fragrance in all directions. Sakhi, look! These lustrous paläça flowers resemble the fingernails of Kämadeva. It seems that the King of amorous love has torn at the bosom of youthful couples.” Commentary“All directions are now pervaded by the fragrance of newly grown tamäla leaves, which resembles the scent of kastüré.” The inner meaning is that all directions are infused with Mädhava’s bodily fragrance, making separation from him unbearable. “The multitude of fully blossomed paläça flowers appear to be fingernails, Cupid’s special weapons for breaking the hearts of separated young couples.” By saying that young women’s hearts are rent asunder by the sight of paläça flowers, the sakhé implies that separation is extremely harsh. |
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