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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Scene Three
Song 3
Verse 32
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“It seems that the whole world has become shameless by the formidable influence of spring. Seeing this, the young, compassionate trees are laughing on the pretext of bursting into flower. Look! Shaped like javelins for piercing the hearts of lonely lovers, the screw-pine flowers are blossoming brightly in all directions and the directions are also overjoyed to unite with them.” CommentaryShri Rädhä’s companion continues, “Dear sakhi, what more can I say? In springtime, lonely ones abandon their shyness and cry out loud in separation from their beloveds. Springtime also vanquishes the bashfulness of all creatures throughout the creation. Seeing the world in this condition, the youthful and compassionate trees blossom, dispersing the nectar of laughter on the pretext of scattering their radiant flowers. It is as if young men are revealing the nectar of their laughter, understanding the lusty desires in the hearts of sensuous women.” How can compassion and laughter possibly occur simultaneously? When intimate lovers are separated, they are filled with compassion and pity because they feel so wretched. Then they lose their equilibrium and begin to laugh nervously. They feel that the tips of screw-pine (ketaké) flowers é) are lances meant to spear their hearts. |
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