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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Three : mugdha madhusüdanaù
Madhu’s Slayer Bewildered
Scene Seven
Song 7
Verse 16
Commentary
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Although Kṛṣṇa was transfixed upon the face of Rädhä, the other gopés around him were completely unaware of it. Kṛṣṇa was playing a melody upon his flute. The melody ascended to a modulation around the most provocative note, which immersed everyone’s attention in the joy of listening. As he drew everyone’s consciousness towards the sound of his flute, he also mesmerized Rädhä with his flute melody in such a way that the other gopés could not understand what he was doing. This is an illustration of Kṛṣṇa’s cunning expertise. Describing Kṛṣṇa’s posture the poet says, tiryak-kaëöha-vilola-maulitaralottaàsasya- “He had adopted a crooked pose by tilting his neck to one side. Thus his earrings and the ornaments on his crown were oscillating.” The word mauli can mean both “crown” and “head”. Moving the head is a fault for a flute player, whereas not moving the head is considered to be a mark of expertise. Shri Kṛṣṇa’s skill is extraordinary, therefore his head was not moving. Rather, only his earrings and the ornaments on his crown were swaying. This verse includes rüpaka alaìkära and çärdüla-vikréòita chanda. Act Three of Shri Géta-govinda, entitled Mugdha-madhusüdana. |
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