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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act Seven : nägara näräyaëaù
The Dextrous Divinity
Scene Fifteen : Song 15 : Verse 30
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CommentaryAgain, the words of Rädhä may also be understood in the following sense. “This heart has previously experienced the delight of union with Shri Hari, so it will definitely go there. This is no fault of yours and no fault of mine. That mistress is also not to be blamed. Providence has surely become averse to me.” A further sense is, “In this way my heart must go there and, after attaining release, it will cease all activity.” As Rädhä was singing about Kṛṣṇa’s qualities in a state of calm despondency (çänta-nirveda), she reached the tenth and final condition of separation in which she desires her own death. Kṛṣṇa’s considerate nature is the guarantee of happiness for his attractive lover. She does not have to experience even the slightest difficulty. Conversely, in the absence of Kṛṣṇa, Rädhä has attained a state of dire despondency in which she feels that everything has gone wrong. The first half of this verse is a dialogue between Rädhä and her companion. Now, Rädhä has become paranoid that her messenger who went to bring Kṛṣṇa has returned after making love with him herself. Therefore Rädhä calls Kṛṣṇa a merciless, two-faced cheater and so on. “What an uncouth rustic he is. He doesn’t even know the difference between a heroine and a messenger girl!” In this verse the chanda is çärdüla-vikréòita and the alaìkära is kävyaliìga. |
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