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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
Act One : sämoda dämodaraù
The Delighted Captive of Love
Scene One
Song 1
Verse 15
Commentary
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After singing, “Victory to the ten individual avatäras who are the presiding deities of the various rasas,” now the great poet Jayadeva makes his humble request to the undisputed hero of all rasas. “O you who are the embodiment of all ten forms, may you be victorious!” Sukha-dam – This poetic eulogy bestows transcendental happiness as soon as one hears it because it immediately removes one’s absorption in anything else. Çubha-dam – This prayer bestows auspiciousness upon the world because it reveals the mysteries of your appearance pastimes, and it destroys all impediments obscuring the attainment of Paramätmä. Bhava-säram – This phrase is an example of a compound in which the middle term has been elided (madhya-pada lopé samäsa). The full phrase is bhava-cchedaka hetu madhye säram – “This prayer is the essence of all processes for crossing over the ocean of material existence.” Jaya – Use of the present tense indicates that all Bhagavän’s incarnations are eternal and their pastimes are also eternal. The poet has also testified that Shri Kṛṣṇa is the original cause of all incarnations. All avatäras have manifested from him. He is the ultimate reality appearing in different forms. Therefore, “O complete origin of all avatäras, you endlessly revel in your pastimes. You attract the hearts of everyone and bestow sublime transcendental happiness upon them. May you be eternally victorious! Your devotee, Shri Jayadeva, is offering this prayer unto you.” In this verse we find çänta-rasa and paryäyokta alaìkära. |
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