GITA GOVINDA by Sri Jayadeva Goswami
Translated by Gadadhara-prana dāsa
From the Introduction :
“Gita Govinda (The song of Govinda) is one of ancient India's most renowned classics; it lucidly focuses on Rädhä and Krsna intimate love affairs.
Sensuous is Jayadeva's sweet language, yet his message in Gita Govinda paints the accurate picture, for our Sri Govinda is 'Amorous love Personified'.
The story's first chapter provides the evidence:
visvesamanuranjanena janayannaandamindivara
srenisyamla komalair upanayanangairotsavam
svaccandarh vrajasundearibhirabhiramitam
pratyanganmalingitah
sgarah sakhi murtimaniva madhou harikridati.
A sakhi tells Radha:
"O vinodini Rai, just see how krsna enjoys the spring! He is making love with all of the Vraja sundaris as they embrace and fondle every limb of His soft, syama body which is more delicate and colorful than blue lotus. Thus Krsna inaugurates
'Cupid's festival' to enlivent he gopis and the entire creation— as He is Himself-srngara (Amorous love) Personified."
Translated by Gadadhara-prana dāsa
From the Introduction :
“Gita Govinda (The song of Govinda) is one of ancient India's most renowned classics; it lucidly focuses on Rädhä and Krsna intimate love affairs.
Sensuous is Jayadeva's sweet language, yet his message in Gita Govinda paints the accurate picture, for our Sri Govinda is 'Amorous love Personified'.
The story's first chapter provides the evidence:
visvesamanuranjanena janayannaandamindivara
srenisyamla komalair upanayanangairotsavam
svaccandarh vrajasundearibhirabhiramitam
pratyanganmalingitah
sgarah sakhi murtimaniva madhou harikridati.
A sakhi tells Radha:
"O vinodini Rai, just see how krsna enjoys the spring! He is making love with all of the Vraja sundaris as they embrace and fondle every limb of His soft, syama body which is more delicate and colorful than blue lotus. Thus Krsna inaugurates
'Cupid's festival' to enlivent he gopis and the entire creation— as He is Himself-srngara (Amorous love) Personified."
Translated by Gadadhara-prana dāsa
From the Introduction :
“Gita Govinda (The song of Govinda) is one of ancient India's most renowned classics; it lucidly focuses on Rädhä and Krsna intimate love affairs.
Sensuous is Jayadeva's sweet language, yet his message in Gita Govinda paints the accurate picture, for our Sri Govinda is 'Amorous love Personified'.
The story's first chapter provides the evidence:
visvesamanuranjanena janayannaandamindivara
srenisyamla komalair upanayanangairotsavam
svaccandarh vrajasundearibhirabhiramitam
pratyanganmalingitah
sgarah sakhi murtimaniva madhou harikridati.
A sakhi tells Radha:
"O vinodini Rai, just see how krsna enjoys the spring! He is making love with all of the Vraja sundaris as they embrace and fondle every limb of His soft, syama body which is more delicate and colorful than blue lotus. Thus Krsna inaugurates
'Cupid's festival' to enlivent he gopis and the entire creation— as He is Himself-srngara (Amorous love) Personified."