Gita Govinda 2.8
Gītagovinda 2.8
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2.8.1
atha katham api yāminīm vinīya smara-śara-jarjaritā api sā prabhāte /
anunaya-vacanam vadantam agre praṇatam api priyam āha sābhyasūyam //
Then, having somehow passed the night, though shattered by the arrows of Smara, in the morning,
as her beloved bowed before her and spoke words of conciliation, she spoke to him with indignation:
2.8.2
rajani-janita-guru-jāgara-rāga-kaṣāyitam alasa-niveśam /
vahati nayanam anurāgam iva sphuṭam udita-rasa-abhiniveśam //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"Your eyes, languid and bloodshot with red color from staying awake late through the night,
clearly carry, as it were, the passion born of awakened amorous devotion.
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.3
kajjala-malina-vilocana-cumbana-viracita-nīlima-rūpam /
daśana-vasanam aruṇam tava kṛṣṇa tanoti tanoḥ anurūpam //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"Your red lips, bearing a blackened appearance caused by kissing eyes darkened with collyrium,
suit your dark body well, O Kṛṣṇa!
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.4
vapuḥ anuharati tava smara-saṅgara-khara-nakhara-kṣata-rekham /
marakata-śakala-kalita-kaladhauta-lipeḥ iva rati-jaya-lekham //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"Your body displays scratches from sharp fingernails in love's battle,
like an inscription of victory in amorous pleasure traced in gold upon an emerald shard.
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.5
caraṇa-kamala-galat-alaktaka-siktam idam tava hṛdayam udāram /
darśayati iva bahiḥ madana-druma-nava-kisalaya-parivāram //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"Your broad chest, wet with red lac dripping from lotus feet,
shows outwardly, as it were, a fresh cluster of sprouts from the tree of desire.
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.6
daśana-padam bhavat-adhara-gatam mama janayati cetasi khedam /
kathayati katham adhunā api mayā saha tava vapuḥ etat abhedam //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"The tooth-mark on your lower lip produces grief in my mind;
how can you still speak of your body being non-different from mine?
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.7
bahiḥ iva malinataram tava kṛṣṇa manaḥ api bhaviṣyati nūnam /
katham atha vañcayase janam anugatam asamaśara-jvara-dūnam //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"Just as you are dark outside, O Kṛṣṇa, your mind must surely be darker still;
otherwise, how could you deceive a woman devoted to you and tormented by the fever of love's arrows?
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.8
bhramati bhavān abalā-kavalāya vaneṣu kim atra vicitram /
prathayati pūtanikā eva vadhū-vadha-nirdaya-bāla-caritram //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
"You wander in the woods to devour weak women—what is strange about that?
Pūtanā herself proclaims your childhood deed of mercilessly killing women!
Alas, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Do not utter deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!"
2.8.9
śrījayadeva-bhaṇita-rati-vañcita-khaṇḍita-yuvati-vilāpam /
śṛṇuta sudhā-madhuram vibudhāḥ vibudha-ālayataḥ api durāpam //
harihari yāhi mādhava yāhi keśava mā vada kaitava-vādam
tām anusara sarasīruha-locana yā tava harati viṣādam //
Listen, O wise ones, to the lament of the young woman deceived in love and wronged,
composed by Śrī Jayadeva, sweet as nectar, difficult to obtain even from the abode of the gods:
Ah, Hari! Go, Mādhava! Go, Keśava! Speak no deceitful words!
Follow her, O lotus-eyed one, who takes away your grief!
2.8.10
tava idam paśyantyāḥ prasarat anurāgam bahiḥ iva
priyā-pāda-alakta-churitam aruṇa-chāya-hṛdayam /
mama adya prakhyāta-praṇaya-bhara-bhaṅgena kitava
tvat-ālokaḥ śokāt api kim api lajjām janayati //
As I behold this heart of yours smeared with the red lac of your beloved's feet,
its ruddy glow spreading outward as if it were your passion,
now that our renowned and heavy love has been broken, O rogue,
the sight of you brings me not merely sorrow, but an unspeakable shame.
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Commentaries (4)
- Rasikapriyā — Kumbhakarṇa, Sanskrit
- Śrutirañjanī — Lakṣmīdhara, Sanskrit
- Commentary of Mānāṅka — Mānāṅka, Sanskrit
- Rasamañjarī — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit