Ragas and Raginis: A Pictorial and Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources c10.173

c10.173

‘Śyām: Her body shines with the beauty of clouds; she has snatched away the picture of the figure of Kṛṣṇa (Ghana-śyām). The glitter of her yellow robes is full of beauty; she has decked her brow with specks of saffron. The damsel dallies in sweet smiles which raise new desires in one’s heart. Such is the great melody Śyām, carrying a wreath of jewels round her neck,—a captivating beauty,—as the incarnation of Cupid.’²