Jayadeva's Geeta Govinda - A Love Song 17 Comments

Torn by the piercing arrows of Kamadeva, Radha spent a restless night filled with apprehension. Krishna arrives in the morning and bows down to her. He begins to speak in sweet seductive words. But Radha remains unruffled. The resentment towards other Gopis, who flirted with Krishna, still burns strongly in her heart. Knowing fully well that he has come after spending his time with these other women, she admonishes Krishna for his misdeeds. Pointing out to the tell tale marks on his face and body, Radha is a Khandita Nayika, complaining and reprimanding:

Your eyes, reveal it all!
They are still red, tired and drowsy.
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