1735-1748 A.D. - 16" x 22"
This scene is set on the river Jamuna at eventide and is divided into two
halves. The upper portion depicts a leisured journey along the Jamuna waters,
while in the lower part the lovers are seen after they have alighted and entered
the kunja (woodland grove).
"Oh saki! Hearing the flutesong of Mukunda, the river is carrying all the
lotuses like gifts in her thousands of arms and offering them as pushpanjali (an
offering of flowers) to Krishna's feet. The waves of the river have stopped
flowing, and a whirlpool has been created. This whirlpool is a symptom of
mahabhava, the river's prema (pure love) for Krishna.
Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja
- Bhakti-rasayan -
(c) 1994 Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti
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