Gita Govindam - Ashtapadhi #3- Lalita-Lavanga lata --with English translation

Poet Sri Jayadeva was born in 11th century in Bindu Bilva village near Puri Jagannath Temple in Orissa. His wife Padmavati, was an accomplished temple dancer. He was very much influenced by the culture and devotion of Vaishnava Brahmanas. His magnum opus "Gita Govinda' is one of the most popular compositions in Sanskrit language, describing the divine love of Radha and Krishna. Krishna's youthful dalliances with the 'gopis' are interpreted as symbolic of the loving interplay between God and the human soul. Radha's utterly rapturous love for Krishna and their relationship is often interpreted as the quest for union with the divine. This kind of love is the highest form of devotion and spiritual longing and experience. The rasa dance is symbolic of this, Krsna, the supreme mystic, expands Himself in many forms and stood beside each gopi. Placing His hands on the shoulders of the gopis on both sides of Him, He began to dance in their midst. The mystic expansions of Krsna were not perceived by the gopis because Krsna appeared alone to each of them. All these gopis are expansions of Krsna's pleasure potency that are within our grasp and experience. Poet jayadev describes that the gopi's dance with Krishna is the essence of spring.. i.e the arrival of joyous times... English Translation Ramesh Krishnakumar, Singer: Vijay Yesudas Invocation by Padmashri K.J Yesudas -- Narayaniyam Dasakam 1