Jagat

kadācit śrī-rādhā-caraṇa-kamala-dvandva-patitaṁ kadācit śrī-rādhā-mukha-kamala-mādhvī-rasa-pibam | kadācit śrī-rādhā-kuca-kamala-koṣa-dvaya-rataṁ viloke taṁ kṛṣṇa-bhramaram adhi vṛndāvanam aham ||1.96|| Sometimes buzzing around Sri Radha's lotus feet, sometimes drinking the nectar honey of Radha's lotus mouth, sometimes trapped in the lotus flower cup of Radha's breasts, when will I see this black bumblebee cavort in Vrindavan? Commentary Yesterday I felt a bit of fear as I posted such an intimate pastime of Radha and Krishna. At the same time I had recently been heavily criticized for speaking to unqualified persons about the fragrance of Radha's body, as in the first verse of Rādhā-rasa-sudhā-nidhi . yasyāḥ kadāpi vasanāñcala-khelanottha- dhanyātidhanya-pavanena kṛtārtha-mānī | yogīndra-durgama-gatir madhusūdano'pi tasyā namo'stu vṛṣabhānu-bhuvo diśe'pi || I bow down to even the direction in which Vrishabhanu Nandini is prese...

Flickr As I go through the dāna-līlā episode of Chandi Das's Śrī Kṛṣṇa Kīrtana , there are many songs in which Krishna describes Radha's beauty, and a regular feature of that includes descriptions of her breasts. In fact, breasts are a subject that is prominent in all Sanskrit poetry, and is even standard in prayers to goddesses. There does not seem to have been any inhibition in talking about breasts in the ancient Indian culture, even though I dare say, there is more of one in the modern society, in spite of Bollywood. There is, however, an apparent restriction in talking about genitals, male or female, in the so-called erotic poetry of India--Sanskrit or vernacular--even when lovemaking etc., is described. Such descriptions would automatically fall into some other genre. In Radha and Krishna descriptions, I cannot recall ever seeing or hearing a passage that mentioned genitals or overt sexual activity. It is nearly always spoken of somewhat euphemistically. I remember ...