O Krishna! Owing to pangs of separation, br for Ra dha, her home seems to be a forest. br The group of her dear maiden-friends br appears as a trapping net. br With heavy sighs, the heat of separation br turns to be a vast forest-conflagration. br It is a matter of severe woe br that because of thy separation, br Oh, how she appears as a doe, br and Love-god Cupid for her, br has become Yama, the Lord of Death, br displaying the activities of a fierce tiger. br br [Extracts from English Version of 'Gita-Govinda of Jayadeva' br Translated by Dr.