Bijayini Satpathy_Let’s Sit & Dance

The 24th/last song of the 12th century devotional/erotic love ballad of saint poet Jayadev Geet Govind portrays the female/Radha in a powerful position of command & confidence in her relationship with the demi-God, Krishna. She, here is a SwAdhinapatikA NayikA, the woman who enjoys complete assurance of her beloved’s love and loyalty to her. To establish the freedom and power of the woman in this relationship between a mortal/Radha and a God/Krishna, the context has been carefully crafted by the poet as the after hours of intimate passion play between the two, when she demands his attention to the doings and undoings caused by the act of their passion and commands him to dress her up again so that they could resume the passionate union. The refrain in this episode: Kuru Yadunandana Chandana Shishira Tarena Karena Payodhare Kuru - Do Yadunandana - Oh Krishna, the son of Yadu dynasty Chandana - anointment of sandalwood paste Shishira - dew like cool Tarena - your (by) Karena - hands (by) Payodhare - on (my) breasts Originally choreographed by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Music composition - Pt. Bhubaneswar Mishra