Manaku’s Gita Govinda set follows the story composed by Jayadeva. Arrange the following events from the opening part of the story in the order in which they occur:
(A) A delightful description of spring.
(B) Radha and Krishna fall in love on the banks of river Yamuna.
(C) The poet describes the sports of Krishna with other gopis.
(D) Ignored by Krishna, heartbroken Radha sulks in a bower.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (A), (C), (D)
(B) Radha and Krishna fall in love on the banks of river Yamuna. — First. The poem begins with how they fall in love.
(A) A delightful description of spring. — Second. The spring scene follows the falling in love.
(C) The poet describes the sports of Krishna with other gopis. — Third. The poet turns to Krishna’s sports with other gopis after the spring scene.
(D) Ignored by Krishna, heartbroken Radha sulks in a bower. — Fourth. Ignored while Krishna wanders with the cowherd girls, Radha sulks in a bower.
NCERT (2026-27): “Awaiting Krishna and the Hesitant Radha …Gita Govinda is Manaku’s most outstanding set of works. As mentioned earlier, composed by Jayadeva, Gita Govinda begins with the description of how Radha and Krishna fall in love on the banks of river Yamuna. A delightful description of spring follows and the poet describes the sports of Krishna with other gopis. Ignored by Krishna, heartbroken Radha sulks in a bower as her friend, sakhi, describes how Krishna continues to wander with the pretty cowherd girls.…” |