Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda was Manaku’s most outstanding set of works. Arrange the following parts of the Gita Govinda in the order in which the poem tells them.
(A) Ignored by Krishna, Radha sulks in a bower.
(B) The messenger tells Radha of Krishna’s longing for her.
(C) The poet describes the sports of Krishna with other gopis.
(D) A delightful description of spring is given.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (D), (C), (A), (B)
(D) A delightful description of spring is given. — First. It follows the opening, where Radha and Krishna fall in love on the banks of river Yamuna.
(C) The poet describes the sports of Krishna with other gopis. — Second. The poet turns to them right after the description of spring.
(A) Ignored by Krishna, Radha sulks in a bower. — Third. She is heartbroken while her sakhi tells how Krishna wanders with the cowherd girls.
(B) The messenger tells Radha of Krishna’s longing for her. — Fourth. This comes after Krishna feels remorseful, looks for her and laments.
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. After sometime, Krishna feels remorseful and starts looking for Radha, and on not finding her, laments for her. The messenger, now, goes to Radha and tells her of the longing of Krishna for her.…” |