2. Character Presentation

Radha:

The joyous Cuckoo

Perches on the mango tree

She calls to her loving Lord

By singing “Pihu, Pihee”

Innocent peahen, ’Mayuriya’

In bush near forest chute

Forgets her own empty (bodily) vessel

On hearing the Lord’s flute

On the banks of river ‘Jamuna’

When the spring, ‘Basanti’, comes

Charm ‘Mohini’, of flowers ‘Fulvari’

Showers branches with blossoms

Embroidery of dots of ‘Bindiya’

Sparkle on the beautiful skirt

The stars in the sky aloft

Are woven by ‘Nisha,’ the night

This poetic riddle I've made

Can you solve, it hides indeed

Names of 'Gopis'*, my friends,

In whose love I'm steeped

*Gopis = Female cowherds

Dialogue:

Radha: Oh! Mayuriya......

Mayuriya: I am coming......

Radha: Where are you all?

Jamuna......Basanti

Mohini.......Fulvari

Bindiya.......Nisha

Where are you all?

*Sakhi: We are coming!

*Sakhi = Female Friends

End of Chapter 2