Radha-Krsna Swinging in Monsoon Night

Look, O sakhi, how Radha-Syama are swinging! Various musical

instruments are being played, and songs are sung with beautiful voices and with nice rhythms

and tunes.” “The month of Asadha (June-July, when it is very hot) is gone,

and the Sravana month (July-August) has come on the delightful bank of the Yamuna.

The moon is rising in the blissful night sky, and a gentle Malayan (southern) breeze

is blowing.” “The lakes are full, and the trees are blooming (due to profuse rain at

that time of the year), and the clouds rumble deeply in the sky. The lightning flashes

and drops of rain are showered.” “A swing is hung there on jewelled ropes in the cool