Nanda Beholds Krishna's Face



Parted nightlong from his beloved child
Nanda could no longer restrain himself
and lifting from his face the coverlet gazed upon it;
no more the night was oppressive:
the gods it seemed had churned the sea,
and through its foam the moon was seen resplendent in the sky."

Says Suradasa, the cowherd lads and maids learning that their beloved Krishna was awake forgot all else and ran to his bedside.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXXX X
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 405
Words 73
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 1

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