PLATE 22
Krishna dancing with the Cowgirls
Illustration to the Gita Govinda
Western Rajasthan, c. 1610
N.C. Mehta collection, Bombay
Besides describing Krishna's flute-playing, Radha's friend gives her an account of his love-making.
'An artless woman looks with ardour on Krishna's lotus face.'
'Another on the bank of the Jumna, when Krishna goes to a bamboo thicket,
Pulls at his garment to draw him back, so eager is she for amorous play.'