Dear colleagues, while reading the *Śrīkr̥ṣṇakīrtana*, a pre-Caitanya text attributed to Baṛu Caṇḍīdāsa, I found a passage in which Kānāi/Kr̥ṣṇa compliments Rādhā by comparing her ears to those of a (female) vulture: *gidhinīsadr̥śa tora dekhõ dui kāna* (ŚKK, *Dānakhaṇḍa*, 16.1d). While I believe *gidhinī* (Sanskrit. gr̥dhrī) is probably the *gyps bengalensis*, I am not familiar with this kind of simile. Are you aware of this or similar expressions in either Sanskrit or vernacular literature? Any suggestion would be appreciated. With kind regards, Fabrizio
Fabrizio Ferrari Professore ordinario di Storia delle Religioni Presidente del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Scienze delle Religioni <https://www.dissgea.unipd.it/didattica/corsi-di-studio/corso-di-laurea-magistrale-interateneo-scienze-delle-religioni> Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche, Geografiche e dell’Antichità (DiSSGeA) Università degli Studi di Padova Palazzo Liviano, Piazza Capitaniato, 7 35139 Padova Tel. 049.827-4577 E-mail: [email protected] https://unipd.academia.edu/FabrizioFerrari Link ricevimento via Zoom: https://unipd.zoom.us/j/92913939701
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