[ She clucks, jerks her head for him to follow her. ]
Rani is Queen, or my queen. Radha is the lover of Krishna. Krishna being a God. [ She's familiar now with how little Barrayar has to do with Gods. Not that she asks anyone else to believe, nor inclined of flashing it around. But she had spent her hours stitching Radha and Krishna for Sonya's art show to do her part. It was part of her. If only to never forget her family, her home. It just doesn't have to be anyone else's business. ] He was an exemplary lover, spent his days with milkmaids and devotees.
Krishna was beautiful to all the world. [ Laughs politely, as she goes on. ] But Radha was beautiful to him. When we sing our prayers to him, we call her name first, because she is first in his heart. [ Raises her voice in the familiar chant, up and down in song if faint. ] Radha Krishna, Radha Krishna.
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Rani is Queen, or my queen. Radha is the lover of Krishna. Krishna being a God. [ She's familiar now with how little Barrayar has to do with Gods. Not that she asks anyone else to believe, nor inclined of flashing it around. But she had spent her hours stitching Radha and Krishna for Sonya's art show to do her part. It was part of her. If only to never forget her family, her home. It just doesn't have to be anyone else's business. ] He was an exemplary lover, spent his days with milkmaids and devotees.
Krishna was beautiful to all the world. [ Laughs politely, as she goes on. ] But Radha was beautiful to him. When we sing our prayers to him, we call her name first, because she is first in his heart. [ Raises her voice in the familiar chant, up and down in song if faint. ] Radha Krishna, Radha Krishna.