MP Board Class 7 Special English Chapter18 Song of Radha the Milkmaid
Lesson 18
Song of Radha the Milkmaid
Special English
MP Board Class 8 English Reader Chapter 18 Song of Radha the Milkmaid
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MP Board Class 8 English Reader Chapter 18 Song of Radha the Milkmaid
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GLOSSARY
Heifer - young cow
Lowing - deep sound made by cattle
Shravan - month of Hindi calendar during which usually I rains
Comrades - companions
Mocked - made fun of
Altar -raised platform on which offering are made to God
Conch-shell - hard outer shell of a sea animal
Wroth - angry
EXERCISE
2. Comprehension
A. Answer these questions:
1. Where did Radha carry her curds to?
Ans. Radha carried her curds to the Mathura fair.
2. What did she compare her curds to?
Ans. She compared her curds to white clouds.
3. What did she cry out and why?
Ans. She cried out ‘Govinda’, ‘Govinda’. She did so because her heart was full of the beauty of her beloved Krishna.
4. What did her comrades ask her to do?
Ans. Her comrades asked her to dance, sing, wear saffron garments and pluck new buds.
5. Why did her comrades mock at her?
Ans. Her (Radha’s) comrades mocked at her because she did not care for their requests. Instead of joining them in dance, in singing and plucking new buds, she cried ‘Govinda’, ‘Govinda’.
6. What did she do at the altar?
Ans. She folded her hands at the altar and prayed for divine guidance at all times.
7. Why were her comrades angry?
Ans. Her comrades were angry because she did not pay attention to their requests. She busied herself in the worship of her beloved Krishna.
Word Power
Select words from these and write them in the columns with the word they rhyme with:
(fry, bring,way, lay, rowing, buy, blowing, sky, flowing, spring, play, growing, hay, wing, shy, king, gay, ring why, glowing)
Ans.
Let’s Talk
Talk to your partner and find answers to the questions given below:
1. Who is Radha?
Ans. Radha is a milkmaid.
2. Who is Govinda?
Ans. Govinda is Lord Krishna.
3. What is the poetess trying to explain about-Radha?
Ans. The poetess is trying to explain that Radha is deeply devoted to Krishna. Her heart is full of Krishna’s beauty and music. She is so much engrossed in his worship that she does not care for anything else or any other person.
4. What does the poetess compare the curds with?
Ans. The poetess compares the curds with white clouds in the sky.
5. Write about the three things that made Radha say Govinda Govinda?
Ans. The following three things made Radha say Govinda Govinda.
1. Her heart was full of her beloved’s (Govinda’s) beauty.
2. Her heart was deeply full of her beloved’s (Govinda’s) music.
3. Her heart was fully lost in her beloved’s (Lord Krishna’s) worship.