41. anuchumbathaam avichalena chethasaH
manujaakrtheH maDhurimaSriyam vibhoH
ayi dheva krshNa dhayitha ithi jalpathaam
api no bhaveyuH api naama thaadhrSaH
Even to us who speak inarticulately, jalpathaam, His name as Oh Lord, Krishna, beloved etc. will occur,thaadhrSaaH api no bhaveyuH, the experiences of those who enjoy, anuchumbathaam, the nectarine richness of Krishna, maDhurima Sriyam vibhoH with steadfast mind, avichalena chethasaa, concentrated on Him.
In this sloka Leelasuka speaks about the yogic experience of those who meditate on the Lord as the sweet form as
Srimadbhagavatham says, 'kalou nama sankirthanam' the surest and easiest way to get release from bondage in kaliyuga is through
Namasankirthanam. This is what is referred to here by Leelasuka in this sloka. The only mans of attaining the same goal as the yogis do with difficult path of yoga and meditation is namasankeerthanam. Kulasekhara says,
Sreevallabhethi varadhethi dhayaaparethi
Bhakthapriyethi bhavlunTankovidhethi
naaThethi naagaSayanethi jagannivaasethi
aalaapinam prathipadham kuru me mukundha
"Oh Mukundha, make me at every step utter your names, Srivallabha the Lord of Lakshmi, Varada, giver of boons, dhayApara, filled with mercy,bhakthapriya, dear to your devotees who are dear to you,bhavalunTana kOvidha, one who is skilled in taking away the samsara from His devotees,nAtha, Lord of the universe,nAgaSayana, on who reclines on Adisesha and jagannivAsa, one who is manifest all over the world."
42. kiSoravesheNa krSodhareedhrSaam
viSeshadhrSyena viSaalalochanam
yaSodhayaa labDha yaSonavaambuDheH
niSaamaye neela niSaakaram kadhaa
When will I see Krishna, with large eyes, viSaalalochanam, who is like the dark moon, neela niSaakaram, to the novel sea of fame,yaSonavaabuDheH, obtained by Yasodha, yaSodhayaa labDham, and who forms a special sight, viSeshadhrSyeNa for the eyes of the gopis with slender waists, krSodhareedhrSaam, with his young form, kiSoravesheNa. The yamaka in every line is beautiful.
Yasodha obtained fame as the mother of
43. prakrthiH avathu naH vilaasalakshmyaaH
prakrthijadam praNathaaparaaDhaveeThyaam
sukrthikrthapadham kiSorabhaave
sukrthimanaH praNiDhaanapaathram ojaH
May the light, ojaH, that is Krishna, in his young form, kiSorabhaave, who is the natural form of rich elegance, prakrthiH vilaasalakshmyaaH, who is naturally unaware, prakrthijadam of the path of sin of those who surrender to Him, praNathaaparaaDhaveeThyaam, whom those with meritorious deeds attain, sukrthikrthapadham, and who is the receptacle of the worship, praNiDhaanapaathram, of those with pure minds, sukrthimanaH, protect us, avathu naH.
44. apahasitha suDhaamadhaavalepaiH
athi sumanoharam aardhra mandhahaasaiH
vrajayuvathi vilochanaavalehyam
ramayathu Dhaama ramaavaroDhanam naH
May that light, Dhaama, give us joy, ramayathu, which, by a loving smile aardhramandhahaasa, very attractive, sumanoharam, puts to shame, apahasitha, the pride of nectar, suDhaamadhaavalepa, swallowed by the eyes of the gopis, vrajayuvathi vilochana avalehyam, and is the abode of Lakshmi, ramaa avaroDhanam
The nectarine smiles of
The word avaroDha usually means the inner apartments or harem in a palace, besides other meanings, and for Lakshmi , the Lord is the palace in which she resides and hence her harem.
45. ankuritha smera dhaSaaviSeshaiH
aSraantha harshaamrthavarsham akshNaam
samkreedathaam chethasi gopakanyaa
ghanasthana svasthyayanam mahO naH
The light, mahaH, that is Krishna, who ceaselessly showers nectar, aSraantha harshaamrthavarsham of joy to the eyes, akshNaam, with his sprouting smile, ankuritha smera, with its variations, dhaSaaviSeshaiH, and who constitutes the state of well being, svasthyayanam, in gopis play in our hearts, naH samkreedathaam chethasi..
The smile of
46. mrgamadha panka sangara viSeshitha vanya mahaa
girithata gandagairika ghanadhrava vidhrumitham
ajithabhujaantharam bhajatha he vrajagopavaDhoo
sthanakalaSasThalee ghusrNa mardhana kardhamitham
Oh devotees, meditate, bhajatha, on the chest of
47. aamoola pallavitha leelam apaangajaalaiH
aasinchathee bhuvanam aadhrtha gopaveshaa
baalaakrthiH mrdhula mugDha mukhendhubimbaa
maaDhurya siddhiH avathaan maDhuvidhvisho naH
May the child form of Krishna, baalaakrthiH, of accomplished sweetness, maaDhurya siddhiH with soft and charming moon-like face, mrdhula mugDha mukhendhubimbaa, whose exploits have sprouted from the beginning, aamoola pallavitha leelam, who drenches the world with his glances, apaangajaalaiH aasinchathee bhuvanam and who has assumed the guise of a cowherd, aadhrtha gopaveshaa, protect us, avathaan naH.
The exploits, of
48. viraNan maNi noopuram vraje
charaNaambhojam upaassva SaarngiNaH
sarase sarasi Sriyaa Sritham
kamalam vaa kalahamsanaadhitham
Worship the lotus feet of Krishna, charaNaambojam SaarngiNaH, with the anklets sounding, viraNan maNi noopuram, with gems inside like the cooing of the swan, kalahamsanaadhitham, in Gokula, vraje, or perhaps as the lotus, kamalam vaa, held by Lakshmi, sriyaasritham, in a lake full of lotuses, sarase sarasi accompanied by the sweet sound of swans.
This is one of the beautiful slokas which renders itself to tasteful explanation. In Gokula Krishna walks with his anklets filled with gems sounding sweetly like the sound made by the swans. Leelasuka tells everyone to meditate on the feet of
Peyazvar says in his moonraam thiruvanthadhi,
kaNNum kamalam kamalamE kaitthalamum
maNNaLandha paadhamum mattravaiyE
The eyes, hands and feet of the Lord are like lotuses and His form is blue like the water of the lake. Kamban describes the Lord when He appeared in front of the devas as `karumugil thaamaraikkaadu pootthu,' that is, He looked like a dark cloud in which there was a forest of lotuses.
This is true in all His incarnations and the metaphor of the lotus-lake applies to
49. SaraNam aSaraNaanaam Saaradhambhoja nethraam
niravaDhi madhurimnaa neelavesheNa ramyam
smaraSaraparathanthra smeranethraambujaabhiH
vrajayuvathibhH avyaath brahma samveshtitham naH
May the Brahman, brahma, that is Krishna, who is the refuge SaraNam, of those who have no other resort, aSaraNaanaam, who has the eyes like lotus in autumn, Saaradhaambhojanethram, who is attractive by his blue form, neelavesheNa ramyam, which is of boundless sweetness, niravaDhi maDhurimNaa, and who is surrounded by love-stricken gopis, smaraSaraparathanthra, with eyes like full blown lotuses, smera nethraambujaabhiH..
In this sloka Leelasuka identifies
50. suvyktha kaanthibhara sourabha dhivya gathram
avyaktha youvanapareetha kiSorabhaavam
gavyaanupaalana viDhou anuSishtam avyaath
avyaajaramyam akhileSvara vaibhavam naH
May the incarnation of the Lord of the universe, akhileSvara vaibhavam, who has a lustrous and fragrant manifest form, suvyaktha kaanthibhara sourabha dhivya gaathram, in childhood with youth not yet manifest, avyaktha youvanapareetha kiSorabhaavam, naturally attractive, avyaajaramyam, and who was commissioned with the task of tending the cows, gavyaanupaalana viDhou anuSishtam protect us.
The Lord of the universe, Narayana, has incarnated as
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