11. ayi murali mukunda smera vakthraaravindha
SvasanamaDhu rasajne thvaam pranamyaadhya yaache
aDharamaNi sameepam praapthavathyaam bhavathyaam
kaThaya rahasi karNe maddhaSaam nandhasoonoH
Oh flute! I salute you and pray to you, who knows the taste of the honey of the breath on the smiling lotus-like face of Mukunda, when you get into the vicinity of the gem-like lips of
Leelasuka pleads, pranamya adhya yaache, to the flute, murali, which is enjoying the nectar-like breath, svasanamaDhu, of Krishna, whose face is like the lotus, vakthraaravindha, to convey his plight to Krishna, 'maddhaSaam,' close to his ears, karNe, secretly, rahasi, when Krishna takes it and places it near his gem like mouth, aDharamaNi sameepam.
A parallel idea is found in Naachiar thirumozi where Andaal asks the conch to tell her about the sweet smell and taste of the mouth of the Lord. There are ten verses describing her conversation with the conch.
The flute also like the conch of the Lord never leaves
12.Sajalajaladhaneelam vallavee kelilolam
Srithasuratharumoolam vidhyuth ullaasi chelam
Suraripukulakaalam sanmanobimbaleelam
Nathasuramunijaalam noumi gopaalabaalam
I bow down to Krishna, who is dark like the cloud full of water, who loves playing with the gopis, who is found under the celestial tree, who is wearing a garment resembling the lightning, who is like death to the enemies of the devas, who plays in the minds of the good and who is worshipped by hosts of devas and sages.
13. aDharabimba vidambitha vidhrumam
maDhuraveNuninaadha vinodhinam
kamalakomalakamramukhaambujam
kamapi gopakumaaram upaasmahe
We meditate on unexcelled Gopala, whose lip like the bimba fruit puts to shame the coral with its redness, who revels in the sweet music of his flute and whose face is beautiful and soft like the lotus.
The lower lip of
14.aDhare vinivesya vamsanaalam
vivaraaNyasya saleelam anguleebhih
muhuH antharayan muhuh vivrnvan
maDhuram gaayathi maaDhavo vanaanthe.
Madhava is singing sweetly in the forest, maDhuram gaayathi, placing the flute on his lips, aDhare vinivesya, and playfully, saleelam, closing often, muhuH antharayan and opening again, muhuH vivrnvan, its holes, vivaraani, with fingers, anguleebhiH.
Vamsanaalam- flute, vamsa means bamboo while vamSee means flute. Naala is tube.
15. vadhane navaneetha ganDhavaaham
vachane thaskara chaathuree DhureeNam
nayane kuhanaaSrum aasrayeThaah
charaNe komalathaandavam kumaaram
,
Resort to the boy Krishna , his face smelling of butter, vadane navaneetha ganDhavaaham,, his talk clever, vachane thaskara chaathuree Dhureenam, and deceiving like that of a thief, his eyes full of false tears, nayane kuhanaaSru, and his feet dancing beautifully, charane komala thaandavam. .
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