20. kalakvaNithakankaNam karanirudDha peethaambaram
klamaprasrthapunthalam galithabarhabhoosham vibhoh
punah prasrthichaapalam praNayineebhujaayanthritham
mamasphurathu maanase madanakeliSayyotThitham
In this sloka Leelasuka imagines
His bracelet, kankaNam, sounds sweetly, kalakvanitha, he clutches his peethambara, the yellow silk garment with one hand, karanirudDha peethaambaram his hair dishevelled, klamaprasrtha kunthalam his peacock feather placed as an ornament on his head, displaced, galithabarha bhooshaNam desiring to come out, prasrthichaapalam he is stopped, bujaniruddha, by his consort, praNayee.. Leelasuka says " the Lord such portrayed may shine in my mind, mamasphurathu maanase."
This sloka resembles the idea expressed in Thiruppavai of Andal, in which she calls
Here also the commentators express the same sentiments as in Thiruppavai as a whole, where Andal is waking up everyone and finally
21. sthokasthoka nirudDhyamaana mrdhulaprasyandhimanhasmitham
premodhbhedhanirargalaprasrmarapravyaktharomodhgamam
Srothum Srothramanoharam vrajavaDhooleelaamiThojalpitham
miThyaasvaapam upaasmahe bhagavathah kreedaanimeeladhrSah
Let us meditate on the fake sleep of Krishna, miThyaasvaapam, who has closed his eyes playfully, kreedaanimeeladhrSah, with his lips trembling in uncontrollable smile, on hearing the sweet conversations of the gopis who seeing him exchange teasing words, vrajavaDhooleelaamiThojalpitham and his whole body displaying the excitement with love for them.
The devotees long to see the Lord open His eyes slowly and look at them. Andal says , `chengaN sirucchiridhE emmEl vizhiyaavO,' entreating
The sleep of the Lord is always feigned as the world will collapse if He really close His eyes. He is incessantly acting in order to protect the world and His sleep is only yoganidra.
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