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Post 2
Dear sri vaishNva perunthagaiyeer,

After seeing the 3 slOkams of sreemadh bhaagavatham in which krishNa, 
the nata vara, being described for his dressing, we will see in this 
post the meanings for the remaining two slOkams [one in which sri 
sukhar describes the natavara already seen]. 
Second - krishNa being eulogized by brahma after he is defeated [(?) 
or a leela] by krishNa ? Krishna taking the form of calves and gOpa 
boys for a period of one year, when brahma tried to conceal the 
calves and boys in a cave, also another brahma sitting in original 
brahmaa's seat, thereby this original brahma getting a doubt, am I 
the original or a duplicate etc,. This incident, since, is not the 
focal point for us, but the brahma sthuthi is, in particular the 
description of the lord ? the dancer's dressing ? nata vara's 
dressing. So we take up that verse. 

Sree brahma uvaacha
noumeeDya thE~ bhra vapushE thaDidhambaraaya 
gunjaavathamsa paripichcha lasan mukhaaya !
vanyasrajE kavala vEthra vishaaNa vENu lakshma 
sriyE mrudhu padhE pasu paangajaaya !! 
10 ?14 ?1 sreemadh bhaagavatham dhasama skandham

na: mE eeDya = to be worshipped by us all
thE = you
abhra vapushE = thunder cloud colour bodied, rainy weather colour 
bodied, or simply cloud colour bodied
thadith = striking or lightning, flashy,  
ambaraaya = having the cloth, or clothed
gunjaa = kundhumani in tamil ? red and blackberry seeds [as ear rings]
avathamsa = causing slight obscurity
pari pichcha = a tail feather bedecked
lasan mukhaaya = having a glittering face [las- glitter, shine] 
vanya srajE = decorated with forest plants and flowers
kavala vEthra = having a handful of food on one hand and another 
having a long cane
vishaaNa = also having a horn
vENu = flute
lakshma sriyE = characteristic wealth or glory 
pasu paangajaaya mrudhu padhE = one having soft lotus feet 

meaning: Lord Brahmaa said: O Lord, You are fit to receive the 
worship of the entire universe. O son of the king of cowherds, Your 
transcendental body is dark blue like a new cloud, Your garment is 
brilliant like lightning, and the beauty of Your face is enhanced by 
Your gunja earrings and the peacock feather on Your head. Wearing 
garlands of various forest flowers and leaves, and equipped with a 
herding stick, a buffalo horn, a flute, and a morsel of grain mixed 
with yogurt in Your hand, You are most attractive. Your lotus feet 
are very soft. I offer my prayers unto You.

Dear bhakthaas, see how close, it is to the previous slOkam 
description ? barhaapeedam -  Same peacock feathers in head, forest 
flowers decked as garland deorates the chest,  flashy peethaambaram 
as dress in the waist, cloud coloured body, etc, being described. 

The differences are 
1.      the earrings ? there flowers, here gunja, 
2.      there flute being played, here just held. 
3.      there no food in hand, here food in hand
4.      No horn there, here a horn

Now we will take up the next slokam description of krishNa, the nata 
vara, by the wives of the braahmaNaas. The braahmaNaas were doing a 
yagnam and when Krishna wanted food from them, they refused. whereas 
the wives of these people readily offered to give, and, in fact, gave 
food.

syaamam hiraNya pariDhim vanamaalya 
barhi dhaathu pravaaLa nata vEsham anuvrathaamsE !
vinyastha hastham itharENa Dhunaanam abjam 
karNOthpalaalaka kapOla mukhaabja haasam !! 
10 ?23 ? 22 sreemadh bhaagavatham dhasama skandham

syaamam = black coloured [or cloud coloured]
hiraNya pariDhim = golden hued garment adorned  
vanamaalya = garlanded with forest flowers 
barhi dhaathu = peacock stems or feathers [actually dhaathu means 
base element, seed, stem or parts of main item eg. Aya dhaathu ? iron 
ore]
pravaaLa = a young shoot, sprout, or one having flowing long or 
beautiful hair
nata vEsham = dressed for dancing
anuvratha amsE = followed by parties [gOpa boys]
vinyastha hastham = hands placed down on
itharENa Dhunaanam = shaken by others
abjam = lotus ? born in water
karNa uthpalaalaka = in the ears blossoming
kapOla mukha = cheeks, face
abja haasam = lotus, smile or laughter. 

meaning: krishNaa's complexion was blackish, syaama, like a new cloud 
and His garment golden. Decorated with a peacock feather, colored 
minerals, sprigs of flower buds, and a garland of forest flowers and 
leaves, He was dressed as the best of all dancers. He rested His left 
hand upon the shoulder of a friend and with His right hand, twirled a 
pastime lotus. Lilies graced His ears, His hair hung down over His 
cheeks, and His lotus like face was smiling sweetly.

[Dear all, my intention is to give meaning of individual words also, 
is to enjoy the description of my krishNa in its original form. Also, 
if some of the readers want to pick up few Sanskrit words as well few 
sreemadh bhaagavatham slokams they can do so]. 

Here again, we see the description is just same. Marked differences 
are 
1.      the hands of Krishna resting on the shoulders of his gOpa 
friends. 
2.      No mention of the flute either being played or just held. 
3.      mention about the flowing hair

You may wonder why so much about his dressing. Because when he 
started playing the flute the whole world is mesmerized and that 
music only was filling anywhere and everywhere ? refer naavalam 
theevil of periyaazhvaar. There was no room for treat for the eyes. 
Hence the treat is for the eyes first. Then only we now also can 
visualize HIM before our mind. Enjoy him till we receive next post.

Dhasan
Vasudevan m.g.









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