22.vichithrapathraankuraSaalibaalaa sthanaantharam mouni manaantharam vaa
apaasya brindhaavanpaadhapaasyam upaasyam anyam na vilokayaama
Except the chest of the young girls,baalaasthanaantharam, decorated with variety of leaves and buds, vichithra pathrankurasaali, or the heart of the sages, mouni manontharam, or the foot of the trees of Brindavan, brindhaavanapaadhapaasyam, there is no other place to seek
In Srimadbhagavatham Krishna himself extols the love of gopis to Uddava. He says that the gopis, cows and even trees and other animals attained him by sheer love. Here the word mouni can mean those who have their minds engrossed in the Lord as mentioned in the Gita.' mayyeva manaaadhathsva,' who have given up all attachment and contemplate only on Him with devotion. The gopis were equal to the sages in this respect, if not more because they never studied the sasthras or observed any austerities but surrendered to Him body and soul.
Uddhava says on seeing the devotion of the gopis,
Ethaah param thanubhrtho bhuvi gopavaDhvah
govinda eva nikhilaathmani rooDabhaavaah
vaancChanthi yath bhavabhiyah muanyah vayam cha
kim brahmajanmabhih ananthakaThaa rasasya (Bh. 10-47-58)
It means that the gopis are really obtained the fruit of embodiment by their firm-rooted love for Govinda, surrendering to Him body and soul, whom the sages and the devotees like himself wish to attain, fearing the samsara . What earthly use is the birth as a brahmin for one who savoured the story of Hari!
This reflects the idea expressed by the Lord in Bhagavtgita,
`Naaham vedairna thapasa nadhaanena na chejyayaa----- bhakthyaathu ananyayaa labhyah.'
"I am not attained by learning the Vedas, nor by penance nor by charitable acts nor by performing sacrifices. I am solely attainable through selfless and unswerving devotion. "
Uddhava says, `vandhe nandhavrajasthreeNaam paadhareNum abheekshnaSah, yaasaam harikaThodhgeetham punaathi bhuvanathrayam.'meaning, "I salute the dust under the feet of the gopis who purify the three worlds by singing the names of Hari."
23. saarDham samrddhaih amrthaayamaanaih
aaDhymayamaanaih muraleeninaadhaih
moorDhaabhiShiktham maDhuraakrtheenaam
baalam kadhaa naama vilokayishye
When am I going to see the young
This reminds us of the sloka in Narayaneeyam where NarayanaBhattadhri describes Guruvayurappan from head to foot. He says, "seeing the beautiful young form in front of me, dhivya kaiSoraveSham, I am merged in nectar, peeyooShaaplaavithoham. He entreats the Lord, ` place your flute, veNunaaleem, on your lips , and fill our ears with the flow of the nectar of nadha brahmam that cools the whole universe, SabdhabrahmaamrthaiH SiSirithabhuvanaiH sincha me karNaveeTheem.'
24. SiSireekuruthe kadhaa nu naH SikhipicChaabharanaSiSur dhrSoH
yugalam vigalan maDhudhrava smitha mudhraa mrdhunaa mukhendhunaa
When will the child
Let us see how Narayana bhattadhri describes the form of
Neelaabham kunchithaagram ghanam amalatharam samyatham chaarubhangyaa
Rathnotthamsabhiraamam valayitham udhayath chandhrikaih pincChjaalaih (Nara.100-2)
The hair of
Vedantadesika gives a tall order to the Lord,
adharaahitha chaaruvamsanaaLaah makutaalambhimayoorapicchamaalaah
harineelasilaavibhangaleelaah prathibhaah mamaanthimaprayaaNe santhu
( (Gopalavimsathi-12)
Desika entreats the Lord to appear in front of him during his last journey with all His splendour , His flute on His lower lip, peacockfeather applied to his locks as a garland and His body shining like a blue sapphire.
Leelasuka also expresses the same wish elsewhere.
25. kaaruNyakarburakataakShanireekshaNena
thaaruNya samvalitha SaiSava vaibhavena
aapuShNathaa bhuvanam adbhuthavibhrameNa
Sree krshNa chandhra SiSireepurulochanam me.
Oh
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The eyes of the Lord is compared to both the Sun and the Moon, fierce like the Sun to wards the wicked and cool like the Moon towards His devotees. Andal says,' thingaLum aadhitthiyanum ezhundhaarpol angaN iraNdum koNdu engaL mel nokkudhiyEl engaL mEl Saapam izhindhElO rempaavaai.' (Thiruppavai-23)
It means that if the Lord looks at us with both His eyes like the rising Sun and the Moon our sins will be washed off. Rising Sun is quite pleasant and the Moon is always cool.
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