38.yaavanna me naradhaSaa dhaSameedhrSo api
ranDhraath udhethi thimireerthasarvabhaavaaH
laavaNyakelibhavanam thava thaavadhethu
lakshmyaah samutkvaNithaveNumukhendhubimbam
Until the darkness envelops me through my eyes at the tenth stage of human life, may your moon-like face, the playground of all the beauty and the source of sweet music from the flute, appear before me with its full splendour.
Leelasuka wishes to enjoy the beauty and the music of
At the time of death when all the faculties are inactive and lastly the eyes close in death enveloping one in darkness. Till that time, Leelasuks prays to the Lord to appear in front of Him in full splendour of His beauty playing the flute. What a wonderful end to aspire for!
Vedanta desika in his Gopalavimsathi says,
adharaahitha chaaruvamsanaaLaah makutaalambhimayoorapicchamaalaah
harineelasilaavibhangaleelaah prathibhaah mamaanthimaprayaaNe santhu
Desika entreats the Lord to appear in front of him during his last journey with all His splendour, with His flute on His lowerlip, peacock feather decorating His crown, and His body of blue hue like sapphire.
39.aalolalochanavilokithakeliDhaaraa
neeraajithagrasaNeh karuNaamburaaSeh
aardhraani veNuninadhaaih prathinaadhapooraih
aakarNayaami maninoopurasinchithaani
I am hearing the sound of anklets filled with gems, like the time-beat for the music of the flute of
When Krishna walks or rather dances with his anklets keeping time with his music from the flute, the eyes of the gopis who are watching him coming with their eyes moving from his face to the feet and back and it looks like as though they are doing mangalrathi to Krishna with their eyes..
40. he dheva hedhayitha he jagadhekabanDho
he krshna he chapala he karuNaikasinDho
he naaTha he ramaNa he nayanaabhiraama
ha haa kadhaa nu bhavithaasi padham dhrSorme
Oh Lord, oh beloved one, oh the only close relative of the whole world, Oh Krishna, oh the eternal benefactor of the devotees, oh the ocean of mercy, oh master oh dear one, the beautiful one., when are you going to be the object of my sight.?
The word dheva is derived as dheevyathe ithi, one who plays, shines, pleased or wishes to win etc. Here however the word playful, leelaapara, may be suitable to
Dhayitha means the beloved. Not only he is the beloved of His devotees they are also loved by Him equally.
bhuvanaikasinDho means that He is the one and only relation, ekabanDho, to all world, bhuvana.
The word krshNa means, besides the one who attracts, karshathi ithi, one who is the bliss absolute , that is parabrahman.
krshirbhoovaachakah Sabdhah nascha nirvrtthisamjnakah
thayoraikyam parambrahma krshnaithabhiDheeyathi
The word krshi means the earth and `na' means bliss. Krsh +na+krshNa. That is, one who gives bliss to earth, the universe.
karuNaikasinDhu ? He is the only solace and a ocean of mercy.
naaTha- Besides the meaning of master or lord, this word is derived from the root `naaTh,' to ask or to bless with. So here the word naaTha may mean the one who blesses the devotees with what they ask for.
RamaNa- ramayathi chittham ithi ramNah. The one who pleases the heart.
Nayanaabhiraama means the one who is a delight of the eyes.
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