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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 Krishna till the last moment. The tenth stage
of human life is death. It could mean the end of the tenth decade signifying
the end of life or the end of the different stages of life
like babyhood childhood etc.
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 Krishna, the
ocean of mercy, who have been performed mangalarathi by the moving eyes of the
gopis along his path.
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
Krishna.
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.
Chapala is the one who
is bent on gracing the devotees.
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.