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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