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July 2004 Meditation - Back up and running.
Jagat - Fri, 02 Jul 2004 06:57:27 +0530
In Lalita Madhava Nataka, Act 9 is called Chitra Darshan. Satyabhama (Radha) is dressed as Rukmini (Chandravali) and Krishna somehow does not recognize her. He thinks she is Rukmini, whom he knows to be Chandravali.
Krishna is in the New Vrindavan gardens in Dvaraka, and New Vrinda Devi comes with a book of pictures of Krishna lila, starting with Vrajalila. As they are going through the album, they come to a picture of Krishna arriving in Mathura.
Radha asks, "Nava Vrinda dear, who is this woman who is pulling on Krishna's yellow cloth?"
Nava Vrinda smiles but looks away.
Krishna laughs and says :
aniyuktApi nipuNA dUtIyaM tvayi vatsalA |
mAm abhyarthayate dhRtvA paTe goSTha-ninISayA ||54||
This is a clever lady who holds you very dear, my Queen. Without even being engaged by you, she is pulling on my cloth and imploring me to return to Vrindavan to be with you.
Radha answers,
esA muhalI-kida-bamhaNDA kitti-maMDalI, tA kettiaM Dhakkissasi ? "Come on now, the whole world has been singing the glories of this event. How much do you think you can hide?"
In other words, the story of Kubja is well known--does Krishna really think he can fool anyone with a lie like that?
Jagat - Sat, 03 Jul 2004 04:38:29 +0530
A nice mangala verse from Vishwanath's Madhurya Kadambini.
bhaktiH pUrvaiH zritA tAM tu rasaM pazyed yad-Atta-dhIH |
taM naumi satataM rUpa-nAma-priya-janaM hareH ||
Though previous mahajanas had taken shelter of Bhakti Devi, now by the mercy of Srila Rupa Goswami, fortunate persons attain the intelligence to realize bhakti in her rasa form. I constantly pay my obeisances unto Sri Rupa Goswami, who is very dear to Hari.
Jagat - Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:30:37 +0530
tyaktvA svadharmaM caraNAmbujaM harer
bhajann apakvo’tha patet tato yadi
yatra kva vAbhadram adhUd amuJya kiM
ko vArtho Apto’bhajatAM sva-dharmataH
“O sage! What ill befalls the person who has given up his varnashram dharma duties to engage in devotion to the Lord’s lotus feet, should he fall down before achieving maturity? On the other hand, is anything worthwhile gained by one who performs his varnashram duties without engaging in devotion?” (1.5.17)
anuraag - Sat, 10 Jul 2004 22:46:47 +0530
sa vai puMsAM paro dharmo tato bhaktir adhokSaje
ahaituky apratihatA yayA' 'tmA samprasIdati
dharmA svanuSThitaH puMsAM viSvaksena kathAsu yaH
notpAdayed yadi ratiM zrama eva hi kevalam
(Bhagavatam 1. 2. 6, 8)
That alone is the highest Dharma of men,
from which follows devotion to Sri Krishna,
- a devotion which is absolutely motiveless
and knows no obstruction, and as a result
of which the soul realizes the
All Blissful God and thus attains His Grace.
A Dharma well performed is but labour lost,
if it fails to generate Love for
the stories of Bhagavan Sri Krishna.
(Bhagavatam 1. 2. 6, 8)
AJjAya ivaM guNAn doSAn mayA ' 'diSTAnapi svakAn
dharmAn saMtyajyaH sarvAn mAM bhajet sa ca sattamaH
dharmaH satya dayopeto vidyA vA tapasAnvitA
madbhaktyApetam AtmAnaM na samyak prapunAti hi
He who knowing the merits and demerits
(of religious duty and its opposite)
gives up all Dharma even as sanctioned by Me,
and worships Me in Love, is the best among sages.
Dharma joined to truthfulness and compassion
or learning coupled with austerity,
never wholly purifies the heart and mind
which is devoid of devotion to Me (Lord Krishna).
(Bhagavatam 11. 11. 32 and 11. 14. 22)
'mannimittaM kRtaM pApaM maddharmAya ca kalpate
mAmanAdRtya dharmo 'pi pApaM syAn matprabhAvataH
In Padma Purana Lord says-
The sin that is performed for My sake is not sin, it is 'Dharma'.
But the 'Dharma' that is performed without devotion to Me is sin.
Saint Sri Tulasidasji said -
tajyo pitA prahlAda vibhISaNa bandhu bharata mahatArI
bali guru tajyo kAnta brajavantani bhe saba mangala kArI
Prahlada Maharaj left his father,
prince Bharata gave up his mother,
Vibhishana escaped from his brother, Ravana,
Bali Maharaj ignored his guru and
Gopis renounced their own husbands and family.
All these elevated souls had become great due to their
exclusive loving surrender to their Lord.
anuraag - Sat, 10 Jul 2004 23:52:11 +0530
QUOTE
Radha asks, "Nava Vrinda dear, who is this woman who is pulling on Krishna's yellow cloth?"
Nava Vrinda smiles but looks away.
Krishna laughs and says :
aniyuktApi nipuNA dUtIyaM tvayi vatsalA |
mAm abhyarthayate dhRtvA paTe goSTha-ninISayA ||54||
This is a clever lady who holds you very dear, my Queen. Without even being engaged by you, she is pulling on my cloth and imploring me to return to Vrindavan to be with you.
This reminds me -
.. giitam.h 4..
kelikalA kutukena cha kAcid amuM yamunA jalakUle .
maJNjula vaJNjula kuJNja gataM vicakarSa kareNa dukUle .. 5..
The Rasik Saint Sri Jayadeva had described the
'Maha Raasa Lila'in the fourth song of Gita Govinda Kavya.
He sings in the above verse that Lord Krishna's golden pitambara attire is being pulled by a passionate Gopi leading towards the secluded charming groves of Vrindavan, filled with Divine desire for amorous pastimes in the soothing cool waters of Yamuna River.
Madanmohan das - Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:29:31 +0530
asesa-samklesa-samam vidhatte gunAnuvAda-sravanam murAre /
kutah punastac-caranAravinda-parAga-sevA-ratirAtmalabdhA //
Endless afflictions are terminated merely by listening to the tidings of the excellences of Murari. What then can be said of one who has deep love in his soul for serving the pollen of his lotus-like beautiful feet? (Bhag 3,7,14)
ye tu tvadIya-caranaAmbuja-kosa-gandham
jighranti karnavivaraih sruti-vAta-nItam /
bhaktyA grhIta-caranAh parayA ca tesaA
nApaisi nAtha hrdayAmburuhAt sva-pumsAm //
Devotees absorb the fragrance of your lotus-feet wafted to their ears by the wind of the discipline of "hearing". Holding fast your feet by the ardour of their intense devotion, you do not forsake their lotus-hearts. (Bhag 3,9,5)
Jagat - Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:47:20 +0530
mad-eka-bandho mat-saGgin mad-guro man-mahA-dhana
man-nistAraka mad-bhAgya mad-Ananda namo'stu te
asAdhu-sAdhutA-dAyin atinIcocca-kAraka
hA na muJca kadAcin mAM premNA hRt-karNayoH sphura
My one friend! My companion! My guru! My great treasure !
My savior! My good fortune! My joy! I bow down to you.
You transform evil into good, you raise up those who are the lowest;
O Holy Name, abandon me never, but lovingly appear in my heart and ears.
Madanmohan das - Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:36:12 +0530
.... karnayo sphura.. or is the reading kanthayo sphura..
suppose it's of little consequence, I prefer the latter I think as hRt-kaNThayoH seems to imply some sort of outburst from the heart to the voice box, whereas the ears are only receivers.
Jagat - Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:48:58 +0530
Why not? You have the right to recreate.
anuraag - Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:05:04 +0530
tuNde tANdavinI ratiM vitanute tuNdAvalI labdhaye
karNa kroDa kAdaMbinI ghatayate karNArbudebhyaH spRhAm,
cetaH prAGgaNa saGginI vijayate sarvendriyANAM kRtiM
no jAne janitA kiyadbhir amRtaiH kRSNeti varNa dvayI.
Vidagdha-Madhavam 1.15. By Sri Roopa Goswami
Dancing on the tip of your tongue,
they make you long for myriads of mouths,
Alighting in the hollow of your ear,
they make you wish for ears in plentitude,
And when they reach the doorway to your heart,
they still the turbulence of all senses:
"Krish-Na" - just two syllables -
yet how much nectar do they not contain?
Translation from - 'A Sanskrit Portrait: RADHA in the PLAYS Of Rupa Gosvami' by Donna M.Wulff
ekasya zrutameva lumpati
matiM kRSNeti nAmAkSaraM
sAndronmAda paramparAm
upanayat yanyasya vaMzIkalaH
yeSa snigdha ghana dyutir
manasi me lagnaH paro vIkShaNAt
kaSTaM dhik puruSa traye ratir
abhUn manye mRtiH zreyasI
- Vidagdha MAdhavam 2. 38
Jaya Sri Radhey!
Advitiya - Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:30:35 +0530
Thank you so much for these beautiful verses…
As for the sweetness and beauty of sound, I like to share these musical and charming verses from the famous Gitagovindam of Jayadeva when he describes the amorous play of Radha and Krishna:
lalita-lavaGga-latA-parizIlana-komala-malaya-zarIre |
madhukara-nikara-karambita-kokila-kUjita-kuJja-kuTIre || (1.27)
Soft sandal mountain winds caress
quivering vines of clove.
Forest huts hum with droning bees
and crying cuckoos.
candana-carcita-nIla-kalevara-pIta-vasana-vanamAlI |
keli-calan-maNi-kuNDala-maNDita-gaNDa-yuga-smitazAlI || (1.38)
Yellow silk and wildflower garlands lie on
dark sandal-oiled skin.
Jewel earrings dangling in play ornament (adorn)
his (krishna’s) smiling cheeks.
anuraag - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:34:49 +0530
QUOTE
What then can be said of one who has deep love in his soul for serving the pollen of His lotus-like beautiful feet? (Bhag 3,7,14)
Listen, brother. I vow that what I say is true.
Although nothing is sweeter than Lord Hari's feet,
the wonder of the dust of
Sri Vrindavana-Kamadeva's feet
is sweeter still!34. Shataka-16, Vrindavana Mahima-amrita
Sri Prabodhananda Saraswati
anuraag - Thu, 15 Jul 2004 22:34:38 +0530
QUOTE
I like to share these musical and charming verses from the famous Gitagovindam of Jayadeva when he describes the amorous play of Radha and Krishna:
The Rasik saint Sri Jayadeva Kaviraja said through
the words of Lord Krishna in the 'Gita Govinda Kavya'-
Dashama Sarga
giitam.h 19
sthala kamalaganjanaM
mama hRdaya ranjanaM
janita ratiranga parabhAgaM
bhaNa masRNa vaaNi karavANi
caraNadvayaM sarasa
lasat alaktaka rAgam .. 6..
"Defeating the charm of red lotus,
greatly delighting to My loving heart,
during the ecstasy of Divine love-play,
Your two feet, I will adorn them Myself
with red lac filled in amorous mood;
pray, speak to Me in Your gentle voice."
smaragaralakhaNDanaM
mama zirasi maNDanaM
dehi padapallavam udAram.h .
jvalati mayi dAruNo
madanakadanAruNo
haratu tad upAhita vikAram.h .. 7..
"Remedy to the poison of wild passion,
delicate as tender auspicious leaves,
may your handsome feet be an adorable
ornament to My glorious head;
May the intense heat of Divine love-fire
that is burning Me be extinguished by them."
Dwadasha Sarga-
giitam 23..
karakamalena karomi charaNam
aham AgamitAsi vidUram.h .
kSaNam upakuru zayanopari mAmiva
nUpuram anugatizUram.h .. 2..
Let Me do honour to Your feet with
the lotuses of My hands for
You have been made to come a long way!
Place them upon the well-adorned bed
for a moment, reward to Your anklet
which like Me has been heroic in following You!
Jaya Sri Radhey!
anuraag - Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:10:58 +0530
iyaM gehe lakSmIr iyam amRtavartir nayanayor
asAv asyAH sparzo vapuSi bahulaz candanarasaH
ayaM kaNThe bAhuH ziziramasRNo mauktikahAraH
kim asyA na preyo yadi param asahyas tu virahaH
She is indeed the wealth of My abode;
a thread of ambrosia to the eyes;
Her touch here on My body is as fragrant
as the sandalwood extract;
Her arm around My neck is soft and
cool as a garland of pearls;
What is in Her that is not endearing
except the sorrow of separation?
Today's Beautiful Gem:`The Misery of Separation' -
from Uttara Ramacarita of Bhavabhuti,
translation based on that by Berridale Keith.
No sooner did Emperor Sri Rama utter these words than a spy enters to inform him of the rumours
that ultimately lead to Sitadevi's banishment resulting in the misery of separation.
Jagat - Fri, 16 Jul 2004 22:21:24 +0530
yataH satyaM na satyaM naH
kRSNa-pAdAbjAmodam antarA |
jagat satyam asatyaM vA
ko’yaM tasmin durAgrahaH ||
Since even truth devoid of the fragrance of Krishna's lotus feet is false to us, what do we care about your arguments concerning the truth or falsehood of this world?
Don't know where that comes from. It's quoted by Sri Jiva in Paramatma-sandarbha (84). It may well be his own, but I doubt it, because it doesn't scan. That should probably be "kRSNa-pAdAbjam antarA."
anuraag - Sat, 17 Jul 2004 23:17:05 +0530
jayati jana nivAso devakI janma vAdo
yadu vara pariSat svair dorbhir asyann adharmam
sthira cara vRjin aghnaH su smita zrI mukhena
vraja pura vanitAnAM vardhayan kAma devam- Bhagavatam. 10.90.48
All glories to my Beloved Lord Hari,
Who is residing in every living entity as Paramatma
and also the ultimate resting Place for all living beings,
Who manifests Himself as the darling Son of Mother Devaki,
Who is the great Emperor of Yadu Dynasty,
Who destroys all the sinful, irreligious and impious forces
with His mighty strong arms,
Who drives away all the inauspiciousness of His creation,
of both moving and non-moving entities,
Who is the Personified God of passionate Divine Love,
ever multiplying the amorous desires of blessed Gopis of Vraja,
with gentle sweet smile on His lotus face! QUOTE
the wonder of the dust of
Sri Vrindavana-Kamadeva's feet
is sweeter still!
Jaya Sri Radhey!
Madanmohan das - Mon, 19 Jul 2004 05:28:15 +0530
simhaskandham madhura madhura smeragandasthalAntam
durvijneyojjvala rasamayAscArya nAnA vikAram/
vibhrat kAnti-vikaca-kanakAmbhoja-garbhAbhirAmam
ekibhUtam vapuravatu vo rAdhayA mAdhavasya//
Lion shouldered and the corners of whose cheeks curl into a smile, sweet surpassing sweet; who exhibits various transformations of ecstacy that are full of the inscrutable amorous rapture and passing wondrous (to behold);who bears the brilliant fresh lustre of the interior of a golden lotus, nay who is both Radha and Madhava in a single entity; may that lord Gaura protect you all.
(Caitanya candramrta 13)
Jagat - Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:51:31 +0530
bAhye viSa jvAlA hoy, bhitore Anandamoy,
kRSNa-premAra adbhuta carita
ei premera AsvAdana, tapta ikSu carvaNa,
mukha jvale nA jAy tyajana
sei premA jAr mone, tAra vikrama sei jAne
viSAmRte ekatra milana
Love of Krishna has an amazing nature—externally it burns, while inwardly it is full of bliss. Tasting this prema is like chewing hot sugarcane—it burns the mouth, but still cannot be given up. Only a person who has such prema in his heart can understand its effects, which seems like a mixture of poison and nectar. (CC Madhya 2.50-51)
Devi Paurnamasi told Nandimukhi,
pIDAbhir nava-kAla-kUTa-kaTutA-garvasya nirvAsano
niHsyandena mudAM sudhA-mAdhurImAhaGkAra-saGkocanaH
premA sundari nanda-nandana-paro jAgarti yasyAntare
jJAyante sphuTam asya vakra-madhurAs tenaiva vikrAntayaH
“Love for the son of Maharaja Nanda causes such pain
that it destroys the smug pride
freshly brewed kalakUTa poison has in its sharpness!
And yet, from that same love flow such streams of delight
that the ambrosia of the gods loses faith in its own sweetness.
O my beauty! Only someone in whom such love has awakened
can truly know the intensity and power
in its tortuous sweetness.”
(Vidagdha-mAdhava, 2.18, CC 2.2.52)
anuraag - Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:39:25 +0530
cApalya sIma capalAnubhavaika sIma
cAturya sIma caturAnana zilpa sIma
saurabhya sIma sakalAdbhuta keli sIma
saubhAgya sIma tad idaM vraja bhAgya sIma
- SKK 74. Sri Lilasuka Bilvamangala
The Rasik Saint fondly relishes
that Beloved Lord Sri Krishna being
the ultimate limit of Divine playfulness and
the zenith of ever new transcendental
experience of Divine Love!
He is the limit of extreme skillfulness
and the final perfection of the four-faced
Lord Brahma's entire creation!
He is also the zenith of heavenly fragrance and
wondrous pastimes of amorous Divine Love!
The Lord Himself is the culmination of Supreme fortune
and the end limit of blessings for the enchanted land, Vrindavan!
This verse reminds us the verse from Sri Radha Sudhanidhi:
premollAsaika sImA parama rasa chamatkAra - vaicitrya sImA
saundaryasyaika sImA kimapi nava vayorUpa lAvaNya sImA
lIlA mAdhurya sImA nija jana param audArya vAtsalya sImA
sA rAdhA saukhya sImA jayati rati kalA keli mAdhurya sImA
Sri Radha Rasa Sudhanidhi- 130
Note that the poets have used 'sIma' for Lord Krishna and 'sImA' (feminine) for Radharani!
Jaya Sri Radhey!
Madanmohan das - Thu, 22 Jul 2004 20:40:55 +0530
"Hail to Sri Radha ! ( Who is)
The ultimate limit of the exhiliration of love,
Limit of the diversified splendour of the passing wondrous rapture,
The ultimate limit of beauty,
The limit of fresh adolescent beautious lustre,
The limit of sweet amorous sports,
The utmost limit of charity and affection
For those who solely on her depend,
The limit of delight, and the utmost limit of
Dexterity in all the sweet arts of love-making.
RRSN 131 or 130 in your edition
anuraag - Thu, 22 Jul 2004 21:27:22 +0530
Sri Radha Sudhanidhi- 130sadA gAyaM gAyaM maduratara rAdhApriya yazaH
sadA sAndrAnandA navarasada rAdhApati kathAH
sadA sthAyaM sthAyaM nava nibhRta rAdhArati vane
sadA dhyAyaM dhyAyaM vivaza hRdi rAdhA padasudhAH Sri Radha Sudhanidhi. 253
Poetic version in Hindi:
madhumaya rAdhApriya suyaza sadA rasa prada rAdhApati kathA gAn
nava nibhRta rAdhikA rati vana me ho zrI rAdhApada sudhA dhyAn Let your intoxicated heart (and mind)
always sing the sweetest glories of Sri Radha's Lover,
endlessly narrate the extremely blissful, ever new nectar
imparting transcendental stories about Sri Radhika's Beloved,
reside forever in the secluded flowery thicket where
Sri Radha enjoys amorous Divine pastimes with Her Paramor,
always be absorbed in contemplating upon the sweet elixir of
Divine Love treasured in the lotus feet of Sri Radhika. This verse reminds us another similar
one but entirely in a different mood:
geyaM gItA nAma sahasram
dhyeyaM zrIpati rUpam ajasram
neyaM sajjana saGge chittam
deyam dInajanAya ca vittam Bhaja Govindam
Adi Jagadguru Sri Shankara
Jaya Sri Radhey!
anuraag - Thu, 22 Jul 2004 22:33:35 +0530
Here is another charming, precious verse from Sri Radha Sudhanidhi - 244
zuddha prema vilAsa vaibhava nidhiH kaizora zobhAnidhir
vaidagdhI madhurAGga bhaGgima nidhir lAvaNya sampan nidhiH
zrIrAdhA jayatAn mahArasa nidhiH kandarpa lIlA nidhiH
saundaryaika sudhA nidhir madhupateH sarvasvabhUto nidhiH
Poetic version in Hindi:
ujjvala prema vilAsa vibhava nidhi, nava kizora vaya zobhA ki nidhi
vaidagdhI madhurAMga bhaMgi nidhi, rUpa lAvaNyatA zrI sampada nidhi
rasanidhi nava nava keli kalA nidhi, ekamAtra saundarya sudhA nidhi
zrI rAdhA vRSabhAnu bhavan nidhi, jayati zyAma sarvasva prANa nidhi
Jaya Sri Radhey!
Madanmohan das - Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:23:08 +0530
stumastam caitanyAkrti......etc.
" Praise the most excellent lord , the tender child of the cowherd chief, in the person of Caitanya, of the most highly unconvetional and passing wondrous magnaminity, who, with the intention of relishing the rapturous sentiments of his own purest love, like surging waves of enibriating nectar, and to confer the same to all, has manifest the blessed realm Navadvipa.
Caitanya Candramrta 1
Jagat - Tue, 27 Jul 2004 06:41:02 +0530
tAvanta eva rAgAH syur
yAvatyo jIva-jAtayaH |
teSu SoDaza-sAhasrI
purA gopI-kRtA varA ||
There are as many ragas as there are living creatures in the universe. But the sixteen thousand most wonderful of them were composed and sung by the gopis during the rasa dance.
From Sangita-sara, cited by Sanatan Goswami to 10.33.9.
anuraag - Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:38:13 +0530
bAlikA tALikA tALa lIlA layA
saGga sandarzita bhrUlatA vibhramaH
gopikA gIta dattAvadhAnas svayaM
saGjagau veNunA devakI nandanaH
Sri Krishna Karnamritam 2. 41
Sri Lilasuka Bilvamangala
This verse is one of the eight 'rAsa krIDASTakam' verses -
another sublime melodious creation by the great poet-saint!
The countless young damsels of Vraja simultaneously
performed rhythmic, graceful dance gestures,
sang musical tunes and made thrilling sounds on the cymbals.
Lord Krishna joined them showing great appreciation
displaying wonderful synchronizing
movements of His slender playful eyebrows.
Having Himself fully absorbed in Gopis'
ecstatic song of Divine Love,
Lord Krishna, the Divine joy of mother Devaki,
sported blissfully playing His enchanting flute.
Jaya Sri Radhey!
anuraag - Fri, 30 Jul 2004 01:57:40 +0530
kiM vA nas taiH suzAstraiH kim atha tad-uditair vartmabhiH sad-gRhItair
yatrAsti prema-mUrter nahi mahima-sudhä nApi bhAvas tadIyaH
kiM vA vaikuNTha-lakSmyApy ahaha paramayA yatra me nAsti rAdhA
kintv AzApy astu vRndAvana-bhuvi madhurA koTi-janmAntare 'pi
- Sri Radha Sudha Nidhi. 216
What do we care for all these holy scriptures,
or the wise illuminating paths described in them
and followed by so many evolved pious souls!
What do we need them for if there are no sweet amorous
sentiments for the Lord nor the nectar of Sri Radha's glories!
I don't even care for the opulence of Vaikuntha
if there is no Radhika, the Personification of Divine Love,
but I will remain here in the blessed land of Vrindavana
for millions of births, enlivened by the sweet hope of
attaining Her passionate Divine Love.
Jaya Sri Radhey!
Jagat - Sun, 01 Aug 2004 09:26:42 +0530
Last day of July. Remember Radha.
Paurnamasi looked at Radha's purva-raga and said,
pratyAhRtya muniH kSaNaM viSayato yasmin mano dhitsate
bAlAsau viSayeSu dhitsati tataH pratyAharantI manaH
yasya sphUrti-lavAya hanta hRdaya yogI samutkaNThate
mugdheyaM kila tasya pazya hRdayAn niSkrAntim AkAGkSati
Monks in their caves beat their minds just to drag
them away from mundane thoughts,
but this girl tries desperately to fix her mind on the mundane,
pulling it away from her unswerving meditation on him.
And the yogis concentrate in the hopes of attaining
even a moment's vision of him in their hearts,
while this foolish Radha wants nothing more
than to expel him from her heart for good.
What sadhana is there for this?
Madanmohan das - Sun, 01 Aug 2004 10:15:20 +0530
Reading all these ambrosial tidings helps alot.
anuraag - Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:05:12 +0530
QUOTE(anuraag @ Jul 10 2004, 06:22 PM)
QUOTE
Radha asks, "Nava Vrinda dear, who is this woman who is pulling on Krishna's yellow cloth?"
Nava Vrinda smiles but looks away.
Krishna laughs and says :
aniyuktApi nipuNA dUtIyaM tvayi vatsalA |
mAm abhyarthayate dhRtvA paTe goSTha-ninISayA ||54||
This is a clever lady who holds you very dear, my Queen. Without even being engaged by you, she is pulling on my cloth and imploring me to return to Vrindavan to be with you.
This reminds me -
.. giitam.h 4..
kelikalA kutukena cha kAcid amuM yamunA jalakUle .
maJjula vaJjula kuJja gataM vicakarSa kareNa dukUle .. 5..
The Rasik Saint Sri Jayadeva had described the
'Maha Raasa Lila'in the fourth song of Gita Govinda Kavya.
He sings in the above verse that Lord Krishna's golden pitambara attire
is being pulled by a passionate Gopi leading towards the secluded
charming groves of Vrindavan, filled with Divine desire for
amorous pastimes in the soothing cool waters of Yamuna River.
ati nIla ghana sundaraM Ananda lIlaM
mAdhava me ratiM dehi nAtha! nAtha mAdhava! me ratiM dehi
madhurAdhara bimba dhanyeyaM mAnanIyA tvayA nUnaM
- from Dasama Taranga (10) of 'Sri Krishna Lila Tarangini' by Sri Narayana Tirtha