Guest guest Posted October 23, 1997 Report Share Posted October 23, 1997 Revered prapatti groupmembers: I would like to thank mr. madhavan from singapore for the beautiful poems on Lord Krishna. The "Akarshana shakti" of Krishna is such that songs on Him in any language, composed by almost anyone, (from Mirabai to Ambujam Krishna to Poet Jayadeva to the Hindi movie lyricist who set "Jasumati maiyaa se bole nandalala" to music) describing Him using any one of His many names, are all Exquisitely Sweet. He is truly "Madhuraadhipathi". I've been trying to resist quoting some of my many favorites, because i'm sure most Bhakti groupmembers would know them....but sri. madhavan's latest posting on the Surdas bhajan and the questions at the end: (when are we going to see that amudhan literally ?-How long can we only imagine and visualize kaNNA!) draw me to reply with a favorite song: (Sri. T.N. Seshagopalan sings this beautifully) Kannai thirandhu paar maname....... (3) Endhakkaalamum thavam seidhaalum kaannadharidhaagiya Madhavan Veguneramaaga Kaathirukkiraan undhan munname......Jnana..... Kannai thirandhu paar maname........ (I love the way the literal meaning of "Open your eyes" takes us to a whole new level when one adds "jnana...kannai...") The feeling that the Lord is so near, right in front of you, and He is waiting for you to come to your senses, makes the longing all the more urgent, and the goal seem reachable....just to help us with our limited imagination, the song goes on to describe: "neela vanna thogai onru nithaminri aadi aadi nrittam idum azhaginai kaannaai, nenje unai allum manthaara maalaigal ninru asaindhaaduvadhai kkann thirandhu kaannaai (you are unable to see the Beautiful Blue peacock feather as it flutters and dances (as He plays the flute)...oh, heart, you are unable to sense those exquisite garlands made of fragrant mandhaara flowers and unable to see them swaying as He dances) kaalai vallaithu ninru gaanakkuzhaloodhum andha kaatchiyinai ....... kann thirandhu paaraai.. unaikkaanna kaanna cholliyum nee kaannaadhu ponaal kaalamellaam pogudhu veennaai... (oh, that Sight, as He bends His right foot over the left and plays the flute...and telling you again and again to SEE...if you refuse to do so, Time is simply lost....) kannai thirandhu paar maname...." Reminds me also of a poet who describes how Radha, acting shy and bending Her head and refusing to look at Him as She stands in front of Sri Krishna, is actually enjoying the Sight of His reflection in a pearl on Her necklace....even if all we can do is imagine and visualize today, poets make it all so much more madhuram.... Baso mere nainan mein, Nandalal.... viji raghunathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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