Guest guest Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 8. madha SikhandiSikhandavibhooshaNam madhanamanTharamugDhamukhaambujam vrajavaDhoo nayanaanjana ranjitham vijayathaam mama vaangmaya jeevitam Krishna is decorated with the peacock feathers and his lotus-like face agitates even the god of love by its beauty, which has been enhanced by the marks of the collyrium on it from the eyes of the gopis. May that face, which is the life force of my words manifest in me. Leelasuka considers the beauty of the face of the Lord as the inspiration of his poetry. The imagination and eloquence can arise only if the subject of the literary work inspires the heart of the poet by its excellent qualities. No poetry is possible on a worthless subject. Here Leelasuka says that the beauty of the divine form alone gives the life to his words and makes it possible for him to express the joy he feels on visualizing it in words. If even by reading it we could be transported to a world of joy , how much more would have been the ecstasy of a devotee like Leelasuka! The inspiration he has received can be well understood by his description of Krishna as wearing the feather of a peacock with madha, pride. The peacock must have been overjoyed by the presence of Krishna and must hav proudly presented its feathers to him. The reason is not far to seek. In the previous verse the poet described the venugana which alone could enchant man, bird and beast and added to that his form has put to shame even the god of love by its beauty and madana, the god of love is agitated either because of envy or because he himself was attracted towards Krishna which made his heart restless. 9. pallavaaruNa paaNipankaja sangiveNuravaakulam phullapaatala paataleeparivaadhi paadhasaroruham ullasan maDhuraadhara dhyuthi manjaree sarasaananam vallavee kucha kunkuma pankilam prabhum aaSraye I resort to the Lord whose body is marked with the kumkum of the gopis, his face with lips glowing with lustre and sweetness, expressing the joy of his music from the flute in his hands like lotuses and red like sprouts, his feet vanquishing the fully blossomed patalee flowers. The hands of Krishna are red like the sprouts and resemble the lotus thus signifying the fragrance along with the red colour. His feet put to shame the red patalee flower fully blossomed. His face shines with his lips which are sweet and send out rays of light by their beauty. His body is marked by the kumkum from that of the gopis who embrace him . Thus Leelasuka presents a picture of a lustrous and red lotus like form which reminds us of the words of Azvar kanpaahdam kai kamalam or those of Kamban who said that when Rama was walking he looked like a forest of lotuses, `thaamaraikkaadu pootthu.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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