Guest guest Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 101. baalam neelaambhudhaaBham navamaNivilasath kinkiNee jaalabadDha SroNi janGhaanthayugmam Vipula guruNakha prollasath kanTabhoosham Phullaambhojaabhavakthram hathaSakatamaruth poothanaadhyam prasannam govindham vandhithendhraadhyamaravaram ajam poojayeth vaasaraadhou One should worship the child Govindha, baalam govindham, who is of the hue of the rain-bearing cloud, neelaambhudhaaBham, around whose hip and ankles are anklets with gems and bells, navamaNivilasath kinkiNee jaalabadDha SroNi janGhaantha yugmam, who is wearing a neck ornament of large and heavy tiger nail, Vipula guruNakha prollasath kanTabhoosham, whose face is like a full blown lotus, Phullaambhojaabhavakthram , who is the destroyer of Sakatasura, Thrnaavartha , Poothana and others, hathaSakatamaruth poothanaadhyam, and who is ajam, unborn and worshipped by Indra and other devas, vandhithendhraadhyamaravaram, first thing in the morning. In this sloka and the next two Leelasuka describes Kriishna as he should be contemplated in the morning , noon and evening. 102. vandhyam dhevaiH mukundham vikasitha kuruvindhaabham indheevaraaksham gogopeebrndhaveetham jitharipunivaham kundhamandhaara haasam neelagreevaagra picChaakalana suvilasath kunthalam bhaanumantham dhevam peethaambaraaDyam japa japa dhinaSo maDhyamaahne ramaayai One should meditate on Mukundha, mukundham, who is worshipped by the devas, vandhyam dhevaiH, who shines like a blossoming kuruvindha flower, vikasitha kuruvindhaabham, whose eyes are like blue lotus, indheevaraaksham, who is surrounded by cows and gopis, gogopeebrndhaveetham, who has conquered all his enemies, jitharipunivaham, whose smile is like the kundha and the mandhara flowers, kundhamandhaara haasam, whose hair is decorated with the peacockfeather, neelagreevaagra picChaakalana suvilasath Kunthalam, who has the luster like the sun, bhaanumantham, and who wears the rich yellow silk garment, peethaambaraaDyam, at noon, for acquiring wealth (Lakshmi), maDhyamaahne ramaayai. . 103. chakraanthaDhvastha vairi vrajam ajitham apaastha avaneebhaaram aadhyaiH aaveetham naaradhaadhyaiH munibhiH abhinutham thaTthva nirNeethi hethoH sayaahne nirmalaangam nirupamaruchiram chinthayeth neelabhaasam manthree viSvodhayasThithi apaharaNapadham mukthidham vaasudhevam One who chants the japa of the Lord should meditate, manthree chinthayeth on Vasudeva, who has destroyed all his enemies with the edge of his chakra, chakraanthaDhvastha vairi vrajam, who is unconquerable, ajitham who has lessened the burden of the earth, apaastha avaneebhaaram, who is surrounded by the first and foremost devas like Brahma and Siva, aadhyaiH aaveetham, who is worshipped by the sages like Narada in order to get convinced of the supreme reality, naaradhaadhyaiH munibhiH abhinutham thaTthva nirNeethi hethoH, whose lustrous blue form is of pure satthva and of incomaparable beauty, nirmalaangam nirupamaruchiram, and who is the giver of mukthi, mukthidham, being the cause of creation, protection and annihilation, viSvodhayasThithi apaharaNapadham, in the evening, saayaahne.. 104. kodhandam aikshavam akhandam ishum cha poushpam chakraabja paasa srNi kaanchana vamsanaaLam bibraaNam ashtaviDha baahubhiH arkavarNam Dhyaayeth harim madhanagopa vilaasa vesham Lord Hari should be meditated upon as Madhanagopala, Dhyaayeth harim madhanagopa vilaasa vesham, wearing in his eight arms, ashtaviDha baahubhiH, the bow of sugarcane, kodhandam aikshavam strong and unbroken,akhandam, the arrow of flowers, ishum cha poushpam, the chakra, shankha, paasa, ankusa and golden flute, chakraabja paasa srNi kaanchana vamsanaaLam, and his hue red like the rising sun,. arkavarNam. This is the portrait of Krishna as Gopalasundharee which has already been described in the sloka 98. The gopalasundharee manthra gives this description in the dhyana sloka, where Gopala is meditated as Gopalasundharee, who is found in the kalpaka forest in the milky ocean, in a gem studded hall, on sripeeTa, and holds shankha, chakra, bow of sugarcane, ankuSa, paaSa, veena,and flute and shining with a red hue that illumines tha whole world and surrounded and praised by Brahma and others. Gopalasundharee yanthra is the combined manthra of the ashtaadhaSaaksharee manthra of rajgopaala and the panchadhaSaaksharee of LalithaaparameSvaree and in it both Lalitha and Krishna are meditated as one form.'kadhaachith lalitheSaanee pumroopaa Krishna vigrahaa,' sometimes Sri Lalitha apeears as Krishna. 105. angulyaa kaH kavaatam praharathi kutile maaDhavaH kim vasanthaH no chakree kim kulaalaH na hi DharaNiDharaH kim dhvijihvaH phaNeendhraH Naaham Dhaaraahimardhee kim asi khagapathiH no hariH kim kapeendhraH ithyevam gopakanyaa prathivachana jithaH paathu vah chakrapaaNiH angulyaa kaH kavaatam praharathi -"Who is knocking the door with finges?" kutile maaDhavaH - "Oh cunning girl, it is Madhava." kim vasanthaH - "What? The spring?" no chakree - "No, the wielder of chakra." kim kulaalaH - " What? The potter?" na hi DharaNiDharaH- " No, no. the one who supports this earth." kim dhvijihvaH phaNeendhraH- "What? The serpent with two tongues, Adhisesha?" Naaham Dhaaraahimardhee- "No I am the one who tamed the serpent which lived in the river." kim asi khagapathiH- "What? You are Garuda?" no hariH - "No.Hari." kim kapeendhraH - "What? – Lord of the monkeys?" May Krishna who was thus discomfited by the gopi in conversation ithyevam gopakanyaa prathivachana jithaH, protect you. Here is a beautiful play on words using pun on the words madhava., chakree,DharaneeDharaH, Dhaaraahimardhe and Hari, with double meaning by which the gopi teases Krishna . The word Hari means the Lord as well as monkey. 106. raaDhaamohanamandhiraath upagathaH chandhraavaleem oochivaan raaDHe kshemamaaye asthi thasya vachanam Srthvaa aaha chandhraavalee Kamsa kshemam aye vimugDhahrdhaye kamsaH kva dhrshtaH thvayaa raDHaa kva ithi vilajjithaH nathamukhaH smero hariH paathu vaH Krishna coming out of the house of Radha, raaDhaamohanamandhiraath upagathaH, saw chandhravali and asked her, chandhraavaleem oochivaan, "Radha, how are you?" raaDHe kshemamaaye asthi. She , hearing his words replied, thasya vachanam Srthvaa aaha chandhraavale, "kamsa I am alright," Kamsa kshemam. Krishna said, "deluded girl, where did you see Kamsa?" aye vimugDhahrdhaye kamsaH kva dhrshtaH thvayaa. Chandhravali retorted, "Where is Radha?" raDHaa kva. May Krishna who became ashamed, vilajjithaH, with his head bent, nathamukhaH, and smiling, smeraH, protect you. Krishna was coming out of the house of Radha, with his mind fresh with the memories of the pleasant company of Radha and seeing Chandhravali, another gopi, he addresses her as Radha,. Chandhravalee irritated by it calls him kamsa whereupon Krishna chides her for it asking where has she seen Kamsa. Then Chandhravali retorts that similarly he was not seeing Radha there. At this, says Leelasuka Krishna hung his head, embarrassed at his display of his love for Radha but the word `smeraH' belies it and shows that he did it deliberately as one of his leelas. 107. yaH preethiH viDhuraarpithe muraripo kunthyaarpithe yaadhrSi yaa govarDhana moorDhni yaa cha prThuke sthanye yaSodhaarpithe baaradhvaaja samarpithe sabarikaa dhatthe aDhare yoshithaam yaa preethih munipathni bhakthi rachithe apyathraapi thaam thaam kuru Oh Lord, the slayer of Mura, Muraare, whatever joy you experienced on being offered food by Vidhura, yaH preethiH viDhuraarpithe by Kunthi, kunthyaarpithe yaadhrSi, by the gopas at the worship of Govardhana, yaa govarDhana moorDhni, the puffed rice offered by Kuchela, yaa cha prThuke, on being breast-fed by Yasodha, sthanye yaSodhaarpithe, on being offered hospitality by Baradhvaja, baaradhvaaja samarpithe, by sabari, sabarikaa dhatthe, and in the lips of the gopis, aDhare yoshithaam, in the food offered with devotion bythe yajnapathnis, munipathni bhakthi rachithe, show the same love in accepting this offering , apyathraapi thaam thaam kuru, Krishnakarnamrtha. The Lord expects only the offering of the heart through bhakthi and not bothered about what is offered. Hence Leeasuka here entreats Him to show the same attitude in accepting this work of his, Krishnakarnamrtham. Vidhura was so preoccupied with devotion that when Krishna came to his house he offered him the banana skin throwing away the fruit which Krishna accepted. Kunti also offered whatever she had to Krishna and Kuchela had nothing else to offer except puffed rice which the Lord ate with relish. The feast offered by the gopas at the time of the worship of Govardhan was accepted by Krishna with same eagerness by taking the form of the deity of the mountain.Leela suka also refers to Ramavathara mentioning the rich repast laid by Bharadhvaja as compared with the simple fruits offered by Sabari. He relished the milk from his mother and the food offered by the yajnapathnis against the wishes of their husbands due to love for Krishna when Krishna sent word that they were hungry. Last but not least were the lips of the gopis offered in love. 108. krshNaanusmaraNaadheva papasanghaathapanjaraH sathaDhaa bhedham aayaathi giriH vajrahatho yaThaa By the mere thinking of Krishna, krshNaanusmaraNaadheva, all the sins which are like iron cage, papasanghaathapanjaraH, will be broken into hundred bits, sahasraDha abhedham aayaathi as the mountains did with the vajrayudha, giriH vajrahatho yaThaa. The reference here is to the time when the mountains had winga and used to fly and settle down wherever they wished and people were scared . Indra cut off their wings into shreds with his vajrayudha. Likewise the sins though hard as iron cages binding us to the cycle of birth and death will be broken with the mere thinking of Krishna. 109. yasya aathmabhoothasya guroH prasaadhaath aham vimuktho asmi SareerabanDhaath sarvopadheshtuh purushotthamasya thasya anghripadhamam praNathosmi nithyam I bow down to the lotus-feet of the supreme purusha, who is the preceptor of all, by the grace of whom, my guru , my innermost tself, I am freed from the karma that binds me to this body. Thus ends the third Asvasa of Krishnakarnamrtha by Leelasuka. Krishnakarnamrtham is completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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