His form was extremely beautiful and everyone praised him
His form was extremely beautiful and everyone praised him
Seeing Krishna in the forest with gopa boys the poet says that the Lord has prepared the army for killing Kansa.189.
KABIT
His face is like lotus, the eyes are winsome, his waist is like iron and his arms are long like lotus-stalk
His throat is sweet like that of a nightingale, the nostrils are like that of the parrot, the eyebrows like a bow and the speech pure like ganges
On alluring the women, he moves in the neighbouring villages like the moon, moving in the sky, exciting the love-sick ladies
The men of low intellect, not knowing this secret call Krishna of supreme qualities as mere cow-grazer.190.
Speech of gopis addressed to Krishna:
SWAYYA
All the women of Braj-bhoomi gathered together and began to say this to Krishna.
All the women of Braja, gathering together, talk among themselves that though his face is dark, his countenance is like moon, eyes are like doe, he ever abides in our heart day and night
Nothing of the enemy can affect it. We have learned this truth in our hearts.
O friend! knowing about him, the fear emanates in the heart and it appears that the god of love resides in the body of Krishna.191.
Speech of Krishna:
SWAYYA
All the gopis went with Krishna and said to him.
“You are going to manifest yourself as an incarnation none can know your greatnes”
Krishna said, “Nobody will come to know about my personality,
I just exhibit all my plays only to amuse the mind.”192.
There were beautiful tanks at that place, which created place in the mind and
Among them there was one tank gleaming with beautiful white flowers,
A mound was seen bulging out within that tank and seeing the white flowers it seemed to the poet that the earth,
With hundreds of eyes, has come to see the wonderful play of Krishna.193.
Krishna has an extremely beautiful form, seeing which the bliss increases
Krishna plays in the forest at those places, where there are deep tanks
Krishna plays in the forest at those places, where there are deep tanks
The gopa boys look impressive with Krishna and seeing them, the suffering of grievous hearts is removed, observing the wonderful play of Krishna, the earth also became pleased and the trees, the symbols of the hair of the earth, also feel coolness on seei
Shri Krishna bent his body under the bridge and started playing the murli (hearing the sound of it).
Standing aslant under a tree Krishna plays on his flute and all are allured including Yamuna, birds, serpents, yakshas and wild animals
He, who heard the voice of the flute, whether he was a Pundit or an ordinary person, he was fascinated
The poet says that it is not the flute, it appears that it is a long path of male and female musical modes.195.
The earth, seeing the beautiful face of Krishna is enamoured of him in her mind and
Thinks that because of his beautiful form, his figure is extremely radiant
Speaking out his mind, the poet Shyam gives this simile that the earth,
Clad in the garments of various colours in imagining herself becoming the chief queen of Krishna.196.
Speech of the gopas:
SWAYYA
One day the gopas requested Krishna saying that there is a tank, where there are planted many fruit trees
Adding that the bunches of wine there are very fit to be eaten by him
But there lives a demon named Denuka, who kills the people
The same demon protects that tank he catches the sons of the people at night and getting up at dawn, he devours them.197.
Speech of Krishna:
SWAYYA
Krishna told all his companions that the fruit of that tank are really good
Balram also said at that time that the nectar is insipid before them
Let us go there and kill the demon, so that the suffering of the gods in heaven (sky) be removed.
In this way, all being pleased and playing on their flutes and conches proceeded to that side.198.