Sri Padyavali
BY: SUN STAFF
Nov 24, CANADA (SUN) — A serial presentation of 'Sri Padyavali' by Srila Rupa Gosvami.
Tatra khecaranam uktih
Words of the Demigods Observing the Rasa Dance From Their Airplanes in the Sky
Text 300
mukta-muninam mrigyam
kim api phalam devaki phalati
tat palayati yasoda
nikamam upabhunjate gopyah
mukta-liberated; muninam-by the sages; mrgyam-sought; kim api-a certain; phalam-fruit; devaki-Devaki; phalati-bore fruit; tat-that fruit; palayati-protects; yasoda-Yasoda; nikamam-to their hearts' content; upabhunjate-eat; gopyah-the gopis.
Devaki bore a precious fruit sought by the liberated sages, Yasoda protected that fruit, and now the gopis taste that fruit to their hearts' content. -Sri Dakshinatya
Text 301
taptam tapobhir anyaih
phalitam tad gopa-balanam
asam yat kuca-kumbhe
nila-nicolayati brahma
taptam-performed austerities; tapobhih-with austerities; anyaih-other; phalitam-borne fruit; tat-therefore; gopa-balanam-of the young gopis; asam-of them; yat-because; kuca-of the breasts; kumbha-on the waterpot; nila-nicolayati-has become a blue bodice; brahma-the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The young gopis must have performed many austerities and pious deeds in their previous births so that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has now become a blue garment covering their waterpotlike breasts.
-Sri Raghupati Upadhyaya
Jala-keli
Water Pastimes
Text 302
jala-keli-tarala-kara-tala-
mukta-punah pihita-radhika-vadanah
jagad avatu koka-yunor
vighatana-sanghatana-kautuki krishnah
jala-in the water; keli-pastimes; tarala-trembling; kara-of the hand; tala-from the surface; mukta-released; punah-again; pihita- covered; radhika-of Radharani; vadana-face; jagat-the universe; avatu-may protect; koka-of cakravaka birds; yunoh-of the youthful pair; vighatana-separating; sanghatana-and uniting; kautuki-eager; krishnoh-Lord Krishna.
As a young cakravaka couple separates and then meets again, Krishna, His palms trembling in His water-pastimes, delights in covering and uncovering Radha's face. May Lord Krishna protect the entire world.
-author unknown
Note: The male and female cakravaka birds associate during the day, but separate again at night.
Go to Text 296-299
