16. yasmin nrthyathi yasyaSekharabharaiH
krounchadhvishath chandhrakee
yasmin dhrpyathi yasya ghoshasurabhim
jighran vrsho DhoorjateH
yasmin sajjathi yasya vibhramagathim
vaanChan hareH sinDhuraH
thath brindhaavanakalpakadhrumavanam
tham vaa kiSoram bhaje
I worship, bhaje. the forest of kalpakatrees of Brindhavan, brndhaavnakalpakadhrumavanam, with the child Krishna, tham vaa kiSoram, seeing the peacock feather on whose head, yasya sekharabharaiH , the peacock of Lord Skandha krounchadhvishathchandhrakee , dances, nrthyathi, jighran, smelling the cow of whom, yasya ghosha surabhim, the bull of Siva gets excited, dhrpyathi vrshaH DhoorjhateH, whose enchanting gait, vibhramagathim, the elephant of Indra, hari sinDhuraH, desires to accompany, vaanChan sajjathi.
Siva is referred to as Dhoorjhati, meaning one having heavy matted hair.
17. aruNaaDharaamrtha viSeshitha smitham
varuNaalayaanugatha
tharuNaaravindha dhaladheerghalochanam
karuNaamayam kamapi baalam aaSraye
I resort to the wonderful child, kamapi baalam with nectarine smile on his red lips, aruNa aDhraamrtha viSeshitha smitham, whose hue resembles that of the ocean, varuNaalaya anugatha varNavaibhavam, and whose long eyes, dheerghalochanam, are like the beautiful petals of a lotus, tharuNaaravindhadhala and who is all mercy, karuNaamayam..
This sloka is beautiful if only for the rhyming first words of each quarter, namely, aruNa , varuNa, tharuNa and karuNa.
18. laavaNyaveechee rachithaangabhooshaam
bhooshaapadhaaropithapuNyabarhaam
kaaruNyaDhaaraala kataakshamaalaam
baalaam baje vallvavamSalakshmeem
I worship the Lakshmi of the cowherd clan in child form, who is shining with ornaments that send out the waves of beauty, who is wearing the peacock feather as a decoration and whose glances are a stream of mercy.
Here Leelasuka describes
The peacock feather decorates the head, bhooshaapadhaaropithapuNyabarham, of this Lakshmi which Leelasuka refers to as puNyabarha, the blessed , as it alone had the good fortune of ascending to the head of
The glances of this Lakshmi is a flow of mercy, kaaruNyaDhaaraa, the quakity of mercy is further enhanced by referring to Krishna as Lakshmi, the divine mother who is the source of the mercy of the Lord.
19. maDhuraikarasam vapuH vibhoH
maDhuraaveeThicharam bajaamahe
nagaree mrgaSaabalochanaa
nayanendheevaravarshavarshitham
We worship the form of the Lord who moves in the streets of
Leelasuka reflects the idea of the sthothra madhuraashtakam here by saying that
When he goes in the streets of
20. Paryaakulena nayanaanthavijrmbhithena
vakthreNa komaladharasmitha viBhrameNa
mandhreNa manjulathareNa cha jalpithena
nandhasya hantha thanayaH hrdhayam Dhunothi
The son of Nandha, excites the heart with his glance that constantly moves, with his face with enchantingly soft and beautiful smile and his speech sweet and forceful.
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This seems to be the continuation of the previous sloka, to denote that everything about
21.kandharpakandoola kataakshabanDheebhiH
indheevaraaksheebhiH abhilaashamaaNaan
mandhasmithaaDhaara mukhaaravindhaan
vandhaamahe vallavaDhoorthapaadhaan
We worship the venerable gallant of the cowherds, vallavaDhoortha, who is desired by the love-stricken gopis, indheevaraaksheebhiH abhilaashmaaNa, with eyes like blue lotuses who bind him with loving glances, kandharpa kandoola kataakshabandheebhiH, and whose lotus-face, mukharavindha, supports a soft smile, mandhasmithaaDhaara.
22.leelaatopakataakshanirbhara
parishvangaprasngaaDhika
preethe geethavibhangasangatha
lasath veNupraNaadhaamrthe
raDhaalochanalaalitha lalitha
smere muraareH mudhaa
maaDhuryaikarase mukhendhukamale
magnam madheeyam manaH
My mind is joyfully immersed, mudhaa magnam madheeyam manaH, in the face of
23.SaraNaagatha vajrapanjare
SaraNe SaarngaDharasaya vaibhave
krpayaa Dhrtha gopavigrahe
kiyath anyath mrgayaamahe vayam
Why do we search for any other refuge, kiyath anyath SaraNe mrgayaamahe, when the incarnation of the Lord, SaarngaDharasya vibhave, as
When we surrender to
24. jagaththryaikaantha manojnabhoomiH
chethasyajasram mamasanniDhatthaam
ramaasamaasvaadhitha soukumaaryam
raaDhaasthanaabhogarasajnam ojaH
May the lustre that is Krishna, which is the most beloved in all the three worlds, the tenderness of which is enjoyed by Lakshmi and which have experienced the embrace of Radha, remain always in my heart.
The lustre, ojaH, that is
25. vayam ethe viSvasimaH
karunaakaramoorthi kimvadhanthi ange
api cha vibho thava lalithe
chapalatharaa mathiriyam baalye
O Lord, Hearing about You, kimvadhanthi, as the most merciful, karuNaakaramoorthi, we worship your form, ange viSvasimahe. Also this mind of mine, mathiH iyam, is attracted towards You , chapalatharaa, as an enchanting child, lalithe baalye.
Kimvadhanthi means a rumour or report not directly known but a hearsay.
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