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SrI:
 
Dear KrishNa BhakthAs :

This slOkam houses a prayer for the Lord's
protection :
 
Yaamm dhrushtvA yamunAm pipAsur--
   anisam vyUhO gavAm gAhathE
vidhyuthvAnithi neelakaNDa-nivAhO
   Yaamm dhrashDum-uthkaNDathE
utthamsAya tamAla pallavamithi--
   cchindhanthi Yaamm GopikA:
kAnthi: KaaLiya-Saasanasya
   vapusha: saa Paavanee pAthu na: 
 
Anvaya Kramam ( Prose Order) :
 
Yaamm Kaanthim dhrushtvA gavAm vyUha:
pipAsu: anisam YamunAm gAhathE , 
vidhyuthvAn ithi neelakaNDa nivaha: 
(Yaamm Kaanthim) dhrushtum uthkaNDathe ,
utthamsAya tamAla pallavam ithi Yaamm
GopikA: cchindhanthi , KaaLiya-sAsanasya
vapusha: Saa Paavamee kaanthi: na: paathu ! 
 
Meaning :   May that brilliant lustre of the Lord
resembling that of a dark cloud in the rainy season
protect us ! The assembly of peacocks mistake
that Moorthy with the bluish-black lustre to be
the rainy cloud housing the lightning and enjoy
seeing that extraordinary lustre and begin their
joyous dances around it . The assembly of Cows
mistake that dark bluish-black lustre and think
that it must be the dark colored  YamunA river
and wish to enter that lustrous body to quench
their thirst . The group of Gopis pinch that Lord
with the dark and tender lustre thinking that
it is the tender shoots of the young  Tamaala
tree to decorate their hair . May that sacred and
extraordinary kaanthi of the Lord , who punished
KaaLiyan  protect us all ! 
 
Commentary:" Saa Kaaliya Saasanasya Paavanee
Kaanthi: na: Paathu " are the key words constituting
the prayer of LeelA Sukhar here .May that sacred jyOthi
of the Lord , who danced on the hoods of the fierce
snake , KaaLiyan and drove him away from the waters
of Yamunaa river  protect us !
 
That illustrious Kaanthi of the Lord is seen by
the herd of cows ( gavaam vyUha: ) , the flock of
peacocks ( neelakaNDa nivaha:) and the assembly 
of Gopis ( GopikA: ) . Each of these three groups 
mistake that dark bluish lustre of the Lord to be
some thing else and react accordingly . 
 
The cows see this dark and shiny lutre that 
moves around and mistake it to be the dark
colored waters of Yamunaa river and they 
develop a desire to slake their thirsts by 
entering into it . They develop " KrishNa 
thrushNaa". They consider the dark , moving
lustre to be the waters of Yamunaa always 
( Yaamm kaanthim dhrushtvaa , gavaam 
vyUha: anisam Yamunaa gaahathe ) .  
Mumukshu is one who desires Moksham ;
Pipaasu: are those who wish to quench
their thirsts with drinking of  water .    
 
How do the peacocks react to the JyOthi
of the dark hued Lord ? They conclude that
it is the rainy day cloud loaded with moisture
and lightning (NeelakaNDa nivaha: Vidhyuthvaan
ithi) and begin their joyous dance in anticipation
of rain and spread their feathers . The peacocks
with their stretched feathers become eager
to see more and more of that lustre ( Yaamm
kaanthim dhrashtum uthkaNDathE ). 
 
Amidst the dancing peacocks and the rushing
cows are the Gopis . They have their own reactions
to the Lord's aprAkrutha bluish-black jyOthi .
They think that they are near a young Tamaala
tree with tender shoots of blossoms ( TamAla
Pallavam ithi) and engage in plucking those
"blossoms"  to decorate their tresses .
Their plucking action ends up as pinching
acts on the skin of the Lord . They now realize
it is not the tender blossoms of a young tree
( Pasu Maratthin taLiR) but it is the Lord , who
punished the serpent KaaLiyan ( KaaLiya
Saasanasya Vapusha: )  and drove him
away from the waters of Yamunaa river .
 
After describing the illusions caused by
the sacred JyOthi of the Lord , the deeply
moved poet prays for protection by that
auspicious Kaanthi ( Saa Paavanee Kaanthi:
na: Paathu ) .
 
Sri KridhNAya Thubhyam Nama:
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
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