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Post 4 

Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer,

We are reading, in this series, about different bhakthaas of my krishNa, 
addressing him "bhuvana sundharan, jagan mohana sundharan". In this group of 
bhakthaas now we will see one more bhakthaa addressing him "sundharan". Perhaps 
this bhakthaa went one step ahead of rukmini also, to call him "thri bhuvana 
sundharan. See his slOkam -

asthOka smithabharam aayatha aayatha aksham
nissEsha sthatha mrudhitham vraja anganaanibhi: |
nisseemasthabagitha neela kaanthiDhaaram
dhrusyaasam thribhuvana sundharam mahasthE || 
1-28 krishNa karnaamrutham by leela sukhar

meaning: hey krishNa, always I want to see such a krishna with 
*       the lips full of that blemish less smile, 
*       eyes fully spread or widely opened, 
*       the body fully embraced by the girls of vraja clan - the gOpees, 
*       that boundless sounded blue coloured body, 
*       in all the three worlds 'incomparably beautiful'.  
 
In another slOkam same leela sukhar says 'jagath thraya vimOhanan' - or 'thraya 
jagath mOhanan' to put it correctly - 
samuchchhvasitha youvanam tharala saisava alankrutham
madhachchhuritha lOchanam madhana mugDha haasaamrutham |
mathikshaNa vilOkanam praNaya peetha vasee mukham
jagathraya vimOhanam jayathi maamakam jeevitham ||
1-87 krishNa karnaamrutham by leela sukhar

meaning: let that beauty of krishNa which sustains me in this world be 
successful - that beauty 
*       who has youth springing up
*       whose beauty of the childishness slipping away slowly
*       whose eyes shed the brimming youth
*       whose nectarian smile attracts young girls
*       who has constantly changing attractive eye glances / sights
*       whose mouth appears to drink the music from flute 
*       who gets the three worlds charmed by his beauty  

Mother rukmiNee addressed "bhuvana sundharaa". Many followed the footsteps of 
her in enjoying my krishNa. 

But there may not be elaborate references available on how that krishNa reacted 
when he first saw rukminee, the matching or more beautiful than my krishNa. So 
after a good search on that see here - this "bhuvana sundharan's" reaction at 
that moment when he first saw rukmiNi. 
 
bhuvana mOhana roopa ruchaa thadhaa vivasitha akhila raja kadhambayaa |
thvam api dhEva kataaksha vimOkshaNai: pramadhayaa madhayaanchakrushE manaak || 
- slokam 6 canto 79 naaraayaneeyam

meaning: "that attractive damsel rukmiNi, whose bewitching beauty held all the 
assembled kings spell bound, did generate a trace of infatuation even in thee 
oh krishNa, by the frequent glances she cast at thee", says battathiri [because 
he was addressing krishNa straight and krishNa also reacted to battathiri as 
per the legend]

That bhuvana sundharan is also infatuated / attracted by "her" beauty - sheis 
named as "bhuvana mOhana roopa ruchaa", and thus krishNa got infatuated. Such 
is the beauty of mother rukmiNee. He is jagan mOhanan, she is bhuvana mohinee. 
A classy combination.

Dear bhakthaas you may wonder what triggered this man to write on the beauty of 
krishNa - dhivya sundharam - [All the description in earlier three posts and 
the matter above] - is all a reaction of hearing these lines of thirumangai 
aazhvaar during a session of upanyasam - 
"Ovinallaar ezhudhiya thaamaraiyanna kaNNum 
Enthezhil aagamum thOLum vaayum azhagiyadhaam ivar aar". 

This "azhagiyadhaam" word is the kindler.

To enjoy the full verse - here it is:

muzhusi vaNdu aadiya than thuzhaiyin moim malark kaNNiyum mEniyanchaandhu
izhusiya kOlam irundhavaarum enganam sollugEn Ovinallaar
ezhudhiya thaamaraiyanna kaNNum Enthezhil aagamum thOLum vaayum
azhagiyadhaam ivar aar kol enna attabuyakarath thEn enRaarE. 
2-8-7 - thirumangai periya thirumozhi

meaning: as given by sri madavakkannan swamy - The way His Thirutthuzhaay 
maalai (garland of thuLasi) dripping Honey, and bees drinking the honey and 
humming there, adorns His Chest, the grace and gorgeous Beauty of His 
ThirumEni, the decoration on the Chest with fragrant sandal paste on His large 
Chest, - How can I explain His Beauty! Those lovely large dark eyes which are 
like the Lotus flowers that have been painted by the artists; That broad chest, 
so bright and lustrous; those strong hug shoulders, that curvy bimbha fruit 
like mouth - "Who are You so Beautiful and gorgeous - so Divinely graceful?". 
He said "I am Thiru aattabhuyakarat thaan"- "thEn" - [message no6946 dated 
15.4.1999 in bhakti list yahoogroups]

the "mEni am chaandhu izhusiya kOlam" - the beautiful body covered with sandal 
paste, simply applied, with out any care - just see the word chaandhu izhusia 
kOlam. 

Colloquially our ladies ask one another if the other has not taken care while 
making up herself as - ennadi maiyai ippadi eezhiNdu vanthirukkE - hey what is 
this the black kajal is not applied properly. 

Same thing or still worse situation with that bhuvana sundharan - just applied 
sandal paste make up in a careless way - "chaandhu izhusia kOlam". 

May be Mr. Beauty does need any care to further up his beauty? Will it not be 
really another type of beauty for Mr. Beauty? 

See the comments of vyaakyaana chakravarthy - periya vaachaan piLLai - for this 
word izhusia - "angE ingE iLimbaagap poosugai anRikkE vENdum idangaLilE 
saaththina kOlam irundhapadi" - just not applied with care in places where 
required to enhance the appearance, but just carelessly dashed the paste here 
and there on the parts of the body.

For he said as beautified with "sarva angE hari chandhanam" - the yellow sandal 
paste applied all over the body. See slOkam -

kasthoori thilakam lalaata phalakE vaksha:sthhalE kousthubham
naasaagRe navamoukthikam karathalE vENum karE kangaNam |
sarvaangE hari chandhanam cha kalayan kaNtE cha mukthaavalim
gOpasthree parivEshtithO vijayathE gOpaala chooDaamaNi: || 2- 108 leela sukhar

meaning: In the broad and spread forehead - neRRi - musk mark. 
In the chest the green emerald stone kousthuBham 
In the nose tip new pearl stud
In the hands the bamboo flute
In the wrist or fore arms - bangles -kankaNam
All over the body sandal paste nicely applied
In the neck pearl jewel as haaram
He is surrounded by gopa women - yaadhava women or girls
Such a Krishna is victorious.

Who is this person - that krishNa - the honey with 8 arms - attabuyakarath 
thEn. For he is thEn, that honey krishNa is sweet in any form whether madeup 
with extra materials or accessories / features or not. 

Oh, dear krishNa, no need for any proper application to you - the improper 
application is yet another type of beauty for you. 
Dear bhakthaas, Let this new type of "beauty" prevail in the mind for all times 
to come.   

Dhasan 
Vasudevan m.g.




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