Verse 111
dhanyânân sarasânula-apasarani sourabhyâm-abhysyatâng
karnânâm vivareshu kâmapi sudhâ-vridhtin duhânam muhuh,
vanyânân-sudrishâm mano-nayanar-magnasya devasya nah
karnânâm vachasâm vijrimbhitam-aho krishnasya karnâmritam.111.
Translation
Aho! Sri Krishna-Karnâmritam is the love-text that pleasures the ears and the tongue of our Lord, from Whom the beautiful doe-eyed Gopis never shift their gaze. It relentlessly showers nectar in the auditory canals of the glorious and blessed devotees. May they relish this masterpiece while delighting in Krishna-kathâ ! 111.
Âswâd-bindu purport
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rila Krishnadâs Kavirâj Goswâmi says: Sri Krishna told the poet with a voice brimming in love, “O Lilâshuk, your text Sri Krishna-Karnâmritam will naturally be nectarine to me, my beloveds and to my rasik and vidagdha devotees. Harbour no doubt about it. Yet, I shall grant your prayer with ‘tathâstu’ – so be it!”
Sri Lilâshuk was mad with joy when he heard this. Of course, he ought to be, for if Sri Krishna, the Brijwâsis who are the crest-jewels amongst His devotees, and all other honourable rasik devotees, relish a devotee’s poem simultaneously and Sri Krishna Himself declares it with His Holy Mouth, then is there anything more pleasurable? The poet exclaimed, “My Lord! It is my great fortune that You will enjoy my composition! You are the crest-jewel of all the connoisseurs who are experts in the ras of art and love! And You say You will take pleasure in my verses?”
Sri Krishna asked, “A text that contains such sweet poetry describing the pangs of separation, the joy of union, lamentations and conversations will definitely be pleasurable. What is so surprising about it?”
Sri Lilâshuk spoke in ecstasy, “Of course it is astonishing! When You are separated from the doe-eyed Gopis, Your mind is absorbed in them. When You are united with them, then too Your eyes never leave them. At these moments, You will delight in my poem – is it not surprising? One more point. Your beloveds are such experts that even Laxmi devi envies them. You always love to hear from your devotees – they may speak well or ill – You never do care, as long as they speak about You. However, if this text pours Amritam in the ears of Your beloveds, then it is truly wonderful.
Sri Krishna brushed him aside. “Look, I don’t think it is remarkable, since your lamentations are akin to the wailings of the Gopis. So, they are bound to enjoy it.”
The poet said, “Prabho, not only the Gopis, from Your benediction I learnt that Your devotees too will delight in my poem. My Lord! You are always compassionate. It is easy to please You. However, it involves a lot of sâdhanâ to satisfy Your devotees, You know? In this world, Your bhaktas are hallowed. If it is pleasurable to their ears, then it is very amazing indeed!”
Sri Krishna differed in His opinion. “It is not so very amazing”, He said, “Since they have never heard anything like this before.”
Sri Lilâshuk cut Him short, “Prabho, Your devotees are always absorbed in the blissful conversation about Your beauty, excellences and pastimes. They float in the perfumed waves of Bhakti-ras. Poems such as this are nothing new for them. Your Lordship has Himself mentioned in Srimad Bhagavad-Gitâ –
“The devotees whose heart and soul are surrendered unto me alone, they always explain about me to one another and gain supreme satisfaction and bliss by extolling my sweet, ras-full qualities and pastimes.”
– (Gitâ.10.9.)
Srila Bhatta Goswâmipâd has accepted ‘Sri Krishna-Karnâmritam’ instead of ‘krishnasya karnâmritam’. In this case, the meaning becomes ‘O rasik devotees! Please relish this Sri Krishna-Karnâmritam that is nectarine to the ears of Sri Sri Râdhâ-Krishna. How much can I glorify it! It showers inexpressibly sweet torrents of Amritam in the auditory canals of blessed (those who steadfast in the confidential bhâv of Sri Krishna) devotees.
How are these fortunate ones?
They are ‘sarasânula-apasarani sourabhyâm-abhysyatâng’ – always immersed in the bliss of Krishna-Kathâ. The talks of Sri Krishna’s amorous pastimes are like fragrant waves and these devotees are constantly floating in it.
How is Sri Krishna-Karnâmritam?
It is ‘vanyânân-sudrishâm mano-nayanar-magnasya devasya nahkarnânâm vachasâm vijrimbhitam-aho krishnasya karnâmritam’ – rains Amritam in the ears of our Lord Sri Krishna, Who completely steals the heart and the gaze of the lovely and passionate maidens of Sri Vrindâban.111.