Sri Lilâshuk mused in his siddha-swarup (as a sakhi), “Sri Krishna’s kaishor as He sports with Srimati Râdhârâni, His lotus like face, His compassion, leelâ–katâksha, beauty, fascinating smile – are all nearly impossible for me, it is very true.”

In the sâdhak state, when his Vaishnav companions saw how anxious Sri Lilâshuk was for Sri Krishna’s darshan, they advised him to see Sri Vitthalnâth or Sri Ranganâthdev. He replied, “Leelâ–kishor Sri Krishna’s lotus like face and profound compassion is not present even in Sri Nârâyan.” The poet’s associates asked him, “Sri Nârâyan is also an eternal kishor and He too performs divine pastimes.” Sri Lilâshuk said, “Yes, although Sri Nârâyan and other divine forms are eternal kishors and perform nice leelâs, Srimad-Bhâgavatam declares only Sri Krishna as ‘Manmatha-Manmatha personified’.

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