Verse 85

Translation

He has countless very humble devotees. He makes them proud with the unmatched beauty of His slightly rose-tipped eyes and sweet lips. My mind is repeatedly kissing That Murâri’s lotus like face. 85.

Âswâd-bindu purport

arlier Sri Lilâshuk had prayed –

“O Krishna! When will I get to see Your lotus-like face with Your rosy lips that are always lit up with soft smiles? When will I get to see Your face that is twice as alluring due to Your restless half-open beautiful large eyes and due to the blissful serene song of the flute?” – (KK.44.)

Srila Krishnadâs Kavirâj Goswâmi says Sri Lilâshuk is a devotee in the sweet mood. He is once again eager to relish Sri Krishna’s sweetness and this verse reveals His great temptation.

My mind is repeatedly kissing the lotus face of Murâri. My eyes are like the honeybees. They are relishing the honey of His beautiful lotus-face. Srimad-Bhâgavatam tells us that the devotees relish the beauty of every part of Sri Bhagavân’s body. When Sri Krishna and Baladev entered King Kamsa’s arena, They very much enchanted the residents of Mathura with Their beauty. Sri Shukadevmuni has described how they relished it with delighted eyes –

“The devotees of Mathura drank in Sri Krishna and Baladev’s beauty with their eyes. It was as if they licked Them with their tongues, drew in Their fragrance with noses and embraced Them with their arms.”

– (Srimad-Bhâgavatam10.43.21.)

In the same way, Sri Lilâshuk too is drinking Sri Krishna’s sweet beauty with his eyes and relishing it in his mind.

How is Sri Krishna’s sweet beauty?

His lips are sweet. His face is as beautiful as a lotus. His eyes are slightly rosy at the corners. He is casting compassionate glances all around. With such priceless bounties, He is enhancing the pride of his innumerable surrendered devotees and the Brajavadhus.

“After performing sâdhanâ for thousands of life-times, one proudly feels, ‘I am Vâsudev’s servant’. Such a surrendered soul delivers everyone.”

– (Itihâs Samuchchay)

Srimat Jiva Goswâmipâd has quoted this verse in Bhakti-Sandarbha and has written –

“Forget performing meticulous bhajan. If we simply feel, ‘I am Sri Bhagavân’s servant’ – it is enough to gain prem-bhakti.”

Srimat Rupa Goswâmipâd has written –

“This world is full of attractive objects. Nevertheless, I desire solely one Object – Govinda Who sports on the banks of Kâlindi. The wise call this ‘pride’.” – (Ujjwal-Neelmani14.19)

The Brajadevis congratulate such pride.

Sri Bhatta Goswâmipâd has explained ‘muhur-murârer-madhura-adharoshtham mukhâmbujan chumbati mânasam me’ in a different manner. He says, Sri Lilâshuk has seen Sri Krishna and admitted joyously that His lotus-face was kissing his mind repeatedly. This means that Sri Krishna’s beautiful face has attracted and hypnotized him. It may also mean that Sri Krishna’s sweet face is deep-seated in his mind and it is experiencing the joy of being kissed. Sri Lilâshuk has equalized his mood with that of a Gopi, so he is able to gain this experience.

How is Sri Krishna’s lotus like face?

‘Âtâmra-vilochana-shri-sambhâvita-ashesha-vinamra-garvam’.

This means ‘he is making innumerable devotees proud with His sparkling eyes that have rosy corners.’ His lotus like face has sweet lips. In fact, His lips are so sweet that they have obliterated all sweet objects by their presence.

Srila Chaitanya dâs Goswâmipâd has written: Sri Lilâshuk is ecstatic since he has Sri Krishna’s darshan. He is pouring ras with his lips. My mind is repeatedly kissing Murari Sri Krishna’s lotus like face since it is looking gorgeous with its sweet lips. He is forcing my mind to behave like this, because He has rose-tipped eyes that indicate that they are full of anurâg. 85.

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