{"id":1532,"date":"2009-01-20T17:14:01","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T11:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2009-01-20T17:14:01","modified_gmt":"2009-01-20T11:44:01","slug":"kk-732-o-lilashuk-what-is-he-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kunjeshwari.com\/sweetblog\/sweet_books\/excerpts-from-sri-krishna-karnamritam\/kk-732-o-lilashuk-what-is-he-like\/","title":{"rendered":"KK 73.2 &#8211; O Lilashuk ! What is He like?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">In addition, His effulgence is blue like the Tam\u00e2l. He dazzled amidst the golden\u2013complexioned Gopa-kishoris just like a young <!--more-->Tam\u00e2l embraced by golden creepers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Comic Sans MS&quot;;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Why is Sri Krishna\u2019s face more beautiful than the full moon?<span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-prop-change: Author 19000000T0000;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">His pupils are supremely attractive because they are flitting from one Gopi to another. His face is more beautiful than the full moon; the moon has blemishes while Sri Krishna\u2019s moon like face is flawless. The full moon arises only at night while His moon like face shines brightly all day and night. The full moon wanes day by day, while His moon-face waxes every moment. The full moon enhances the suffering of a <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">virahini<\/em> while his moon\u2013face soothes her burning heart and immerses her in supreme bliss. How can we liken Sri Krishna\u2019s moon\u2013face with the full moon? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Srip\u00e2d Bhatta Gosw\u00e2mi says, when a devotee\u2019s <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">prem<\/em> increases every moment he gets to observe Sri Krishna from close quarters. Then he feels agony if he is separated from Him even for a second. The poet is very fortunate. He has Sri Krishna\u2019s <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">darshan. <\/em>He is saying &#8211; &#8220;I have got the Beloved of my life\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">O Lil\u00e2shuk, how do you find him? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">The poet replies \u2013 <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">tam\u00e2la\u2013neelam<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 He is blue like the Tam\u00e2l, which means He is the embodiment of <em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Shring\u00e2r<\/em>\u2013<em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Ras<\/em> (Since the colour blue stands for \u2018shring\u00e2r\u2019). Not only this, He is \u2018<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">tarala\u2013vilochana\u2013t\u00e2raka\u2013abhiramam\u2019<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 spreading supreme bliss all around with His mischievous and beautiful pupils. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">Once more, how do you find Him? <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">\u2018Mudita mudita-vaktra-chandra vimbam\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The poet utters <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">mudita <\/em><\/strong>twice because Sri Krishna\u2019s moon face is extremely blissful.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>We may ask, &#8220;Sri Bhagav\u00e2n is the embodiment of complete bliss.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>How can we say His face is <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">extremely<\/strong> blissful?\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>In this case, the definition of complete bliss does not hold good. Well, to tell the truth, when Sri Bhagav\u00e2n takes pleasure in His devotee\u2019s blissful love, even He who is <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">complete bliss<\/strong> becomes exultant and the ocean of His bliss surges high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;\" lang=\"EN-GB\">(cond&#8230;&#8230;.)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition, His effulgence is blue like the Tam\u00e2l. 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