Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Radha's Morning-Lotus Face


utthAyezaH sanniviSTo’tha talpe vyAjAn nidrA-zAlinIM mIlitAkSIm |
dorbhyAM kAntAM svAGkam AnIya tAntAM pazyaty asyA mAdhurIM sAdhu-rIti ||

  After Sri Krishna sat up in bed, he pretended to fall asleep again. Then, with both arms, he pulled Sri Radha, tired and with eyes closed, onto his lap to gaze intently upon her sweet and gentle features. (Govinda-LIlAmRtam 1.51) 

ghUrNAyamAnekSaNa-khaJjarITaM lalATa-lolAlaka-bhRGga-jAlam |
mukhaM prabhAtAbja-nibhaM priyAyAH papau dRzeSat-smitam acyuto’sau ||

  Smiling softly, he drank in the beauty of her morning-lotus face as her restless eyes danced like wagtails, and locks of dark hair fell upon her brow like rows of black bees. (Govinda-LIlAmRtam 1.52)

saMzliSTa-sarvAGguli-bAhu-yugmam unmathya1 dehaM parimoTayantIm |
udbuddha-jRmbhA-sphuTa-danta-kAntim Alokya kAntAM mumude mukundaH ||

 Then Srimati raised her arms with fingers clasped, stretched her body and yawned, revealing her lovely teeth. Seeing this, Krishna’s heart filled with joy. (Govinda-LIlAmRtam 1.53) 



tadaiva jRmbhottha-radAMzu-jAla-mANikya-dIpair nirarAjayat kim |
sa-nidram unmudra-dRganta-lakSmI-rasa-jJayAnyonya-vilihyamAnam ||

 Both yawning now, the splendor of their teeth made it seem as though they worshipped each other with lustrous ruby lamps. With the tongues of their sleepy side-long glances, they began to taste each other’s abundant sweetness. (KRSNa-BhAvanAmRtam 1.40)

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