Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Krishna Decorates Radha

athAmunA kaGkatikAM zanaiH zanair vikarSatA bhAnumatI-karArpitAm |
kacAvalI saMstriyate sma mAlatI-mAlota-veNI-racanA-paTIyasA ||

Bhanumati Manjari then gave Krishna a comb and he very gently dressed Radha’s shining hair, carefully interweaving her long braid with a beautiful garland of malati flowers. (KRSNa-BhAvanAmRtam 2.25) 

kastUrikA-candana-kuGkuma-dravaiH sambhAvitais tAm anurAgalekhayA |
cakAra mAlAJcita-cAru-citrakAM sa citra-cuJcur dhRta-navya-vartikaH ||

Next, Krishna took a soft new brush and, with liquified musk, sandalwood and saffron prepared by Ragalekha Manjari, he very skillfully painted elegant decorations on Srimati’s forehead. (KRSNa-BhAvanAmRtam 2.26) 

tATaGka-yugmena lavaGga-maJjarI-sampAditApUrva-rucA sa cAruNI |
Anarca tasyAH zravaNe navAJjanenAnaJja kaJja-pratime tad-akSiNI ||

Then he adorned Radha’s delicate ears with wonderfully splendorous ornaments made by Lavanga Manjari and applied fresh collyrium around her lovely lotus eyes. (KRSNa-BhAvanAmRtam 2.27) 

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