Mayi prasadam madhuraihi katakshai vamsi ninaadaanucharai viddhehi
Twayi prasanne kimihaaparai nasthvaiyya prasanne kimihaaparair naha!
The visions that flit across the mind of poet Leela Shuka are many and variegated! Some times it is the form of the child Krishna and at other times it is the form of Balakrishna with His peacock feather adornment and garlands! Again at other times He is in His youth surrounded by the lovelorn and languid Gopikas who embrace Him smearing His body with the Vermillion on their breasts! Krishna's Divine music from the flute has enthralled the entire bevy of Gopikas who are ever ready to serve Him! Gopikas are smiling and embracing Krishna! Krishna’s broad eyes, radiant dark color and bewitching beautiful form appears before Leela Shuka’s mental Vision!
“ When Krishna showers His Grace on one what is the use of others?” questions poet Leela Shuka in this Sloka. Again if there is no Grace of God, what can one do with others? There is nothing that happens without the Grace and Will of Krishna! Leela Shuka feels that he has fettered himself with the eternal bonds of Samsara or family life. There is no end to the inexorable cycle of birth and death. The poet longs that Krishna should shower His Grace even as he plays on His Flute extending His sideward glances on the poet!
Samsara or family life is the greatest stumbling block for spiritual progress and enlightenment. That is why it is compared to an ocean or 'sagara'. It is a shoreless sea. One who is involved in it can never come out of it easily! Man is burdened with his wife, children, relations and property which bind him for ever. Arishadvargas embedded in him tease him with unquenchable desires. He is prone to anger, arrogance, greed, jealousy, and hatred. He is subjected to all the vicissitudes of human existence! He sees no end to these troubles during his lifetime. As one poet says “ Samsaaraakhye mahathi jaladhou majjataamnastri daaman” everyone is drowned in the shoreless sea of family life. There is no escape without the Grace and intervention of God!
Adi Sankara in his “Lakshmi Nrusimha karaavlamba stotram” describes the nature of Samsara graphically! “ samsaara saagara visaala karaala kaala nakragraha vyasana nigraha vigrahasya vygrasya raagarasa durmi nipiditasya Laksmi Nrusimha mama dehi karavalambam.” Samsara is an ocean. Crocodile like vyasanas or obsessions and emotions torment the individual. Leela Shuka strikes a personal note in this sloka and remembers his foolish actions earlier!
There is a sense of repentance on the part of the poet in this sloka! He yearns sincerely for the Grace of Krishna! Ashamed of his sensual life and whiling away of time, he banks upon the causeless compassion of Krishna to save him from material clutches. Where is the need for him to seek others when Divine Grace has descended on him? The Lord has categorically stated that He shall take upon Himself the entire burden and responsibilities of the devotee who constantly and sincerely worships Him with imperturbable faith and devotion. “Ananyas chintayantho mam ye janah paryupaasathe tesham nithyaabhi yuktaanaam yoga kshemam vahaamyaham.” Leela Shuka has surrendered himself to Krishna and hence the wonderful, beautiful forms of Krishna that flit across his mind!
Twayi prasanne kimihaaparai nasthvaiyya prasanne kimihaaparair naha!
The visions that flit across the mind of poet Leela Shuka are many and variegated! Some times it is the form of the child Krishna and at other times it is the form of Balakrishna with His peacock feather adornment and garlands! Again at other times He is in His youth surrounded by the lovelorn and languid Gopikas who embrace Him smearing His body with the Vermillion on their breasts! Krishna's Divine music from the flute has enthralled the entire bevy of Gopikas who are ever ready to serve Him! Gopikas are smiling and embracing Krishna! Krishna’s broad eyes, radiant dark color and bewitching beautiful form appears before Leela Shuka’s mental Vision!
“ When Krishna showers His Grace on one what is the use of others?” questions poet Leela Shuka in this Sloka. Again if there is no Grace of God, what can one do with others? There is nothing that happens without the Grace and Will of Krishna! Leela Shuka feels that he has fettered himself with the eternal bonds of Samsara or family life. There is no end to the inexorable cycle of birth and death. The poet longs that Krishna should shower His Grace even as he plays on His Flute extending His sideward glances on the poet!
Samsara or family life is the greatest stumbling block for spiritual progress and enlightenment. That is why it is compared to an ocean or 'sagara'. It is a shoreless sea. One who is involved in it can never come out of it easily! Man is burdened with his wife, children, relations and property which bind him for ever. Arishadvargas embedded in him tease him with unquenchable desires. He is prone to anger, arrogance, greed, jealousy, and hatred. He is subjected to all the vicissitudes of human existence! He sees no end to these troubles during his lifetime. As one poet says “ Samsaaraakhye mahathi jaladhou majjataamnastri daaman” everyone is drowned in the shoreless sea of family life. There is no escape without the Grace and intervention of God!
Adi Sankara in his “Lakshmi Nrusimha karaavlamba stotram” describes the nature of Samsara graphically! “ samsaara saagara visaala karaala kaala nakragraha vyasana nigraha vigrahasya vygrasya raagarasa durmi nipiditasya Laksmi Nrusimha mama dehi karavalambam.” Samsara is an ocean. Crocodile like vyasanas or obsessions and emotions torment the individual. Leela Shuka strikes a personal note in this sloka and remembers his foolish actions earlier!
There is a sense of repentance on the part of the poet in this sloka! He yearns sincerely for the Grace of Krishna! Ashamed of his sensual life and whiling away of time, he banks upon the causeless compassion of Krishna to save him from material clutches. Where is the need for him to seek others when Divine Grace has descended on him? The Lord has categorically stated that He shall take upon Himself the entire burden and responsibilities of the devotee who constantly and sincerely worships Him with imperturbable faith and devotion. “Ananyas chintayantho mam ye janah paryupaasathe tesham nithyaabhi yuktaanaam yoga kshemam vahaamyaham.” Leela Shuka has surrendered himself to Krishna and hence the wonderful, beautiful forms of Krishna that flit across his mind!
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