RASAKREEDA--KRISHNAKARNAMRUTA--Sloka 30

 Angana mangana manthare Madhavo

Madhavam Madhavam chantharenangana

Itthamakalpite mandale madhyaga

Sanjagow venuna Devaki Nandanaha! 

Leela Shuka has described  the various visions of his darling Krishna, His forms, beauty, adornments and the melodious Divine music emanating from His wonderful flute! The music of the flute has enchanted the Gopikas as well as all the creatures of the world! The more the poet describes Krishna's beauty, there is some more to be described! There appears to be no end for the description of the Divine beauty of Krishna! The peacock crown that He wears, the blue color of His body, the lotus feet and eyes, His unsteady stealing looks, the  garlands He wears, His face resembling the full moon and the ruddy nether lip that has contact with the Divine flute attract the poetic imagination of the spiritual bhaktha, Leela Shuka! Despite the extraordinary, emotional descriptions, the poet is not satisfied! His thirst for singing the glory of Krisna and His leelas is insatiable! Thus he stumbles upon the most important and exhilarating of all the Divine sports exhibited by the son of Devaki, Krishna! He now attempts to describe the enviable and the most interesting RASA KREEDA---His dance with every Gopika individually at the same time!

 “Krishna is in between two Gopikas and in between every Krishna there is a Gopika! In such an area arranged for the purpose, Krishna sang with His Divine flute in “ Madhyama” sruthi!” The radiance of Krishna’s body was mistaken for the dark rain bearing clouds and the peacocks started making sounds! Soon they realized that it was Krishna who was rendering delectable music through His Divine flute!  It was none other than Krishna who was like the wild fire that destroyed the forest of Kamsa! It was such Krishna that danced with His flute among the Gopikas!!

At one place Krishna played in tune with the pecking of the Veena strings by Gopikas! At some other place Krishna merged the soft jingling sounds of small bells with the sounds of the Veena! In another spot Krishna, the son of Devaki, sang according to the distinctive sound of the Veena and played sweetly on His Divine flute! Decked in extremely beautiful ornaments, Krishna offered a feast for the eyes of Gopikas! He was also the form of God for all Gopikas! He was also the paramour of all Gopikas! He also happened to be the Lord of all Gopalas, Gopikas and the cows! Such Krishna produced celestial music through His flute!

The Gopikas seemed to be afraid of the rows of bees coming from the garlands on their locks of hair! Their sarees appeared to drop down and they locked down Krishna in their warm embrace that brought their hard breasts into a friction with Krishna’s chest!! Leela Shuka has a vision of such Krishna playing on His Divine flute! The spouse of beautiful golden hued Lakshmi Devi, garlanded by the creeper like Vaijayanti  that makes His chest wonderfully fragrant, Krishna, stationed Himself amidst  the Gopikas residing in Nanda's Brindavana and played on His celestial flute!

Krishna is compared to the devastating wild fire that reduces the entire forest into ashes! Kamsa is the forest that has been destroyed! How many Asuras did he send to finish off young Krishna! Young Krishna destroyed them all as if He is totally innocent! During Rasa Kreeda, Krishna mesmerized every Gopika by His maya and different stances of dance! Often Leela shuka refers to Lord Vishnu’s attributes and identifies the Avatar of Krishna to Maha Vishnu! Vishnu is the spouse of Mahalakshmi of Golden hue! He has the fragrant Vaijayanti Garland on His chest! He is worshipped by all Gopikas, Gopas and others! Nanda is the foster father of Krishna and the husband of Yasoda at Gokulam!