Sri Krishana easily killed donkey-like demon Kharasura. Krishna the son of Nanda played with cowherd boys happily.
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rAma sakhE krushNa sakhE ramaNeeya gOkula madhayAmO|| ||
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Oh friends Balarama and Krishna, let us all go to beautiful Gokulam.
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kamalabandhuriha kamalamanupatati
kamalinee malinEva vibhAti
kumuda bandhurapi kumudamanusarati
kumudineecha param parihasati ||
SaSidharam Sanakai ranu paSyati Sarvaree
vanitA nijakAntam
vaSamupaiti vanitA jhusha brundam vAma
manmadha dASasya mandam ||
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The Sun is dipping into western sea. The lotuses are fading. The moon is rising and the water-lillies are blooming.
Night is waiting for the moon like a damsel waits for her lover. Love God Manmadha is catching damsels like a fisherman catches fishes.
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aLikulam kamalOdara miLitam
alaghu geeta rasAmruta bharitam
kalaya gOdhanamiha samuditam
lalita vENu ravENa tvaritam ||
rakta chandana lEpana lOlA
rAgiNee paschima bhAti bAlA
mukta lajjEva muhurati chapalA
munchati veeTikA rasamabalA ||
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Black bees are making humming noise while leaving lotus flowers Cows were listening to Krishna's sweet song on flute.
Western horizon turned red appearing like an unbashful sensuous woman smeared with sandalwood paste spitting red betel juice.
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chakravAka yugaLamcha vigaLitam
chAru neera nirantara miLitam
vakra kAntha vigaLita rava lalitam
vanaja brunda madhunaiva mukuLitam ||
vAruNee sEvanAdabja mitram
vAruNOneetavAnnija gAtram
tArakamAla nijadanta kAntyA
tamasee hasateeti vichitram ||
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A Chakravaka couple is leaving water pool after enjoying happily together. Lotus flowers were fading with stems bent. Humming bees were leaving the flowers.
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SruNvatA gOpabAlaka geetam
SreedharENa gOkula mAyAtam
truNa charAnu sarENa samuditam
dheera nArAyaNa teerdha suphaNitam ||
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Hearing the prayers of cowherd boys Krishna returned to Gokulam. Cows grazing in grass fields followed him. Ascetic Narayana Teerdha sang this beautiful song.
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