by Damodara Rao Dasu

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nanda mukundE - kEdAragowLa - Adi

SlOkam :
kAchidgOpee kanakalatikA kAntirantAdiheenam
kAntam svAntaha sthitamanugatam kAma kAmam Srayantee
laksheekrutya Srutiriva parAnanda murtim pragalbhA
nrutyantee gAyanteeti prakruti parataram mrugya mANE mukundE.

A beautiful Gopika in golden complexion, while searching for Krishna, has been meditating upon Krishna who excels Manmadha in beauty. When she thought of his sacred feet she described him as the embodiment of Supreme bliss and that he is holy like Vedas. She sang and danced praising the glory of Krishna.
P nanda mukundE paramAnandE vayamihakimu mrugayAma || Why should we be searching for Nanda's son Mukunda the embodiment of Supreme bliss?.
C1,2 viharati gOpE gatabhavatApE
kAmanusarati durApE
kvachidapi neetE hruta navaneetE
nija kalayAsu vibhAtE ||
amruta kalayAmati vimalAyA
machala vibhuti nidAnE
svasukharatAya matitaraLAyA
manupada mahamanumAnE ||
He is effulgent with supreme knowledge. He is butter thief. He devoid of worldly afflictions. He might be strolling somewhere withsome fortunate Gopika.
How can we search for Sri Hari. He is the supreme cause for creation. He is unblemished and unperturbed. He is bestower of eternal bliss. He engrosses in nectar-like bliss himself.
C3,4 kruti jagadanDE sukhachidakhanDe
saka jagatpratibhAnE
SrutiparigeetE mahadanubhutE
nijasukha sAdhitamAnE ||
nabhasi sadamSE manasi chidamSE
paSyati vitata maSEsham
prakrutikrutAdim radhaturagAdim
bhAnu sadruSa kruta vEsham||
He is creator of all lokas. He is personification of Truth, Knowledge and Bliss. Vedas extol his glory. He illumines the world. Only great sages can experience his supreme nature.
He is partly manifested as sky partly as conciousness. He is supreme witness of whatever that is manifested as chariots,horses etc. He enables us discriminate various objects. He is the illuminator of the most effulgent Sun.
C 5,6 manasi vileenE gatavatimAnE
kalayati ratimiha dEvE
nijapada gatayA sukrudabhimatayA
sahagata nija para bhAvE||
apagatakAmE jagadabhirAmE
jaDaja samasta virAmE
anukruta vAmE vigaLita bheemE
bheeta pavana ravi sOmE||
One who is free from ego and who has absolute faith in Hari alone obtains his grace. A fortunate pious woman might be with him. Imprints of female footsteps confirm that some Gopika has stolen his heart.
Sri Krishna is the deligt of the world. He has no desires. He destroys aberations in any animate or inanimate things caused by Maya of worldliness. The Sun, the moon, the wind and all Gods function due to his infinite power.
C7,8 vyavahruti heenE mahadabhidhAnE
bOdha layAdi samAnE
praNava tureeyE SivapadamEyE
nAdalayAvadhimAnE ||
vigata kaLankE parihruta SankE
gaLita parApara bhEdE
vinihita SOkE kruta paripAkE
gOpavadhoojana mOdE||
He can not be comprehended by names or mantras only. He is identified by Omkara or ultimate state of consciousness. He is engrossed in sublime Nada and Laya. His bliss is infinite.
He is unblemished. He removes all doubts. He is above earthly and is transcendental. He eradicates agony caused by accumulated Karmas. He is the delight of Gopa community.
C 9 sadasadateetam satata vibhAtam
kESava paratara bhAvam
anuparigeetam nigama samEtam
nArAyaNa teerdhEnEdam ||
Maha Vishnu's supreme nature transcends existence and non-existence. His splendour is eternal. Saint Narayana Teerdha describes the true nature and glory of Sri Hari as propounded by the Vedas and other scriptures.