by Damodara Rao Dasu

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harimEkarasA - rEvagupti - aTa

SlOkam :
adha chira pribhuktA sauriNAkhanDarupa
nijasukha paritruptA brahmavidyEva gOpee
vrajayuvatibhi ruchchaihi prArdhitA sAbhilAsham
hari paratara bhAvam darSayanteedamAha.

Beautiful Radha having enjoyed divine communion with Krishna was blessed with Supreme knowledge. Other Gopikas prayed to her to tell about her Lord. Then Radha explained them the transcendental nature of Lord Krishna.
P harimEkarasAkruti madhunA avadhArayatAgama vidhinA || Oh Gopikas, know that Sri Hari is the embodiment of Vedas.
C1,2 chiratara purusham pratibhA vapusham
paramiha viyadAtatam
praSamita kalusham bhavarOga bhaya
musham pratyaga bhEda manantam ||
idamiti sakalam jagadati chapalam mAyika madhunAtanam
pariNati vikalam phalamiva vipulam kalayata pariSOdhanam ||
He is resplendent eternally. He is all pervading like the sky. He eradicates evil and assuages us from worldly fears. He is Supreme soul appearing as Jeevatma.
Universe is transient and illusory due to Maya. Happiness earned by piety is temporary like a ripe fruit. So contemplate about it.
C3,4 vilasitamakhilam gurutara leelam yadvadabOdhavidham
kshaNamiha viditam satpunaruditam paSyata puratO hitam||
anudaya vilayam priyatamamabhayam jagadudayAdi druSam
yadavadhi viditam sakala mabhihitam niyata mabOdha vaSam ||
It is highly difficult to comprehend his mysterious sports. All visible things are ephemiral. Carefully observe and know the mystery of creation. Look at the most benevolent Lord before you.
Lord Krishna wards off all fears. He is the Supreme witness of creation. All things are time-bound. We are enveloped in ignorance.
C5,6 asukruta duritam phalayuga rahitam kEvala bOdhAtmakam
chiramiha mrugitam munijana viditam niravadhika sukHAtmakam||
yadaprudha gakhila nigamabhAga phalam bhAtihi para daivatam
nabhavati bhutam nacha bhAvi satatam sukrutibhirabhi bhAvitam ||
He is above sin or piety. He is devoid of pain or pleasure. He is personification of Supreme bliss. Only great sages understand him. We may search for him forever. He is infinitely blissful.
He is Supreme Lord and is the fruit of all scriptures. His splendour is great. He is beyond past, presend and future. Pious people always meditate upon him.
C7,8 niravadhi vibhavam niyatAnubhavam
bhoomapadE nEritam
phalamiva karagam sakala hrudayagam
tatva dhiyAkhanDitam ||
avachana mamatim gatalObha ratim
nirata nistArakhilam
vrajapura vanitA gata tanu mamatAh
svAtmataivAmalam ||
His splendour is infinite. All experiences finally merge in him. If you search whole heartedly he will be like a fruit on your palm.
Oh Gopikas, you are devoid of body-conciousness. Our Lord can't be descibed in words.
C 9 idamiha phaNitam nigamairanugatam
krushNa rasaikAtmanA hari gurukrupayA nigamaja sudhiyA
nArAyaNa teerdhEna ||
Narayana Teerdha authored this song with utmost devotion to the essence of Krishna's philosophy in accordance with the precepts of scriptures by the grace of Guru Hari.