Sri Krishna, the Lord - Dr. W Radhakrishnayya

Sri Krishna Karnamrta is a mine of devotional songs, which is attributed to Sri Suka Muni. One of its famous and enchanting slokas ‘Kasturitilakam’ gives a beautiful picture of Sri Krishna as the Lord of Universe though it appears to describe His form and its outward beauty. Composed in a most musical style, it is on the lips of every child of this country.)

Kasturi tilakam lalaatapalake vakshasthale koustubham
Nasaagre varamouktikam karatale venum kare kankanam.
Sarvaange harichandanam cha kalayan kanthe ch muktaavali
Gopastree pariveshtito vijayate gopaala-chudamanih.

The Blue Boy of Brindavan, Sri Krishna, is the one enchanting personality in the whole of the Gokula Vraja. He surpasses the other cowherd folk by his radiance. Because of his divine beauty the gopis never leave his company. They surround him forgetting all their domestic duties. They want Sri Krishna and his company always. He is enchantingly dressed, his hair is well combed and decorated with the peacock plume. On his broad forehead is painted the tilaka with the sweet-smelling dark paste called Kasturi (musk). The mark bulges at the bottom and tapers towards the top. 

© `Tapovan Prasad’ (August, 2001) published by Chinmaya Mission, # 2, 13th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetput, Chennai 600 031. Website: chinmayatapovan.com.

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