Narayaniyam Dashaka 59 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌪𑍁𑌃- - Thy form; 𑌨𑌵-𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌯-𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲𑌂 - fresh Kalaaya flower like soft; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮-𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌮𑍍- - evoking love; 𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷-𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌮𑍍 - (and) to everyone charming; 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵- - Brahman in essence; 𑌪𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍-𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌂 - Supreme Consciousness, Bliss personifying; 𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃- - seeing, were captivated; 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 - day by day, the Gopikas;

Translation
Day after day the Gopikas saw Thy form and were captivated. Thy form beautiful and fresh and soft like the Kalaaya flower, evoking the sentiment of love. Thy form charmingly enchanting everyone. Thy form, Brahman indeed, the personification of Existence, Reality, Supreme Consciousness and Bliss (Sat-Chit-Aananda).

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌨 𑌸𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥-𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥𑌿𑌤- - (by) Cupid churned; 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍- - minds, by and by; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨-𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃- - Thee to see eager; 𑌤𑌤𑌃-𑌤𑌤𑌃 - again and again; 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌃- - the Gopikaas; 𑌤𑌵 - Thy; 𑌨 𑌸𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌰𑍇 - did not bear; 𑌹𑌰𑍇 - O Lord; 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨-𑌉𑌪𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍- - the proceeding to the forest; 𑌅𑌪𑌿-𑌅𑌹𑌃-𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 - also at the beginning of the day;

Translation
O Lord! The minds of these Gopikaas were oppressed by Cupid and because of their love for Thee, they were always eager to see Thee. O Hari! By and by they were unable to bear the separation caused by Thy going to the forest early in the morning to tend the cows.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌥𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍇 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - (when) Thou had set out; 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯𑌃- - with fixed gaze (on Thee); 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌗𑌤𑍇𑌨 - Thou unto; 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 - with (such) minds; 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌃 - the gazelle-eyed (women); 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁-𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍- - the flute sound; 𑌉𑌪𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌃- - hearing from far; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍- - Thy; 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸-𑌕𑌥𑌯𑌾- - sportive activities (narrating); 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌮𑌿𑌰𑍇 - experienced great joy;

Translation
When Thou set out, the gazelle-eyed Gopikaas had their eyes fixed on Thee with their minds centred on Thee. They would listen to the sound of Thy flute from afar and revel in narrating and recounting Thy various sportive activities.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌤𑌲𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌮𑍇 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌯𑌤 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨-𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍- - into the forest; 𑌇𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - having gone, Thou also; 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧-𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪-𑌤𑌲𑍇 - under the cool tree; 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌮𑍇 - (which was also) beautiful; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯-𑌆𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤- - by crossing placed; 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 - legs standing; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌯𑌤 - kept filling; 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 - the flute pipe;

Translation
Having gone to the forest, Thou would stand cross-legged under a shady beautiful tree and kept playing the flute and filling its pipe with life-breath.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌧𑍁𑌤𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌮𑌾𑌰-𑌬𑌾𑌣-𑌧𑍁𑌤- - by Cupid's arrows shaken; 𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑍀-𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 - the celestial damsels; 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰- - motionless,; 𑌪𑌶𑍁-𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿-𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌮𑍍 - animals and birds multitudes; 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌂 𑌚 - melting and; 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - stones even; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌕𑌂 - O Lord! Thy; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌿 - was born; 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁-𑌕𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 - flute music;

Translation
O Lord! The music born out of Thy flute shook the celestial damsels with Cupid's arrows. It made the multitudes of animals and birds motionless, and even melted the stones and rocks.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌲𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍀𑌦𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌹𑍋 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌃 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁-𑌰𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌰- - (on) the stops of the flute; 𑌤𑌰𑌲-𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌲𑍀-𑌦𑌲𑌂 - moving of the tender finger (tips); 𑌤𑌾𑌲-𑌸𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌿𑌤- - to keep time tapping; 𑌪𑌾𑌦-𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌮𑍍 - the tender feet; 𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌵 - that pose of Thee; 𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿- - not directly seen, even though; 𑌅𑌹𑍋 - what a wonder; 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯 - thinking about again and again; 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃- - fell into a state of ecstasy; 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌃 - the women of Vraja;

Translation
Thy tender finger tips moved deftly on the stops of the flute, as Thou kept time tapping Thy tender feet. This pose of Thine the Vraja women visualised in their minds again and again and got into a state of ecstasy. Oh how wonderful!

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌭𑌵𑌦𑌂𑌗𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌃 𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑍀𑌃 𑌖𑌗𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑌪𑌿 ।
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌕- - without any restrictions; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌂𑌗- - Thy form; 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌃 𑌖𑍇𑌚𑌰𑍀𑌃 - being able to see, the celestial damsels; 𑌖𑌗-𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 - birds; 𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - and animals also; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑌦-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑌿 - (with) Thy feet having contact; 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌾𑌃 - and the forest, they (the Gopikaas); 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍-𑌇𑌤𑌿 - blessed blessed (they are) thus; 𑌨𑌨𑍁-𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍 - indeed regarded (them to be);

Translation
The celestial damsels were able to see Thy form without restrictions or hindrance. The birds and animals and cows also could see Thy form directly. Even the forest/earth was always having contact with Thy feet and saw Thy form as Thou roamed about. The Gopikaas of Vraja regarded all of them very fortunate and blessed.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌆𑌪𑌿𑌬𑍇𑌯𑌮𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌸𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌦𑌾 ।
𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑌤 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌹𑌨𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌆𑌪𑌿𑌬𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍- - (will) imbibe; 𑌅𑌧𑌰-𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌦𑌾 - the nectar of the lips, when; 𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍁-𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤- - by the flute left over; 𑌰𑌸-𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌮𑍍- - the last of the nectar; 𑌏𑌕𑌦𑌾 - even once; 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌬𑌤 - far fetched indeed; 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌯- - is made this greed; 𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌆𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾 - thus lamenting; 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃-𑌇𑌮𑌾𑌃 - again and again, these (Gopikaas); 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌹𑌨𑍍 - were in great distress;

Translation
O when for once, we will imbibe the nectar of Thy lips, the last of it left over by the flute? Far fetched indeed is this greed.' Thus the Gopikaas lamented again and again and were in great distress and despair.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌹 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃- - every day and again; 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌃- - thus the women; 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿-𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍- - the Cupid's caused; 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍 - blessings; 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧-𑌰𑌾𑌗-𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌃- - bonding into attachment and so helpless; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋 - towards Thee O Lord!; 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌪𑍁𑌃- - always attained; 𑌇𑌹 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 - here (in the worldly) concerns, indifference;

Translation
Day after day and again and again, in this manner, the Cupid caused promptings to the Gopikaas. This was, in a way, a blessing to them. As it made them so bonded in attachment towards Thee, that they became helpless and so always attained indifference in the worldly concerns.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾-
𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍
𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍇𑌶 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌃-𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍- - attachment indeed; 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿 - comes; 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍- - in the natural course; 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷-𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌃 - the means of liberation; 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍- - even with effort may be; 𑌨 𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - or may not be; 𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁- - for them (the Gopikaas) indeed; 𑌏𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 - one that (served as) both; 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - were attained; 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - fortunate, fortunate, indeed; 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 - save me; 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍇𑌶 - O Lord of Guruvaayur;

Translation
Indeed, attachment comes in the natural course. In spite of much effort the means of liberation may or may not be achieved. For the Gopikaas attachment to Thee served as both, as they attained liberation as a result. Oh fortunate indeed they were. O Lord of Guruvaayur! save me.

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