Gopala Vimsathi 9/21

9. padavIm. adhavIyasIm. vimukte

atavI sam.padam ambhuvAhayantIm

aruNAdhara sAbhilASa vam.sAm

karuNAm. kAraNa mAnushIm. bhajAmi

            1.       padavIm – track

            2.       adhavIyasIm – very near, close by

            3.       vimukte – moksha

            4.       atavI – forest – vrundavan

            5.       sampadam – wealth

            6.       ambhuvAhayantIm – rain bearing cloud

            7.       aruNA adhara – red lips

            8.       sAbhilASa – with desire

            9.       vamsAm – hollow tubular bamboo – the flute

          10.   karuNA – compassion

          11.   kAraNa- reasoning

          12.   mAnushIm – human

          13.   bhajAmi – worship

He is the one who revealed to us prapatti - saranagathi - the easy short way to attain moksha. Maam Ekam Charanam Vraja. He is the cause for the existence and sustenance of the universe. When Krishna walks in Vrundavan it is like the movement of the clouds. When there is optimum rain at the right time the place is prosperous. Gopala is therefore like the rain bearing cloud that showers karuna – compassion on vrundavan due to which action the place was very prosperous. The flute resting on his red lips when he plays seems to be very eager to taste the sweetness of his mouth. I pray to Gopala who is the protector of the sages and came down to the earth to reduce the burden caused by the sins committed by bad people.