Gopala Vimsathi 16/21

16. jayati lalitAvRttIm sikshito vallavInAm.

    Sitila valaya sincA SItalairhasta tAlai: |

   akhilabhuvanarakshA gopaveSasya viSno:

   AdhAra maNi sudhAyAm. amsavAn vam.AsnAla: |

     

 1.       Jayati – win

       2.       lalitA  AvRttIm – Dance pose

       3.       sikshita – to be taught

       4.       vallavInAm - Gopis

       5.       Sitila – loose

       6.       Valaya – bangles

       7.       sincA – melodious sound

       8.       sitalai – cool

       9.       hasta – hand

      10.   tAlai – beat for music

      11.   akhilabhuvanarakshA – one who protects the universe

      12.   gopaveSasya viSno: - Vishnu in the guise of a Gopa – the cow herd boy

      13.   AdhAra maNi – the coral reef colored lips

      14.   sudhAyAm – amudham

      15.   amsavAn vam.AsnAla: beautiful flute

Krishna and the Gopis are dancing together as Rasa kridai. Krishna manifests himself as multiple forms in such way that each one of the Gopis dance with a Krishna. Each one is able to see only her partner Krishna. The Gopis are wearing loose bangles. During the dance Krishna plays the flute and the Gopis accompany the music with thalam (beat). The thalam from their hand and the sound produced by the  bangles merge together making it very pleasant.  The Gopis hand movements during the thalam demonstrates the abhinaya for the dance pose “lalitham”. Lord Krishna has taken the human form and living as one amongst the human beings only to protect us. The flute resting on his coral red lips is also very proud about its participation just like the Gopis.