The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
उन्मीलन्नवकैरवालिविगलन्माध्वीकलब्धांतरं भ्राम्यन्मत्तमिलिंदगीतललिते सन्मल्लिकोज्जृम्भिते । पीयूषांशुकरैर्विशालितहरित्प्रांते स्मरोद्दीपने कालिन्दीपुलिनांगणे स्मितमुखं वेणुं रणंतं मुहुः ॥ १०९ ॥
unmīlannavakairavālivigalanmādhvīkalabdhāṃtaraṃ bhrāmyanmattamiliṃdagītalalite sanmallikojjṛmbhite | pīyūṣāṃśukarairviśālitaharitprāṃte smaroddīpane kālindīpulināṃgaṇe smitamukhaṃ veṇuṃ raṇaṃtaṃ muhuḥ || 109 ||
على ساحةٍ رمليّة عند ضفّة الكاليندي—حيث تتفتّح عناقيد اللوتس البيضاء الغضّة، ويتسرّب العسل من داخلها، وتدور النحلُ السكرى مُغرِّدةً بألحانٍ عذبة، ويتفتّح الياسمينُ النبيل—هناك، في فسحةٍ خضراء وسّعتها أشعّةٌ قمرية باردة كالرحيق تُوقِد الهوى، كان يبتسم ويُرنِّم بالناي مرارًا.
Narada (in the narrative flow of Book 1.3, typically within instruction/description addressed in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
The verse uses sacred nature imagery on the Yamunā (Kālindī) bank to direct the mind into dhyāna: the sweetness of blossoms, bees, moon-cool rays, and flute-sound together model how devotional contemplation transforms sensory beauty into remembrance of the Divine.
Bhakti is shown as repeated, affectionate remembrance—“muhuḥ” (again and again)—centered on the Lord’s līlā-like presence (smiling face, flute music) within a sanctified setting, where the heart naturally becomes absorbed through rasa rather than dry argument.
Indirectly, the verse showcases chandas and kāvya-alankāra (meter and poetic ornament), a style of disciplined expression aligned with Vedāṅga sensibilities—using precise compounds and imagery to support memorization and contemplative recitation.