Śrī Madhusūdana Sarasvatī Svāminaḥ
(16th century)
vaṁśī-vibhūṣita-karān-navanīradābhāt
pītāmbarād-aruṇa-biṃba-phalādharoṣṭhāt
pūrnendu-sundara-mukhād-aravinda-netrāt
kṛṣṇāt-paraṁ kim-api tattvam-ahaṁ na jāne
(16th century)
[A Nyāya scholar of Bengal who became an advaita-sannyāsin, authored 19 works including the crest-jewel - Advaita-siddhi - and who knew very well that the Supreme Reality is devoid of attributes -- but could not turn away his mind from Śrī-Kṛṣṇa.
This lovely śloka came from him when he was caught in the surge of bhakti.]
वंशीविभूषितकरान्नवनीरदाभात्
पीताम्बरादरुणबिम्बफलाधरोष्ठात् ।
पूर्णेन्दुसुन्दरमुखादरविन्दनेत्रात्
कृष्णात्परं किमपि तत्त्वमहं न जाने ॥
vaṁśī-vibhūṣita-karān-navanīradābhāt
pītāmbarād-aruṇa-biṃba-phalādharoṣṭhāt
pūrnendu-sundara-mukhād-aravinda-netrāt
kṛṣṇāt-paraṁ kim-api tattvam-ahaṁ na jāne
Did not get the word by word meaning of the sloka. But I enjoyed the short prologue at the start. I think It conveys the context brilliantly.
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