parÄmṛṣá¹Äá¹…guá¹£á¹ha-trayam asita-ratnair ubhayato
vahantī saṅkīrṇau maṇibhir aruṇais tat-parisarau
tayor madhye hÄ«rojjvala-vimala-jÄmbÅ«nada-mayÄ«
kare kalyÄṇīyaá¹ viharati hareḥ keli-muralÄ«
parÄmṛṣta - measured; anguá¹£á¹ha-trayam - a length of three fingers; asita-ratnaiḥ - with valuable indranÄ«la jewels; ubhayataḥ - from both ends; vahantÄ« - having; saá¹…kÄ«rṇau - bedecked; maṇibhiḥ - by gems; aruṇaiḥ - rubies; tat-parisarau - the two ends of the flute; tayoḥ madhye - between them; hÄ«ra - with diamonds; ujjvala - blazing; vimala - pure; jÄmbÅ«nada-mayÄ« - covered with gold plate; kare - in the hand; kalyÄṇī - very auspicious; iyam - this; viharati - glitters; hareḥ - of Kṛṣṇa; keli-muralÄ« - the pastime flute.
“ ‘The flute of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes measures three fingers in length, and it is bedecked with indranīla gems. At the ends of the flute are aruṇa gems [rubies], glittering beautifully, and between its ends the flute is plated with gold set ablaze by diamonds. This auspicious flute, pleasing to Kṛṣṇa, is glittering in His hand with transcendental brilliance.’
This verse from the Vidagdha-mÄdhava (3.1) is spoken to LalitÄdevÄ« by PaurṇamÄsÄ«.
