73-80 Sri Vishakha’s and Chitra Devi’s Kunjas
Sri Vishakha's Kunja (cloud color)
Verse 73-74
Next to Lalita, in Radha Kunda's northeast corner, is Madana-sukhada kunja, the
forest bower of Vishakha Sakhi. In the four directions, are four, immese,
campak trees; the strong fragrance from their yellow, red, green and blue flowers
fills the entire area. There are also blue, green and yellow parrots, kokilas
and bees who enliven the kunja with their madhura-kala-dvani (sweet, chirping
sounds). As the branches of the champak trees bend downwards, madhavi vines
climb up into them to create a palace-like atmosphere.
Verse 75
Madan-sukhada Kunja is filled with land-lotus, water lilies, ornaments of
leaves, fine tapestries, and soft beds with yellow, red blue and white lotus
that have matching stems.
Verse76
This bower has four small entrances made with flowering latas and leaves.
Intoxicated, buzzing bees act as the gatekeepers. In the center is a sixteen
lotus stemsed lotus molded from numerous types of glittering gems. The four doors are made with yellow, red and blue lotus, including their stems,
which create a picture.
The blue lotus represent Krishna, the yellow Radha, and the red their mutual anuraga. In the door's center are flowers surrounded by leaves. Nearby, the bees stand guard like a military battalion to keep intruders away.
Verse 77
Under the four, huge, champak trees, there are mandaps that are pleasing to sit
upon because of the trees's densely-laden foliage.
Veres 78
Vishakha's disciple, Manjumukhi (who is an expert artist) is the care taker of
the bower. Madana-sukhada Kunja is always overflooded with Radha Madhava's
prema rasa keli.
Sri Chitra Devi's Kunja (multi-color)
Verse 79
On Radha Kund's eastern shore is Chitranandada Kunja. Here the trees, the
vines, the birds, the bees and everything else is multicolored.
Verse 80
Similarly, the pathways, mandaps, vedis, hindolas, cottages and the kunja's central
whorl are all molded from an array of multi- colored gemstones.