282. When Govindan plays the flute
holding it in his small fingers,
as his beautiful eyes close, his red cheeks puff out
and his brow sweats with small drops of water,
flocks of birds leave their nests,
come and surround him like uprooted forests.
Herds of cattle leave the forest
where they graze, come near Govindan,
and lie down spreading their legs apart.
They bend their heads, listening to the music of the flute
and move their ears as if they are dancing.
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(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)