among the devotees Will become a devotee and remain as one forever In Brindavan, Krishna played the flute The melody of the flute made the cowherd women and celestial maidens forget their tasks.

adorned with a bunch of flowers, and wearing beautiful, bright clothes , You played sweet music on the flute Won't you come and play music on your flute one day to enthrall us?" Will You Not Come Charmingly, Playing Your Flute? குழைந்து குழலூதி வரமாட்டாயா? As You come blowing [the flute] one day, it is us that the music of Your flute will not reach. The music of the flute and union are synonymous.

When Govindan takes his flute in his hands, bends his eyebrows, blows the air from his stomach and plays and leaning towards the left shoulder, irukai — and with both hands come together, kūṭa — holding the flute upward, kuṭa vayiṟu paṭa — stomach resemble a pot, kovintaṉ — Kannan's, vāy kaṭai kūṭa — lips meet the flute , kuḻal kŏṭu ūtiṉa potu — when He plays the flute, maṅkaimārkal̤ — the beautiful women, maṭa mayilkal̤ŏṭu their eyes filled with longing and desire, niṉṟaṉare — they stood frozen in awe The Effect of Govinda's Flute-Playing

Sprinkle the water that comes from the holes of His flute on my face as he plays it walking behind his nĕṭu māl — the One who loves, niraip piṉṉe — the cows, ūti varukiṉṟa — comes playing, kuḻaliṉ — His flute of the grove, kŏṇṭu — please bring, vāynīr — the water that drips, tŏl̤ai — from the holes of that flute — and gently apply it, mukattu — on my face Smear upon Me the Moisture from the Mouth of Kaṇṇaṉ's Flute akin to umbrellas crafted from peacock feathers, where Śrī Kṛṣṇa stands behind the cows, playing His flute

with red eyes and strong shoulders a lion among the gods, who was born to Devaki as a child plays his flute wandering in the sky, Fascinated by the nectar-like music, they say, “He, the highest, is playing the flute nam paramaṉ — He is like a Lion, tevarkal̤ ciṅkam — among gods, innāl̤ kuḻal ūta — when He plays the flute stood, kaimmaṟittu — with their hands folded The Gandharvas Were Enchanted by the Nectarine Song of the Flute

Should Gopāl's enchanting flute tempt my heart and steal it, while His heart turns to stone? Pity! But she couldn’t, having been attracted by the sweet strains from His magic flute, conveying, as it were All these were conveyed by Him through the flute, which naturally put the Nāyakī back into the picture - **"avan ..."** - The sweet sound of his flute does not allow me to retreat, thinking that he has now His flute seems to convey, "I was separated from you all day; my arrival is delayed; I cannot endure

When Govindan plays the flute holding it in his small fingers, as his beautiful eyes close, his red They bend their heads, listening to the music of the flute and move their ears as if they are dancing taṭavip parimāṟa — Govindan plays the flute holding it, ciṟu viralkal̤ — in His small fingers, cĕṅkaṇ — the stand there without moving, cĕvi — their ears The Birds and Milch-Cows Were Mesmerized by the Flute's

When Thirumāl with a white valampuri conch in his hand plays the flute with his divine lips, the cowherd valampuri — with pure white valampuri conch, uṭaiya — called panchajanyam, tūya vāyil kuḻal — is playing a flute garland, kaviḻntu — they felt shy by seeing Kannan and, niṉṟaṉare — stood by Him The Glory of Kaṇṇaṉ's Flute-Playing : The Young Cowherd Maidens, Mesmerized by the Flute's Music கண்ணன் வேய்ங்குழலூதிய சிறப்பு குழலிசையில்

The cool, pleasant sandalwood and the sweet, amorous notes from Kaṇṇaṉ's flute, played for the shepherd her and makes her feel that His deeds are even more cruel than Himself, the enchanting melody of His flute - **Āycchiyarkkē Ūdhum** - That is, the sound of this flute will lull those elders, who are on guard Even if I survived the other tormenting elements, I would not withstand this sound of the flute. If the torments of all those elements combined are at one level, the torment by the flute sound alone

The potent Lord goes with the cowherds, protecting the cattle and playing on the flute wonderfully. cows, vittakaṉāy niṉṟa — He stands as magnificent figure and, aṇi veyiṉ kuḻalūti — plays the beautiful flute meyttāṉai — the greatness of the One who tended, ānirai — the cows The Masterful One Who Plays the Bamboo Flute

The lord who plays sweet music on his flute is the god of Thiruvenkatam where gypsies plant millet seeds skies, vĕngadam — thiruvĕngadam, mĕl oru nāl̤ ­ — at an earlier point of time, thīm kuzhal — the sweet flute , vāy vaiththān — kaṇṇapirān (krishṇa) who kept [that flute] on his divine lips, silambu — his divine

Kālingā's hood and danced fiercely as the bells on His anklets sounded and played melodious tune on His flute cilampu ārkka — and His anklets made sounds, kuḻal ūti — He played melodious music, veyiṉ — with His flute scared, appūcci kāṭṭukiṉṟāṉ — He comes as a goblin and frightens us The Masterful One Who Plays the Flute

It's best for You to go and tend to the cows, playing the flute from afar for those who are the objects women, unfortunate like her, rather than sustain and bade Him to keep grazing the cows and playing the flute Go and Play Your Flute for Other Women. கண்ணா! **"āgaḷ pōga viṭṭu"** (After letting the cows wander away), she says, you may then play the flute. Delighted with this plan, Emperumān begins to play his flute right there on the spot.

Puduvai composed pāsurams about how music flowed like a flood of nectar from the holes of the bamboo flute kuñci — that flows on His forehead, ūṭu kumiḻttuk — through, kuḻal muḻaiñcukal̤iṉ — the holes of the flute chief of Srivilliputhur, kul̤ir vāyiṉarāki — will develop sweet speech, kuḻalai vĕṉṟa — winning the flute

Seeing the beauty of the cowherd child, as he comes playing his flute, my daughter is in love with him of the fragrant, mallikai vaṉamālai — jasmine, kuḻal tāḻa viṭṭu — taking and, tīṅkuḻal — the divine flute became so thin, vĕl̤val̤ai kaḻaṉṟu — that her bangles have become loose The Adorned Child Who Plays the Flute

Now he plays music on his flute as a cowherd, grazes the calves and comes with his friends. the govardhana mountain, kovalaṉāy — One born in Aiyarpadi, kuḻal ūti ūti — You play music with Your flute il̤a mulaiyum — my young breasts, ĕṉ vacam allave — are not in my control The Cowherd Who Plays the Flute

Kannan who fought, conquered and destroyed the evil Asuras Thenuhan, Pilamban and Kaliyan, plays his flute thenuhan, pilamban, kāl̤iyaṉ ĕṉṉum — and naragasuran called kaliyan, kuḻal ūtiṉa potu — when He played the flute speechless, māṟiṉar tāme — and stopped, āṭal pāṭal ivai — dancing and singing The Apsarās, Mesmerized by the Flute's

When she hears the sweet sound of the flute, she thinks of her wondrous Kaṇṇaṉ and goes into raptures The sweet strain from a wayfarer’s flute electrifies the Nāyakī who sees in it Kṛṣṇa Himself, who was known to go round the Gopīs, playing on His enchanting Flute meaningful songs, meant to placate the , kĕtkil — if she hears, māyavan — krishṇa (who is amaśing at playing the flute to console the cowherd " - **vāyttha kuzhal Ōsai kētkil** - When the enchanting melody of the flute, which captivates all,

king of Madhura, Govindan, the princely son of Nandagopan the little child of the cowherds plays his flute their foreheads sweat and they close their ears to everything else and hear only the music of his flute kovalar kuṭṭaṉ — the Child of, nantakopaṉ — Nandagopar, kovintaṉ — when Kannan, kuḻal kŏṭu — took his flute

When He plays the flute, Narada with his Tumburu veena, and players of the kinnaram, the midunam and , maṉṉar añcum — who terrified the kings of, mūvulakil — the three worlds, vāyil kuḻaliṉ ocai — the flute kiṉṉaram — their musical instrument called kinnara The State of Tumburu and Nārada upon Hearing the Flute's