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? Such is the very nature of Your flute, for it cannot be confined to a selfish purpose. The music from the flute symbolizes the ultimate bliss of union (*saṁśleṣa*) with Lord Kaṇṇan.

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

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

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.

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 āṭṭakillāve — the stand there without moving, cĕvi — their ears, taṭavip parimāṟa — Govindan plays the flute , kuṟu vĕyarp puruvam — eyebrows, kovintaṉ — Kannan The Birds and Milch-Cows Were Mesmerized by the Flute's

With strong, broad arms and the shining plough in hand, when Kannan plays His flute, its sound tears krishṇa, the cowherd boy, his,  vāy  —  playing from his divine lips,  āmbaṛku  —  for the sound of flute She declares, "My innocent and tender heart is being irrevocably shattered by the melody of the flute Such is the power of His flute music that it is capable of melting even the hardest of diamonds. Some commentators have also noted that the term *ambal* can refer to an *ilaik kuzhal*, a simple flute

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 the gŏpikās, ūdhum — playing (to be known on its own), ath thīm kuzhaṛkĕ — for the sweet sound of the flute More piercing still is the melodic strain of the flute, which carries the divine tune known as *pañcama This flute sound is a targeted weapon, like an arrow shot at a specific person.

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 hill The Hill of the One Who Played the Flute is Vēṅkaṭam. Therefore, the sacred hill of Tirumalai, with its towering bamboos that evoke His divine flute and its

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 as, ŏdum — will run (to see);, vāyththa — that which torments the heart, kuzhal ŏsai — sound of the flute , kĕtkil — if she hears, māyavan — krishṇa (who is amaśing at playing the flute to console the cowherd

cowherds to see, He climbed on a sand hillock, danced a village dance (Koothu) with glee and played on the flute From the flute He held, He drew forth enchanting melodies, and, manifesting His supreme bliss, He began He explains that the old men of the clan gathered to listen to Kṛṣṇa's captivating flute recital, but ***kuzhalāl isai pādi*** – "...playing tunes through the flute kept on his divine mouth." However, the flute's song was a language of its own, a secret code of love.

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

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 His humble playing of the flute, with its achingly sweet melody, denies her any such escape. **—his sweet flute—seems to carry a message of profound remorse, as if He is saying, "I was away from

The lord with a conch in his left hand that sounds in victory and plays delightful music on his flute ūtu caṅkam — the conch that he blows, mĕccu — to everyone's admiration, nal vey ūti — He plays the flute He plays upon His divine flute, whose sweet melodies are a veritable feast for the ears. But what makes the flute so 'beneficial' (*nal*)? The *Āzhvār* uses the term *nalvēy* (beneficial flute) because, in this incarnation, the flute's identity

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

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

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