सिंहासनसमीपस्थे हैमचित्रासने नवे । उपाविशदसौ लीला लीलेव स्मरचेतसि ॥ ५५ ॥
siṁhāsanasamīpasthē haimacitrāsanē navē | upāviśadasau līlā līlēva smaracētasi || 55 ||
Translation
On a new seat of gold, finely wrought, beside the throne, Līlā sat down, like līlā, play, in the heart of Love.
Word by word
- siṁhāsana
- the throne
- samīpasthē
- beside
- haima
- of gold
- citra
- finely wrought
- āsanē
- on a seat
- navē
- new
- upāviśad
- (upāviśat) sat down
- asau
- that
- līlā
- Līlā; play
- iva
- like
- smara
- of Love
- cētasi
- in the heart
Meaning
The commentary: as play, or Rati, sits in the heart of Kāma, so Queen Līlā sat on a new golden seat set beside the throne. The pun is the poet's: Līlā sits like līlā.