Continuing my Krishna verses:

कृष्णत्वं चन्द्रमुकुरे बिम्बितं तव केशव ।
कलङ्क: शशिनो नायमेतच्चन्द्रस्य भूषणम् ।।५५३।।
O Krishna, your darkness is reflected in the mirror of the moon. It is not a dirty spot on the moon. It is an ornament.

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]