Continuing my Krishna verses

बन्धो मुक्ते: प्रियतरो यदि बद्धस्त्वया हरे ।

बन्धान्तराद् विमुक्तोऽहं चन्दनं चरणे तव ।।८१५।।

The bond, if tied with you, is dearer to me than freedom from it.  O Krishna, I am free from other bonds, and I am now the sandal paste on your feet.

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]