सुधा भी है हलाहल भी है लखु बामा।

5Shri Shyama’s eyes have the combined effect of wine,

6ambrosia and poison. The redness of the eyes and the

7power of those eyes to make one forget the external

8world are like the intoxication of madhu, the wine. The

9whiteness of the eyes and the power to confer

10immortality upon attaining their vision is sudha, the

11ambrosia. The black part of the eyes and the pain they

12give in separation can be compared to the effect of

13halahal, the poison.