Çré Añöadaça-cchandaù-stava

Translated by Kuçakratha däsa [ACBSP]

(Eighteen Long Verses Summarizing Lord Kåñëa’s Våndävana-lélä)

jéyän näma murärer prema-marandasya navyam aravindam

bhavati yad-äbhäso ’pi sväti-jalaà mukti-muktäyäù

jéyät—all glories; näma—to the holy name; muräreù—of Lord Kåñëa;

prema—of pure love; marandasya—of the nectar; navyam—new;
aravindam—lotus flower; bhavati—is; yat—of which; äbhäsaù—the dim
reflection; api—even; sväti-jalam—a tiny drop of water; mukti—of liberation;
muktäyäù—of the pearl.

All glories to the holy name of Lord Kåñëa, which is a new lotus flower
filled with the nectar of pure love. The dim reflection of His name is the drop
of water that creates the pearl of liberation.(1)

nandotsavädayas täù kaàsa-vadhäntä harer mahä-léläù

chandobhir lalitäìgair añöädaçabhir nirüpyante

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 nanda—of Nanda Mahäräja; utsava—festival; ädayaù—beginning with;
täù—them; kaàsa—of Kaàsa; vadha—the killing; antäù—ending; hareù—of
Lord Kåñëa; mahä—the great; léläù—pastimes; chandobhiù—with chandaù
verses; lalita-aìgaiù—beautiful; añöädaçabhiù—with 18; nirüpyante—are
described.

The magnificent pastimes of Lord Kåñëa, beginning with the festival of

Mahäräja Nanda, and ending with the killing of Kaàsa, are described in the
following 18 beautiful chandaù verses.(2)

danuja-tåëa-kadamboddäma-dävägni-räçe
kusumita-ravikanyä-téra-vanyä-karéndra
mada-kala-paçupälé-locanendévarendo
bhavatu tava caritraà mad-giräà maëòanäya

danuja—of the demons; tåëa—the grass; kadamba—multitude;

uddäma—powerful; dävägni-räçe—forest-fire; kusumita—with blossoming
flowers; ravikanyä—of the Yamunä River; téra—on the shore; vanyä—in the
forest; kari-indra—O regal elephant; mada-kala—intoxicated with love;
paçupälé—the gopés; locana—of the eyes; indévara—for the lotus flowers;
indo—O moon; bhavatu—may be; tava—of You; caritram—the
transcendental pastimes; mat—of me; giräm—of the words; maëòanäya—for
the decoration.

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 O great forest-fire that burns the grass of the demons, O regal elephant that
plays in the flower-garden forest by the shore of the Yamunä, O moon that
opens the lotus flowers of the eyes of the gopés intoxicated with love, I pray
that Your pastimes may decorate my words.(3)

mülotkhäta-vidhäyiné bhava-taroù kåñëänya-tåñnä-kñayät

kheladbhir muni-cakraväka-nicayair äcamyamänä muhuù
karëändi-kala-svanä vahatu me jihvä-taöi-präìgaëe
ghürëat-tuìga-rasävalis tava kathä-péyüña-kalloliné

müla—the root; utkhäta—digging; vidhäyiné—performing the action;

bhava—of repeated birth and death; taroù—of the tree; kåñëa—than Kåñëa;
anya—another; tåñna—thirst; kñayät—because of the destruction;
kheladbhiù—playing; muni—of the sages; cakraväka—of cakraväka birds;
nicayaiù—by the multitudes; äcamyamänä—sipped; muhuù—repeatedly;
karëa—the ears; änandi—blissful; kala—sweet; svanä—sound; vahatu—may
flow; me—of me; jihvä—of the tongue; taöi—of the surface; präìgaëe—in the
courtyard; ghürëat—rolling; tuìga-rasa—sweet nectar; avaliù—abundance;
tava—of You; kathä—of the topics; péyüña—of nectar; kalloliné—the river
filled with waves.

O Lord, I pray that the nectar river of words about You, which by
destroying the thirst for anything other than Kåñëa uproots the tree of repeated
birth and death, which is continually sipped by the cakraväka birds of the great
sages, which makes a sweet sound delighting the ears, and which is filled with
swiftly moving currents of nectar exchanges of transcendental love, may flow
into the courtyard of my tongue.(4)

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 nija-mahima-maëòalé-vraja-vasati-rocanaà
vadana-vidhu-mädhuré-ramita-pitå-locanam
çruti-nipuëa-bhüsura-vraja-vihita-jätakaà
tanu-jalada-tarpita-svajana-gaëa-cätakam

subahu-vidha-däna-kåj-janaka-kåta-kautukaà
nikhila-paçupävalé-samupahåta-yautakam
jani-samaya-maëòité-kåta-puruña-yoñitaà
rajanirasa-gorasa-kñapaëa-jana-toñitam

bahula-dadhi-paìkilé-kåta-vilasad-aìganaà
pramada-bhara-lolita-prakaöa-naöad-aìganam
janaka-paritoñita-sphurad-akhila-ballavaà
vraja-janita-padmajä-vibhava-bhara-pallavam

kapaöa-paöu-pütanä-kaöu-nayana-vékñitaà
vraja-bhayada-durjana-vraja-nidhana-dékñitam
viñama-bakapürvajä-kuca-savidha-çäyinaà
tad-asu-parimiçrita-stanajarasa-päyinam

tad-urutara-vigraha-druma-nivaha-pätanaà
påthuka-ripu-räkñasé-vividha-bhava-çätanam
nipuëa-paçupäìganä-kula-kalita-rakñaëaà
praëaya-kåta-go-rajaù-çakåd-amala-lakñaëam

sphuöa-nikhila-ballavé-hådaya-nava-candanaà
bhaja capala mänasa vraja-nåpati-nandanam

tava jayati nanda-nandana padäravindoru-bhakti-makarandaù

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 jayan-mädhuré-lavägre mukti-sukhaà çuktitäm eti

nija—own; mahima—of glory; maëòalé—the great expanse; vraja—of Vraja;

vasati—the abode; rocanam—pleasing and beautiful; vadana—of the face;
vidhu—of the moon; mädhuré—with the sweetness; ramita—delighted;
pitå—of His parents; locanam—the eyes; çruti—in the çruti-çästra;
nipuëa—expert; bhüsura—of brähmaëas, “the demigods of the earth”;
vraja—by the multitude; vihita—performed; jätakam—the birth ceremony;
tanu—of His transcendental form; jalada—by the monsoon cloud;
tarpita—pleased; svajana-gaëa—of His relatives; cätakam—the cätaka birds;
subahu—very many; vidha- kinds; däna—of gifts; kåt—done; janaka—by His
father; kåta—done; kautukam—a great festival; nikhila—by all; paçupa—of
the cowherd people; avalé—by the multitude; samupahåta—offered;
yautakam—gifts; jani—of the birth; samaya—for the occasion;
maëòité-kåta—decorated; puruña—the men; yoñitam—and women;
rajanirasa—turmeric mixed with water; gorasa—milk and yogurt;
kñapaëa—by throwing; jana—the people; toñitam—became satisfied;
bahula—with an abundance; dadhi—of yogurt; paìkilé-kåta—muddied;
vilasat—glistening; aìganam—the courtyard; pramada-bhara—with great
happiness; lolita—moving to and fro; prakaöa—in public; naöat—dancing;
aìganam—the women; janaka—by His father; paritoñita—pleased;
sphurat—shining; akhila—all; ballavam—the cowherd people; vraja—in
Vraja; janita—manifested; padmajä—of the goddess of fortune; vibhava—of
transcendental opulences; bhara—the abundance; pallavam—blossomed;
kapaöa—at deception; paöu—expert; pütanä—of Pütanä; kaöu—hard;
nayana—by the eyes; vékñitam—seen; vraja—to Vraja; bhayada—bringing
fear; durjana—of demons; vraja—the multitude; nidhana—destruction;
dékñitam—initiating; viñama—with dangerous poison;
bakapürvajä—Bakäsura’s younger sister; kuca—breasts; savidha—near;
çäyinam—lying down; tat—of her; asu—with the life; parimiçrita—mixed;

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stanajarasa—the milk from the breasts; päyinam—drinking; tat—of her;
urutara—gigantic; vigraha—body; druma—of trees; nivaha—on a multitude;
pätanam—causing to fall; påthuka—of the children; ripu—the enemy;
räkñasé—the witch; vividha—many; bhava—future births; çätanam—cutting;
nipuëa—expert; paçupäìganä-kula—by the gopés; kalita—done;
rakñaëaà—protection; praëaya-kåta—done [anointed] with love; go—of the
cows; rajaù—dust; çakåt—and dung; amala-lakñaëam—His splendid
transcendental limbs displaying auspicious markings; sphuöa—manifested;
nikhila—all; ballavé—of the gopés; hådaya—of the hearts; nava—fresh;
candanam—sandal paste; bhaja—please worship; capala—fickle; mänasa—O
mind; vraja—of Vraja; nåpati—of the king; nandanam—the son;
tava—of You; jayati—all glories; nanda—of Nanda; nandana—O son;
pada—feet; aravinda—lotus; uru—intense; bhakti—devotion;
makarandaù—nectar; jayat—glorious; mädhuré—of sweetness; lava—of a
drop; agre—a small portion; mukti—of liberation; sukham—the happiness;
çuktitäm—the state of being an 'oyster; eti—attains.

O fickle mind, please worship the prince of Vraja,

who with His own splendid glory beautified the transcendental abode of
Vraja,
who with the sweetness of the moon of His face delighted the eyes of His
parents,
whose name-giving ceremony was performed by many expert in
the Vedas,
whose monsoon cloud transcendental form pleased the birds of His
relatives,
whose father performed a great festival of many different kinds of charity,
who received gifts from all the cowherd people,

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 whose birth-celebration was observed by many nicely decorated men and
women,
whose birth-celebration was a time when the people became pleased by
throwing milk, yogurt, and turmeric mixed with water,
whose birth-celebration was a time when the splendid courtyard became
muddied with a great abundance of yogurt,
whose birth-celebration was a time when the women openly danced with
great happiness,
whose birth-celebration was a time when His father pleased all the splendid
cowherd people,
whose birth-celebration was a time when the great opulence of the goddess
of fortune fully blossomed in the land of Vraja,
who was seen by the hard eyes of the expertly deceptive Pütanä,
who has taken a vow to kill all demons who frighten the people of Vraja,
who slept near the dangerously poisonous breasts of Baka’s younger sister
Pütanä,
who sucked out Pütanä’s life along with her breast milk,
who made Pütanä’s gigantic body fall upon a grove of trees,
who cut off the many future births of the Pütanä, the enemy of
children,
who was carefully protected by the expert ,
whose splendid, auspiciously marked transcendental limbs were lovingly
anointed with cow dung and dust raised by the cows,
and who is the fresh sandal paste that anoints all the hearts.

O Nanda-nandana, all glories to the very sweet devotional service honey

that flows from the lotus flower of Your feet. When the smallest drop of that
sweetness is present, the happiness of impersonal liberation becomes like an

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oyster.

mama matir uccala-carane bhagavati paryaìkitä-çayite

kapaöa-krandita-kuçale çakaöa-vighaööini parisphuratu

mama—of me; matiù—mind; uccala—moving; caraëe—on the feet;

bhagavati—on the Supreme Personality of Godhead; paryaìkitä—on the bed;
çayite—resting; kapaöa—feigned; krandita—crying; kuçale—expert;
çakaöa—the cart; vighaööini—breaking; parisphuratu—may be manifested.

I pray that my mind may become fixed on the Supreme Personality of

Godhead who, expertly pretending to cry as He rested on a bed, kicked His feet
and broke the Çakaöa demon.

autthänikamaha-saìkulitämbaka
çakaöädhastana-çayanälambaka
kuca-rasa-tåñëä-viracita-rodana
caïcala-pada-kåta-çakaöa-vinodana

vismita-paçupa-sudurgama-ceñöita
kathita-nijehita-çävaka-veñöita
kätara-janaké-janaka-gatäìkita
mäntrika-dharaëésura-kåta-çäntika

janané-durvaha-gaurava-vigraha

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 sapadi-vidhitsita-danuja-vinigraha
danu-tanayena kñaëam apavähita
kaëöha-taöi-graha-nirmathitähita

viklava-janané-nirbhara-çocita
virudad-gopé-kula-parilocita
nirmita-janané-bandhu-mahodaya
mäm api gokula-maìgala modaya

autthänika-maha—in the utthäna ceremony; saìkulita—absorbed;

ambaka—mother; çakaöa—the cart; adhastana—beneath; çayana—on a bed;
älambaka—resting; kuca-rasa—breast milk; tåñëä—thirst; viracita—doing;
rodana—crying; caïcala—moving; pada—feet; kåta—done; çakaöa—of the
cart; vinodana—breaking; vismita—astonished; paçupa—cowherd people;
sudurgama— very difficult to perform; ceñöita—actions; kathita—spoken;
nija—own; éhita—activities;–by the children; veñöita—encircled;
kätara—anxious; janaké—mother; janaka—and father; gata—gone;
aìkita—near; mäntrika—expert in chanting mantras; dharaëésura—by the
brähmaëas; kåta—done; çäntika—an auspicious ceremony for removing the
danger of calamities; janané—by Your mother; durvaha—not able to be
carried; gaurava—heavy; vigraha—form; sapadi—at once;
vidhitsita—intended; danuja—by the demon; vinigraha—for destruction;
danu-tanayena—by the demon; kñaëam—in a moment; apavähita—carried
away; kaëöha-taöi—the neck; graha—grasping; nirmathitähita—destroyed;
viklava—alarmed; janané—by the mother; nirbhara—loudly;
çocita—lamented; virudat—crying; gopé-kula—by the gopés; parilocita—seen;
nirmita—done; janané—of the mother; bandhu—of the friends and relatives;
maha—a festival; udaya—arisal; mäm—me; api—even; gokula—of Gokula;
maìgala—O auspiciousness; modaya—please fill with happiness.

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 O Lord whose mother became absorbed in the Utthäna ceremony,
O Lord who rested on a bed under a hand-cart,
O Lord who cried out of thirst to drink the milk from Your mother’s breast,
O Lord who broke the cart with a kick,
O Lord whose extraordinary activities astonished the cowherd people,
O Lord whose activities were described by the nearby children,
O Lord who was approached by Your anxious parents,
O Lord for whose sake the brähmaëas expertly chanted mantras to
counteract the evil influence,
O Lord who became so heavy Your mother could no longer carry You,
O Lord whom the demons wish to kill,
O Lord who was carried away in a moment by a demon,
O Lord who killed the demon by holding onto his neck,
O Lord for whose sake Your anxious mother cried aloud,
O Lord who was discovered by the crying gopés,
O Lord who created a great festival of happiness for Your mother and her
friends,
O auspiciousness of Gokula, please fill me with transcendental happiness.

nava-çiçu-lélä-laìghita-häyana
gargäviñkåta-näma-rasäyana
riìgana-maëòita-nanda-niketana
madhurima-tarpita-gokula-cetana

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 calatara-tarëaka-puccha-vikarñaëa
vismåta-gåha-kåti-ramaëé-harñaëa
kutukinn asamaya-vatsa-vimocana
caurya-viçaìkita-caïcala-locana

äkroçana-kåta-hasitäòambara
mukha-päöava-kåta-luïcana-samvara
racitolükhala-påñöha-viräjana
randhrita-çikya-sthita-vara-bhäjana

gavya-nirmita-kapi-kula-raïjana
kalpita-nava-dadhi-haëdé-bhaïjana
janané-vékñita-sabhaya-vilocana
jaya jaya gokula-padma-virocana

nava—young; çiçu—of a child; lélä—pastimes; laìghita—passed over;

häyana—years; garga—by Garga Muni; äviñkåta—revealed; näma—of the
names; rasäyana—the nectar; riìgana—with crawling; maëòita—decorated;
nanda—of Nanda; niketana—the home; madhurima—with transcendental
sweetness; tarpita—pleased; gokula—of Gokula; cetana—the hearts;
calatara—moving; tarëaka—of the calves; puccha—by the tail;
vikarñaëa—pulled; vismåta—forgotten; gåha—household; kåti—duties;
ramaëé—the housewives; harñaëa—happy; kutukin—curious; asamaya—at
the wrong time; vatsa—the calves; vimocana—released; caurya—because of
theft; viçaìkita—frightened; caïcala—restlessly moving; locana—eyes;
äkroçana—calling; kåta—done; hasita—laughing; äòambara—a great
quantity; mukha—on the face; päöava—expertly; kåta—done; luïcana—of
stealing; samvara—covering; racita—placed; ulükhala—of the wooden mortar;
påñöha—on the back; viräjana—manifested; randhrita—perforated; çikya—on
a rope; sthita—situated; vara—excellent; bhäjana—jar; gavya—with milk

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products; nirmita—done; kapi—of monkeys; kula—of the groups;
raïjana—happiness; kalpita—fashioned; nava—new; dadhi—yogurt;
haëòé—pots; bhaïjana—breaking; janané—by Your mother; vékñita—seen;
sa—with; bhaya—fear; vilocana—eyes; jaya—all glories; jaya—all glories;
gokula—of Gokula; padma—of the lotus flower; virocana—O sun.

O Lord the nectar of whose holy names were revealed by Garga Muni after
one year of Your childhood pastimes had passed,
O Lord who decorated the home of Nanda Mahäräja with Your pastimes of
crawling about,
O Lord who delighted the hearts of Gokula with Your sweetness,
O Lord who was dragged about by a restless calf whose tail You had grasped,
O Lord whose pastimes delighted the gopés housewives and made them
forget all about their household duties,
O Lord who became curious and released the calves at the wrong time,
O Lord who, frightened because of Your stealing activities, restlessly glances
here and there,
O Lord who laughed when the elderly gopés rebuked You,
O Lord whose face expertly conceals Your guilt as a thief,
O Lord who climbed up on the wooden mortar,
O Lord who poked holes in the jars suspended from ropes,
O Lord who delighted the monkeys by giving the milk-products to them,
O Lord who broke the clay pots full of fresh yogurt,
O Lord into whose frightened eyes Your mother gazed,
O sun who makes the lotus flower of Gokula bloom, all glories to You!
All glories to You!

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 räma-prakaöé-kåta-måd-bhakñaëa
janané-sammukha-dhåta-bhaya-lakñaëa
mukha-puöa-darçita-nikhila-caräcara
gopeçvara-suta mayi mudam äcara

räma—by Balaräma; prakaöé-kåta—revealed; måt—of clay;

bhakñaëa—eating; janané—of Your mother; sammukha—in the presence;
dhåta—manifested; bhaya—of fear; lakñaëa—the symptoms; mukha-puöa—in
Your mouth; darçita—revealed; nikhila—all; cara-acara—the universe filled
with moving and non-moving beings; gopa—of the cowherd people; éçvara—of
the king; suta—O son; mayi—to me; mudam—transcendental happiness;
äcara—please give.

O Lord whose clay-eating was revealed by Balaräma,

O Lord who showed all signs of being afraid when Your were brought before
Your mother,
O Lord who showed that the entire universe, filled with moving and
non-moving creatures, was present within Your mouth,
O son of the king of the gopas, please bestow transcendental happiness upon
me.

gåhaà sakhi karälike praviçati sma nélaù çiçur

dåòhé-kuru kaväöikäà dadhi-haraà dadhämy uddhuram
iti prakaöam érite mukharayä mahä-çaìkaöaà

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 vilokya tanu-kaìkaöé-kåta-tamä hariù pätu vaù

gåham—the house; sakhi—O friend; karälike—Karälikä; praviçati sma—has

entered; nélaù—a dark-complexioned; çiçuù—boy; dåòhé-kuru—please lock;
kaväöikäm—the door; dadhi—yogurt; haram—stealing; dadhämi—I shall take;
uddhuram—bold; iti—thus; prakaöam—clearly; érite—spoken; mukharayä—by
Mukharä; mahä—great; çaìkaöam—fear; vilokya—seeing; tanu—for His
transcendental form; kaìkaöé—a shield; kåta—become; tamäù—the darkness;
hariù—Lord Kåñëa; pätu—may protect; vaù—you all.

I pray that Lord Kåñëa, who, when He heard Mukharä say, “Friend
Karälikä, the bold, dark-complexioned boy who steals yogurt has just entered
the house. You lock the door and I will catch Him,” became afraid and hid, His
transcendental form shielded by the darkness, may protect you all.

Note: Mukharä is Çrématé Rädhäräëé’s grandmother and Karälikä is

Candrävalé’s grandmother.

indranéla-madhura-prabhaà janaà
häsayantam anasaù prabhaïjanam
bibhrataà puraöa-piìgalaà paöaà
dhehi citta navanéta-lampaöam

indranéla—sapphire; madhura—charming; prabham—splendor;

janam—person; häsayantam—causing to smile; anasaù—of the hand-cart;

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prabhaïjanam—breaking; bibhratam—dressed; puraöa-piìgalam—golden;
paöam—garments; dhehi—please meditate; citta—O heart; navanéta—of
butter; lampaöam—the eager thief.

O heart, please meditate on that divine person whose complexion is as

charmingly splendid as sapphires, who is expert at making others smile and
laugh, who broke the hand-cart, who wears golden garments, and who is the
eager butter-thief.

dhåta-dadhi-manthana-daëòa
janané-cumbita-gaëòa
péta-savitré-dugdha
kala-bhäñita-kula-mugdha

janané-payasätåpta
bhäjana-bhaïjana-dåpta
kåta-haiyaìgava-moña
mätå-vinirmita-roña

janayitré-kåta-dhäva
muni-gaëa-durlabha-bhäva
vidita-savitré-péla
parihåta-dhävana-léla

dhåta-haiyaìgava-gandha
kalitolükhala-bandha
dåñöärjuna-taru-müla
sura-muni-väg-anuküla

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 kåta-yamalärjuna-bhaìga
guhyaka-nuti-dhåta-raìga
nija-bhakté-kåta-yakña
mädhava mäm api rakña

vismita-ballava-dåñta
susmita-mukha-puöa håñöa
nanda-vimocita-bandha
jaya jaya maìgala-kanda

dhåta—held; dadhi—yogurt; manthana—for churning; daëòa—the rod;

janané—by Your mother; cumbita—kissed; gaëòa—the cheek; péta—drunk;
savitré—of Your mother; dughda—the milk; kala—sweet; bhäñita—words;
kula—many; mugdha—charming; janané—of Your mother; payasä—by the
milk; atåpta—not satisfied; bhäjana—the pots; bhaïjana—breaking;
dåpta—bold; kåta—performed; haiyaìgava—of the butter; moña—the theft;
mätå—by Your mother; vinirmita—done; roña—anger; janayitré—by Your
mother; kåta—done; dhäva—running; muni—of great sages; gaëa—by the
host; durlabha—difficult to attain; bhäva—state; vidita—understood;
savitré—of Your mother; péla—the distress; parihåta—abandoned;
dhävana—of running; léla—the pastimes; dhåta—manifested; haiyaìgava—of
butter; gandha—the aroma; kalita—done; ulükhala—to the wooden mortar;
bandha—tying up; dåñöa—seen; arjuna-taru—two arjuna trees; müla—the
root; sura-muni—of the sage Närada; väk—with the words; anuküla—in
conformity; kåta—done; yamala-arjuna—of the two arjuna trees;
bhaìga—breaking; guhyaka—of the demigods; nuti—by the prayers;
dhåta-raìga—pleased; nija-bhakté-kåta—made into Your devotees; yakña—the
two yakñas; mädhava—O husband of the goddess of fortune; mäm—me;
api—also; rakña—please protect; vismita—struck; with wonder; ballava—the

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cowherd men; dåñöa—seen; susmita—smiling; mukha-puöa—with mouth;
håñöa—jubilant; nanda—by King Nanda; vimocita—released; bandha—from
bondage; jaya—all glories; jaya—all glories; maìgala—of auspiciousness;
kanda—origin.

O Lord who caught hold of the rod used for churning yogurt,
O Lord whose cheeks were kissed by Your mother,
O Lord who drank Your mother’s milk,
O Lord who spoke the charming inarticulate words of an infant,
O Lord who was not satisfied by Your mother’s milk,
O Lord who boldly broke the pots,
O Lord who stole the butter,
O Lord who angered Your mother,
O Lord who was chased by Your mother,
O Lord who cannot be caught by the great sages,
O Lord who saw that Your mother had become fatigued by running,
O Lord who stopped Your pastimes of running,
O Lord who carries the aroma of fresh butter,
O Lord who was bound to the wooden mortar,
O Lord who saw the roots of the two trees,
O Lord who wished to fulfill the prediction of the sage Närada,
O Lord who broke the trees,
O Lord who became pleased to hear the prayers of the two demigods,
O Lord who transformed the two into Your pure devotees,
O husband of the goddess of fortune, please protect me.
O Lord who astonished the cowherd people when they saw You,

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 O Lord whose mouth was smiling sweetly,
O jubilant Lord,
O whom Nanda Mahäräja released from bondage,
O source of all auspiciousness, all glories to You! All glories to You!

båhad-vipina-maëòane kaluña-maëòalé-khaëòane
vraja-praëaya-çaàsane danuja-våddhi-vidhvaàsane
muhur dharaëi-rocane mahita-ballavé-locane
parisphuratu kaiçave ratir atéva naù çaiçave

båhat—of the great; vipina—forest; maëòane—the decoration; kaluña—of

the sinful; maëòalé—of the circle; khaëòane—the breaker; vraja—of Vraja;
praëaya—the love; çaàsane—the glorification; danuja—of the demons;
våddhi—of the increase; vidhvaàsane—the destruction; muhuù—at every
moment; dharaëi—of the earth; rocane—the pleasure; mahita—delighted;
balavé—of the gopés; locane—the eyes; parisphuratu—may become manifest;
kaiçave—who has handsome hair; ratiù—love; atéva—great; naù—of us;
çaiçave—youthful.

At every moment may we place our love in the youthful transcendental

person who decorates the great forest, who breaks the sinful, who is lovingly
praised by the people of Vraja, who destroys the prosperity of the demons, who
pleases the earth, who has handsome hair, and who brings transcendental bliss
to the eyes of the gopés.

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 kadä våndäraëye mihira-duhituù saìga-mahite
muhur bhrämaà bhrämaà carita-laharéà gokula-pateù
lapann uccair uccair nayana-payasäà veëibhir ahaà
kariñye sotkaëöho nibiòam upasekaà viöapinäm

kadä—when?; våndä-araëye—in the forest of Våndävana;

mihira-duhituù—of the Yamunä River; saìga—by the touch;
mahite—glorified; muhuù—repeatedly; bhrämam—wandering;
bhrämam—and wandering; carita—of pastimes; laharém—the waves;
gokula—of Gokula; pateù—of the king; lapan—speaking; uccaiù—loudly;
uccaiù—greatly; nayana—of the eyes; payasäm—of water; veëibhir—with
streams; aham—I; kariñye—shall do; sa—with; utkaëöhaù—longings;
nibiòam—thick; upasekam—sprinkling; viöapinäm—of the trees.

When, in Våndävana forest, which is glorified by the Yamunä’s touch, shall

I continually wander, filled with the longings of love, loudly chanting the
transcendental pastimes of Gokula’s king, Kåñëa, and thickly sprinkling the
trees with streams of tears from my eyes?

vrajendur upanandäntaréëa-mati-nodé
manojïatara-våndävanäntar-anumodé
anaù-stha-janayitryä nijäìkam upanétaù
kuraìga-nayanäbhiù saharñam anugétaù

praphulla-påthu-våndävanopahåta-raìgaù
kalinda-giri-putré-taöänta-dhåta-saìgaù
giréndra-kaöakäìgé-kåtoru-paripoñaù

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 samasta-sakhi-räji-viläsa-maëi-koñaù

samépa-bhuvi vatsa-pracära-dhåta-tarñaù
suhåtsu guru-kheläbhareëa kåta-harñaù
taraìgad-uru-geëòu-praviñöa-cala-dåñöiù
praëéta-vara-vaàçé-ninäda-nava-såñöiù

tarakñu-nakha-lakñmé-paréta-mådu-kaëöhaù
kaöéra-taöa-küjad-vicitra-laghu-ghaëöaù
samüòha-çikhi-cüòä-praëéta-vara-cüòaù
su-maïjutara-guïjävalébhir upagüòhaù

suhådbhir api särdhaà prapanna-våña-veñaù

kaöhoratara-vatsäsurebha-harir eñaù
sthaviñöha-baka-tuëòa-praveça-kåta-lélas
tad-aìga-giri-küöa-prabheda-pavi-çélaù

suhådbhir api tuñöair bhujäbhir abhimåñöaù

suraiç ca sumanobhir varäbhir abhivåñöaù
tanotu mayi tuñöià sva-vatsa-kula-pälé
praphulla-kusumälé-dharo ’dya vana-mälé

vraja—of Vraja; induù—the moon; upananda—of Upananda;

antaréëa-mati—the heart; nodé—pleases; manojïatara—very charming;
våndävana—Våndävana; antaù—within; anumodé—delighting;
anaù—beneath the cart; stha—situated; janayitryä—by Your mother;
nija—own; aìkam—lap; upanéta—brought; kuraìga-nayanäbhiù—with the
doe-eyed gopés; sa—with; harñam—happiness; anugétaù—sang;
praphulla—blossoming; påthu—large; våndävana—Våndävana;
upahåta—attained; raìgaù—happiness; kalinda-giri-putré—of the Yamunä

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River; taöa—the shore; anta—on the edge; dhåta—held; saìgaù—association;
giri—of hills; indra—of the king; kaöaka—on the side; aìgé-kåta—accepted;
uru—great; paripoñaù—happiness; samasta—all; sakhi—friends; räji—of the
multitudes; viläsa—of transcendental pastimes; maëi—of jewels; koñaù—the
treasury; samépa—near; bhuvi—in the place; vatsa—the calves;
pracära—herding; dhåta—manifested; tarñaù—happiness; suhåtsu—among
friends; guru—intense; khelä—playing; bhareëa—with great; kåta—attained;
harñaù—happiness; taraìgat—moving up and down in waves; uru—large;
geëòu—ball; praviñöa—entered; cala—moving; dåñöiù—eyes; praëéta—created;
vara—excellent; vaàçi—of the flute; ninäda—of the sound; nava—new;
såñöiù—creation; tarakñu—of a tiger; nakha—with two nails;
lakñmé—splendor; paréta—endowed; mådu—soft; kaëöhaù—neck; kaöéra—of
the hips; taöa—on the surface; küjat—jingling; vicitra—wonderful;
laghu—small; ghaëöaù—bells; samüòha—attained; çikhi—peacock;
cüòä—feather; praëéta—placed; vara—excellent; cüòaù—crown;
su-maïjutara—charming; guïjä—of guïjä; avalébhiù—with a multitude;
upagüòhaù—encircled; suhådbhiù—friends; api—also; särdham—with;
prapanna—attained; våña—of a bull; veñaù—the appearance;
kaöhoratara—very harsh; vatsäsura—of Vatsäsura; ibha—for the elephant;
hariù—the lion; eñaù—He; sthaviñöha—gigantic; baka—of the Baka demon;
tuëòa—the beak; praveça—entrance; kåta—done; lélaù—pastime; tat—of
Him; aìga—of the body; giri—of the mountain; küöa—of the peak;
prabheda—breaking; pavi—a thunderbolt; çélaù—nature; suhådbhiù—with
friends; api—also; tuñöaiù—happy; bhujäbhiù—by the arms;
abhimåñöaù—embraced; suraiù—by the demigods; ca—also;
sumanobhiù—with flowers; varäbhiù—excellent; abhivåñöaù—showered;
tanotu—may grant; mayi—to me; tuñöim—transcendental happiness;
sva—own; vatsa—of the calves; kula—of the herd; pälé—the protector;
praphulla—blossoming; kusuma—flowers; älé—a host; dharaù—wearing;
adya—today; vana—of forest flowers; mälé—wearing a garland.

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 I pray that I will be granted transcendental happiness by Lord Kåñëa,
who is the moon of Vraja, who delights the hearts of Upananda,
who is pleased by the very beautiful forest of Våndävana,
whom His mother took from beneath the cart and placed in her lap,
whose joyful singing was followed by the doe-eyed gopés,
who was delighted by the great forest of Våndävana filled with blossoming
flowers,
who stays on the shore of the Yamunä,
who finds great bliss on the king of hills, Govardhana,
who is a great treasury of the precious jewels of transcendental pastimes He
enjoys with His friends on Govardhana,
who longs to tend the calves near Govardhana,
who there happily and intently plays with His friends for a long time,
whose eyes follow the large ball moving up and down as if tossed by waves,
who creates many beautiful new melodies on the flute,
whose soft neck is splendidly graced with two tiger’s nails
whose waist is adorned with a string of wonderful small tinkling bells,
who wears a peacock feather in His handsome hair,
who wears a charming necklace,
who with His friends pretends to have become a bull,
who is the lion that destroyed the very cruel elephant of the calf-demon
Vatsäsura,
who playfully entered the beak of the great Bakäsura demon,
who became like a thunderbolt that split the mountain peak of Bakäsura,
who was embraced by the arms of His happy friends,

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 upon whom the demigods showered excellent flowers,
who carefully protects His calves,
who is decorated with many blossoming flowers,
and who wears a garland of forest flowers.

api sphärämode pratipada-sudhä-koöi-madhure

puräëa-grämäntar vahati tava lélä-rasa-jhare
mano-vatsaù pätuà viñaya-viña-garte viçati me
kåpä-yañöyä türëaà damaya tam amuà tarëaka-pate

api—although; sphära—intense; ämode—sweet fragrance; pratipada—at

every moment; sudhä—of nectar; koöi—millions; madhure—sweetness;
puräëa—of the Puräëas; gräma—the multitude; antaù—within;
vahati—flowing; tava—of You; lélä—of transcendental pastimes; rasa—of
nectar; jhare—in the swift stream; manaù—of the mind; vatsaù—the calf;
pätum—to drink; viñaya—of material sense happiness; viña—of the poison;
garte—in the hole; viçati—enters; me—my; kåpä—of mercy; yañöyä—with the
stick; türëam—quickly; damaya—bring under control; tam—it; amum—him;
tarëaka-pate—O Lord of the calves.

Although the very sweet nectar stream of Your transcendental pastimes

swiftly flows through the Puräëas, the calf of my mind has now entered a
ditch to drink the poison of material sense happiness. O Lord of the calves,
please quickly curb him with Your stick of mercy.

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 äbhäso ’pi çruti-parisaraà tävakénasya nämnaù
sarpann alpaà laghutaram agha-stoma-mokñaà karoti
naitac citraà sakhibhir akhilair antarälaà praviñöo
yad govinda svayam ayam aghaà mokñayasy ekam eva

äbhäsaù—a dim reflection; api—even; çruti—the ears; parisaram—near;

tävakénasya—Your; nämnaù—of the name; sarpan—slipping; alpam—a little;
laghutaram—very quickly; agha—of sins; stoma—of a multitude;
mokñam—release; karoti—does; na—not; etat—this; citram—wonderful;
sakhibhiù—with friends; akhilaiù—all; antarälam—in the middle;
praviñöaù—entered; yat—wich; govinda—O Lord Kåñëa; svayam—personally;
ayam—this; agham—Aghäsura; mokñayasi—You will liberate; ekam—one;
eva—indeed.

Entering the ear, even the dim reflection of Your holy name removes a great
host of sins. O Govinda, this is not surprising, for with all Your friends You
personally entered the sinful Agha demon and gave him liberation.

känanänta-bhukta-kämam ucca-näda-püra-dhäma-
çåìga-buddha-vatsa-päla valgu-bäla-cakraväla
saìga-labdha-toña-jälam agra-nunna-vatsa-pälam
adbhutädi-bhüri-khela-mitra-saìga-néta-velam

aìga-ruddha-känanasya çärvaräïcitänanasya
däva-tulya-locanasya püti-gandhi-mocanasya
megha-bhäga-tänavasya sarpa-rüpa-dänavasya
vékñayäti-vismitena tasya kukñim äçritena

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 vatsa-päla-maëòalena néta-khedam uccalena
tatra maìkñu sampraviñöam uddhuta-sva-bhakti-riñöam
edhitäìga-ruddha-väta-marditähi-janma-jätam
ékñayäbhijévitena òimbha-saïcayena tena

sardham etya sat-taòäga-téram äpta-bhukti-rägam

eña bhoktum udyateñu bhüri-räji-santateñu
madhya-sémni räjamänam arpitebha-òimbha-mänam
atra sarva-sammukhäsyam ujjihäna-manda-häsyam

adhvaropapanna-bhakñam arbhakopabhoga-dakñam
indra-mukhya-deva-varga-vékñyamäëa-keli-sargam
eñu vatsa-pälakeñu bhakñayatsu bälakeñu
düra-gämi-vatsa-puïja-saìgamäya labdha-kuïjam

ambujanmayoninä tad-utusukena vatsa-jätam

arbha-maëòalaà ca nétam abhramäbhisamparéta
dhéyayädhigatya häsam udvamantam indu-bhäsam
äçu tat-tad-ätma-rüpa-sanniveñita-svarüpam

etadéya-mätå-toña-hetu-çéla-ratna-koñam
ullasantam atra varñam edhitänuräga-tarñam
abjayoni-dåñöa-tattvam adbhutädi-çuddha-sattva-
rüpa-vékñaëäti-matta-gokulänuvåtti-yatta-

padmaja-stutänubhävam ähåtätma-goñöha-çävam
ambujäkña bho bhavantam äçrayämi kunda-danta

känana-anta—in the forest; bhukta—eating; kämam—desired; ucca—loud;

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näda—sound; püra—flood; dhäma—abode; çåìga—horn;
buddha—understood; vatsa—of the calves; päla—protector; valgu—charming;
bäla—of boys; cakraväla—multitude; saìga—in the association;
labdha—obtained; toña—of happiness; jälam—an abundance; agra—the best;
nunna—urged; vatsa—of the calves; pälam—the protectors;
adbhuta—wonderful; ädi—beginning; bhüri—many; khela—transcendental
pastimes; mitra—of friends; saìga—in the company; néta—passed;
velam—time; aìga—by its body; ruddha—blocked; känanasya—of the forest;
çärvara—darkness; aïcita—possessing; änanasya—its mouth; däva—to a
forest fire; tulya—equal; locanasya—whose eyes; püti—putrid; gandhi—odor;
mocanasya—releasing; megha—of a cloud; bhäga—a part; tänavasya—body;
sarpa—of a snake; rüpa—the form; dänavasya—of the demon; vékñayä—by
the sight; ati-vismitena—with great wonder; tasya—of him; kukñim—in the
belly; äçritena—sheltered; vatsa—of the calves; päla—of the protectors;
maëòalena—by the circle; néta—led; khedam—to depression;
uccalena—moving; tatra—there; maìkñu—quickly; sampraviñöam—entered;
uddhuta—far away; sva-bhakti—from Your devotional service;
riñöam—calamity; edhita—expanded; aìga—by the body; ruddha—blocked;
väta—breath; mardita—killed; ähi—of a snake; janma—birth; jätam—born;
ékñayä—by the sight; abhijévitena—restored to life; òimbha—of boys;
saïcayena—by the multitude; tena—this; sardham—with; etya—attaining;
sat—pure and clear; taòäga—of the stream; téram—the shore; äpta—attained;
bhukti—of eating; rägam—desire; eñu—among them; bhoktum—to eat;
udyateñu—engaged; bhüri-räji-santateñu—in the great multitude;
madhya-sémni—in the middle; räjamänam—splendid manifested;
arpita—placed; ibha-òimbha—of a baby elephant; mänam—the conception;
atra—here; sarva—all; sammukha—before; äsyam—whose face;
ujjihäna—rising; manda—a gentle; häsyam—smile; adhvara—in sacrifices;
upapanna—attained; bhakñam—food; arbhaka—with the cowherd boys;
upabhoga—at taking lunch; dakñam—expert; indra—by Indra;
mukhya—headed; deva—of demigods; varga—by the community;

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vékñyamäëa—seen; keli—of pastimes; sargam—creation; eñu—as they;
vatsa—of the calves; pälakeñu—the protectors; bhakñayatsu—were eating;
bälakeñu—the boys; düra—far away; gämi—going; vatsa—of calves;
puïja—the herd; saìgamäya—for meeting; labdha—attained; kuïjam—the
forest grove; ambujanmayoninä—by the demigod Brahmä; tat—for this;
utusukena—with eagerness; vatsa-jätam—the calves; arbha-maëòalam—the
boys; ca—and; nétam—led away; abhrama—clearly;
abhisamparéta—deliberated; dhéyayä—by intelligence;
adhigatya—approaching; häsam—a smile; udvamantam—emitting; indu—of
the moon; bhäsam—with the splendor; äçu—at once; tat-tat—of each one;
ätma—own; rüpa—form; sanniveñita—attained identity; svarüpam—own;
etadéya—of them; mätå—of the mothers; toña—pleasure; hetu—for the
purpose; çéla—of good conduct; ratna—of jewels; koçam—the treasury;
ullasantam—playing; atra—here; varñam—for one year; edhita—increased;
anuräga—of love; tarñam—desire; abjayoni—by Brahmä; dåñöa—seen;
tattvam—the truth; adbhuta—wonderful; ädi—beginning;
çuddha-sattva—transcendental; rüpa—forms; vékñaëa—by the sight;
atimatta—delighted; gokula—of Gokula; anuvåtti—following; yatta—earnest;
padmaja—of Brahmä; stuta—the prayers; anubhävam—perception;
ähåta—brought; ätma—selves; goñöha—of Vraja; çävam—children;
ambuja-akña—lotus-eyed Lord; bhoù—O; bhavantam—of You; äçrayämi—I
take shelter; kunda—jasmine; danta—teeth.

O Lord who desired to eat in the middle of the forest,

O Lord who enjoy great happiness in the company of the charming boys who
protect the calves and who know very well what You intend when You flood
the forest with the high notes of Your bugle,
O leader of the boys who protect the calves,
O Lord who passes the time enjoying many wonderful pastimes with Your

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friends,
O Lord who saw the boy protectors of the calves become struck with wonder
by seeing a demon in the form of a serpent whose body was like a great cloud,
who gave off a putrid odor, whose eyes were like a forest-fires, whose mouth
was like a great darkness, and whose body obstructed the path through the
forest,
O Lord who saw them enter its belly,
O Lord who, thinking that a great calamity might befall Your devotees,
immediately entered the creature and by expanding Your body choked the
snake demon to death,
O Lord who with a single glance restored the boys and calves to life,
O Lord who, eager to take lunch, went with them to the bank of a clear
stream,
O Lord who appeared like a splendid baby elephant in the midst of a great
multitude of boys seated together to take lunch,
O Lord who was face to face with all Your friends,
O Lord who smiled gently,
O Lord who eats the offerings presented in Vedic sacrifices,
O Lord expert at taking lunch with the cowherd boys,
O Lord whose transcendental pastimes were carefully observed by Indra and
all the demigods,
O Lord who, as the boy protectors of the calves were eating, went to the
forest to find the many calves that had already wandered far away,
O Lord who, clearly understanding that the calves and boys had been stolen
by the eager demigod Brahmä, smiled,
O Lord as splendid as the moon,
O Lord who immendiately expanded into forms like those of the stolen boys
and calves,

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 O Lord who displayed a great treasury of the jewels of good qualities to
please Your newly-adopted mothers,
O Lord who enjoyed pastimes like this for one year,
O Lord who greatly increased the love of the mothers,
O Lord who made Brahmä see the truth,
O Lord who heard the prayers of Brahmä, who became mad with happiness
to see the host of Your transcendental forms and who prayed to follow the
example of the people of Gokula,
O Lord who brought the original boys and calves back to Vraja,
O lotus-eyed Lord,
O Lord whose teeth are jasmine flowers,
O great opulence of Nanda’s Vraja,
O Lord whose hair is handsome, I take shelter of You.

çoka-puñpa-maïjaréka gandha-lubdha-caïcaréka
péta-keli-puëòaréka vaçya-vatsa-maëòaléka
bähu-räjad-aìgadäya mitra-saìgha-raìga-däya
päda-çobhi-haàsakäya sundarävataàsakäya

gupta-cäru-tarëakäya kÿpta-dhätu-varëakäya
gopa-gotra-vallabhäya yogi-varga-durlabhäya
karëa-saìghi-campakäya durgatänukampakäya
tubhyam iddha-kérti-gätha sarvadä namo ’stu nätha
dehi dehi bhakti-leçam apy açeña-püruñeça

çoka—çoka; puñpa—flower; maïjaréka—blossoms; gandha—aroma;

lubdha—eager to attain; caïcaréka—bumblebees; péta—yellow; keli—pastime;

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puëòaréka—lotus; vaçya—obedient; vatsa—calves; maëòaléka—the circle;
bähu—arms; räjat—splendidly shining; aìgadäya—with armlets; mitra—of
friends; saìgha—the multitude; raìga—bliss; däya—giving; päda—feet;
çobhi—splendid; haàsakäya—anklets; sundara—handsome;
avataàsakäya—earrings; gupta—protected; cäru—handsome;
tarëakäya—calves; kÿpta—done; dhätu—of mineral pigments;
varëakäya—coloring; gopa—of cowherd people; gotra—to the family;
vallabhäya—dear; yogi-varga—by the yogés; durlabhäya—difficult to attain;
karëa—on the ear; saìghi—wearing; campakäya—a campaka flower;
durgata—to the unfortunate; anukampakäya—compassionate; tubhyam—to
You; iddha—shining; kérti—whose fame; gätha—in songs; sarvadä—always;
namaù—obeisances; astu—may be; nätha—O Lord; dehi—please give;
dehi—please give; bhakti—of devotional service; leçam—a small drop;
api—even; açeña-püruña-éça—O Supreme Personality of Godhead.

O Lord decorated with blossoms,

O Lord whose sweet fragrance attracts the greedy bumblebees,
O Lord who hold a yellow toy lotus flowre,
O Lord to whom the calves are very obedient,
O Lord whose arms are decorated with splendid armlets,
O Lord who give transcendental happiness to Your friends,
O Lord whose feet are decorated with splendid anklets,
O Lord who wear handsome earrings,
O Lord who carefully protect the charming calves,
O Lord decorated with colorful mineral pigments,
O Lord dear to the cowherd people,
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 O Lord who wear a flower in Your ear,
O Lord who are very compassionate to the distressed,
O Lord whose glorious fame is sung in transcendental verses, I eternally
offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, please, please give me a small drop of
pure devotional service unto You.

yaà nirvaktum abhüt prabhuù na hi catur-vaktro ’pi te mädhuréà

täm udghäöayatädya yadyapi satäà häso mayä své-kåtaù
vaiyarthäya tathäpi deva bhavitä näyaà mamopakramaù
sarvänartha-haras tvadéya-bhajanäbhäso ’pi yad-viçrutaù

yam—which; nirvaktum—to describe; abhüt—was; prabhuù—lord;

na—not; hi—indeed; catuù—four; vaktraù—mouths; api—even; te—of You;
mädhurém—the sweetness; täm—that; udghäöayatä—by describing;
adya—today; yadyapi—although; satäm—of the saintly devotees;
häsaù—smiling and laughter; mayä—by me; své-kåtaù—accepted;
vaiyarthäya—for uselessness; tathäpi—nevertheless; deva—O Lord;
bhavitä—will be; na—not; ayam—this; mama—of me;
upakramaù—undertaking; sarva—all; anartha—that is unwanted;
haraù—removing; tvadéya—for You; bhajana—of pure devotional service;
äbhäsasaù—the dim reflection; api—even; yat—of which; viçrutaù—famous.

O Lord, although the saintly devotees are now smiling and laughing at me
because today I have attempted to describe Your sweetness, which even the
demigod Brahmä with his four mouths is not able to describe, because even the

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dim reflection of Your pure devotional service is famous for removing all that is
inauspicious, my endeavor shall not go in vain.

sa pätu mäà yas tåëaräja-räji-

phalair viräjan vraja-räja-putraù
sukhäni cakräìka-karaù sakhénäà
cakrévatäà cakram udasya cakre

sa pätu—may protect; mäm—me; yaù—who; tåëaräja-räji—of the trees;

phalaiù—with the fruit; viräjan—splendid; vraja—of Vraja; räja—of the king;
putraù—the son; sukhäni—happiness; cakra—of a wheel; aìka—the mark;
karaù—hand; sakhénäm—of friends; cakrévatäm—of the ass-demons;
cakram—the circle; udasya—killing; cakre—did.

I pray that the splendid prince of Vraja, who holds the mark of the in
His hand, and who, after killing the multitude of ass-demons, pleased His
friends with the fruits of the trees, may protect me.

jaya dhenu-lakña-çata-gupti-dakña
vana-maëòaläntam anusåtya käntam
upalabdha-harña-kåta-keli-varña
baladeva-géta ghana-çäkhi-çéta

vana-räji-rüpa-paçu-päla-bhüpa
kåta-pakñi-vära-caritänukära-

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 dhåta-mitra-raìga rasa-valgad-aìga
puru-malla-yuddha-paöu-bähu-ruddha-

bala-durdurüòha-nija-mitra-küöa
yamunopaküla-taru-räji-müla-
pada-bhadrasena-kåta-dugdha-phena-
paöalänukalpa-nava-puñpa-talpa-

vara-madhya-supta suhåd-äli-gupta
våñabhänubaddha-mådu-räga-naddha-
kala-géta-håñöa subaläbhimåñöa-
kåta-padma-ninda-caraëäravinda

viöapävatäna-parivéjyamäna
paripakva-täla-phala-lubdha-bäla-
kala-väkya-rüòha-hasitopagüòha-
mukha-tärakeça dhåta-véra-veça

ghana-tuìga-täla-vipinäntarälam
upalabdha räma-sahitätma-dhäma-
dhuta-ghürëad-agra-tåëaräö-samagra-
phala-vånda-päta-kåta-harña-jäta

phala-çabdha-ruñöa-khara-rüpa-düñöa-
hara-kämapäla-kåta-harña-mäla
turagäri-käla khara-cakraväla-
tåëa-véti-hotra ramitätma-gotra

hata-dhenukädya vibudhäbhivädya
tåëaräja-bhaìga-bhara-jäta-raìga
ripu varga-bhéda mayi sampraséda

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 jaya—all glories; dhenu—of cows; lakña—millions; çata—hundreds;
gupti—in protecting; dakña—expert; vana—of the forest; maëòala—the area;
antam—the end; anusåtya—entering; käntam—beautiful;
upalabdha—obtained; harña—happiness; kåta—done; keli—of transcendental
pastimes; varña—a shower; baladeva—for Lord Balaräma; géta—songs;
ghana—thick; çäkhi—tree branches; çéta—cool; vana—of forests;
räji—multitude; rüpa—form; paçu-päla—of the gopas; bhüpa—the king;
kåta—done; pakñi—of the birds; vära—of the multitude; carita—of the
activities; anukära—imitation; dhåta—manifested; mitra—of Your friends;
raìga—the happiness; rasa—with nectarean bliss; valgat—more beautiful;
aìga—limbs; puru—many; malla—with wrestlers; yuddha—in fighting;
paöu—expert; bähu—arms; ruddha—defeated; bala-durdurüòha—very
powerful; nija—own; mitra—of friends; küöa—the multitude; yamunä—of the
Yamunä; upaküla—on the shore; taru—of trees; räji—of the multitude;
müla—at the roots; pada—at the foot; bhadrasena—by Bhadrasena;
kåta—created; dugdha—of milk; phena—of foam; paöala—an abundance;
anukalpa—like; nava—new; puñpa—of flowers; talpa—a bed; vara—excellent;
madhya—in the middle; supta—sleeping; suhåt—of friends; äli—by a host;
gupta—protected; våñabha—Våñabha; anubaddha—bound by ties of
friendship; mådu—sweet; räga—affection; naddha—bound; kala—melodious;
géta—by singing; håñöa—pleased; subala—by Subala; abhimåñöa—massaged;
kåta—done; padma—of the lotus flowers; ninda—criticism; caraëa—feet;
äravinda—lotus; viöapa-avatäna—with a small, blossoming branch;
parivéjyamäna—fanned; paripakva—ripe; täla—täla; phala—fruits;
lubdha—desiring; bäla—of the boys; kala—the sweet; väkya—words;
rüòha—risen; hasita—smiles; upagüòha—hidden; mukha—of the face;
tärakeça—the moon; dhåta—manifested; véra—of a hero; veça—appearance;
ghana—great; tuìga—tall; täla—of täla trees; vipina—the forest;
antarälam—within; upalabdha—attained; räma—Balaräma; sahita—with;

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ätma—own; dhäma—prowess; dhuta—shaken; ghürëat—moving to and fro;
agra—the tops; tåëaräö—of the trees; samagra—all; phala—of fruits;
vånda—of the multitude; päta—falling; kåta—done; harña—happiness;
jäta—manifested; phala—of the fruit; çabda—by the sound; ruñöa—angered;
khara—of an ass; rüpa—in the form; duñöa—the demon; hara—killing;
kämapäla—by Lord Balaräma, who fulfills all desires; kåta—done; harña—of
happiness; mäla—a garland; turaga—horse; ari—enemy; käla—killing;
khara—of asses; cakraväla—of the multitude; tåëa—of grass; véti-hotra—fire;
ramita—delighted; ätma—own; gotra—relatives; hata—killed;
dhenuka—Dhenukäsura; ädya—beginning; vibudha—by the demigods;
abhivädya—offered respectful obeisances; tåëaräja—the trees;
bhaìga—breaking; bhara—abundance; jäta—manifested; raìga—pleasure;
ripu-varga—to Your enemies; bhé—fear; da—giving; mayi—to me;
sampraséda—please be kind.

O Lord expert at protecting hundreds of millions of cows,

O Lord who circle the beautiful forest,
O jubilant Lord, O Lord who shower a monsoon of pastimes,
O Lord who describe how the great cool-shaded trees chant the glories of
Lord Balaräma,
O king of the gopas,
O Lord who delight Your friends by playfully imitating the birds,
O Lord handsome with the nectar of transcendental bliss,
O Lord whose expert arms defeat Your powerful friends in wrestling,
O Lord who sleep on an excellent bed of many newly blossomed flowers as
white as milk-foam and made by Bhadrasena at the roots of the trees by the
Yamunä River,
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 O Lord pleased by the sweet singing of Våñabha, who are bound with love
for Your,
O Lord who joyfully sing,
O Lord whose lotus feet, which rebuke the actual lotus flowers, are
massaged by Subala,
O Lord who are fanned with a budding twig,
O Lord whose moon face smiled at the sweet words of the boys eager to get
the ripe fruit,
O Lord who assumed the stance of a great hero,
O Lord who entered the great forest,
O Lord who became very happy when, along with Balaräma, You powerfully
shook the tops of the trees and made all the fruit fall down,
O Lord who became garlanded with happiness when Balaräma, who fulfills
the desires of His devotees, killed the ass-demon angered by the sound of the
fruit,
O Lord who killed the ass-demons,
O Lord who delighted Your friends by becoming a forest-fire to destroy the
straw of the ass-demons,
O Lord who killed Dhenukäsura and the other demons,
O Lord to whom the demigods offered respectful obeisances,
O Lord who became jubilant when the trees broke,
O Lord who terrify Your enemies, please be kind to me.

pénäpéna-bharaodgatair anudinaà yäù kñéra-pürair baläd

ambhojäkña viòambayanti niviòaà kñérämbudher vaibhavam
täsäà räjata-gaëòa-çaila-paöalé-päëòu-tviñäà maëòalaà
dhenünäà paripälayantam aöavé-kuïje bhavantaà bhaje
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 péna—fat; äpéna—udders; bhara—bearing; udgataiù—going;
anudinam—every day; yäù—who; kñéra—of milk; püraiù—with floods;
balät—violently; ambhoja—lotus; akña—eyes; viòamayanti—mock;
niviòam—thick; kñéra—of milk; ambudheù—of the ocean; vaibhavam—the
magnificence; täsäm—of them; räjata—silver; gaëòa—cheeks; çaila—of
mountains; paöalé—a multitude; päëòu—white; tviñäm—splendor;
maëòalam—circle; dhenünäm—of cows; paripäyantam—protecting;
aöavékuïje—in the forest grove; bhavantam—You; bhaje—I whorship.

O lotus-eyed Lord protecting in the forest groves the cows who are as white
and splendid as a great chain of silver mountains, who mock the great glory of
the ocean of milk, and who every day create a great flood of milk from their
swollen udders, I worship You.

käliyasya phaëa-ratna-kuööimaà
kuööayan pada-saroja-ghaööanaiù
maìgaläni vitanotu täëòave
paëòitas tava çikhaëòa-çekharaù

käliyasya—of Käliya; phaëa—hoods; ratna—with jewels;

kuööimam—studded; kuööayan—striking; pada—feet; saroja—lotus;
ghaööanaiù—moving; maìgaläni—auspiciousness; vitanotu—may grant;
täëòave—in enthusiastic dancing; paëòitaù—learned; tava—of you;
çikhaëòa—peacock feather; çekharaù—crown.

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 May Lord Kåñëa, who wears a peacock feather crown and is the expert
dancer who with His lotus feet kicked the jeweled hoods of Käliya, grant
auspiciousness to you.

jagad-vinäçi-saìgamaà garutmaöäga-jaìgamaà
bhujaìga-maëòalé-padaà pataìga-nandiné-hradaà
viñägni-dagdha-nérajaà nirékñya tasya térajaà
mudädhiruhya darpataù kadambam ugra-sarpataù

kñaëäd açaìkitas tataù patan guruù samantataù

payo vikérëavän alaà parijvalad-viñänalaà
dhanuù-çate satäà gatir bhujoddhatämbu-saàhatiù
karäla-dåñöi-däruëaiù phaëair maëi-prabhäruëair

yutena loka-dähinä vinadya käliyähinä

ruñodbhaöena veñöitaù prapanna-bäla-ceñöitaù
tato ’dbhutävalokataù sametya tévra-çokatas
tanu-skhalat-paöälibhir mahärta-näda-çälibhir

balopadeça-säratas tadä hrdävatärataù

çanair nivåtta-lälasair muhur vyathäkulälasaiù
sadära-våddha-bälakaiù samasta-dhenu-pälakair
vilokitaù smitänanaù kåtoragävamänanaù

praëunna-bhoga-rodhanaù suhåd-gaëädhi-codhanaù
çritäëòajendra-vibhramaù sphurat-karäla-vikramaù
sva-mürdha-ratna-piïjaraà nirasya näga-kuïjaraà

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 plutena tasya raìgataù phaëäìganeñu saìgataù

praëéta-divya-nartanaù kåtotsavänuvartanaù
prasüna-vånda-varñibhiù khalärdanena harñibhiù
sa-padmabhü-pinäkibhiù nabhasy analpa-näkibhiù
stuto vicitra-bälakaù su-läsyataç calälakaù

sakhi sva-bälya-caïcalaà paribhramad-dåg-aïcalaà

suçobhänaìga-härakaà bhujaìga-darpa-därakaà
praëéta-divya-hastakaà viläsa-kampi-mastakaà
vikäsi-häsya-korakaà vilola-kaëöha-òorakaà

rasäd amuà samagrataù sphuöaà naöantam agrataù

sutaà vilokayädhunä tvam ékñaëena sädhunä
vrajeçvaréti yoñitäà giräm pramoda-ghoñitäà
niçamya labdha-modayä vilokito yaçodayä

khala-pramardane kharaù çriyä hy anaìga-çekharaù

phaëa-vraje muhuù plutaù phaëävaté-gaëaiù stutas
tadäti-dakñinäçayaù phaëéçvare kåtäbhayaù
kñaëäd amübhir arcitaù parärdhya-gandha-carcitaù

çruti-prasakta-kairavaù phaëi-vrajeñv abhairavaù

sva-bandhu-vånda-nandanaù kåtärya-pada-vandanaù
praharñato ’vilambayä vicumbitas tvam ambayä
jaya prabho kåpä-nidhe viläsa-ratna-väridhe
natärti-püra-çätana praséda me sanätana

jagat—the world; vinäçi—destroying; saìgamam—contact; garutmatä—by

Garuòa; aga—unapproachable; jaìgamam—fish; bhujaìga—of snakes;

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maëòalé—of a multitude; padam—the place; pataìga-nandiné—in the
Yamunä River; hradam—a lake; viña—of poison; agni—by the fire;
dagdha—burned; nérajam—lotus flowers; nirékñya—seeing; tasya—of it;
térajam—growing on the shore; mudä—with happiness; adhiruhya—climbing;
darpataù—from pride; kadambam—a kadamba tree; ugra-sarpataù—from the
venomous snake; kñaëät—in a moment; açaìkitaù—unafraid; tataù—then;
patan—falling; guruù—heavy; samantataù—everywhere; payaù—water;
vikérëavän—splashing; alam—greatly; parijvalat—burning; viña—of poison;
analam—the fire; dhanuù-çate—400 cubits; satäm—of the saintly devotees;
gatiù—the goal; bhuja—arms; uddhata—agitated; ambu—of water;
saàhatiù—abundance; karäla—frightening; dåñöi—eyes; däruëaiù—cruel;
phaëaiù—with expanded hoods; maëi—of jewels; prabhä—effulgence;
aruëaiù—red; yutena—with; loka—the entire world; dähinä—burning;
vinadya—making a great sound; käliya—by the Käliya; ahinä—snake;
ruñä—with anger; udbhaöena—with great; veñöitaù—encircled;
prapanna—attained; bäla-ceñöitaù—bewilderment; tataù—then;
adbhuta—wonderful; avalokataù—from the glance; sametya—meeting;
tévra—intense; çokataù—from grief; tanu—of the body; skhalat—falling;
paöälibhiù—garments; mahä—great; arta—suffering; näda—sounds;
çälibhiù—possessing; bala—of Balaräma; upadeça-särataù—from the excellent
instructions; tadä—then; hrada—the lake; avatärataù—from descending;
çanaiù—gradually; nivåtta—departed; lälasaiù—the object of love; muhuù—at
every moment; vyathä—with anguish; äkula—afflicted; älasaiù—stunned and
inactive; sa—with; dära—wives; våddha—old people; bälakaiù—and children;
samasta—all; dhenu-pälakaiù—the cowherd people; vilokitaù—seen;
smita—smiling; änanaù—whose face; kåta—done; uraga—the snake;
avamänanaù—defeating; praëunna—expanded; bhoga—coils;
rodhanaù—confined; suhåt—of friends; gaëa—of the multitude; ädhi—the
sufferings; çodhanaù—removing; çrita—accepted; aëòajendra—of Garuòa;
vibhramaù—pastime; sphurat—manifested; karäla—terrible;
vikramaù—prowess; sva—own; mürdha—on the heads; ratna—with jewels;

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piïjaram—colored; nirasya—kicking; näga—of snakes; kuïjaram—the best;
plutena—with a leap; tasya—of him; raìgataù—joyfully; phaëa—of expanded
hoods; aìganeñu—in the arena; saìgataù—from touching;
praëéta—performed; divya—divine; nartanaù—dance; kåta—done; utsava—a
festival; anuvartanaù—result; prasüna—of flowers; vånda—of a multitude;
varñibhiù—with showers; khala—of the demon; ardanena—with the anguish;
harñibhiù—jubilant; sa—with; padmabhü—Brahmä; pinäkibhiù—and Çiva;
nabhasi—in the sky; analpa—many; näkibhiù—by demigods; stutaù—glorified
with prayers; vicitra—wonderful; bälakaù—boy; suläsyataù—because of
graceful dancing; cala—moving; alakaù—hair; sakhi—O friend; sva—own;
bälya—of childhood; caïcalam—restless; paribhramat—moving; dåk—eyes;
aïcalam—corners; suçobha—with exquisite gracefulness; anaìga—the god of
love; härakam—captivating and eclipsing; bhujaìga—of the serpent;
darpa—the pride; därakam—breaking; praëéta—placed;
divya—transcendental; hastakam—hand; viläsa—with playfulness;
kampi—moving; mastakam—head; vikäsi—blossoming; häsya—smile;
korakam—flower bud; vilola—moving; kaëöha—on the neck;
òorakam—necklace; rasät—because of the nectar of love; amum—this;
samagrataù—completely; sphuöam—manifested; naöantam—dancing;
agrataù—in the presence; sutam—son; vilokaya—look!; adhunä—now;
tvam—You; ékñaëena—with a look; sädhunä—good; vrajeçvari—O queen of
Vraja; iti—thus; yoñitäm—of the women; giram—words; pramoda—with
happiness; ghoñitäm—spoken; niçamya—hearing; labdha—attained;
modayä—joy; vilokitaù—seen; yaçodayä—by Yaçodä; khala—of the demon;
pramardane—in the crushing; kharaù—harsh; çriyä—with handsomeness;
hi—indeed; anaìga—of gods of love; çekharaù—the crown; phaëa—of
serpent’s coils; vraje—on the multitude; muhuù—repeatedly;
plutaù—jumping; phaëävaté—of the serpent’s wives; gaëaiù—by the
multitudes; stutaù—glorified with prayers; tadä—then; ati—very;
dakñiëa—gentle; äçayaù—whose heart; phaëi—of snakes; éçvare—to the king;
kåta—done; abhayaù—fearlessness; kñaëät—in a moment; amübhiù—by them;

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arcitaù—worshiped; parärdhya—excellent; gandha—with aromatic
substances; carcitaù—anointed; çruti—on the ear; prasakta—placed;
kairavaù—lotus flower; phaëi—of serpents; vrajeñu—among the hosts;
abhairavaù—not afraid; sva—own; bandhu—of friends and relatives;
vånda—of the multitudes; nandanaù—the joy; kåta—performed; ärya—of
elders and superiors; päda—to the feet; vandanaù—obeisances;
praharñataù—happily; avilambayä—without delay; vicumbitaù—kissed;
tvam—You; ambayä—by Your mother; jaya—all glories; prabho—O Lord;
kåpä—of mercy; nidhe—O ocean; viläsa—of transcendental pastimes;
ratna—of jewels; väridhe—O ocean; nata—of the surrendered souls; arti—of
sufferings; püra—of the flood; çätana—O destroyer; praséda—please be kind;
me—to me; sanätana—O eternal Lord.

O Lord who, seeing that the lake of the Yamunä was filled with snakes and
burning with virulent poison, and seeing that every living thing approaching
the lake met death and even the bird Garuòa could not approach it, cheerfully
and proudly climbed a tree growing on the shore, and, unafraid of the
poisonous snake, dove into the water, making a great splash in the water
burning with poison.
O Lord who made a great tidal wave running for 400 cubits,
O goal of the devotees,
O Lord who violently splashed the water with Your powerful arms,
O Lord who made a great sound,
O Lord who were at once surrounded by the fearful and cruel eyes on the
red-jeweled hoods of the angry Käliya serpent, who was ready to set the world
on fire,
O Lord who enjoys the pastimes of a child,
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 O Lord whose smiling face was gazed upon by the cowherd men, their wives,
children, and elders, who suffered such sharp pain when they saw the
wonderful serpent that their garments were beginning to slip from their bodies,
who were loudly crying in anguish, who wanted to also dive into the lake but
were stopped by the words of Balaräma, and who became stunned and
motionless,
O Lord who expanded within the grip of the serpent’s coils,
O Lord who removed the anguish of Your friends,
O Lord became like Garuòa,
O Lord who displayed terrible power,
O Lord who broke free of the serpent’s grip, happily jumped on its
red-jeweled heads, and enjoyed there a great festival of transcendental dancing,
O wonderful boy whose locks of hair moved as Yur gracefully danced,
O Lord glorified by Brahmä, Çiva, and all the demigods in the sky who,
happy to see the demon crushed, showered You with flowers and glorified you
with many prayers,
O Lord who was gazed at by Yäçoda, who became very happy to hear the
women joyfully say, “O friend, take a good look now at your son, who has all
the restlessness of childhood, who glances from the corners of His moving eyes,
who is so handsome that he enchants and eclipeses the god of love, who is now
breaking the great pride of this serpent, whose transcendental hand is now
raised in the air, who playfully moves His head from side to side, whose
budding smile is now beginning to blossom, whose necklace moves to and fro,
and who, out of love for you, is now dancing before you, O Queen of
Våndävana,”
O Lord who ferociously crushed the demon,
O Lord who with transcendental handsomeness are the crown of the god of
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 O Lord who were prayed to by the serpent’s many wives,
O Lord who are very kind and gentle at heart,
O Lord who were quickly and joyfully worshiped by the serpent’s wives,
O Lord who were anointed by them with many fragrant substances,
O Lord who wear a white lotus in Your ear,
O Lord who were very kind to the serpents,
O Lord who delight Your friends and relatives,
O Lord who bow down before the feet of Your elders,
O Lord whom Your mother joyfully kissed without delay,
O Lord, O ocean of mercy,
O treasury of the precious jewels of transcendental pastimes,
O Lord who stop any flood of distresses from approaching Your surrendered
devotees,
O eternal Lord, please be kind and compassionate to me.

kämaà dämodara mama manaù-pannagaù péna-bhogo

duñöäçébhiù kuöila-valanaiù kñobhayaty eña lokam
tad-vikräntas tvam udita-pada-dvandva-paìkeruhäìkaà
kurvan darvékara-damana he täëòavair daëòayämum

kämam—if You will; dämodara—O Kåñëa; mama—of me; manaù—of the

mind; pannagaù—the serpent; péna—great; bhogaù—with coils;
duñöa—wicked; äçébhiù—with the fangs of desires; kuöila—crooked;
valanaiù—with movements; kñobhayati—distrubs; eñaù—he; lokam—the
world; tat—than it; vikräntaù—stronger; tvam—You; udita—risen; pada—of
feet; dvandva—the pair; paìkeruha—the lotus flowers; aìkaà—the mark;

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kurvan—making; darvékara—of the Käliya serpent; damana—crusher;
he—O!; täëòavaiù—with dancing; daëòaya—please punish; amum—it.

O Lord Kåñëa, with its crooked motions and the sharp fangs of its wicked
desires, the great snake of my mind torments the entire world. O all-powerful
Lord, O crusher of Käliya, please punish that snake with Your dancing. Please
place on it the mark of Your lotus feet.

bhaëòérasya taöänte taru-khaëòäkhaëòalasya raëa-çauëòa

sakhi-maëòaläni bäòhaà vikréòaya puëòarékäkña

bhaëòérasya—of a banyan tree; taöa-ante—at the edge; taru—of trees;

khaëòa—a multitude; akhaëòalasya—unbroken; raëa—in battle;
çauëòa—expert; sakhi—of friends; maëòaläni—the circles; bäòham—indeed;
vikréòaya—please cause to play; puëòaréka-akña—O lotus-eyed Lord.

O lotus-eyed Lord, O Lord expert in battle, please now play with Your
friends at the outskirts of the great banyan forest.

suhåd-ävali-parivétaù çruti-hara-muralé-gétaù
surabhé-véthy-anusäré vara-pétämabara-dhäré
pénojjvala-bhuja-daëòaù çirasi sphurita-çikhaëòaù
çaçi-khaëòäbha-lalätaù pévara-hådaya-kapäöaù

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 khara-mihirätapa-väse prasaraty api çuci-mäse
dhåta-madhu-lakñmé-bhäraà arihåta-däva-vikäram
dhenu-manohara-çädaà pika-kåta-païcama-nädam
ñaòjodgäri-mayüraà visåmara-saurabha-püram

vikasita-cäru-çiréñaà sphuöa-mallé-nibiréñam
våndävanam ati-håñtaù sa-balaù svayam abhiviñöaù
kalpita-bhuja-saìgrämaù kvacid éhita-viçrämaù
kutracid abhinava-tumbaiù kvacid ati-komala-kumbhaiù

kva ca paripäkima-guïjaiù kva ca bilvämala-puïjaiù

kréòann adbhuta-caryaù keliñu paëòita-varyaù
pévara-kutukädhäre dvandvé-bhäva-vihäre
kalpita-nirbhara-rägaù kåta-sakhi-varga-vibhägaù

çétala-marud-anuküle bhäëòéra-druma-müle
kåtvä ballava-veçaà praviçantaà danujeçaà
jänan eva viläsé své-kåtavän khalaçäçé
jaitré-kåta-bala-pakñaù sudurüha-krama-dakñaù

çrédämä priya-kämä suraripu vahitä rämaù

kñapayan pralamba-käyaà halinä nirmita-mäyäà
daivata-pariëata-léläù suhåd-änadana-çélaù
tatra vidüraà yätaù surabhér laghu-pada-pätäù

samam anviñyan gopaiù çaìkita-nija-dhana-lopaiù

muïjävali-vikaräle vipine kvacana viçäle
labdhäkhila-dhavaläkas tuìgita-sukha-paripäkaù
péta-bhayaìkara-dävaù prakaöollasad-anubhävaù

praëata-janotsava-käré tvaà bhäëòéra-vihäré

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 gokula-jana-rasa-sindho jaya jaya durvidha-bandho

suhåt—of friends; ävali—by the multitude; parivétaù—surrounded;

çruti—the ears; hara—enchanting; muralé—of the flute; gétaù—the music;
surabhé—of surabhi cows; véthi—the herd; anusäré—following;
vara—excellent; péta—yellow; amabara—garments; dhäré—wearing;
péna—broad; ujjvala—splendid; bhuja-daëòaù—arms; çirasi—on the head;
sphurita—manifested; çikhaëòaù—peacock feather; çaçi—moon;
khaëòa—portion; äbha—like; laläöaù—forehead; pévara—broad;
hådaya—chest; kapäöaù—door; khara—harsh; mihira—of the sun; ätapa—in
the heat; väse—in the residence; prasarati—manifested; api—although;
çuci-mäse—in the hottest month; dhåta—manifested; madhu—of spring;
lakñmé—of opulence and beauty; bhäram—abundance; parihåta—removed;
däva-vikäram—the forest-fire; dhenu—for the cows; manohara—pleasing the
heart; çädam—fresh grass; pika—the cuckoo; kåta—done; païcama—the
fifth; nädam—note; ñaòja—the first note; udgäri—singing; mayüram—the
peacocks; visåmara—manifested; saurabha—of sweet fragrance; püram—a
flood; vikasita—blossomed; cäru—beautiful; çiréñam—çiréña flowers;
sphuöa—blossomed; mallé—with malli flowers; nibiréñam—thick;
våndävanam—Våndävana forest; ati-håñöaù—very happy; sa-balaù—with
Balaräma; svayam—personally; abhiviñöaù—entered; kalpita—created;
bhuja—with the arms; saìgrämaù—fighting; kvacit—sometimes;
éhita—sought; viçrämaù—rest; kutracit—sometimes; abhinava—with new;
tumbaiù—tumba gourds; kvacit—sometimes; ati-komala—with very delicate;
kumbhaiù—kumbha fruit; kva ca—somewhere; paripäkima—very ripe;
guïjaiù—with guïja berries; kva ca—somewhere; bilva—with bilva fruit;
ämala—with amalaké fruit; puïjaiù—with many; kréòan—playing;
adbhuta—wonderful; caryaù—whose activities; keliñu—in transcendental
pastimes; pandita—of scholars; varyaù—the best; pévara—great; kutuka—of
blissful pastimes; ädhära—in the abode; dvandvé-bhäva—become in pairs;

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vihare—in pastimes; kalpita—manifested; nirbhara—intense; räga—joy and
love; kåta—done; sakhi—of friends; varga—of the group; vibhägaù—division;
çétala—cool; marut—breeze; anuküle—favorable; bhäëòéra-druma—of the
banyan tree; müle—at the roots; kåtvä—doing; ballava—of a gopa;
veçam—appearance; praviçantam—entering; danuja—of demons; éçam—the
lord; jänän—understanding; eva—certainly; viläsi—playful;
své-kåtavän—accepted; khala—the demon; çäçi—punishing; jaitré—the
victors; kåta—made; bala—of Balaräma; pakña—side;
sudurüha-krama-dakñaù—expert; çrédämä—Çrédämä; priya-kämä—dear
friend; suraripu—by the demon; vahitä—carried; rämaù—Balaräma;
kñapayan—destroying; pralamba—of Pralambäsura; käyam—the illusory body;
halinä—by Lord Balaräma; nirmita—created; mäyäm—by mystic illusion;
daivata—by the demigods; parinata—offered respectful obeisances;
léläù—transcendental pastimes; suhåt—friends; änandana—delighting;
çélaù—nature; tatra—there; vidüram—far away; yätaù—gone; surabhiù—the
surabhi cows; laghu—with light; pada—steps; pätaù—failing; samam—with;
anviñyan—searching; gopaiù—with the cowherd boys; çaìkita—anxious;
nija—own; dhana—wealth; lopaiù—loss; muïjä-avali—muïja grass;
vikaräle—tall; vipine—in the forest; kvacana—somewhere; viçäle—great;
labdha—attained; akhila—all; dhavaläkaù—the cows; tuìgita—great;
sukha—of happiness; paripäka—result; péta—who drunk; bhayaìkara—the
fearful; dävaù—forest-fire; prakata—manifested; ullasat—splendid;
anubhävaù—love; praëata-jana—for the surrendered devotees; utsava—a
festival; käri—creating; tvam—You; bhäëòéra—the banyan tree forest;
vihäri—enjoying transcendental pastimes; gokula—of Gokula; jana—the
people; rasa—nectar; sindho—O ocean; jaya—all glories; jaya—all glories;
durvidha—of the unfortunate; bandho—O friend.

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 O Lord whose flute music charms the ear,
O Lord who follow the surabhi cows,
O Lord who wear exqusite yellow garments,
O Lord whose arms are broad,
O Lord who wear a peacock feather on Your head,
O Lord whose forehead is splendid as a crescent moon,
O Lord whose broad chest is like a great door,
O Lord who were very happy, in the company of Balaräma, to enter
Våndävana forest, where during the hottest part of the summer when the sun
was burning fiercely You had once swallowed a great forest fire and then made
everything as sweet and beautiful as spring, where the cows are pleased at heart
by the fresh grasses, where cuckoos sing the fifth note, where peacocks sing the
first note, where every place is flooded by a sweet fragrance, where the
beautiful çiréña flowers bloom, and where there are many blooming malli
flowers,
O Lord who sometimes fight Your friends with Your powerfurl arms and
sometimes wish to take rest,
O Lord who perform wonderful activities in the great blissful abode of
Våndävana, playing sometimes with new tumba gourds, sometimes with delicate
kumbha fruits, sometimes with ripe guïjä berries, and sometimes with bilva
fruits or amalaké fruits,
O most learned scholar in the science of childhood games,
O Lord who felt great happiness in arranging that Your friends play in pairs,
O Lord who divided Your friends into teams,
O playful Lord who, knowing that, disguised as a cowherd boy, the king of
demons had entered the banyan forest made pleasant by cooling breezes, You
accepted him,
O Lord who wished to punish that demon,

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 O Lord who arranged that Balaräma’s team would win the game,
O Lord whose expert plans are very difficult to understand,
O Lord who is the dear friend of Çrédämä,
O Lord who arranged that the demon would carry Balaräma,
O Lord who arranged that Balaräma kill that disguised demon,
O Lord whose transcendental pastimes are worshiped by the demigods,
O Lord whose transcendental virtues delight Your friends,
O Lord who, accompanied by the cowherd boys, who were very anxious
about the loss of their wealth, You searched for the surabhi cows that with
quick steps had strayed far away,
O Lord who became filled with happiness to find the cows in a great field of
tall muïja grass,
O Lord who swallowed a fearful forest-fire,
O splendidly powerful Lord,
O Lord who gives a great festival of happiness to Your surrendered devotees,
O Lord who plays in the banyan forest,
O ocean of the nectar of love for the people of Gokula,
O friend of the poor and unfortunate, all glories to You! All glories to You!

kalita-çré-dämänaà çrédämänandi-keli-tundilitam
vande rämävarajaà rämä-vara-jaìgama-dyutaram

kalita—held; çré—of the goddess of fortune; dämänam—the garland;

çrédäma—Çrédämä; änandi—delighting; keli—of transcendental pastimes;
tundilitam—abundance; vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; räma—of
Lord Balaräma; avarajam—to the younger brother; rämä-vara—for the

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beautiful goddesses of fortune; jaìgama—a moving; dyutaram—celestial
desire-tree.

I bow down to offer my respects to Lord Balaräma’s youngerr brother, Lord

Kåñëa, who wears a flower garland fashioned by the goddess of fortune, whose
transcendental pastimes delight Çrédämä, and who is a moving desire-tree for
the best of beautiful goddesses.

premolläsana-çélä ballava-mallasya vijayate lélä

yan-mädhuréà vipaïcé viraïci-sünoù prapaïcayati

prema—of love; ulläsana—splendor; çélä—whose nature;

ballava—cowherd boy; mallasya—wrestler; vijayate—all glories;
lélä—pastimes; yat—of which; mädhurém—the sweetness; vipaïcé—the véëä;
viraïci-sünoù—of Närada, the son of Brahmä; prapaïcayati—expands.

The -wrestler Kåñëa’s nature is to revel in the splendor of

transcendental love. All glories to His pastimes, whose sweetness Närada
expands with his lute music.

megha-samaya-püti-racita våñöiñu taru-kandara-cita

népa-kakubha-puñpa-valita sändra-vipina-labdha-lalita-
bhakta-pariñad-iñöa-varada häri-vibhava-dhäri-çarad-
alaìkåta-bahu-pakñi-bharita-känana-kåta-divya-carita

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 veça-tulita-nartaka-vara candraka-cita-cäru-kabara
gopa-yuvati-dhairya-mathana-rüpa tad-abhinéta-kathana
locana-phala veëu-valana-valgad-adhara-vaktra-kalana
sarva-sukåta-vaibhava-dhara-veëu-rasita-rajyad-adhara

veëu-madhura-näda-naöita-keki-nivaha megha-ghaöita-
seva janita-mukta-yavasa-dhenu-nicaya-citta-rabhasa-
rüpa-vilasad-aìga-valana-mohita-sura-vånda-lalana
bhilla-yuvati-toñi-masåëa-çasya-milita-päda-ghusåëa

häri-hariëa-yoñid-amala-netra-sukhada-vaktra-kamala
däsya-nirata-çaila-racita-sevana paçu-päça-khacita
pähi karuëa mad-vidha-janam éçvara duraväpa-bhaïjanam

megha—of clouds; samaya—at the time; püti—protection; racita—did;

våñöiñu—in the rains; taru—of a tree; kandara—of a cave; cita—attained;
népa—of a kadamba tree; kakubha—of a kuöaja tree; puñpa—with flowers;
valita—covered; sändra—thick; vipina—forest; labdha—obtained;
lalita—charming; bhakta—of devotees; pariñat—assembly; iñöa—desires;
vara—benedictions; da—giving; häri—charming; vibhava—opulence;
dhäri—manifesting; çarat—autumn; alaìkåta—decorated; bahu—many;
pakñi—birds; bharita—filled; känana—forest; kåta—done;
divya—transcendental; carita—pastimes; veça—appearance; tulita—equal;
nartaka—of dancers; vara—the best; candraka—a peacock feather;
cita—placed; cäru—handsome; kabara—hair; gopa-yuvati—of the young
gopés; dhairya—the peaceful composure; mathana—churning; rüpa—whose
handsome form; tat—by them; abhinéta—brought; kathana—conversation;
locana—of the eyes; phala—the fruit; veëu—flute; valana—sounding;
valgat—moving; adhara—lips; vaktra—face; kalana—manifesting; sarva—all;

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sukåta—pious activities; vaibhava—opulence; dhara—holding; veëu—flute;
rasita—tasted; rajyat—red; adhara—lips; veëu—of the flute;
madhura—sweet; näda—sound; naöita—dancing; keki—of peacocks;
nivaha—the host; megha—by the clouds; ghaöita—moving; seva—service;
janita—manifested; mukta—abandoned; yavasa—grass; dhenu—cows;
nicaya—herd; citta—of the heart; rabhasa—delight; rüpa—beautiful;
vilasat—glistening; aìga—of the limbs; valana—by the movements;
mohita—charmed; sura—of the demigods; vånda—hosts; lalana—women;
bhilla—aborigine; yuvati—girls; toñi—satisfied; masåëa—soft; çasya—grass;
milita—met; päda—of the feet; ghusåëa—kuìkuma; häri—charming;
hariëa-yoñit—of the does; amala—splendid; netra—eyes; sukha—happiness;
da—giving; vaktra—face; kamala—lotus flower; däsya—in service;
nirata—engaged; çaila—to the hill; racita—performed; sevana—service;
paçu—for the cows; päça—ropes; khacita—with; pähi—please protect;
karuëa—O merciful one; mat—me; vidha—like; janam—a person; éçvara—O
Supreme Lord; duraväpa-bhaïjanam—distressed.

O Lord who found shelter during the monsoon,

O Lord who stays under a tree or in a cave during the rains,
O Lord decorated with kadamba and kakubha flowers,
O Lord who fulfills the desires of Your playful and charming devotees deep
in the forest,
O Lord who enjoys splendid transcendental pastimes in the forest filled with
birds and decorated with the charming opulences of autumn,
O Lord dressed like the best of dancers,
O Lord who wears a peacock feather in Your handsome hair,
O Lord whose handsomeness destroys the peacefulness of the young gopés,
O Lord who is the object of the gopés’ conversation,

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 O fulfillment of the eyes,
O Lord whose charming lips are placed to the flute,
O Lord whose red lips taste a flute wealthy with all pious deeds,
O Lord whose sweet flute music makes the peacocks dance,
O Lord served by the clouds,
O Lord whose flute music charms the cows and makes them suddenly stop
grazing,
O Lord the graceful movements of whose splendidly hansome limbs enchant
the demigoddesses,
O Lord whose kunkuma powder footprints delighted the aborigine girls,
O Lord whose lotus face delighted the glistening eyes of the charming does,
O Lord served by Govardhana Hill,
O Lord who carries a rope for the cows,
O merciful Supreme Lord, please protect a person like me, who is always
broken by distress.

ghana-praëaya-ghaööanoddhurita-ghoña-sémantiné-
prapaïcita-jagat-trayé-çruti-viöaìka-vikréòite
çarad-vihasitäöavé-kuhara-bhü-vihära-priye
ratis tvayi tarasviné mama sa-lélam unmélatu

ghana—intense; praëaya—love; ghaööana—moving; uddhurita—lively;

ghoña—of Vraja; sémantiné—among the women; prapaïcita—manifested;
jagat-trayé—of the three worlds; çruti—of the ears; viöaìka—ornament;
vikréòite—pastimes; çarat—in autumn; vihasita—smiling; äöavé—in the forest;
kuhara—deep; bhü—the place; vihära—of pastimes; priye—fond; ratiù—love;

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tvayi—for You; tarasviné—strong; mama—of me; sa-lélam—playfully;
unmélatu—may arise.

O Lord whose transcendental pastimes have become earring worn by the

, who are the most beautiful girls in the three worlds and who are all
deeply in love with You, O Lord who enjoys transcendental pastimes deep in
the smiling autumn forest, I pray that intense love for You may playfully arise
within me.

smeräbhiù salile kalinda-duhitur magnäbhir äkandharaà

skandha-nyasta-samasta-paööa-vasano narmokti-bhaìgé-paöuù
nirvyäjaà vraja-kanyakäbhir asakåd bhavyäbhir abhyarthitaù
päyät tuìga-kadamba-çäkhi-çikharärüòhas tri-lokéà hariù

smeräbhiù—smiling; salile—in the water; kalinda-duhituù—of the Yamunä;

magnäbhiù—immersed; äkandharam—up to their necks; skandha—of a
branch; nyasta—placed; samasta—all; paööa-vasanaù—their garments;
narma—joking; ukti—of words; bhaìgé—crooked; paöuù—expert;
nirvyäjam—without duplicity; vraja—of Vraja; kanyakäbhiù—by the girls;
asakåt—again and again; bhavyäbhiù—beautiful; abhyarthitaù—appealed;
päyät—may protect; tuìga—to the top; ärüòhaù—climbed; tri-lokém—the
three worlds; hariù—Lord Kåñëa.

I pray that Lord Kåñëa, who climbed to the top of a tall tree and
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words, and who was sincerely prayed to again and again by the very beautiful
smiling girls of Vraja up to their necks in the water of the Yamunä, may
protect the three worlds.

nija-guëodayolläsa-lobhitä
girisutä-vratärambha-çobhitäù
paçupa-kanyakäù sürajä-vane
racita-majjanäù prekñya pävane

tvaritamägato luïcitämbaraù
priyakam äçrito raìgiëäà varaù
sapadi lokayan goñöha-bälikä
bhru-kuöi-vallaré-bhaìgurälakäù

smita-parisphurad-vaktra-maëòalaù
sphuöita-mälaté-klpta-kuëòalaù
sa-rabhasaà tataù çéta-vepitaiù
praëaya-kopibhiù suñöhu-hrepitair

vadana-visphurat-käku-jalpanair
vihita-sämabhir bheda-kalpanaiù
sicaya-saïcayaà sambhramäkulair
jhaöitiyäcitaù kanyakäkulaiù

påthutaräàsayor arpitäàçukaù
sita-radollasan-maïjuläàçukaù
prakaöitägrahair bhüpa-helibhiù
sakhi-kulädåtair jalpa-kelibhis

taru-puras-taöe täs tadä baläd

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 aciram änayan gokuläbaläù
mudita-mugdha-dhéù keli-narmadaù
sakala-ballavé-vånda-çarmadaù

prakaöam ambaré-bhüta-hastakäù
sa-vidham ägatä namra-mastakäù
sa paöur ätmano väkya-kärikä
dhåta-mahotsavaù prekñya därikäù

salila-majjane vyajya nagnatäà

vrata-vidher vadan suñöhu bhagnatäà
çirasi kärayann asya pürtaye
prabhasam ätmane kñema-mürtaye

madhuram aïjalià maïju-locanaù

praëayiné-manas-täpa-mocanaù
kim api kanyakälébhir änataù
praëaya-saìkuläd äçu mänataù

sukha-bharäd ämur atra tarpayan

vasana-saïcayaà türëam arpayan
kåta-kumärikä-citta-dohadaù
sakala-sundaré-prema-mohadaù

praëata-maëòaläbhéñöa-kämadhuk-
kamana-ballavé-mallikä-madhus
tvam akhileça mäm indirälaya
vraja-mahendra he deva pälaya

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ulläsa—by the splendor; lobhitäù—filled with desire; girisutä—for goddess
Parvaté; vrata—a vow; ärambha—beginning; çobhitäù—beautiful;
paçupa-kanyakäù—the young gopés; sürajä—of the Yamunä; vane—in the
forest; racita—done; majjanäù—bathing; prekñya—seeing; pävane—in the
water; tvaritam—quickly; ägataù—come; luïcita—stolen;
ambaraù—garments; priyakam—a kadamba tree; äçritaù—taken shelter;
raìgiëäm—of dramatic actors; varaù—the best; sapadi—at once;
lokayan—seeing; goñöha-bälikäù—the young gopés; bhru—eyebrows;
kuöi—knitting; vallaré—flowering vines; bhaìgura—curling; alakäù—locks of
hair; smita—a smile; parisphurat—manifesting; vaktra—of the face;
maëòalaù—the circle; sphuöita—blossomed; mälaté—mälaté flowers;
kÿpta—fashioned; kuëòalaù—earrings; sa-rabhasam—quickly; tataù—then;
çéta—because of the cold; vepitaiù—trembling; praëaya—of love;
kopibhiù—angry; suñöhu—clearly; hrepitaiù—embarrassed; vadana—in the
mouths; visphurat—manifested; käku—plaintive; jalpanaiù—with words;
vihita—performed; sämabhiù—sweet words of conciliation; bheda—words of
division; kalapanaiù—performing; sicaya—garments; saïcayam—many;
sambhrama—with respect; äkulaiù—filled; jhaöiti—at once; yäcitaù—begged;
kanyakä—girls; äkulaiù—distressed; påthutara—very broad; aàsayoù—on the
shoulders; arpita—placed; aàçukaù—garments; sita—white; rada—teeth;
ullasat—glistening; maïjula—charming; aàçukaù—splendor;
prakaöita—manifested; agrahaiù—in the presence; bhüpa—for King Kaàsa;
helibhiù—with contempt; sakhi—of friends; kula—by the multitude;
ädåtaiù—worshiped; jalpa—of conversation; kelibhiù—with pastimes;
taru-puraù-taöe—to the tree; täù—them; tadä—then; balät—forcibly;
aciram—at once; änayan—bringing; gokula—of Gokula; abaläù—the girls;
mudita—jubilant; mugdha—bewildered; dhéù—intelligence; keli—of pastimes;
narmadaù—joking; sakala—all; ballavé—of gopés; vånda—of the multitude;
çarma—benediction; daù—giving; prakaöam—manifested; ambaré—garments;
bhüta—become; hastakäù—in the hand; sa-vidham—according to His order;
ägatäù—come; namra—bowed; mastakäù—with heads; saù—He;

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paöuù—expert; ätmanaù—of Himself; väkya—the words; kärikäù—doing;
dhåta—manifested; mahä—a great; utsavaù—festival of happiness;
prekñya—seeing; därikäù—the girls; salila—in the water; majjane—immersed;
vyajya—manifesting; nagnatäm—nakedness; vrata-vidheù—of the rules or
propriety; vadan—saying; suñöhu—clearly; bhagnatäm—a breach; çirasi—on
the head; kärayan—causing to do; asya—of Him; pürtaye—for the
satisfaction; prabhasam—exceedingly; ätmane—to Himself; kñema—of
auspiciouseness; mürtaye—the form; madhuram—charming; aïjalim—folded
hands; maïju—beautiful; locanaù—eyes; praëayiné—of the gopés, who were all
deeply in love; manaù—of the hearts; täpa—from distress; mocanaù—freeing;
kim api—furthermore; kanyakä-alébhiù—by the girls; änataù—bowed down;
praëaya-saìkulät—out of great love; äçu—at once; mänataù—respectfully;
sukha-bharät—with great happiness; ämuù—them; atra—there;
tarpayan—satisfying; vasana-saïcayam—the garments; türëam—at once;
arpayan—giving; kåta—fulfilled; kumärikä—of the girls; citta—of the hearts;
dohadaù—the desires; sakala—all; sundaré—of the beautiful girls;
prema—love; mohadaù—enchanting; praëata—bowing down; maëòala—of
the multitude; abhéñöa—of desires; kämadhuk—the wish-fullfiling cow;
kamana—desires; ballavé—gopés; mallikä—mallikä flowers;
madhuù—springtime; tvam—You; akhila—of all; éça—O Lord; mäm—me;
indirä—of the goddess of fortune; älaya—O resting place; vraja—of Vraja;
mahä—O great; indra—king; he—O!; deva—Lord; pälaya—please protect.

O Lord who, seeing the young gopés, who were irresistibly attracted by the
splendor of Your transcendental qualities, and who appeared very splendid
because of observing a vow to worship goddess Parvaté, bathing in the waters of
the Yamunä, quickly stole their garments,
O Lord who climbed a kadamba tree,
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 O Lord who, seeing the curling-haired young gopés knit their flowering vine
eyebrows, at once began to smile,
O Lord decorated with mälaté flower earrings,
O Lord to whom the very agitated girls, trembling with cold, filled with the
anger of love, clearly embarrassed, and speaking words alternately plaintive,
conciliating, and angry, appealed to regain their garments,
O Lord who placed the garments on Your broad shoulders,
O Lord whose white teeth are very splendid and handsome,
O Lord who, speaking many words in respectful praise of Your friends and
condemnation of King Kaàsa, quickly forced the girls of Gokula to come before
the tree You were sitting in,
O Lord whose playful joking words delighted and bewildered the gopés,
O Lord who gave a great benediction to all the gopés,
O Lord who, seeing the gopés approach Him according to Your order, and
seeing them try to turn their hands into garments, enjoyed a great festival of
transcendental happiness,
O Lord who, explaining to the gopés with expert words that they had broken
the rules of proper conduct, made them place their charming folded hands on
their heads and in this way made them stand completely naked in the water for
the satisfaction of You, who are the form of all auspiciousness,
O Lord with handsome eyes,
O Lord removed the distress from the hearts of the gopés, who were all
deeply in love with You,
O Lord to whom the gopé girls bowed down with great love, respect, and
happiness,
O Lord who pleased them by quickly returning their garments,
O Lord who fulfilled the gopés’s hearts’ desire,
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 O Lord who is a kämadhuk cow that fulfills all the desires of Your
surrendered devotees,
O Lord who is the springtime that makes the jasmine flowers of the
beautiful gopés blossom,
O Lord of all,
O resting place of the goddess of fortune,
O great king of Vraja,
O Lord, please protect me.

vid-adhénatayäpi dhavalaà tava jagad evädya kérti-candrikayä

keçava paçupälénäà citraà dvi-guëé-kåto rägaù

vit—in knowledge; adhénatayä—situated; api—even though;

dhavalam—white and pure; tava—of You; jagat—the universe; eva—certainly;
adya—today; kérti—of glory; candrikayä—with the moonlight; keçava—O
Lord Kåñëa; paçupälénäm—of the gopés; citram—wonder;
dviguëé-kåtaù—doubled; rägaù—reddened with love.

O Lord Kåñëa, the moonlight of Your glorious fame whitens the entire world
with the splendor of transcendental knowledge and at the same time it also
reddens the with the passion of deep love for You. This is a very great
wonder.

paritoñayituà na yäyujükais

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 tvam anücäna-janaiç ca näsi çakyaù
rati-härya ratià dadasva vande
tava govinda sadä padäravindam

paritoñayitum—to be pleased; na—not; yäyujükaiù—by those engaged in

the performance of Vedic sacrifices; tvam—You; anücäna-janaiù—by the
learned Vedic scholars; ca—and; na—not; asi—are; çakyaù—able; rati—by
love; härya—conquered; ratim—love; dadasva—please give; vande—I bown
down to offer my respectful obeisances; tava—of You; govinda— O Lord
Kåñëa; sadä—eternally; pada—feet; aravindam—to the lotus.

O Lord, You are not pleased by the performers of Vedic sacrifices, and You
are not pleased by the learned Vedic scholars either. O Lord who arew
conquered by love, please give me love for You. O Lord Govinda, I eternally
bow down before Your lotus feet.

raìgatas toñita-jïätinä saìgato dhenukärätinä

karëapälé-sphurat-pallavair veñöitaù sarvato ballavair
gopa-sémantiné-kämukhaù
kÿpta-våndäöavé-mänanaù prekñita-smera-gopänanaù

saàstuvan bhüruhäà sampadaù çläghayan vyäjataù sampadaù

svän sakhén kñud-bharottäpitän premabhiù prärthanäm äpitän
preñayan adhvare ’dürataù khyäpita-brähmaëa-krürataù
kalpita-brähmaëävajïayä preñöha-saìkrämita-prajïayä

laìghita-kñema-bhäk-satrayä pürikä-püritämatrayä

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 sthälikä-nyasta-sad-bhaktayä sneha-sampattito ’bhyaktayä
ratna-pätré-dhåta-kñérayä känanopakrame dhérayä
bhäjana-nyasta-samyävayä kautukottuìga-samrävayä

gauravän nirbharottälayä prekñito brähmaëé-mälayä

sphardhamänaà rucä häöakaà dhärayann ujjvalaà çäöakaà
sakhyur aàse karaà dakñiëaà nyasya lokatrayé-rakñiëam
visphuran nartakälaìkåtiù saïcarat-kiìkiëé-jhaìkåtiù

käntibhir ninditendévaraù sundaroras-taöe pévaraù

saïcaran-maïjaré-kuëòalaù çläghita-brähmaëé-maëòalaù
kåñëa he sundaräkuëöhayä preritas türëam utkaëöhayä
rakña naù saìgatä dürataù sväntike tvaà yataù sürataù

kñmäsuré-käkum ity agrataù çélayan vyaïjita-vyagrataù

sarvathädatta-tad-väïchitaù kérti-viïcholikä-läïchitaù
preñita-brähmaëéko ’malaù pallaväd apy alaà komalaù
sad-guëair indriyämodanaà bhuktavän bhojayann odanaà

matta-mätaìga-léläkaraù kiìkaränandi-çéläkaraù
sarvadä vibhramä sambhavän khelatäd gokule ’lam bhavän
santataà däruëä-paddhataà pähi govinda mäm uddhatam

raìgataù—with dancing; toñita—pleased; jïätinä—by relatives;

saìgataù—accompanied; dhenuka-arätinä—by Balaräma, the enemy of
Dhenukäsura; karëapälé—earrings; sphurat—blossomed; pallavaiù—flowers;
veñöitaù—encircled; sarvataù—on all sides; ballavaiù—by the gopas;
gopa-sémantiné—of the gopés; kämukhaù—the lover; kÿpta—fashioned;
våndäöavé—of Våndävana; mänanaù—honoring; prekñita—seen;
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saàstuvan—glorifying; bhüruhäm—of trees; sampadaù—the good fortune;
çläghayan—glorifying; vyäjataù—on the pretext; sampadaù—good fortune;
svän—own; sakhén—friends; kñut—of hunger; bhara—by a great abundance;
uttäpitän—distressed; premabhiù—with love; prärthanäm—request;
äpitän—presented; preñayan—sending; adhvare—in the sacrifice;
adürataù—not far away; khyäpita—famous; brähmaëa—brähmaëas;
krürataù—cruel; kalpita—understood; brähmaëa—by the brähmaëas;
avajïayä—with contempt; preñöha—dear; saìkrämita—conducted;
prajïayä—with intelligence; laìghita—transgressed; kñema—auspiciousness;
bhäk—possessing; satrayä—sacrifice; pürikä—pürikä cakes; pürita—filled;
amatrayä—vessels; sthälikä—containers; nyasta—placed; sat—valuable;
bhaktayä—cooked rice; sneha—of love; sampattitaù—with an abundance;
abhyaktayä—anointed; ratna—jeweled; pätré—vessels; dhåta—held;
kñérayä—milk; känana—of the forest; upakrama—at the beginning;
dhérayä—courageous; bhäjana—containers; nyasta—placed;
samyävayä—wheat cakes; kautuka—with delight; uttuìga—high;
samrävayä—sound; gauravän—with reverence; nirbhara—very;
uttälayä—quickly; prekñitaù—seen; brähmaëé—of the brähmaëas’ wives;
mälayä—by the garland; sphardhämänam—rivaling; rucä—with splendor;
häöakam—gold; dhärayan—holding; ujjvalam—splendid; çäöakam—garments;
sakhyuù—of the friend; aàse—on the shoulder; karam—hand;
dakñiëam—left; nyasya—placing; loka-trayé—the three worlds;
rakñiëam—protecting; visphuran—shining; nartaka—of dancers;
alaìkåtiù—the ornaments; saïcarat—moving; kiìkiëé—small bells;
jhaìkåtiù—jingling; käntibhiù—with splendor; nindita—rebuked;
indévaraù—the blue lotus flowers; sundara—handsome; uras-taöe—on the
chest; pévaraù—broad; saïcarat—moving; maïjaré—of flower blossoms;
kuëòalaù—earrings; çläghita—praised; brähmaëé-maëòalaù—the wives of the
brähmaëas; kåñëa he—O Kåñëa; sundara—handsome; akuëöhayä—sharp;
preritaù—impelled; türëam—quickly; utkaëöhayä—with longings;
rakña—please protect; naù—us; saìgatä—come together; dürataù—from a

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distance; sväntike—near You; tvam—You; yataù—because; sürataù—merciful;
kñmäsuré—of the wives of the brähmaëas; käkum—the plaintive appeal;
iti—thus; agrataù—in the presence; çélayan—considering;
vyaïjita—manifested; vyagrataù—eagerness; sarvathä—in all respects;
ädatta—granted; tat—of them; väïchitaù—the desire; kérti—of glorious fame;
viïcholikä—with a great abundance; läïchitaù—marked; preñita—seen;
brähmaëékaù—the wives of the brähmaëas; amalaù—more pure and splendid;
pallavät—than a blossoming flower; api—even; alam—greatly;
komalaù—delicate; sat—with transcendental; guëaiù—virtues; indriya—the
senses; ämodanam—delight; bhuktavän—ate; bhojayan—fed;
odanam—foodstuffs; matta—a maddened; mätaìga—elephant; lélä—pastimes;
karaù—performing; kiìkara—servants; änandi—blissful; çéla—of virtues;
äkaraù—a jewel mine; sarvadä—always; vibhramä—transcendental pastimes;
sambhavän—manifested; khelatäd—pastimes; gokule—in Gokula;
alam—greatly; bhavän—You; santatam—always; däruëä—of distresses;
paddhatam—a series; pähi—please protect; govinda—O Lord Kåñëa;
mäm—me; uddhatam—proud.

O Lord accompanied by Balaräma, who pleases His friends and relatives

with His graceful dancing,
O Lord surrounded by the gopas, who wear blossoming flowers in their ears,
O lover of the gopés,
O Lord who meet them deep in the forest,
O Lord who respectfully glorify the forest of Våndävana,
O Lord who see the smiling faces of the gopas,
O Lord who on the pretext of glorifying the trees gave them a great blessing,
O Lord who, when Your hungry friends lovingly appealed to You, sent them
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 O Lord who were seen by the garland of brähmaëas’ wives, who, knowing
that the brähmaëas had disrespectfully neglected the gopas, and themselves
filled with love for Lord Kåñëa and His friends, ignored the rules of sacrificial
ritual, filled many containers with pürikä cakes and palatable cooked rice
anointed with transcendental love and also filled many many jeweled vessels
with milk and many other containers with wheat cakes, and at once went to the
edge of the forest where they respectfully approached You and spoke to You
with great happiness,
O Lord dressed in splendid garments whose effulgence rivals gold's,
O Lord who place Your hand, which protects the three worlds, on the
shoulder of a friend,
O Lord splendidly decorated like a dancer,
O Lord decorated with jingling bells,
O Lord whose bodily luster eclipses the blue lotus flowers,
O Lord who have a handsome broad chest,
O Lord who wear moving flower-blossom earrings,
O Lord who were glorified by the brähmaëas’ wives, who said,
“O very handsome Kåñëa, because You are very merciful we have very
quickly come here with a great longing to see You. We have come from very far
away. Please protect us,”
O Lord who carefully considered their plaintive appeal,
O Lord who fulfilled all their desires,
O Lord decorated with the marks of all transcendental glory,
O Lord who sent the brähmaëas’ wives back to their homes,
O splendid Lord more delicate and soft than a newly blossomed flower,
O Lord whose six transcendental opulences delight the senses,
O Lord who ate and gave the other to eat,
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 O Lord who are jewel mine of virtues that delight Your servants,
O Lord who eternally enjoy transcendental pastimes in Gokula,
O Govinda, O Kåñëa, please rescue me, who am very proud and always
overwhelmed by a chain of calamities.

duùkhocchittiù parama-madhuränanda-püränubhütiù
seyaà dämodara tad-ucitä sädhanänuñöhitir vä
sattäà datte na kamalabhuvo ’py antareëärta-bandho
käruëyaà te muhur aham ataù prärthaye tasya bindhum

duùkha—of distresses; ucchittiù—the destruction; parama—supreme;

madhura—sweetness; änanda—of transcendental bliss; püra—of the flood;
anubhütiù—the direct perception; sa iyam—this; dämodara—O Lord Kåñëa;
tat—for this; ucitä—suitable; sädhana—fruitful; anuñöhitiù—performance;
vä—or; sattäm—existence; datte—places; na—not; kamalabhuvaù—of the
demigod Brahmä; api—even; antareëa—without; ärta—of the distressed;
bandho—O friend; käruëyam—mercy; te—of You; muhuù—at every moment;
aham—I; ataù—therefore; prärthaye—pray; tasya—of that; bindhum—for a
drop.

O Lord, without Your mercy even the demigod Brahmä cannot become free
from distress, taste the very sweet flood of transcendental bliss, or make
progress on the path of liberation. O Lord, O friend of the distressed, again and
again I pray for a single drop of Your mercy.

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 amanda-mada-maëòalair alam akhaëòam äkhaëòalaà
nyaruddha rabhasena yaù påthum udasya govardhanam
acaëòa-kara-mädhuré-paöala-daëòi-tuëòa-çriyaà
tam ätta-vara-maëòanaà makara-kuëòala tväà bhaje

amanda—great; mada-maëòalaiù—with pride; alam—what is the use?;

akhaëòam—complete; äkhaëòalam—the demigod Indra;
nyaruddha—opposed; rabhasena—with delight; yaù—who; påthum—great;
udasya—lifting; govardhanam—Govardhana Hill; acaëòa-kara—of the
cooling moon; mädhuré—the sweetness; paöala—great quantity;
daëòi—eclipsing; tuëòa—whose face; çriyam—opulence; tam ätta
vara-maëòanam—excellent ornaments; makara—shark; kuëòala—earrings;
tväm—You; bhaje—I worship.

O Lord who proudly opposed King Indra, O Lord who cheerfully lifted the
great Govardhana Hill, O Lord whose face eclipses the sweetness of the moon,
O Lord decorated with splendid ornaments, O Lord decorated with
shark-shaped earrings, I worship You.

hetuvädaja-jalpita-vraja-väsavädhvara-mardane
bhüsurotkara-go-mahédhara-püjanotsava-vardhane
parvatärcana-sampad-arjana-hetutä-paribodhake
kalpitätula-süpa-saìkula-çañkulé-dadhi-modake
puñpa-vandana-dhätu-candana-maëòitäkhila-godhane

gopa-maëòala-kalpitäcala-sänu-kandara-çodhane
udbhaöärava-bhüdharotsava-saïjitäkhila-bandhute

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tat-parikrama-püjana-krama-bhüri-sambhrama-sandhute
kñamädharopama-vigrahottama-bhuìkta-visphurad-odane

maìgaläkara-visphurad-vara-vånda-ballava-modane
ruñöa-väsava-våñöi-samplava-khinna-gokula-veñöite
träsa-saìkula-bandhu-maëòala-çarmadädbhuta-ceñöite
dakñiëetara-päëi-puñkara-çélitätula-parvate

vibhramäìkura-nirdhutoddhura-jambha-mardana-garvite
gotra-gahvara-väsitä-bhara-vihvalätma-suhåj-jane
käritodbhavad-adbhutärëava-bändhava-vraja-majjane
nanditäçaya-mitra-saïcaya-vékñita-sphurad-änane

medura-smita-kaumudé-kåta-rakta-yauvata-mänane
bhéta-nandita-vismayänvita-mätå-päëy-upalälite
cäru-caïcala-locanäïcala-rädhayäpi nibhälite
märutonmada-caëòa-nérada-maëòaläçani-väraëe

sampad-andhita-çakra-saïcita-garva-carvaëa-käraëe
sapta-väsara-hasta-saàstara-çäyitätula-parvate
nirmadé-kåta-çakra-samvåta-néradekñaëa-nirvåte
maïju-bhäñita-mudrayä kåta-bändhavävali-niñkrame

kautukoccala-mitra-maëòala-géta-maìgala-vikrame
pädapojjvala-tan-nija-sthala-yojita-pravaräcale
sarvadä vraja-bändhava-vraja-rakñaëa-vrata-niçcale
phulla-ballava-näthayor nava-harña-vékñaëa-sakñaëe

kuìkumäkñata-pallaväkñata-ballavé-kåta-rakñaëe
channa-bhänuni çaila-sänuni péöhita-pravaräàçuke
bhéta-lajjita-çakra-vandita-päda-paìkaja-päàçuke

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 smera-sammukha-visphuran-mukha-lupta-väsava-bhé-bhrame
tan-manohara-varëa-nirbhara-bhäraté-bhara-vibhrame
go-çiva-pradam indratä-padam etya nirbhara-nandite
gäyad-ambara-lambi-tumburu-räga-òambara-vandite

mugdha-saurabha-digdha-saurabha-dugdha-püra-kåtokñaëe
kalpitäkhila-piñöapätula-täpa-maëòala-mokñane
matta-kokila-vibhrame kila mädhava tvayi sammukhé
vartatäà mama püruñottama lola-buddhi-çilémukhé

hetuvädaja—logic; jalpita—spoken; vraja—of Vraja; väsava—for Indra;

adhvara—of the sacrifice; mardane—stopping; bhüsurotkara—of the
brähmaëas; go—cows; mahédhara—and the hill; püjana—of worship;
utsava—the festival; vardhane—increasing; parvata—of the hill;
arcana—worship; sampat—wealth; arjana—gaining; hetutä—the reason;
paribodhake—informing; kalpita—prepared; atula—peerless; süpa—foods;
saìkula—a multitude; çañkulé—çañkuli; dadhi—yogurt; modake—and modaka
candies; puñpa—flowers; vandana—red powder; dhätu—mineral pigments;
candana—sandal paste; maëòita—decorated; akhila—all; godhane—the cows;
gopa—of gopas; maëòala—the multitude; kalpita—performed; acala—of the
hill; sänu—of the summit; kandara—of the caves; çodhane—cleansing;
udbhaöa—tumultuous; ärava—sounds; bhüdhara—for the hill;
utsava—festival; saïjita—engaged; akhila—all; bandhute—relatives; tat—of
it; parikrama—circumambulation; püjana—worship; krama—performance;
bhüri—great; sambhrama—with reverence; sandhute—manifested;
kñmädhara—hill; upama—equal; vigraha—form; uttama—great;
bhuìkta—eaten; visphurat—manifested; odane—foodstuffs;
maìgala—auspicious; äkara—form; visphurat—manifesting; vara—excellent;
vånda—multitude; ballava—of gopas; modane—delight; ruñöa—angered;

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väsava—Indra; våñöi—rains; samplava—inundation; khinna—distressed;
gokula—Gokula; veñöite—surrounded; träsa—with fear; saìkula—agitated;
bandhu—of relatives; maëòala—the circle; çarma—auspiciousness;
da—giving; adbhuta—wonderful; ceñöite—activities; dakñiëa—right;
itara—other; päëi—hand; puñkara—lotus; çélita—lifted;
atula—incomparable; parvate—hill; vibhrama—of transcendental pastimes;
aìkura—with the new sprout; nirdhuta—shaken;
uddhura-jambha-mardana—of Indra; garvite—the pride; gotra—of the hill;
gahvara—in the cavity; väsita—staying; ap-bhara—by the great rain;
vihvala—distressed; ätma—at heart; suhåt-jane—friends; kärita—caused;
udbhavat—manifesting; adbhuta—of wonder; arëava—in the ocean;
bändhava—of relatives; vraja—of the multitude; majjana—plunging;
nandita-äçaya—delighted; mitra—friends; saïcaya—the host; vékñita—seen;
sphurat—effulgent; änane—face; medura—gentle; smita—smile;
kaumudé—moonlight; kåta—become; rakta—reddened with love; yauvata—of
the young gopés; mänane—reverence; bhéta—frightened; nandita—delighted;
vismaya—amazed; anvita—who was endowed with the state of being;
mätå—of Your mother; päëi—by the hand; upalälite—caressed;
cäru—beautiful; caïcala—restless; locana—of the eyes; aïcala—the corners;
rädhayä—by Rädhä; api—also; nibhälite—seen; märuta—winds;
unmada—fierce; caëòa—violent; nérada—of clouds; maëòala—multitude;
açani—thunderbolts; väraëe—warding off; sampat—by material opulence;
andhita—blinded; çakra—Indra; saïcita—accumulated; garva—pride;
carvaëa—chewing; käraëe—cause; sapta—seven; väsara—days; hasta—of the
hand; saàstara—on the resting place; çäyita—resting; atula—incomparable;
parvate—the hill; nirmadé—made; kåta—made; çakra—Indra;
samvåta—covered; nérada—clouds; ékñaëa—glance; nirvåte—ended;
maïju—sweet; bhäñita—words; mudrayä—sign; kåta—done; bändhava—of
friends; avali—of the host; niñkrame—the exit; kautuka—joy; uccala—hearts;
mitra—of friends; maëòala—the multitude; géta—sung; maìgala—auspicious;
vikrama—prowess; pädapa—trees; ujjvala—splendid; tat—that; nija—own;

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sthala—place; yojita—engaged; pravara—the best; acale—of hills;
sarvadä—eternally; vraja—of Vraja; bändhava—of the friends; vraja—the
host; rakñaëa—in protection; vrata—vow; niçcale—unwavering;
phulla—blossomed with happiness; ballava—of the gopas; näthayor—of the
two masters; nava—new; harña—of joy; vékñaëa—of seeing; sakñaëe—a
festival; kuìkuma—kuìkuma; akñata—whole; pallava—flower blossoms;
akñata—protected; ballavé—the gopés; kåta-rakñaëe—protected;
channa—covered; bhänuni—the sun; çaila—of the hill; sänuni—on the
summit; péöhita—wearing; pravara—excellent; aàçuke—garments;
bhéta—frightened; lajjita—embarrassed; çakra—by Indra; vandita—bowed
down; päda—feet; paìkaja—lotus; päàçuke—in the dust; smera—smiling;
sammukha—before the face; visphurat—manifesting; mukha—of the face;
lupta—stolen away; väsava—of Indra; bhé-bhrama—the fear; tat—of Him;
manohara—beautiful; varëa—syllables; nirbhara—many;
häraté-bhara-vibhrame—eloquent words; go—to the cows;
çiva—auspiciousness; pradam—giving; indratä-padam—the post of Indra;
etya—attaining; nirbhara—extremely; nandite—delighted; gäyat—singing;
ambara-lambi—of Närada Muni, who travels in the sky; tumburu—of the
musical instrument; räga—of melodies; òambara—by a host;
vandite—glorified; mugdha—charming; saurabha—fragrance;
digdha—anointed; saurabha—of the surabhi cow; dugdha—of milk;
püra—with a flood; kåta—performed; ukñaëe—sprinkling;
kalpita—performed; akhila—all; piñöapa—demigods; atula—incomparable;
täpa—from sufferings; maëòala—the multitude; mokñaëe—deliverance;
matta—maddened; kokila—cuckoos; vibhrame—pastimes; kila—indeed;
mädhava—O Kåñëa; tvayi—to You; sammukhé—face-to-face; vartatäm—may
be; mama—of me; püruñottama—O Supreme Personality of Godhead;
lola—fickle; buddhi—intelligence; çilémukhé—bumblebee.

O Lord who spoke with great logic to convince the people of Vraja to stop
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the sacrifice offered to King Indra,
O Lord who advocated a great festival to worship Govardhana Hill, the
cows, and the brähmaëas,
O Lord who argued that great prosperity would follow the worship of
Govardhana Hill,
O Lord who arranged the preparation of many incomparable foods such as
çañkuli, yogurt, and modaka candies,
O Lord who decorated all the cows with flowers, red powder, mineral
pigments, and sandal paste,
O Lord who had the gopas perform a ceremony to purify the caves and
summits of Govardhana Hill,
O Lord who had Your friends and relatives raise a tumultuous sound in the
festival to worship the hill,
O Lord who had the cowherd men respectfully worship and circumambulate
the hill,
O Lord who assumed a gigantic form of Govardhana Hill and ate all the
offered foods,
O Lord whose auspicious transcendental form delighted all the cowherd
people,
O Lord who became surrounded by the people of Gokula now distressed by
the torrential rains sent by angry Indra,
O Lord whose wonderful activities delighted Your frightened friends,
O Lord who lifted the incomparable hill with Your left lotus hand,
O Lord whose newly sprouted transcendental pastimes crushed the pride of
Indra,
O Lord who made Your distressed friends stay under the hill,
O Lord who plunged Your friends in the ocean of astonishment,
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splendid face,
O Lord the moonlight of whose gentle smile made the respectful young gopés
red with love,
O Lord who was caressed by the hand of Your simultaneously frightened,
delighted, and astonished mother,
O Lord at whom Rädhä gazed from the corners of Her restless, beautiful
eyes,
O Lord who negated the effect of the thunderbolts, clouds, and violent
winds,
O Lord who chewed up the pride of Indra, who had become blinded by his
good fortune,
O Lord on the couch of whose hand the very great hill rested for seven days,
O Lord whose glance checked the clouds and humbled King Indra,
O Lord who with sweet words asked Your friends to leave the shelter of the
hill,
O Lord whose great prowess was glorified in the auspicious songs of Your
happy friends,
O Lord who placed the hill, its splendid trees al still intact, back in its own
place,
O Lord who has taken an unshakeable vow to always protect Your friends in
Vraja,
O Lord seeing whom was a great festival of ever-new happiness for the
blossoming king and queen of the gopas,
O Lord whom the gopés anointed with whole kuìkuma and unbroken
flowers for Your protection,
O Lord who, dressed in exquisite garments, stood on the summit of
Govardhana Hill, which was so tall it eclipsed the sun,
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bowed down,
O Lord who, smiling, stood face-to-face before Indra and removed all his
fears,
O Lord who spoke very charming eloquent words,
O Lord who gave auspicious blessings to the cows,
O Lord who pleased everyone by assuming the post of Indra (king) over the
surabhi cows,
O Lord who is glorified by the songs of Närada, who plays the véëä,
O Lord who was sprinkled with the beautiful fragrant milk of the surabhi
cow,
O Lord who released all the demigods from their sufferings,
O Lord who sings like a maddened cuckoo, O husband of the goddess of
fortune,
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, I pray that the restless bumblebee of
my heart may someday meet You face-to-face.

çyämottuìga-bhujärgale vinihitaù kåñëena våñöi-cchaöä-

dhautair dhätubhir eña täla-kunaöé-mukhyair giri gauritaù
çuddhäñöäpada-kalpitasya vipula-cchatrasya lakñmé-bharaà
bibhrad-gäruòa-ratna-nirmita-mahä-daëòasya vibhräjate

çyäma—dark; uttuìga—raised; bhuja—arm; argale—bolt;

vinihitaù—placed; kåñëena—by Lord Kåñëa; våñöi—of rain; chaöä—great
abundance; dhautaiù—washed; dhätubhiù—with minerals; eñaù—this;
täla—with palm trees; kunaöé—and kuëaté flowers; mukhyaiù—beginning;
giriù—hill; gauritaù—yellow; çuddha—pure; añöäpada—with gold;
kalpitasya—fashioned; vipula—great; chatrasya—umbrella;

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lakñmé-bharam—great transcendental opulence; bibhrat—manifesting;
gäruòa-ratna—sapphire; nirmita—made; mahä—great; daëòasya—handle;
vibhräjate—is splendidly manifested.

Held aloft by the raised arm of dark-complexioned Lord Kåñëa, its boulders,
trees, flowers, and everything else washed by the great rains, and
appearing as glorious as a great golden umbrella with a sapphire handle,
Govardhana Hill shines with great splendor.

nandäpahära-cakitasya kiréöa-çåìga-
bhåìgävalé-paricitaà salileçvarasya
hådyaà sanandana-duräpa-paräga-gandhaà
vande mukunda tava deva padäravindam

nanda—of Nanda Mahäräja; apahära—removing; cakitasya—fear;

kiréöa—crown; çåìga—tal; bhåìga—of bumblebees; avalé—by swarms;
paricitam—encircled; salila-éçvarasya—of Varuëa, the controller of the
waters; hådyam—beloved; sanandana—by Sanandana Muni; duräpa—difficult
to attain; paräga—of the dust; gandham—the fragrance; vande—I bown down;
mukunda—O Lord Kåñëa; tava—of You; deva—O Lord; pada—feet;
aravindam—to the lotus flower.

O Lord Kåñëa, O Lord who rescued Nanda Mahäräja from a great fear, O
giver of liberation, I bown down before Your charming lotus feet, which are
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the pollen of which cannot be found even by the great sages like Sanandana
Muni.

nérädhipa-bhåtyähåta-gopeçvara-märgäçrita
labdhämbudhi-näthälaya päçéòita-léläcaya
çuddhojjvala-väëé-sudha däsäyita-päçäyudha
mantu-klama-sammärjana tan-nirmita-harñärjana

bhakty-arpita-nandekñaëa labdhätula-citta-kñaëa
piträ saha gehaà gata mätå-klama-häri-vrata
sarvädbhuta-sandarçana-cittänvita-nandänana
saìkarëita-lokottara-tat-tan-nija-caryä-bhara

sambhävita-sarveçvara-bhävotsuka-gopotkara-
hådyeìgita-samvedana-saìkalpita-tat-sädhana
divya-hrada-madhyärpita-go-dhug-gaëa-sandarçita-
sac-cin-maya-lokottama niñkäñita-gopa-bhrama

sandhukñita-bandhu-vraja saïcärita-kérti-dhvaja
gopé-gaëa-çarmäkara mäà pälaya dämodara

néra—of the waters; adhipa—of the king; bhåtya—by the servant;

ähåta—carried away; gopa—of the gopas; éçvara—the king; märga—the path;
äçrita—taken shelter; labdha—attained; ambudhi—of the waters; nätha—of
the Lord; älaya—the abode; päçi—by Varuëa; éòita—glorified; lélä—of
transcendental pastimes; caya—multitude; çuddha—pure; ujjvala—splendid;
väëé—of words; sudha—the nectar; däsäyita—become a servant;
päçäyudha—Varuëa; mantu-klama—the offense; sammärjana—purifying;
tat—by him; nirmita—performed; harña—satisfaction; arjana—obtaining;
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bhakti—with devotion; arpita—placed; nanda—on Nanda Mahäräja;
ékñaëa—eyes; labdha—attained; atula—incomparable; citta—in the heart;
kñaëa—festival of happiness; piträ—the father; saha—with; geham—home;
gata—gone; mätå—of Your mother; klama—unhappiness; häri—removing;
vrata—who has taken a vow; sarva—all; adbhuta—wonderful;
sandarçana—sights; citta—heart; anvita—with; nanda—of Nanda;
änana—the face; saìkarëita—heard; lokottara—extraordinary;
tat-tat—various; nija—own; caryä—of transcendental pastimes;
bhara—multitude; sambhävita—considered; sarva—of all; éçvara—the Lord;
bhäva—the idea; utsuka—eager; gopa—of cowherd people; utkara—the host;
hådya—in the hearts; iìgita—hints; samvedana—perception;
saìkalpita—considered; tat—of that; sädhana—the attainment;
divya—transcendental; hrada—of the lake; madhya—in the middle;
arpita—placed; go-dhuk—of cowherd men; gaëa—to the multitude;
sandarçita—revealed; sat—eternal; cinmaya—spiritual; loka—world;
uttama—supreme; niñkäñita—emerged; gopa—of the gopas;
bhrama—astonishment; sandhukñita—elated; bandhu—of friends and
relatives; vraja—the multitude; saïcarita—impelled; kérti—of glorious fame;
dhvaja—the symtoms; gopé—of gopés; gaëa—to the multitude; çarma—of
transcendental happiness; äkara—the jewel mine; mäm—me; pälaya—please
protect; dämodara—O Kåñëa.

O Lord who searced for the king of the gopas when he was carried away by
the servants of Varuëa,
O Lord who entered the abode of Varuëa,
O Lord whose transcendental pastimes were glorified by Varuëa,
O Lord who spoke pure and splendid nectar words,
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 O Lord who purified Varuëa of his offence,
O Lord who became satisfied by Varuëa,
O Lord who reverently gazed at Nanda Mahäräja,
O Lord who attained a fsetival of happiness in Your heart,
O Lord who went home with Your father,
O Lord who has taken a vow to remove the sufferings of Your mother,
O Lord the sight of whose wonderful pastimes filled Nanda’s face with
astonishment,
O Lord who, understanding that the cowherd people, hearing of Your
extraordinary pastimes, had become at heart very eager to know if You were
actually the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord of all, decided to fulfill
their desire,
O Lord who revealed the supreme and eternal spiritual world to the cowherd
men when they were in the middle of a lake,
O Lord who astonished the cowherd men when emerged from the lake,
O Lord who filled Your friends with happiness,
O Lord who was glorified by the cowherd men,
O Lord who was the jewel mine of happiness for the gopés,
O Lord Dämodara (Kåñëa), please protect me.

loko ramyah ko ’pi våndäöavéto

nästi kväpéty aïjasä bandhu-vargam
vaikuëöhaà yaù suñöhu sandarçya bhüyo
goñöùaà ninye pätu sa tväà mukundaù

lokaù—real; ramyaù—delightful and charming; kaù api—some;

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våndätavétaù—than Våndävana; na—not; asti—is; kva api—anywhere;
iti—thus; aïjasä—truly; bandhu—of friends; vargam—the multitude;
vaikuëöham—Vaikuëöha; yaù—which; suñöhu—excellenty;
sandarçya—revealing; bhüyaù—again; goñöùam—to Vraja; ninye—brought;
pätu—may protect; saù—He; tväm—You; mukundaù—Lord Kåñëa.

No place is as charming and delightful as Våndävana forest. May Lord Kåñëa

who, after showing His friends the Vaikuëöha worlds, brought them again to
Vraja, protect you.

parisphuratu sundaraà caritam atra lakñmé-pates

tathä bhuvana-nandinas tad-avatära-våndasya ca
harer api camatkåti-prakara-vardhanaù kintu me
bibharti hådi vismayaà kam api räsa-lélä-rasaù

parisphuratu—may be manifested; sundaram—beautiful;

caritam—pastimes; atra—here; lakñmé-pateù—of the husband of the goddess
of fortune; tathä—in that way; bhuvana—the worlds; nandinaù—delighting;
tat—of Him; avatära—of incarnations; våndasya—of the multitude; ca—and;
hareù—of Lord Kåñëa; api—also; camatkåti—of wonder; prakara—the
abundance; vardhanaù—increasing; kintu—however; me—of me;
bibharti—may maintain; hådi—in the heart; vismayam—wonder; kam
api—something; räsa—of the räsa; lélä—pastimes; rasaù—nectar mellows.

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in this world, the pastimes of the Lord’s many incarnations, who delight all the
worlds, may appear, and the very wonderful pastimes of Lord Kåñëa may also
appear. Still, it is the Lord’s nectar dance pastime that fills my heart with
wonder.

çärada-vidhu-vékñaëa-madhu-vardhita-mada-püra
iñöa-bhajana-vallabha-jana-citta-kamala-süra
gopa-yuvati-maëòala-mati-mohana-kala-géta
mukta-sakala-kåtya-vikala-yauvata-parivéta

yoñid-amala-netra-kamala-lobhi-daçana-mäla
kautuka-bhara-nirmita-khara-narma-vacana-jäla
tan-niçamana-säçru-nayana-bhérubhir abhinéta
vallabha-jana-kheda-çamana-vibhrama-bhara-véta

çyäma-vimala-känti-paöala-dhüta-madana-lakña
raktimadhara-yoñid-adhara-cumbana-svana-dakña
vigraha-pada-yauvata-mada-vékñaëa-pariléna
caëòimadhara-bhakta-nikara-mäna-bhujaga-véna

lola-gatibhir ärta-matibhir äbhir anabhidåñöa

puñpa-guruñu valli-taruñu bhüriñu paripåñöa
labdha-nalina-gandha-pulina-gopy-anukåta-léla
çaçvad-amita-raìga-ramita-rädhika vara-çéla

phulla-suñama-vanya-kusuma-maëòita-dayitäìga
keli-talina-vaktra-nalina-bhåìgita-tad apäìga
nirbhara-rati-vardhana-mati-nihnuta-nija-deha
prema-çaraëa-vallabha-gaëa-mänasa-kuçaleha

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 dåñöa-vikala-rädha-nikhila-yauvata-parihüta
bhüri-rudita-tat-tad-udita-véthibhir abhibhüta
viklava-tanu-gopa-sutanu-locana-pada-véta
cäru-hasana péta-vasana kuìkuma-bhara-péta

nandita-mati-ghoña-yuvati-väsasi viniviñöa
tuñöi-racana-cäru-vacana-dhüta-hådaya-riñöa
sammada-caya-phulla-hådaya-yauvata-tata-räsa
kunda-radana-cäru-vadana-çobhita-mådu-häsa

dvi-dvi-yuvati-madhya-vasati-vardhita-ruci-kämya
lubdha-lalita-bhåìga-valita-campaka-tati-sämya
sva-sva-savidha-bodhi-vividha-veça-yuvati-hådya
çaìkara-mukha-daivata-sukha-vardhi-naöana-vidya

mohita-çaçi-maëòala vaçi-khecara-muni-yoña
kiìkini-yuta-nüpura-ruta-lambhita-paritoña
saurabha-pura-miñöa-khapura-raïjita-madhuräsya
suñöhu-mahita-géta-sahita-yauvata-tata-läsya

viçva-karaëa-dhairya-haraëa-käraëa-kala-gäna
raktibhir uparuddha-paçupa-bhéru-kalita-mäna
küji-valaya-täëòava-laya-ghürëita-sura-räji
komala-raëa-ñaöpada-gaëa-guïjita-bhara-bhäji

tatra rahasi räsa-mahasi sambhåta-vara-çobha

mauktika-çuci-susmita-ruci-såñöa-yuvati-lobha
marjita-rati-khinna-yuvati-maëòala-mådu-gaëòa
prema-lalaha-käma-kalaha-paëòita-bhuja-daëòa

vibhrama-para-valgu-nakhara-cihnita-nava-väma

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 sauñöhava-yuta-käntibhir uta käma-manasi käma-
çéta-salila-keli-kalila-citta-yuvati-sikta
divyad-acira-jäta-rucira-déptibhir atirikta

deva-racita-puñpa-racita-våñöibhir abhivåñöa
prema-sarala-keli-tarala-goñöha-sutanu-dåñöa
visphurad-ibha-näyaka-nibha maïjula-jala-khela
caïcala-kara-puñkara-vara-krñöa-yuvati-cela

ratna-bhavana-sannibhavana-kuïja-vihita-raìga
räga-nirata-yauvata-rati-cihna-vilasad-aìga
sandhåta-naya nanda-tanaya sundara jaya véra
yämuna-taöa-maëòala-naöa räsa-racana-dhéra

päpini mayi durgati-jayi-päda-bhajana-leça

dhehi karuëa-dåñöim aruëa-locana nikhileça

çarada—autumn; vidhu—moon; vékñaëa—sight; madhu—sweetness;

vardhita—increased; mada—passion; püra—in the flood; iñöa—desired;
bhajana—worship; vallabha-jana—of the dear gopés; citta—hearts;
kamala—lotus flowers; süra—sun; gopa-yuvati—of young gopis;
mandala—circle; mati—hearts; mohana—charming; kala—sweet; géta—flute
music; mukta—abandoned; sakala—all; kåtya—household duties;
vikala—overwhelmed; yauvata—by the young girls; parivéta—surrounded;
yoñit—women; amala—splendid; netra—eyes; kamala—lotus;
lobhi-daçana—desire; mäla—garland; kautuka-bhara—transcendental
happiness; nirmita—created; khara—sharp; narma—joking; vacana—words;
jäla—network; tat—this; niçamana—hearing; sa—with; açru—tears;
nayana—eyes; bhérubhiù—frightened; abhinéta—brought near;
vallabha-jana—of dear friends; kheda—unhappiness; çamana—pacifying;

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vibhrama—charm; bhara—great; véta—manifested; çyäma—dark;
vimala—splendid; känti—handsomeness; patala—by the abundance;
dhüta—shaken; madana—gods of love; lakña—millions;
raktimadhara—passionate; yoñit—of the girls; adhara—lips;
cumbana-svana—kissing; dakña—expert; vigraha—contrary; pada—condition;
yauvata—of the young girls; mada—pride; vékñana—seeing;
pariléna—disappearance; caëòimadhara—ferocious; bhakta—of devotees;
nikara—multitude; mäna—pride; bhujaga—serpents; véëa—Garuòa;
lola—restless; gatibhiù—with motions; arta—pained; matibhiù—at heart;
äbhiù—by them; anabhidåñöa—not seen; puñpa-guruñu—among the great
flowers; valli—creepers; taruñu—trees; bhüriñu—many; paripåñöa—asked;
labdha—attained; nalina—lotus; gandha—scent; puline—on the shore;
gopé—by the gopés; anukåta—imitated; léla—pastimes; çaçvat—eternal;
amita—limitless; raìga—happiness; ramita—enjoyed; rädhika—Rädhä;
vara—best; çéla—nature; phulla—blossoming; suçama—beautiful;
vanya—forest; kusuma—flowers; maëòita—decorated; dayitä—of the beloved;
aìga—the body; keli—pastimes; talina—place; vaktra—face; nalina—lotus;
bhåìgita—become like a bumblebee; tat—of Him; apäìga—of the sidelong
glance; nirbhara—boundless; rati—of love; vardhana—to increase;
mati—with the idea; nihnuta—disappeared; nija-deha—Your body;
prema-çaraëa—shelter; vallabha-gana—of the dear gopis; mänasa—in the
hearts; kuçala—auspicous; iha—activities; dåñöa—seen; vikala—distressed;
rädha—Rädhä; nikhila—all; yauvata—the young girls; parihüta—called;
bhüri—much; rudita—crying; tat-tat—various; udita-véthibhiù—by words
spoken; abhibhüta—defeated; viklava—distress; tanu—minimal;
gopa-sutanu—of the beautiful gopés; locana-pada—to the eyes; véta—gone;
cäru—charming; hasana—smile; péta—yellow; vasana—garments;
kuìkuma—of kuìkuma; bhara—with an abundance; péta—yellow;
nandita—joyful; mati—hearts; ghoña-yuvati—of the youthful gopés; väsasi—on
the garments; viniviñöa—seated; tuñöi—of satisfaction; racana—creaction;
cäru—charming; vacana—by words; dhüta—shaken; hådaya—of the heart;

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riñöa—the catastrophe; sammada—of happiness; caya—with a great
abundance; phulla—blossomed; hådaya—hearts; yauvata—of the young girls;
tata—performed; räsa—the räsa dance; kunda—jasmine; radana—teeth;
cäru—charming; vadana—face; çobhita—decorated; mådu—gentle;
häsa—with a smile; dvi—two; dvi—by two; yuvati—young girls; madhya—in
the middle; vasati—by the residence; vardhita—increased; ruci—splendor;
kämya—the object of desire; lubdha—greedy; lalita—playful; bhåìga—by
bees; valita—surrounded; campaka—of campaka flowers; tati—to a multitude;
sämya—equal; sva sva—each her own self; savidha—nearness;
bodhi—perception; vividha—various; veça—appearances; yuvati—of the gopés;
hådya—charming the hearts; çaìkara—by Lord Çiva; mukha—headed;
daivata—of the demigods; sukha—the happiness; vardhi—increasing;
naöana—of dancing; vidya—the science; mohita—enchanted; çaçi—of the
moon; maëòala—the circle; vaçi—fascinated; khecara—of the demigods;
muni—and sages; yoña—the women; kiìkini—bells; yuta—with;
nüpura—anklets; ruta—sounded; lambhita—attained; paritoña—happiness;
saurabha-pura—with sweet fragrance; miñöa—with sweet;
khapura—betelnuts; raïjita—reddened; madhura—sweet; äsya—mouths;
suñöhu—excellently; mahita—glorified; géta—songs; sahita—with;
yauvata—of the young girls; tata—done; läsya—graceful dancing; viçva—of
the entire world; karaëa—of the senses; dhairya—the peaceful composure;
haraëa—removing; käraëa—the cause; kala—sweet; gäna—music;
raktibhiù—reddened with love; uparuddha—overcome; paçupa-bhéru—by the
frightened and shy gopés; kalita—done; mäna—respect; küji—jingling;
valaya—bracelets; täëòava-laya—by the dancing; ghürëita—agitated;
sura-räji—Indra, the king of the demigods; komala—gentle; raëa—sound;
ñaöpada—of bees; gaëa—the multitude; guïjita—humming; bhara—a great
abundance; bhäji—possessing; tatra—there; rahasi—in a secluded place;
räsa—of the räsa dance; mahasi—in the festival; sambhåta—manifested;
vara—excellent; çobha—beauty; mauktika—of pearls; çuci—splendor;
susmita—smile; ruci—splendor; såñöa—created; yuvati—of the young girls;

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lobha—desire; marjita—wiped; rati—with pastimes; khinna—fatigued;
yuvati—of young girls; maëòala—the circle; mådu—delicate; gaëòa—cheeks;
prema—of love; lalaha—pastimes; käma—of love; kalaha—quarrel;
paëòita—expert; bhuja-daëòa—arms; vibhrama-para—passionate;
valgu—charming; nakhara—of fingernails; cihnita—marked; nava—young;
väma—beautiful girls; sauñöhava-yuta—with excellence; käntibhiù—with
beauty; uta—indeed; käma—of the god of love; manasi—in the heart;
käma—the god of love; çéta—cool; salila—in the water; keli—pastimes;
kalila—performed; citta—heart; yuvati—by the young girls; sikta—splashed;
divyat—enjoying transcendental pastimes; acira—soon; jäta—manifested;
rucira—beautiful; déptibhiù—splendor; atirikta—extreme; deva—by the
demigods; racita—created; puñpa—with flowers; racita—created;
våñöibhiù—with showers; abhivåñöa—rained; prema—with love;
sarala—sincere; keli—with pastimes; tarala—splendid; goñöha-sutanu—of the
beautiful slender gopés; dåñöa—seen; visphurat—manifested; ibha—of
elephants; näyaka—the king; nibha—like; maïjula—charming; jala—water;
khela—pastimes; caïcala—moving; kara—hand; puñkara—lotus;
vara—excellent; kåñöa—pulled; yuvati—of the young girls; cela—the
garments; ratna—jeweled; bhavana—place; sannibhavana—like; kuïja—in
the forest grove; vihita—placed; raìga—the dancing arena; räga—on
passionate amorous pastimes; nirata—intent; yauvata—of the young girls;
rati—of amorous pastimes; cihna—with the markings; vilasat—shining;
aìga—limbs; sandhåta—held; naya—conduct; nanda—of Nanda Mahäräja;
tanaya—O son; sundara—handsome; jaya—all glories; véra—O hero;
yämuna—of the Yamunä; taöa—of the shore; maëòala—in the circle;
naöa—dancing; räsa—of the räsa dance; racana—in the creation; dhéra—O
hero; päpini—sinful; mayi—to me; durgati—misfortune; jayi—defeating;
päda—of the feet; bhajana—of the devotional service; leça—a small portion;
dhehi—please give; karuëa—of mercy; dåñöim—glance; aruëa—red;
locana—eyes; nikhila—of all; éça—O Lord.

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 O Lord whom the sight of the autumn moon flooded with sweet amorous
passion,
O Lord who were the sun that blossomed the lotus flowers of the hearts of
the dear gopés who yearned to worship You,
O Lord whose sweet flute music charmed the hearts of the young gopés,
O Lord who were surrounded by agitated young girls who have suddenly
abandoned all household duties,
O Lord who was garlanded by the glistening lotus eyes of the passionate
gopés,
O Lord who, order to enjoy some fun, wove a network of teasing joking
words,
O Lord who was approached by the gopés who heard these teasing jokes with
tears and fear,
O Lord who, with great charm, pacified the sufferings of the dears gopés,
O Lord who splendid dark complexion eclipses millions of gods of love,
O Lord expert at kissing the lips of the passionate gopés,
O Lord who disappeared when You saw the pride of the contrary gopés,
O Lord who is a ferocious Garuòa to attack the pride of Your devotees,
O Lord who remained invisible to the restlessly wandering gopés who were
distressed at heart,
O Lord for whom the gopés asked among the flowers, trees, and vines,
O Lord whose transcendental pastimes were imitated by the gopés, on the
riverbank fragrant with lotus flowers,
O Lord who enjoys eternal and limitless happiness with Çrématé Rädhikä,
O virtuous Lord,
O Lord who decorated Çrématé Rädhikä’s transcendental limbs with

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beautiful blossomed forest flowers,
O Lord whose playful lotus face attracts the bumblebee of Rädhä’s sidelong
glance,
O Lord who disappeared in order to increase the gopés’ love,
O Lord whose pastimes bring transcendental auspicousness to the hearts of
the gopés, who are all full of love for You,
O Lord for whom, seeing Çrémati Rädhäräëé overcome with distress, all the
young gopés loudly called,
O Lord who was defeated by the gopés’ crying,
O Lord who appeared before the eyes of the beautiful, slender, and now very
relieved gopés,
O Lord whose smile is charming,
O Lord dressed in yellow garments,
O Lord yellowed with much kuìkuma,
O Lord who sat on the cloths of the jubilant young gopés,
O Lord whose charming words satisfied them and shook away the calamities
of their hearts,
O Lord whose räsa dance with the gopés made their hearts blossom with
transcendental bliss,
O Lord whose gentle smile decorates Your handsome face and jasmine teeth,
O Lord who, staying between each two gopés, increased their desire to enjoy
with You,
O Lord who became like a playful and greedy black bee moving within a
host of yellow campaka flowers,
O Lord who pleased the gopés, who each thought You were standing by her
alone,
O Lord whose expert dancing delighted the demigods headed by Çiva,

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 O Lord who enchanted the moon,
O Lord who fascinated the wives of the demigods and sages,
O Lord who delighted everyone with the jingling of Your anklebells,
O Lord whose charming mouth is reddened with fragrant betenuts,
O Lord who danced with the young gopés earnestly praising Your glories in
song,
O Lord whose sweet music robbed everyone’s senses of their peacefulness,
O Lord worshiped by the shy gopés overcome with passionate love,
O Lord who splendidly enjoyed pastimes in the secluded räsa dance festival,
which was filled with the charming humming of bees, and where King Indra
was overcome by the enthusiastic dancing and jingling of anklets,
O Lord the splendor of whose pearl smile created the passionate desire of the
young gopés,
O Lord who stroked the soft cheeks of the young gopés fatigued by enjoying
transcendental pastimes,
O Lord whose powerful arms are very expert at fighting the battle of Cupid
during your loving pastimes,
O Lord whose handsome fingernails have marked the beautiful young gopés
with the signs of love,
O Lord whose transcendental handsomeness has made You the god of love
who resides in the passionate hearts of the gopés,
O Lord who, enjoying pastimes in the cool water, was splashed by the
passionate young gopés,
O Lord who at once manifested the most extreme splendor and
handsomeness,
O Lord whom the demigods showered with flowers,
O Lord who was gazed at by the sincerely loving, splendid, playful, and
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 O Lord who was like the glorious king of elephants,
O Lord who enjoyed charming transcendental pastimes in the water,
O Lord whose restless lotus hand tugged at the young gopés’ garments,
O Lord who entered the forest grove splendid as a jewel place,
O Lord whose splendid limbs bore marks of love from the passionate young
gopés,
O Lord who always acts properly,
O son of Mahäräja Nanda, O handsome Lord, O hero, all glories to You!
O Lord who dances by the shore of the Yamunä,
O hero of the räsa dance,
O Lord the slightest worship of whose feet defeats all calamities,
O Lord whose eyes are reddish,
O Lord of all, please place Your glance of mercy on me, who am very sinful.

rambhorü-nikuramba-nirbhara-parérambheëa labdha-dyuter
bibhräëasya taòit-kadamba-vilasat-kädambiné-vibhramam
kréòä-òambara-dhüta-jambha-mathanas tamberamoru-çriyo
räsärambha-rasärthinas tava vibho vande padämbhoruham

rambhorü—of beautiful girls; nikuramba—by multitudes;

nirbhara—ardent; parérambheëa—with embraces; ladbha—attained;
dyuter—splendor; bibhräëasya—manifested; taòit—of lightning flashes;
kadamba—a multitude; vilasat—glistening; kädambiné—monsoon clouds;
vibhramam—pastimes; kréòä—of pastimes; òambara—by the multitudes;
dhüta—treated with contempt; jambha-mathana—of Indra; stamberama—of
the elephant; uru—great; çriyaù—opulence; räsa-ärambha—of the räsa dance;

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rasa—of nectar; arthinaù—wishing; tava—of You; vibho—O Lord; vande—I
offer my respectful obeisances; pada—feet; ambhoruham—lotus.

O Lord splendid with the ’ passionate embraces, O Lord who appears

like monsoon clouds with lightning flashes, O Lord who playful gracefulness
eclipses Indra’s elephant Airävata, O Lord eager to enjoy the dance, I bow
down before Your lotus feet.

ullala-ballava-lalanädhara-pallava-cumbanenollasitam
naumi sa-mallé-mälyaà harim iha hallésakotphullam

ullala—trembling; ballava-lalanä—of the gopés; adhara—by the lips;

pallava—blossoming flowers; cumbanena—by the kisses; ullasitam—beaming
with joy; naumi—I glorify; sa-mallé-mälyam—with a garland of jasmine
flowers; harim—Lord Kåñëa; iha—here; hallésaka—in the hallésaka dance;
utphullam—blossoming with happiness.

Let me glorify Lord Kåñëa, who is garlanded with jasmine flowers, who
blossoms with happiness in the dance, and who shines with happiness
as He is kissed by the flower-blossom lips of the trembling

bibhratäà çravaëa-sémni çäradaà

padmam ujjvala-kalä-viçäradam
ballavé-hådaya-hära-näyakaà

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 hanta citta bhaja goñöha-näyakam

bibhratäm—wearing; çravaëa-sémni—on His earlobes; çäradam—autumn;

padmam—lotus; ujjvala—of amorous pastimes; kalä—in the arts;
viçäradam—expert; ballavé—of the gopés; hådaya—the hearts;
hära—captivating; näyakam—the hero; hanta—indeed; citta—O heart;
bhaja—please worship; goñöha—of Vraja; näyakam—the hero.

O mind, please worship the prince of Vraja, who wears an autumn lotus in
His ear, who is very expert in the splendid arts of love, and who has stolen the
hearts of the

bhüruhollasad-ambikävana-
maëòaläntara-bhümi-pävakam
abjasambhava-kanyakodaka-
nirmitäplavam akñi-modaka-

väridojjvala-känti-òambaram
äpta-käïcana-bhäsvad-ambaram
ätta-ballava-räò-bhujaìgama-
mürti-kalpita-päda-saìgamam

ugra-saìkata-bhäk-sudarçana-
çäpa-mocanam iñöa-darçanam
ätma-vallabha-nanda-mocanam
uddhåtäkhila-bandhu-çocanam

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 äçrayämi bhavantam ujjvala-
känti-kandala-dhüta-kajjala

bhüruha—with trees; ullasat—splendid; ambikävana—of Ambikävana;

maëòala—the circle; antara-bhümi—the area; pävakam—purifying;
abjasambhava-kanyakä—of the Sarasvaté River, the daughter of Lord Brahmä;
udaka—in the waters; nirmita-äplavam—bathed; akñi—of the eyes;
modaka—delight; värida—a monsoon cloud;
ujjvala-känti-òamaram—splendid; äpta—attained; käïcana—gold;
bhäsavat—glistening; ambaram—garments; ätta—attained; ballava-räö—the
king of gopas; bhu-jaìgama—of a serpent; mürti—the form; kalpita—attained;
päda—of the foot; saìgamam—the touch; ugra-saìkata-bhäk—horrible;
sudarçana—of Sudarçana; çäpa—the curse; mocanam—freeing; iñöa—desired;
darçanam—sight; ätma—to Himself; vallabha—dear; nanda—of Nanda
Mahäräja; mocanam—the deliverance; uddhåta—removed; akhila—of all;
bandhu—friends; çocanam—the grief; äçrayämi—I take shelter;
bhavantam—of You; ujjvala-känti-kandala—splendor; dhüta—eclipsed;
kajjala—black kajjala.

O Lord who purified the land of Ambikävana, splendid with many groves of
trees,
O Lord who bathed in the waters of the Sarasvaté,
O Lord whose monsoon cloud luster delights the eyes,
O Lord whose garments are as splendid as gold,
O Lord whose foot touched the serpent about to swallow the king of the
gopas,
O Lord who released the Vidyädhara Sudarçana from the terrible curse,

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 O Lord who is very pleasing to see,
O Lord wo rescued Nanda Mahäräja, who is very dear to Your heart,
O Lord who removed all the unhappiness of Your friends,
O Lord whose bodily luster eclipses the splendor of black , I take
shelter of You.

TEXT 34 (Part 2)

mänitojjvala-çärvaré-mukham
äpta-pürvaja-saìgam unmukha-
ballaväkhila-vallabhätula-
netra-khaïjana-vibhramäkulam

adbhutämala-géta-mohita-
ballavé-kulam ätta-lohita-
candanaà khala-yakña-näyaka-
bhéta-yauvata-çänti-däyakam

ugra-vigraha-yakña-mardanam
aìganä-gaëa-raìga-vardhanam
äpta-guhyaka-ratna-nandita-
pürvajaà bhuvanendra-vandita-

päda-padma bhavantam ähita-

gokulotsavam aìganähita
naumi mädhava mäà kåpälaya
durgataà jagadéça pälaya

mänita—praised; ujjvala—splendid; çärvaré—of the night; mukham—the

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face; äpta—attained; pürvaja—of Your elder brother; saìgam—company;
unmukha—eager; ballava—of the gopas; akhila—all; vallabha—dear;
atula—peerless; netra—eyes; khaïjana—of kaïjana birds; vibhrama—with
playfulness; äkulam—filled; adbhuta—wonderful; amala—splendid; géta—by
music; mohita—charmed; ballavé—of gopés; kulam—the multitude;
ätta—attained; lohita—red; candanam—sandal paste; khala—demon;
yakña—yakña; näyaka—hero; bhéta—afraid; yauvata—to the young girls;
çänti—peace; däyakam—giving; ugra—horrible; vigraha—form;
yakña—yakña; mardanam—crushing; aìganä—of the girls; gaëa—the
multitudes; raìga—pleasure; vardhanam—increasing; äpta—attained;
guhyaka—from the yakña; ratna—jewel; nandita—pleased; pürvajam—elder
brother; bhuvana—of the worlds; indra—by the kings; vandita—worshiped;
päda—feet; padma—lotus; bhavantam—unto You; ähita—granted; gokula—to
Gokula; utsavam—a festival; aìganä—to the girls; ähita—maintained;
naumi—I praise; mädhava—O husband of the goddess of fortune; mäm—me;
kåpä—of mercy; alaya—O abode; durgatam—unfortune; jagadéça—O master
of the universe; pälaya—please protect.

O Lord who praised the splendid moon, the face of the night,
O Lord who stayed in the company of Your elder brother,
O Lord whose amorous desires were aroused by the playful movements of
the birds of the ’ peerless eyes,
O Lord whose wonderful splendid songs enchanted the ,
O Lord anointed with red ,
O Lord who allayed the ’ fears of the demon king of the ,
O Lord who killed the horrible ,
O Lord who increased the happiness,
O Lord who pleased Your elder brother by giving Him the jewel,

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 O Lord whose lotus feet are worshiped by the kings of all planets,
O Lord who brings a festival of happiness to Gokula,
O protector of the ,
O husband of the goddess of fortune, I praise You.
O abode of mercy, O master of the universe, please protect me, who am very
fallen and unfortunate.

jayati mahotsava-vidyä vidyädhara-çäpa-mardiné mürtiù

paribhüta-çaìkhacüòa-cüòa-maëir akhila-lokasya

jayati—all glories; mahä—great; utsava—festival of happiness;

vidyä—transcendental knowledge; vidyädhara—of the Vidyädhara; çäpa—the
curse; mardiné—removing; mürtiù—form; paribhüta—defeated;
çaìkhacüòa—Çaìkhacüòa; cüòa—on the crown; maëiù—the jewel;
akhila—of all; lokasya—the worlds.

All glories to the transcendental form of the master of all the worlds. That
form is full of transcendental knowledge and bliss, it removed the curse from
the Vidyädhara Sudarçana, and it removed the jewel from Çaìkhacüòa’s crown.

niryäsaù çyämalimnäà pariëatir amala-prema-lakñmé-bharänäà

säkñät-käraù kåpäëäm akhila-madhuratä-sampadäà sampradäyaù
gambhéryaà vibhramäëäm upacitir amitaç cäturéëäà ciraà vo
bhüyäd äbhéra-näré-kuca-kalaça-taöälaìkåtir maìaläya

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 niryäsaù—the essence; çyämalimnäm—of blackness; pariëatir—the
transformation; amala—splendid and pure; prema—of love; lakñmé—the
opulence; bharänäm—the abundance; säkñät-karat—the direct manifestation;
kåpäëäm—of great mercy; akhila—all; madhuratä—of sweetness;
sampadäm—of the opulences; sampradäyaù—granting; gambhéryam—depth;
vibhramäëäm—of playfulness; upacitiù—the increase; amitaù—limitless;
cäturéëäm—of expertness; ciram—always; vaù—of you all; bhüyat—may be;
äbhéra-näré—of the gopés; kuca—breasts; kalaça—waterpots; taöa—of the
surface; älaìkåtiù—the ornaments; maìgaläya—for auspiciousness.

May He who is the essence of blackness, who is the transformation of the

great opulences of pure love, who is the direct manifestation of all mercy, who
is the philanthropist who gives the great treasure of all sweetness, who is great
profoundness, who is the increase of playful pastimes, who is without limit in
expertness and cleverness, and who has become the ornament of the waterpot
breasts of the , always grant auspiciousness to you all.

divasa-virahärta-yuvati-kåta-värta
påthulatara-väma-bhuja-çikhara-dhäma-
vilasad-avatamça vadana-dhåta-vaàça
sura-nagara-yoñid-akhila-mati-moñi-

madhuratara-géta-paçu-nivaha-véta
sarid-udaka-püra-virati-vidhi-çura
kamalabhava-bharga-mukha-vibudha-varga-
mati-duranumäna-rasala-kala-gäna

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 madayad-avaloka-muñita-naöa-çoka
håta-hariëa-jäta kalita-sukha-väta
giriça-mukha-deva-kåta-caraëa-seva
mada-janita-ghürëa-nayana rasa-pürëa

gati-vijita-näga dhåta-ghusåëa-räga
yuvati-dina-täpa-hara-madhura-läpa
caöula naöa-veça kåpaya mathureça

divasa—during the daytime; viraha—by separation; ärta—distressed;

yuvati—by the girls; kåta—done; värta—narration of the pastimes;
påthulatara—broad; väma—left; bhuja—of the arm; çikhara—top;
dhäma—abode; vilasat—splendid; avatamça—bracelet; vadana—to the
mouth; dhåta—held; vaàça—flute; sura—of the demigods; nagara—in the
cities; yoñit—of the women; akhila—of all; mati—the hearts; moñi—stealing;
madhuratara—very sweet; géta—music; paçu—of the cows; nivaha—by the
herds; véta—surrounded; sarit—of the streams; udaka—of the water;
püra—the flood; virati—cessation; vidhi-çüra—O hero;
kamalabhava—Brahmä; bharga—and Çiva; mukha—beginning;
vibudhavarga—of the demigods; mati—by the minds; duranumäna—difficult
to understand; rasada—nectar; kala—sweet; gäna—music;
madayat—pleasing; avaloka—by the glance; muñita—stolen; nata—of the
surrendered souls; çoka—the unhappiness; håta—ennchanted;
hariëa-jäta—deer; kalita—accepted; sukha—happiness; väta—the breezes;
giriça—by Lord Çiva; mukha—headed; deva—by the demigods; kåta—done;
caraëa—to the feet; seva—service; mada—from the passion of youth;
janita—manifested; ghürëa—rolling; nayana—eyes; rasa—of nectar;
pürëa—full; gati—movement; vijita—defeated; näga—the elephant;
dhåta—held; ghursåëa-räga—kuìkuma; yuvati—of the girls; dina—in the

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daytime; täpa—sufferings; hara—removing; madhura—sweet; läpa—words;
caöula—expert; naöa-veça—in the dress of a dancer; kåpaya—please become
kind; mathurä—of Mathurä; éça—O King.

O Lord who during the daytime was eagerly discussed by the young
afflicted by the pains of separation from You,
O Lord who wears a splendid bracelet on the wrist of Your broad left arm,
O Lord who places the flute to Your mouth,
O Lord whose very sweet music steals the hearts of all the women in the
cities of the demigods,
O Lord surrounded by the cows,
O hero whose flute-music stopped the flowing of the rivers,
O Lord whose nectar music cannot be understood by the minds of Brahmä,
Çiva, and all the demigods,
O Lord whose pleasing glance removes the sufferings of Your surrendered
devotees,
O Lord who enchanted the deer,
O Lord who was pleased by the gentle breeze,
O Lord whose feet are served by Çiva and all the demigods,
O Lord whose eyes roll with the passion of youth,
O Lord who is full of nectar,
O Lord whose walking defeats the gracefulness of the elephants,
O Lord decorated with red ,
O Lord the sweet descriptions of whom remove the burning sufferings the
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 O expert dancer,
O master of Mathurä, please be merciful to me.

jagad-uddhura-mädhuré-dhuréëäm
adhunä mandiram indirä-duräpä
mama tarça-bharän muräntaka tvan-
muralé-näda-sudhä-dhunä dhunétäm

jagat—in the universe; uddhura—greatest; mädhuré—of sweetness;

dhuréëäm—abundance; adhunä—now; mandiram—the palace; indirä—by the
goddess Lakñmé; durä äpä—difficult to drink in through the ears; mama—my;
tarça-bharän—great thirst; mura-antaka—O killer of the Mura demon;
tvat—Your; muralé—of the flute; näda—of the sound; sudhä—nectar;
dhunä—river; dhunétäm—may shake off.

O killer of Mura, I pray that the nectar river of the sound of Your flute,
which is a palace containing an abundance of the greatest sweetness in the
universe, and which is difficult even for the goddess of fortune to drink, may
quench my great thirst.

turaga-dhanu-sutäìga-grava-bhede dadhänaù
kuliça-ghaöita-öaìkoddaëòa-visphurjitäni
tad-uru-vikaöa-daàstronmåñöa-keyüra-mudraù
prathayatu kuçalaà vaù kaiçavo väma-bähuù

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 turaga—of the horse; dhanu-suta—of the demon; aìga—of the body;
grava—the stone; bhede—in breaking; dadhänaù—manifesting;
kuliça—thunderbolt; ghaöita—produced; öaëka—chisel; uddaëòa—powerful;
visphurjitäni—expanding; tad—of him; uru—very; vikaöa—horrible;
daàstra—teeth; unmåñöa—removed; keyüra—armlet; mudraù—gesture;
prathayatu—may grant; kuçalam—auspiciousness; vaù—of you all;
kaiçavaù—of Lord Keçava (Kåñëa); väma—the left; bähuù—arm.

I pray that Lord Keçava’s left arm, which became the thunderbolt chisel that
broke the stone of the horse-demon’s body and shook out his teeth, may grant
auspiciousness to you all.

våñabha-danuja-janita-ruja-paçupa-kula-toñaëaà
sva-kara-tala-ninada-khala-våñabha-pariroñaëam
dayita-vara-bhuja-çikhara-nihita-bhuja-daëòakaà
jagad-asukha-vikaöa-mukha-danuja-mada-khaëòakam

nibiòa-bala-caöula-milad-anaòud-apanodanaà
gagana-tala-milad-akhila-sura-nikara-modanam
bhuja-vibhava-mahima-lava-dalita-våña-bhaìgakam
nija-nikaöa-gati-vikaöa-haya-danuja-locitaà

praëaya-bhara-mådulatara-yuvati-gaëa-çocitam
avagaëita-guru-raëita-turaga-khara-ghaööanaà
nija-lalitagati-kalita-tad-uru-mada-kuööanam
dhanur-ayuta-parigamita-haya-danuja-vigrahaà

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 påthu-vadana-bhuja-ghaöana-kåta-tad-atinigraham
bhuja-bhujaga-yuti-turaga-rada-haraëa-käraëaà
tad-upacaya-vihita-haya-danuja-tanu-däraëam
nija-lalita-lava-dalita-jagad-avaça-keñinaà

pramada-kula-rasa-caöula-paçupa-samaveçinam
dara-hasita-ruci-ramita-nuti-catura-näradaà
giriça-vara-nikhila-sura-nikara-sukha-bhäradam
uraëad-ati-capala-mati-suhåd-avana-khelanaà

tad-apahåti-milad-amati-danuja-kåti-vedinaà
jagad-abhaya-valad-anaya-maya-tanaya-bhedinam
sakåd amala-pada-kamala-vinata-bhaya-mocanaà
bhaja sa-dayam ayi hådaya sarasiruha-locanam

våñabha—the bull; danuja—demon; janita—produced; ruja—pain;

paçupa—of gopas; kula—the multitude; toñaëam—pleasing; sva—own;
kara-tala—of hand-clapping; ninada—the sound; khala—the demon;
våñabha—bull; pariroñaëam—angering; dayita-vara—of a dear friend;
bhuja-çikhara—on the shoulder; nihita—placed; bhuja—arm;
daëòakam—club-weapon; jagat—of the world; asukha—unhappiness;
vikaöa—frightful; mukha—face; danuja—of the demon; mada—the pride;
khaëòakam—destroying; nibiòa—great; bala—with strength; caöula—moving;
milat—meeting; anaòut—bull; apanodanam—throwing away; gagana—of the
sky; tala—the surface; milat—meeting; akhila—all; sura—of the demons;
nikara—the multitudes; modanam—delighting; bhuja—of the arms;
vibhava—of the power; mahima—of the glory; lava—with a small fragment;
dalita—broken; våña—of the bull; çåìgakam—the horns; tat—him;
abhihati—strinking; dalita—broken; diti-tanuja—of the demon; tanu—of the

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body; bhaìgakam—the breaking; nija—own; nikaöa—nearby; gati—going;
vikaöa—terrible; haya—horse; danuja—demon; locitam—seen;
praëaya-bhara—intense love; mådulatara—and sweetness; yuvati-gaëa—by
the girls; çocitam—lamented; avagaëita—immeasurably; guru—heavy;
raëita—sounded; turaga—of the horse; khara—of the hooves;
ghaööanam—the striking; nija—own; lalita—graceful; gati—motions;
kalita—done; tat—of him; uru—the great; mada—pride;
kuööanam—pounding; dhanur-ayuta—many yards; parigamita—thrown;
haya—the horse; danuja—demon; vigraham—body; påthu—great;
vadana—mouth; bhuja—arm; ghaöana—entrance; kåta—done; tat—of him;
atinigraham—choking; bhuja—arm; bhujaga—serpent; yuti—endowed;
turaga—horse; rada—teeth; haraëa—removing; käraëam—cause; tat—of
that; upacaya—with the increase; vihita—placed; haya-danuja—of the
horse-demon; tanu—of the body; däraëam—splitting apart; nija—own;
lalita—of transcendental pastimes; lava—of a small portion; dalita—broken;
jagat—of the world; avaça—uncontrolled; keñinam—Keçé;
pramada-kula—jubilant; rasa—with the nectar of love; caöula—moving
about; paçupa—by the cowherd people; samaveçinam—entered;
dara—slightly; hasita—smiling; ruci—splendor; ramita—delighted; nuti—in
prayers; catura—expert; näradam—Närada;
giriça-vara-nikhila-sura-nikara—of the demigods headed by Lord Çiva;
sukha-bhäradam—bring great happiness; uraëat—as lambs; ati-capala—very
playful; mati—hearts; suhåd—of friends; avana—not in the forest;
khelanam—pastimes; tad—of them; apahåti—for kidnapping; milat—meeting;
amati—foolish; danuja—demon; kåti—activity; vedinam—understanding;
jagat—of the world; abhaya—without fear; valat—moving; anaya—improper
conduct; maya-tanaya—the son of Mayäsura; bhedinam—breaking;
sakåt—once; amala—splendid and pure; pada—feet; kamala—lotus;
vinata—of the surrendered souls; bhaya—from fear; mocanam—releasing;
bhaja—please worship; sa-dayam—merciful; ayi—O!; hådaya—heart;
sarasiruha—lotus; locanam—eyes.

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 O heart, please once worship the merciful lotus-eyed Lord,
who frees from all fear the devotees who surrender to His splendid lotus
feet,
who pleased the cowherd people distressed by the bull-demon,
who angered the bull-demon by clapping His hands,
who rested His great club-weapon arm on the shoulder of His dear friend,
who broke the pride of the bull-demon,
whose fearsome face pained the entire world,
who with His great strenght threw the charging bull-demon far away,
who delighted all the demigods assambled in the sky,
who with a small fragment of the glory of the power of His arms broke the
bull-demon’s horns,
who tore apart the wasp of the bull-demon,
who came within sight of the frightening horse-demon,
who was the object of the gentle and affectionate young gopés’ lament,
whom the horse-demon, making a loud sound, attacked with His
immeasurably heavy hooves,
who with a single graceful motion crushed the demon’s great pride,
who threw the horse-demon’s body many yards away,
who choked the demon by pushing His great arm into its mouth,
whose snake-arm made the demon’s body split apart,
who with a small particle of His playful and graceful pastimes destroyed the
Keçé demon, who could not be stopped by the entire world,
who entered among the happy and loving cowherd people,
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 who was delighted by the splendor of His gentle smile,
who delighted Çiva and all the demigods,
who played the game of lambs with His very playful friends not in the forest
(but on Govardhana Hill),
who was met by a foolish demon who came to kidnap the boys,
who understood that the demon was kidnapping His friends,
who killed Mayäsura’s son,
who acted sinfully without fear of the world.

yenäriñöaù präpito ’bhüd ariñöaà

cakre keçé lélayaivävakeçé
vyomo ’lambhi vyoma-sämyaà sa kañöäd
goñöhädhéçaù suñöhu gopäyatän naù

yena—by whom; ariñöaù—Ariñöäsura; präpitaù—attained; abhüt—was;

ariñöam—calamity; cakre—did; keçé—Keçé; lélayä—by a pastime; eva—indeed;
avakeçé—fruitless plans; vyomaù—Vyomäsura; alambhi—attained;
vyoma—with the void; sämyam—sameness; saù—He; kañöät—from distress;
goñöhädhéçaù—the king of Vraja; suñöhu—nicely; gopäyatät—may protect;
naù—us all.

May the king of Vraja, who brought a great calamity to Ariñöäsura, who
playfully tharwted Keçé’s plans, and who pushed Vyomäsura into the void,
protect us all.

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 apavarga-sukha-spåhoru-vallé-
sthala-küläëkaña-vécir ambhujäkña
tava keli-sudhä-nadé madéyaà
çiçiräìgé gala-jäìgalaà gatästu

apavarga—of impersonal liberation; sukha—of the happiness; spåhä—the

desire; uru—great; vallé—vines; sthala—land; küläìkaña—eroding the banks;
véciù—waves; ambujäkña—O lotus-eyed Lord; tava—of You; keli—of
transcendental pastimes; sudhä—of nectar; nadé—the river; madéyam—of me;
çiçiräìgé—cooling; gala—of the throat; jäìgalam—to the desert; gatä
astu—may go.

O lotus-eyed Lord, I pray that the cooling nectar river of Your pastimes,
which washes away the land where the giant creepers of the thirst for
impersonal liberation grow, may flow int o the desert of my throat.

puruñottamasya parito gokula-caritämåtena kåta-sekaù

prema-maranda-syandaà tanotu mama citta-mäkandaù

puruñottamasya—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;

paritaù—everywhere; gokula—in Gokula; carita—of the pastimes;
amåtena—by the nectar; kåta-sekaù—sprinkling; prema—of pure love;
maranda—of honey; syandam—flowing; tanotu—may grant; mama—of me;
citta—of the heart; mäkandaù—the mango tree.

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 May the mango tree of my heart, watered with the nectar of the Gokula
pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, trickle the nectar of pure
transcendental love.

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kriyäd vaù kalyäëaà bhuja-samara-çauöirya-kaëikä-

vikäsenoddüya prakaöa-bala-malla-pratibhaöäù
bhajan svairé raìge mada-kala-mågendrasya lalitaà
kacäkåñöa-kréòä-mathita-mathurärir madhuripuù

kriyät—may do; vaù—to you all; kalyäëam—auspiciousness; bhuja—of the

arms; samara—in the battle; çauöirya—of prowess; kaëikä—a small portion;
vikäsena—by the expansion; uddüya—having destroyed;
prakaöa—manifested; bala—strength; malla—wrestler;
pratibhaöä—combatant; bajan—assuming; svairé—independent; raìge—in the
arena; mada-kala—furious; mågendrasya—lion; lalitam—pastimes;
mathita—killed; mathurä—of Mathurä; ariù—the enemy; madhuripuù—Lord
Kåñëa.

May Lord Kåñëa, who, manifesting a small part of the chivalrous power of
His arms, defeated many powerful wrestler-soldiers, and who, playing like a
maddened lion, playfully dragged the body of the enemy of Mathurä, grant
auspiciousness to you all.

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 yaù paura-lokäravindävalé-helir
aìgi-kåtottuìg-raìga-sthalé-kelir
äpéta-kauçeya-çobhollasan-mürtir
ävartitäçeña-lokotsava-sphürtir

utphulla-lävaëya-kalloliné-sindhur
ädhijvarädhéna-dénävalé-bandhur
akñéëa-kaëöhé-raväkuëöha-vikräntir
ugraà mamardoru-danténdram açränti

yaà nirmitottuìga-mätaìga-nirväëam
urvé-mahänanda-våndäni kurväëam
udbhäsi-dänäsra-bindürmi-varmäëam
änamra-santoña-nirmäëa-karmäëam

unmélitästoka-vistära-täruëyaà
antas tamastoma-vidhvaàsi-käruëyam
älokayäm äsa bhinnäri-marmäëam
agre jana-çreëir uddäma-çarmäëam

uòòaëòa-dordaëòa-darpänuviddhena
vismäpitämanda-gandharva-siddhena
pénäàsa-piëòollasad-danta-daëòena
vidyoti-gharmämbu-samvéta-gaëòena

déptendranélävalé-räjad-aìgena
labdha-pralambäri-gopäla-saìgena
mallävalé yena raìga-praveçena
vikñobhitä maìkñu vérendra-veçena

manda-smitärabdha-kundäli-nindäya

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 våndärakänandi-pädäravindäya
caïcan-nakha-çreëi-bhä-cakraväläya
vakñas-taöé-lakñya-nakñatra-mäläya

phullé-bhavac-cilli-cäpa-prasarpäya
nirvähitäpürva-kandarpa-darpäya
näryo muhur dåñöa-mädhurya-caryäya
yasmai spåhäà cakrur äbhéra-varyäya

yasmäd viläsena raìga-sthale rantur

änamra-lokäti-çokäpad-ähantur
indrädi-våndärakänandi-nirmätur
akñëor vinodena våñëy-andhakäm pätur

äryäìgana-tévra-sädhvé-vrata-cchettur
avyagra-malläìganä-tuñöi-nirbhettur
ävalgataù kñoëé-bhartäpi sa trasam
äsädya vibhränta-dhé-våttir aträsa

yasyärditoddaëòa-duñtäbhimänasya
kañöaà pitåbhyäà tu sandåçyamänasya
raìga-sthalé-valgi-päda-pravälasya
bhälänta-viçränta-käntägra-välasya

padmävaté-putra-hån-marma-kélasya
savätmanä-bhéñöayor yuddha-lélasya
yuddhaà parisphära-çauöérya-ghorasya
cäëüra-mallena våttaà kiçorasya

yasmin muni-çreni-vaktra-sphuram-nämni
vistérëa-vakñaù-sthalé-vibhramad-dämni

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 navyollasad-värivähävalé-dhämni
niùçeña-vérotkarollaìghana-sthämni

prodyat-pada-dyota-nirdhüta-païceñu-
saundarya-darpodgame ramya-maïceñu
tuìgeñv avasthäya cakrur vilakñäëi
bhaktià prabhau bhoja-däçärha-lakñyäëi

cäëura-mürdhanya-mallebha-päréndra
sa çré-bhavän pätu mäà gopa-näréndra

yaù—who; paura-loka—of the citizens; aravinda-avalé—for the lotus

flowers; heliù—the sun; aìgi-kåta—accepted; uttuìga—great; raìga—arena;
sthalé—place; keliù—pastimes; äpéta—yellow; kauçeya—silk garments;
çobha—splendor; ullasat—glittering; mürtiù—form; ävartita—turned;
açeña—all; loka—people; utsava—festival; sphürtiù—manifestation;
utphulla—blossoming; lävaëya—of handsomeness; kalloliné—waves;
sindhuù—ocean; ädhi—of mental anxiety; jvara—to the fever;
ädhéna—subject; déna-avalé—of the poor people; bandhuù—the friend;
akñéëa—powerful; kaëöhé—throat; rava—sound; akuëöha—great;
vikräntiù—power; ugram—terrible; mamarda—killed; uru—great;
danténdram—elephant; açränti—easily; yam—to whom; nirmita—did;
uttuìga—of great; mätaìga—elephant; nirväëam—liberation; urvé—of the
earth; mahä—great; änanda—happiness; våndäni—abundance;
kurväëam—doing; udbhäsi—manifest; däna—gift; asra—of blood; bindu—of
drops; ürmi—waves; varmäëam—armor; anamra—to the surrendered souls;
santoña—happiness; nirmana—creating; karmanam—activities;
unmilita—manifested; astoka—great; vistara—expanded;
tarunyam—youthfulness; antah—within; tamastoma—the darkness;
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bhinna—broken; ari—of the enemy; marmanam—the vital organs; agra—in
the presence; jana-srenih—the people; uddama—great;
sarmanam—happiness; uddanda—powerful; dordana—arms; darpa—pride;
anuviddhena—wounded; vismapita—astonished; amanda—great;
gandharva—Gandharvas; siddhena—and Siddhas; pina—broad;
amsa—shoulders; pinda—flesh; ullasat—splendid; danta—tusk;
dandena—with the weapon; vidyoti—splendor; gharmambu—perspiration;
samvita—endowed; gandena—cheeks; dipta—shinning; indranila—sapphires;
avali—multutide; rajat—splendid; angena—limbs; labdha—obtained;
pralamba-ari—of Lord Balaräma, the enemy of Pralambäsura;
gopala—cowherd boys; sangena—by the company; malla—of wrestlers;
avali—a host; yena—by whom; raìga—the arena; pravesena—entrance;
viksobhita—frightened; manksu—immediately; virendra—of the king of
heroes; vesena—by the entrance; manda—gentle; smita—smile;
arabdha—activity; kunda—of jasmine flowers; ali—a multitude;
nindaya—rebuking; vrndaraka—of the demigods; anandi—bliss; pada—feet;
aravindaya—lotus; cancat—moving; nakha—nails; sreni—series;
bhacakravalaya—lights; vaksas-tati—on the chest; laksya—seen;
naksatra-malaya—a necklace of pearls; phulli-bhavat—blossoming;
cilli—eyebrows; capa—archer’s bow; prasarpaya—moving;
nirvahita—experienced; apurva—unprecendent; kandarpa—of amorous
desire; darpaya—arousal; naryah—the women; muhuh—at every moment;
drsta—seen; madhurya-caryaya—sweetness; yasmai—whom; sprham—desire;
cakruh—did; abhira-varyaya—for the best of the gopas; yasmat—because of
whom; vilasena—by pastimes; ranga-sthale—in the arena; rantuh—delighting;
anamra-loka—of the surrendered devotees; ati-soka—of great sufferings;
apat—the calamity; ahantuh—removing; indra-adi-vrndaraka—of the
demigods headed by King Inda; anandi—of happiness; nirmatuh—the cause;
aksnoh—of the eyes; vinodena—by the happiness; vrsni—of the Vrsnis;
andhakam—and Andhakas; patuh—the master; arya-angana—of the pious
ladies; tivra—staunch; sadhvi-vrata—chastity; cchattuh—breaking;

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avalgatah—leaping; ksoni-bharta—the king; api—even; sah—he;
trasam—fear; asadya—attaining; vibhranta—agitated; dhi-vrttih—at heart;
atra—there; asa—became; yasya—of whom; ardita—pained;
uddanda—formidable; dusta—demon; abhimanasya—pride; kastam—distress;
pitrbhyam—by the two fathers; tu—indeed; sandrsyamanasya—seen;
ranga-sthali—into the arena; valgi—leaping; pada—feet;
pravalsya—blossoming flower; bhala—of the forehead; anta—on the edge;
visranta—unmoving; kantanra-valasya—handsome hair; padmavati-putra—of
Kamsa, the son of Padmavati; hrt-marma—in the heart; kilasya—a stake;
tava—of You; atmana—by the self; abhistayoh—desired; yuddha—of fighting;
lilasya—pastimes; yuddham—battle; parisphara—great; sautirya—chivalrous
power; ghorasya—terrible; canura-mallena—with the wrestler Canura;
vrttam—engaged; kisorasya—of the boy; yasmin—in whom; muni—of sages;
sreni—of the multitudes; vaktra—in the voices; sphurat—manifesting;
namni—the holy name; vistirna—the broad; vaksah—chest; sthali—place;
vibhramat—moving; damni—garland; navya—new; ullasat—splendid;
varivaha—of monsoon clouds; avali—multitude; dhamni—splendor;
nihsesa—all; vira—of heroes; utkara—the multitude; ullanghana—leaping
over; sthamni—strength; prodyat—manifested; pada—of the feet;
dyota—splendor; nirdhuta—rejected; pancesu—of the god of love;
saundarya—in handsomeness; darpa-udgame—pride; ramya—charming;
mancesu—in the grandstands; tungesu—tall; avasthaya—staying;
cakruh—did; vilaksani—amazed; bhaktim—devotion; prabhau—for the Lord;
bhoja—the Bhojas; dasarha—and Dasarhas; laksyani—thousands;
canura—with Canura; murdhanya—beginning; malla—wrestlers;
ibha—elephants; parindra—O lion; sah—He; sri-bhavan—Your Lordship;
patu—may protect; mam—me; gopa-nari—of the gopis; indra—O king.

O Lord who, appearing like a sun that makes the lotus flowers of the people
of Mathurä blossom, enjoying pastimes in the raised wrestling arena, Your
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glorious form splendidly decorated with yellow silk garments, a festival of
happiness for everyone, an ocean filled with violent waves of transcendental
handsomeness, the friend of the poor living entities tormented by the fever of
mental anguish, loudly roaring, casually killed the terrible elephant,
O Lord upon who, as You were giving liberation to the great elephant,
bringing great happiness to the earth, armored with waves of drops of blood,
Your transcendental pastimes pleasing the surrenderd devotees, shining with
the great splendor of youth, Your mercy destroying the darkness in the heart,
and happily showing the broken vital organs of Your enemy, the people gazed,
O Lord by whom, Your powerful arms wounding the pride of the demons,
Your transcendental form filling the splendid Gandharvas and Siddhas with
wonder, carrying an elephant tusk club on Your broad shoulders, Your cheeks
covered with glittering drops of perspiration, Your limbs shining like a host of
glittering sapphires, entering the arena and appearing like the king of heros, the
host of wrestlers at once became frightened,
O Lord whom, the best of the gopas, Your gentle smile rebuking host of
jasmine flowers, Your lotus feet felighting the demigods, Your fingernails like
moving circles of light, a necklace of pearls on Your chest, Your blossoming
eyebrows, Your charming graceful motions observed by them, the desired,
O Lord because of whom, Your self delighting the assembly, destroying the
unhappy calamities of the surrendered devotees, with Your playful glance
delighting Indra and the demigods, protecting the Våñëi and Andhaka
dynasties, breaking the pious girls’s staunch chastity, breaking the happiness of
the wrestlers’s wives, and suddhenly leapin upon him, the agitated king
(Kaàsa) became suddenly afraid,
O boy Lord who, crushing the pride of the formidable demons, observed by
Your two fathers, Your blossoming flower feet leaping in the arena, Your
forehead decorated with handsome locks of hair, Your self like a stake plunged
into Kaàsa’s heart, and Your strength fromidable, eagerly fought with the
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 O Lord to whom, Your holy name manifested on the mouths of the sages,
Your broad chest decorated with a moving garland, Your complexion like a
multitude of splendid, fresh monsoon clouds, Your strenght leaping over all the
powerful heroes, the glory of Your feet kicking away the love god’s pride in his
own handsomeness, the thousands of surprised members of the Bhoja and
Däçärha dynasties seated in the artistic gradnstands, offered their devotion and
love,
O lion who killed the elephants of Cäëüra and the other wrestlers,
O master of the , please protect me.

savya-bhraman-muñöikottäòitälaìka
nepathya-bhära-sphurad-dhenu-pälaìka
vidrävitoddäma-durmalla-päléka
niùçaìka-läsyollasat-päda-näléka

ramyäìga-hära-çriyäkåñöa-sädhvéka
täbhir nipétäìga-saurabhya-mädhvéka
gopäìganä-netra-pänaika-bhåìgära
puñpävalé-labdha-sarväìga-çåìgära

sandarçitodära-mädhurya-vistära
vidhvaàsanärabdha-bhojendra-nistära
bho devaké-çauri-bandhärti-luëöhäka
dik-cakrapäla-kvaëat-kérti-ghaëöäka

bhaktograsenärpita-sphéta-saptäìga
mäà rakña kubhjäìga-rägeëa liptäìga

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 savya—to the left; bhrama—staggering; muñöika—Muñöika;
uttäòita—struck and killed; älaìka—by Lord Balaräma;
nepathya—ornaments; bhära—many; sphurat—manifested;
dhenu-pälaìka—O protector of the cows; vidrävita—put to flight;
uddäma—powerful; durmalla—demon wrestlers; päléka—multitude;
niùçaìka—fearless; läsya—in dancing; ullasat—jumping; päda—feet;
näléka—lotus; ramya—handsome; aìga—form; hära—enchanting; çriyä—by
the handsomeness; äkåñöa—attracted; sädhvéka—the pious gopés; täbhiù—by
them; nipéta—drunk; aìga—of Your form; saurabhya—of fragrance;
mädhvéka—the nectar; gopäìganä—of the gopés; netra—of the eyes;
päna—drinking; eka—sole; bhåìgära—vessel; puñpa—of flowers; avalé—by a
host; labdha—attained; sarva—of all; aìga—limbs; çåìgära—decoration;
sandarçita—revealing; udära—great; mädhurya—of sweetness; vistära—the
expansion; vidhvaàsana—destruction; ärabdha—begun; bhojendra—of the
king of the Bhojas (Kaàsa); nistära—liberation; bho—O!; devaké—of Devaké;
çauri—and Vasudeva; bandha—of imprisonment; ärti—of the sufferings;
luëöhäka—the remover; dik-cakrapäla—in all directions; kvaëat—jingling;
kérti—glories; ghaëöäka—anklets; bhakta—devoted; sphéta—great;
sapta-aìga—country of seven provinces; mäm—me; rakña—please protect;
kubjä—by Kubjä; aìga-rägeëa—with ointment; lipta—anointed; aìga—limbs.

O Lord whose brother Balaräma with His left hand struck Muñöika and
made him stagger about and die,
O Lord decorated as a cowherd boy,
O Lord whose lotus feet lept in fearless dancing,
O Lord who attracted the beautiful pious girls with the enchanting glory of
Your handsome form,
O Lord the fragrant nectar of whose transcendental form was
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 O Lord who is the vessel from which the eyes of the drank,
O Lord all of whose libms were decorated with flower garlands,
O Lord who revealed a flood of intense sweetness,
O Lord who granted liberation to the slain king of Bhojas (Kaàsa),
O Lord who released Devaké and Vasudeva from the sufferings of
imprisonment,
O Lord whose ankle-bells proclaimed Your glories in all directions,
O Lord who gave the great country of seven provinces to the devoted
Ugrasena,
O Lord whose body was anointed by Kubjä, please protect me.

mallän ullaìghya raìge kara-vicalad-asir yena maïca-prapaïce

keçeñv äkåñya kaàso vighaöita-mukuöaà vighna-hetur nijaghne
sa tvaà sattvädhiräja sphurad-uru-karuëä-òambarälambi-cetäù
pätäd duùkhäbdhi-pätäd yad-duküla-kamaloddaëòa-caëòa-dyutir mäm

mallän—the wrestlers; ullaìghya—leaping over; raìge—in the arena;

kara—in the hand; vicalat—falling; asiù—sword; yena—by whom;
maïca-prapaïce—on the platform; keçeñu—by the hair; äkåñya—being
dragged; kaàsaù—Kaàsa; vighaöita—knocked down; mukuöam—crown;
vighna—of pain; hetuù—the cause; nijaghne—was killed; saù—He;
tvam—You; sattva—of all living entities; adhiräja—O monarch;
sphurat—manifested; uru—great; karuëä—mercy; òambara—abundance;
älambi—possessing; cetäù—heart; pätät—please protect; duùkha—of
suffering; abdhi—into the ocean; pätät—fallen; yad—of whom;
duküla—garments; kamala—lotus; uddaëòa-caëòa—powerful;

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dyutiù—effulgence; mäm—me.

O Lord who lept over the wrestlers in the arena, made the sword drop from
Kaàsa’s hand, pulled Kaàsa, who had brought so much pain to others, from his
throne by the hair, knocked off his crown, and killed him, O master of all
living entities, O Lord whose heart is full of great mercy, O Lord splendid in
silk garments and lotus flowers, please save me from falling into the ocean of
suffering.

manasija-phaëi-juñöe labdha-päto ’smi duñöe

timira-gahana-rüpe hanta saàsära-küpe
ajita-nikhila-rakñä-hetum uddhära-dakñäm
upanaya mama haste bhakti-rajjuà namas te

manasija—of lust; phaëi—with the snake; juñöe—endowed;

labdha-pätaù—fallen; asmi—I am; duñöe—contaminated;
timira-gahana-rüpe—in the abyss; hanta—indeed; saàsära—of repeated birth
and death; küpe—into the well; ajita—O unconquerable Lord; nikhila—of
everyone; rakñä—of protectiong; hetum—the cause; uddhära—in the matter
of rescuing; dakñam—expert; upanaya—please give; mama—of me; haste—in
the hand; bhakti—of devotional service; rajjum—the rope;
namaù—obeisances; te—unto You.

I have fallen into the terrible dark abyss of repeated birth and death, which
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hand the rope of pure devotional service, which is very efficient in rescuing
everyone. I offer my respectful obeisances to You.

samasta-puruñärthataù påthutayädya bhaktià vidan

vadann api na yad bhajet tvad-akåpätra hetur vibho
praséda yamunä-taöe luöhita-mürtir abhyarthaye
kåpäà kåpana-nätha he kuru mukunda mande mayi

samasta—all; puruñärthataù—goals of life; påthutayä—with greatness;

adya—now; bhaktim—devotional service; vidan—understanding;
vadan—describing in words; api—also; na—not; yad—which; bhajet—may
engage in devotional service; tvat—of You; akåpä—without mercy; atra—in
this; hetuù—the cause; vibho—O Lord; praséda—please be merciful;
yamunä—of the Yamunä; taöe—on the shore; luöhita—rolling about;
mürtiù—form; abhyarthaye—I beg; kåpäm—mercy; kåpaëa—of the
unfortunate; nätha—O Lord; he—O!; kuru—please do; mukunda—O
Mukunda (Kåñëa); mande—foolish; mayi—to me.

Though one understands that devotion to You is the supreme goal of life,
and though one proclaims that truth to others, one still cannot actually engage
in Your devotional service without Your mercy. O Lord, You are the actual
cause of devotional service. Please be merciful to me. Rolling about on the
shore of the Yamunä, I beg for Your mercy. O Lord of the poor. O Mukunda,
please be merciful to me, who am a great fool.

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All glories to the holy name of Kåñëa, Mura's foe!

That name's a blooming lotus with ambrosia overflowing,
The soothing balm of love of God, to cure all pain and woe.
Just a dim reflection of that name, e'en slightly glowing,
Is like a drop of purest rain that falls within an oyster's shell
And brings about the pearl of liberation from this earthly hell.

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The Supreme Lord Hari's magnificent pastimes

Are told in these forty-four beautiful stanzas.
At first we hear of a gala-King Nanda's-
At last of a wonderful death-King Kaàsa's.

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The legions of demons are like a great tangle

Of weeds, grass, and brambles---a frightening field.
But You, O Lord Kåñëa, do o'er this field sprangle,*
A fierce forest fire that makes them all yield.

The groves by the bank of the Yamunä River

Are full of fresh flowers, both fragrant and fair,
And You, O dear Kåñëa, O ecstasy-giver,
Are the King of the Elephants who's sporting there.

The gopés are maddened with youthful emotion,

Their hearts filled with love, You they long to embrace.
Their eyes, like blue lotuses dripping devotion,

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 Bloom wide when they see the bright moon of Your face.

O Kåñëa! O giver of all wit and power!

O Dämodar, You who determine my fate!
Please grant this request, O kind blessing-endower:
May Your pastimes my halting words e'er decorate.

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Words that tell of Your glorious deeds

Are a river of nectar, O lord of my heart.
And from those who drink deep at that river,
Desires for other words quickly depart.

Sages they are, cakraväka birds playing---

Those who drink at the river of talks about You.
Uprooting the huge tree of death and rebirth,
That river their faith ever freshens anew.

Waves churn that river-exchanges of love

As you sport with Your dear ones, Your pure devotees.
Bubbling and rippling and murmuring sweetly,
That stream delights all with divine melodies.

O Kåñëa! O fount of sweet nectarous pastimes!

O You whose great deeds should be heard and then sung!
May the river of poetry limning your glories
Flow into my heart and then over my tongue!

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