Obeisance 14

Song_Obeisance 14

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vasudeva-stutaṁ sākṣād adṛṣyātma-pradarṣakam sat-praviṣṭāpraviṣṭaṁ tvaṁ vande kāraṇa-kāraṇam

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vasudeva by Vasudeva; stutaṁ offered prayers; sākṣāt directly; adṛṣya not visible; ātma self; pradarṣakam showing; sat existence; praviṣṭa entered; apraviṣṭaṁ not entered; tvaṁ to You; vande I offer respectful obeisances; kāraṇa of all cause; kāraṇam the cause

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You revealed Your transcendental form which is generally very difficult to see, Vasudeva offered reverential prayers glorifying You, the cause of all causes who has simultaneously entered and not entered everything. I offer respectful obeisances unto You.

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siddhākartṛtva-kartṛtvaṁ jagat-kṣema-karodayam daitya-muktida-kāruṇyaṁ svajana-prema-vardhanam

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siddha perfect; akartṛtva the non-doer; kartṛtvam the doer; jagat of the universe; kṣema-kara granting peacefulness and happiness; udayam appearance; daitya to the demons; muktida granting liberation; kāruṇyam mercy; svajana of Your own devotees; prema the prue love; vardhanam increasing

Translation

O perfect Lord Kṛṣṇa, You are simultaneously the doer and the non-doer of everything, and by Your appearance You made the entire universe peaceful and happy. You mercifully granted liberation to the demons and You increased the pure love of Your devotees. (I offer respectful obeisances unto You.).

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devakī-nayanānanda jaya bhīta-prasū-stuta nirguṇādhāyatma-dīpāti- laya-kāraka kāla-sṛk

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devakī of Devakī; nayana of the eyes; ānanda bliss; jaya all glories; bhīta frightened; prasū by the mother; stuta offered prayers; nirguṇa without material qualities; ādhyātme of transcendental knowledge; dīpa O lamp; ati great; laya dissoultion; kāraka O doer; kāla of time; sṛk O creator

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O Creator of time, O annihilator of the universe, O lamp of transcendental knowledge, O Lord free from any material attributes or contact, O bliss of the eyes of Devakī, who fearfully offered prayers to You, all glories unto You.

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sva-padāṣṛita-mṛtyu-ghna māṁsa-dṛg-dṛṣty-ayogya he lokopahāsa-bhatāmba- vṛta-divyāṇga-samvṛte

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sva own; pada feet; āṣrita taken shelter; mṛtyu death; ghna O destroyer; māmṣa of the material body; dṛk of the eyes; dṛṣti upahāsa - joking; bhata splendor; amba mother; avṛta not concealed; divya transcendental; aṇga form samvṛte - concealing

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your splendor makes all the planets appear like a joke, and You rescue from death those who take shelter of Your lotus feet. Because material eyes are not appropriate instruments to see Your transcendental form, You covered that divine form which was formerly shown to Your mother.

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Who wrote Obeisance 14?

Obeisance 14 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 14?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You revealed Your transcendental form which is generally very difficult to see, Vasudeva offered reverential prayers glorifying You, the cause of all causes who has simultaneously entered and not entered everything. I offer respectful obeisances unto You.

How many verses does Obeisance 14 have?

Obeisance 14 has 4 verses.