Obeisance 16

Song_Obeisance 16

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kaṁsa-ghātita-durgaṁ tvāṁ vande durgoditodbhavam kaṁsa-vismāpakaṁ tāta- mātṛ-bandhava-mocakam
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kaṁsa by Kaṁsa; ghātita struck; durgam-Durga; tvām You; vande I offer respectful obeisances; durgā – by Durgā; udita described; udbhavam Your birth; kaṁsa Kaṁsa; vismāpakam causing wonder; tāta father; mātṛ- -mother; bandhava relatives; mocakam releasing
Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I offer respectful obeisances unto You. When Kaṁsa attempted to violently kill Durga-devī, she told him that You had already been born. Kaṁsa becamed amazed, and he released Your father, mother and relatives (from the prison).

sabhaya-smṛti-saṁṣuddha- citta-kaṁsa-vivekadam kaṁsātma-jṇāna-saṁslāghi- pitṛ-mātṛ-kṣama-pradam
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sa with; bhaya fear; smṛti rememberance; suṁṣūddha greatly purified; citta the mind; kaṁsa Kaṁsa; vivekadam giving discrimination; kiaṁsa Kaṁsa; ātma of the soul; jṇāna knowledge; saṁslāghi praising; pitṛ to the father; mātṛ and the mother; kṣama peace; pradam granting
Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Kaṁsa, his mind purified by constantly remembering You with fear, became enlightened, and he sple transcendental knowledge to Your mother and father and thus pacified them.

mdūrmantri-gaṇa-vāg-jāla- kaṁsa-dūrmāna-vardhanaṁ sad-atikrama-dūrmantra- kṣayitāsura-jīvitam
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dūrmantri demonic ministers; gaṇa by the assembly; vāk of words; jāla the network; kaṁsa of Kaṁsa; durmana wicked plan; vardhanam increased; sat of the saintly devotees; atikrama passing over; dūrmantra wicked advice; kṣayita destroyed; asura of the demon; jīvitam the life
Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, trapped int he verbal network of bad advice form his demonic minsters, Kaṁsa agreed to a very wicked plan. Kaṁsa transgressed the desires of the saintly devotees, and in this way it appeared that his life was soon to end.

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Who wrote Obeisance 16?

Obeisance 16 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 16?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I offer respectful obeisances unto You. When Kaṁsa attempted to violently kill Durga-devī, she told him that You had already been born. Kaṁsa becamed amazed, and he released Your father, mother and relatives (from the prison).

How many verses does Obeisance 16 have?

Obeisance 16 has 3 verses.