Obeisance 17

Song_Obeisance 17

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addatta-pūrva-svapadābja-sauhṛda- pradāna-dīkṣocita-deṣa-sangata sva-sevaka-brahma-sukhādhikotsava- premākara krīdana-kṛn namo `stu te
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adatta not given; pūrva previously; sva own; pada feet; abjā lotus; sauhṛda love; pradāna gift; dīkṣita initiated; ucita appropriate; deṣa place; saṇgata contacted; sva own; sevaka of the servants; brahma spiritual; sukha happiness; adhika abundance; utsava festival; premā pure love; kara granting; krīdana pastimes; kṛt O performer; namaḥ obeisances; astu let there be; te unto You
Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, entering the appropriate place (Vrajabhūmi), You appear to have become initiated in the vow of givine the unprecedented gift of love for Your lotus feet. O Performer of pastimes, You grant pure love for Yourself to Your devotees. That love is like a great festival of spiritual happiness.

nanda-nandana saṇjāta- jāta-karma-mahotsava nānā-=dānaugha-kṛt-tāta ṣrīmad-gokula-maṇgala
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nanda of Nanda Maharāja; nandana the delightful son; saṇjāta became jāta-karma - birth ceremony; mahā great; utsava festival; nānā various; dāna of gifts; augha abundance; kṛt performer; tāta father; ṣrīmad- gokula in opulent Gokula; maṇgala auspiciousness
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O Lord Kṛṣṇa, , O delightful Son of Maharāja Nanda, when the (time) for Your birth-ceremony arrived, Your father arranged for a great festival and gave many gifts in charity, thus making the opulent land of Gokula very auspicious.

kṛtālaṇkāra-gopāla gopī-gaṇa-kṛtotsava gopī-prema-mudāṣīṛ-bhak vraja-gorasa-kīṛṇa he
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kṛta-alaṇkāra decorated with ornaments; gopāla cowherd boy; gopī of gopīs; gaṇa by the community; kṛta performed; utsava festival; gopī of the gopīs; prema pure love; mudā delight; aṣīḥ benediction; bhak possessing; vraja of Vraja; gorasa milk; kīrṇa sprinkled; he O
Translation

O Lord Gopaāla, you were then decorated with ornaments and the gopīs celebrated a great festival, lovingly and jubilantly showering their benedictions upon You and sprinkling You with the milk of the cows of Vraja.

nanda-vraja-janānandin nanda-sanmānita-vraja datta-vraja-mahā-bhūte ṣrī-yaṣoda-staanandhaya
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nanda of Nanda Maharāja; vraja of Vrajabhumi; jana of the people; anandin O delighter; nanda by Nanda; sammānita honbored; vraja the people of Vraja; datta given; vraja of Vraja; mahā great; bhūte auspiciousness; ṣrī-yaṣodā of mother Yaṣodā; stanandhaya drinking the breast milk
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O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O Delight of the people of Vraja, Nanda Maharāja then greatly honored the people of Vraja and heopulently gave many opulent giftrs to them as You drank the breast milk of Your mother Yaṣodā.

prāpta-putra-mahā-ratna- rakṣā-vyākula-tāta he kara-dānārtha-mathurā- gata-nanda-gṛhāvita
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prāpta attained; putra a son; mahā great; ratna jewel; rakṣā for the protection; vyākula anxious; tāta father; he ); kara tas; dāna giving; artha for the purpose; mathurā to Mathurā; gata gone; nanda Nanda Maharāja; gṛha house; avita protected
Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, attaing You as his son, King Nanda considered that he had a great jewel as a son, and he became very anxious for Your protection. When he went to Mathurā to pay taxes, he asked the cowherd men to protect his home (in his absence).

vasudeva-ṣubha-praṣna- samānandita-nanda me prasīda nanda-sad-vākya- vasudevāti-nandaka
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vasudeva of Vasudeva; ṣubha auspicious; praṣna enquiry; samānandita delighted; nanda Nanda Maharāja; me to me; prasīda please be merciful; nanda of Nanda; sat transcendental; vakya words
Translation

vasudeva

vasudeva-ṣubha-praṣna- samānandita-nanda me prasīda nanda-sad-vākya- vasudevāti-nandaka
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vasudeva--of Vasudeva; ṣubha--auspicious; praṣna--enquiry; samānandita--delighted; nanda--Nanda Maharāja; me--to me; prasīda--please be merciful; nanda--of Nanda; sat--transcendental; vakya--words
Translation

vasudeva

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Who wrote Obeisance 17?

Obeisance 17 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 17?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, entering the appropriate place (Vrajabhūmi), You appear to have become initiated in the vow of givine the unprecedented gift of love for Your lotus feet. O Performer of pastimes, You grant pure love for Yourself to Your devotees. That love is like a great festival of spiritual happiness.

How many verses does Obeisance 17 have?

Obeisance 17 has 7 verses.