Obeisance 19

Song_Obeisance 19

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autthānikotsavāmbābhi- ṣikta saṇjāta-pnidra-dṛk mahocca-ṣakaṭādhaḥ-stha- bāla-paryaṇka-ṣāyita

Word for word

autthānika--the small infant's attempt to rise and turn around; utsava--celebration; amba--by the mother; ābhiṣikta--bathed; saṇjāta--produced; nidra--sleepiness; dṛk--eyes; mahā--great; ucca--tall; ṣakaṭa--cart; adhaḥ--beneath; stha--staying; bāla--child's paryaṇka--bed; ṣāyita--asleep

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when You were three or four months old, Your mother performed a great festival to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Your being able to attempt to rise and turn around. She ceremoniously bathed You at that ceremony, but when she saw that Your eyes had all the symptoms of sleepiness, she let You fall asleep in a small bed placed under a large cart.

2

aṇjana-snigdha-nayana paryāyānkurita-smita līlākṣa-taralāloka mukhārpita-padāṇgule

Word for word

aṇjana--with ointment; snigdha--anointed; nayana--eyes; paryāya--after a time; ankurita--sprouted; smita--smile; līlā--with playfulness; akṣa--of the eyes; tarala--restless; aloka--glances; mukha--in the mouth; arpita--placed; pada-aṇgule--toes

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Whose eyes are anointed with black cosmetic, after a time a smile sprouted (upon Your face), Your playful eyes began to restlessly look about, and You placefd Your toe in Your mouth.

3

jayotsava-kriyāsakta- dhātrī-stanyārtha-rodana utkṣipta-caraṇāmbhoja he'no-viparivartaka

Word for word

jaya--of victory; utsava--celebration; kriya--to the activities; asakta--attached; dhātrī--for Your mother; stanya--for the breast-milk; artha--for the purpose; rodana--crying; utkṣipta--overturned

Translation

upraised

4

vrajānirṇeya-carita ṣakaṭāsura-bhaṇjana dvijodita-svasty-ayana mantra-pūta-jlaāpluta

Word for word

vraja--of the residents of Vraja; anirṇeya--uncertainty; carita--about these activities; ṣakaṭa-asura--the cart-demon; bhaṇjana--destroying; dvija--by the brahmanas; udita--svasti-ayana--auspicious ritualistic ceremony for good fortune; mantra--by mantras; pūta--purified; jala--with water; apluta--bathed

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when You killed that demon who had assumed the form of a cart, all the people of Vraja were not able to understand what had happened or how. for Your protection, the brahmanas performed a ritualistic ceremony to attain good-fortune, vedic hyms were chanted to purify You, and You were bathed with water.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 19?

Obeisance 19 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 19?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when You were three or four months old, Your mother performed a great festival to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Your being able to attempt to rise and turn around. She ceremoniously bathed You at that ceremony, but when she saw that Your eyes had all the symptoms of sleepiness, she let You fall asleep in a small bed placed under a large cart.

How many verses does Obeisance 19 have?

Obeisance 19 has 4 verses.