Obeisance 25-26

Song_Obeisance 25-26

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja

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1

prasida bāla-gopāla gopī-gana-mudā vaha anurūpa-vayasyāpta cāru-kaumāra-cāpala

Word for word

prasida--please be merciful; bāla--child; gopāla--O cowherd; gopī--of the gopīs; gana--to the community; mudā--joy; vaha--bringing; anurūpa--suitable; vayasya--friends of the same age; apta--attained; cāru--beautiful; kaumāra--of youth; cāpala--mischief

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O little cowherd boy, O delight of the gopīs, O performer of mischievous childhood pastimes in the company of Your like-minded friends of the same age, please be merciful to me.

2

akāla-vatsa-nirmoktir vraja-vyākrosa-susmita nava-nīta-māha-cora vānarāhāra-dāyaka

Word for word

akāla--at the wrong time; vatsa--calves; nirmoktiḥ--release; vraja--of the residents of Vrajabhūmi; vyākrosa--lament; susmita--nicely smiling; nava-nīta--fresh butter; māha--great; cora--thief; vānara--to the monkeys; ahāra--foodstuff; dāyaka--giving

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, releasing the calves at the wrong time, You smiled to see the residents of Vraja lament. You would continually steal butter, and also feed it to the monkeys.

3

pīṭholūkhala-sopāna kṣīra-bhāṇḍa-vibhedaka ṣikya-bhāṇḍa-samākarṣkin dhvāntāgāra-praveṣa-kṛt

Word for word

pītha--a bench; ulūkhala--grinding mortar; sopāna--staircase; kṣīra--milk; bhāṇḍa--pot; vibhedaka--breaking; ṣikya--suspended by a rope; bhāṇḍa--pot; samākarṣin--pulling; dhvānta--darkened; agāra--in the room; praveṣa-kṛt--entering

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, entering the darkened store-room, making a staircase of the bench and the grinding mortar and pulling the ropes You broke the pots full of milk-products.

4

svāṇga-ratna-pradīpāḍhya gopī-dhārṣṭyāti-vādaka gopī-vrātokti-bhī-bhrāmyan- netra mātṛ-praharṣaṇa

Word for word

sva--own; aṇga--limbs; ratna--of the jewels; pradīpa--illumination; aḍhya--enriched; gopī--of the gopīs; dhārṣṭya--arrogance; ati--vādka--speaking many words; gopī--of the gopīs; vrāta--of the multitude; ukti-from the words; bhī--fear; bhrāmyat--moving; netra--eyes; mātṛ--of the mother; praharṣaṇa--the delight

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your limbs are illuminated with glistening jewels. Hearing the harsh complaints of the gopīs, You became frightened and Your eyes moved restlessly. In this condition You gave great delight to Mother Yaṣodā.

5

bahaktopālambhanānanda vāṇchābha-kṣita-mrttika rāmādi-prokta-mṛd-vārta hitaiṣy-ambāti-bhartsita

Word for word

bhakta--of the devotees; upālambhana--perception; ānanda--bliss; vāṇcha-abha--desireable; kṣita-mrttaka--eaten clay; rāma--by Lord Balarāma; ādi--and the others; mṛt--of the clay; vārta--the account; hita--welfare; eṣi--desiring; amba--by the mother; ati--greatly; bhartsita--reprimanded

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O Source of the devotees's bliss, When Lord Balarāma and Your other friends reported to Mother Yasoda that You had eaten clay, considering it very palatable foodstuff, whe reprimanded You very severely, thinking of Your welfare.

6

kṛtaka-trāsa-lolākṣa mitrāntar-gūḍha-vigraha balādi-vancanākṣepta-- jananī-pratyayā-vaha

Word for word

kṛtaka--artificial; trāsa--with fear; lola--moving; akṣa--eyes; mitra--friends; antaḥ--among; gūḍha--hidden; vigraha--form; bala--of Lord Balārama; ādi--and the others; vacana--words; akṣepta--dismissed; jananī--to the mother; pratyaya--vow; avaha--carrying

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, moving Your eyes with pretended fear, You hid among Your friends. Denying the accusations of Lord Balarāma and the others You vowed to Mother Yaṣoda that You were innocent.

7

vyātta-svalpānanābjāntar- mātṛ-darṣita-viṣva he yaṣodā-viditaiṣvarya jaya svācchandya-mohana

Word for word

vyātta--opened; su-alpa--very small; anana--mouth; abja--lotus flower; antaḥ--within; mātṛ--to the mother; darṣita--shown; viṣva--universe; he--O; yaṣoda--Yaṣodā; vidita--caused to know; aiṣvarya--opulence; jaya--all glories; sva-acchadya-mohana--bewildering

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You opened Your small lotus mouth showed the entire universe to Mother Yaṣoda, She then understood Your transcendental opulence, although You again illsioned her by Your potency. All glories unto You.

8

savitrī-sneha-saṁṣliṣṭa- yaṣodā-sneha-vardhana sva-bhakta-brahma-sandatta- dharā-droṇa-varārtha-kṛt

Word for word

savitrī--by the mother; sneha--with affection; saṁṣliṣṭa--embraced; yaṣodā--of Yaṣodā; sneha--love; vardhana--increasing; sva--own; bhakta--to the devotees; brahma--by Lord Brahmā; sandatta--given; dharā--Dharā; droṇa--Droṇa; vara--request; artha--purpose; kṛt--fulfilling

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, in this way You increased the love of Mother Yaṣoda, who affectionately embraced You. Because You fulfilled the benediction offered by Lord Brahmā to Your devotees Droṇa and Dharā, (they were able to become Your parents).

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 25-26?

Obeisance 25-26 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 25-26?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O little cowherd boy, O delight of the gopīs, O performer of mischievous childhood pastimes in the company of Your like-minded friends of the same age, please be merciful to me.

How many verses does Obeisance 25-26 have?

Obeisance 25-26 has 8 verses.