Obeisance 27

Song_Obeisance 27

Krishna Songs Damodarastakam & Kartik

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dadhi-nirmanthanārambhi- savitrī-stanya-lolupa jananī-gīta-carita dadhi-manthana-daṇḍa-dhṛk

Word for word

dadhi--yogurt; nirmanthana--churning; arambhi--beginning; savitrī--mother; stanya--milk; lolupa--earnestly desiring; jananī--by Your mother; gīta--sung; carita--pastimes; dadhi--yogurt; manthana--for churning; daṇḍa--rod; dhṛk--holding

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, one day singing the glories of Your pastimes, Mother Yaṣoda began to churn yogurt. Very hungry, You desired to drink her breast milk, and You grabbed the churning rod from her.

2

mātṛ-stanyāmṛtātṛpta kṣīrottāra-gatāmbika mṛṣā-kopa-prakampauṣṭha dadhi-bhājana-bhaṇjana

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mātṛ--of Your mother; stanya--of the breast milk; amṛta--by the nectar; atṛpta--not satisfied; kṣīta--milk; uttāra--spilling over; gata--gone; ambika--mother; mṛṣā--false; kopa--with anger; prakampa--trembling; oṣṭha--lips; dadhi--yogurt; bhājana--jar; bhaṇjana--breaking

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when the milk spilled from the pot, Your mother left You. Your desire to drink the nectar of Your mother's milk unsatisfied, Your lips trembled with feigned anger, and You broke the jar full of yogurt.

3

ṣikya-haiyaṇgava-stena nava-nīta-mahāṣana haiyangavīna-raṣika nava-nītāvakīrṇaka

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ṣikya--ropa; haiyanagava--butter; stena--thief; nava-nīta--fresh butter; mahā--great; aṣana--eating; haiyangavīna--butter; raṣika--relishing; nava--nīta--fresh butter; avaktrṇaka--spreading around

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, stealing the fresh butter, You took great pleasure in eating a great quantity of it, and also strewing it about.

4

nava-nīta-viliptāṇga kiṇkiṇī-kvaṇa-sūcita nava-nīta-mahā-dātar mṛṣāṣro caurya-sāṇkita

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nava-nīta--with fresh butter; vilipta--anointed; aṇga--limbs; kiṇkiṇī--of the ankle-bells; kvaṇa--the sound; sūcita--indicated; nava-nīta--fresh butter; mahā--great; dātah--giver of charity; mṛṣa--false; aṣro--with tears; caurya--of the theft; ṣaṇkita--afraid

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, you anointed Your limbs with that butter and You gave much of it away. When You heard the sound of Your mother's ankle-bells, You became afraid that she would punish You for Your theiving activities and You pretended to cry.

5

mātṛ-bhī-dhā goṣṭāṇgana-vinodana jananī-ṣrama-vijṇātar dāmodara namo `stu te

Word for word

mātṛ--of the mother; bhī--with fear; dhāvana-para--running away; goṣṭha--of Vṛndāvana; aṇgana--in the courtyards; vinodana--performing pastimes; jananī--of transcendental mother; ṣrama--of the fatigue; vijṇātaḥ--O Knower; dāma--bound with a rope; udara--about the waist; namah-respectful obeisances; astu--let there be; te--unto You

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, afraid of Your mother You fled from her as she chased You within the courtyard in Vṛndāvana. Understanding how she had become fatigued (by chasing You, You allowed her to catch You and) tie You about the waist with a rope. O Lord, I offer respectful obeisances unto You.

6

dāmākalpa-calāpāṇga gāḍholūkhala-bandhana yaṣodā-vatsalānanta- dāma-bandha-niyantrita

Word for word

dāma-akalpa--decorated with black ointment; cala--moving; apāṇga--sidelong glance; gāḍha--tightly; ulūkhala--to the grinding mortar; bandhana--bondage; yaṣodā--of Yaṣodā; vatsala--by the love; ananta--unlimited; dāma--rope; bandha--bondage; niyantrita--tied

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You restlessly glanced from the corners of Your eyes which were decorated with black ointment. Using the rope of her unlimited parental love, mother Yaṣodā bound You to the grinding mortar.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 27?

Obeisance 27 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 27?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, one day singing the glories of Your pastimes, Mother Yaṣoda began to churn yogurt. Very hungry, You desired to drink her breast milk, and You grabbed the churning rod from her.

How many verses does Obeisance 27 have?

Obeisance 27 has 6 verses.