Obeisance 40

Song_Obeisance 40

Holy Name Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja

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dhanya-dhanya-vraja-vadhū- dhenu-tarpita-modita nitya-pūrṇa-mahā-bhāgya vrajauko-mitratāṇgata

Word for word

dhanya--of all fortunate people; dhanya--the most fortunate; vraja--of Vrajabhumi; vadhū--the gopis; dhenu--the cows; tarpīta--satisfied; modita--delighted; nitya--eternal; pūrṇa--full; mahā-great; bhāgya--auspiciousness; vraja--of Vraja; okaḥ--with the residents; mitratām-gata--attained friendship

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You satisfied and delighted the cows and the gopīs of Vrajabhūmi, who are the most fortunate of all fortunate living entities. O Lord, You are eternally full of great auspiciousness, and You are the friend of the residents of Vraja.

2

vrajavāsi-prasaṇgāntar- devatā-bahu-saukhyada vraja-jātāṇghri-reṇu-spṛk- tṛṇa-janmepsu-padmaja

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vraja--of Vrajabhumi; vāsi--of the residents; prasaṇga--wit the association; antaḥ--within; devatā--to the demigod (Brahmā); bahu--great; saukhya--happiness; da--giving; vraja--in Vraja; jāta--of those who were born; aṇghri--of the feet; reṇu--of the dust; spṛk--because of the touch; rṭṇa--as a blade of grass; janma--birth; ipus--desiring; padmaja--Lord Brahma

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You granted great happiness to Lord Brahmā

3

prema-bhaktārpitāṣeṣa ghoṣa-vāsi-mahā-rṇin sad-veṣa-mātra-samjṇāta- pūtanātma-pradāyaka

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prema--pure love of God; bhakta--to the devotees; arpita--offered; aṣeṣa--complete; ghoṣa-vāsi--the inhabitants of Vraja; mahā--great; ṛṇin--debtor; sat--pleasant; veṣa--appearance; mātra--only; samjṇāta--completely understood; pūtanā--Pūtanā; ātma--self; pradāyaka--giving

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You grant Yourself tot he devotees situated in pure love for you, and You feel greatly indebted to the residents of Vraja. Simply because of the external appearance of affection, You gave Yourself to the demoness Pūtanā.

4

virakta-prāpya-dānānu- raktāparyāpti-yantrita putratvādy-anukārāti- suhrd-ānṛṇya-lajjita

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virakta by those who are renounced; prāpya attainable; dāna gift; anurakta attached; aparyāpti inability; yantrita--restrained; putratva the state of being a son; ādi beginning with; anukāra beneficient acts; ati-suhrt to the great friends; ānṛṇya from debt; lajjita embarrassed

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, those who have given up this material world are able to attian You, and those who are attached to this world cannot. O Lord You are embarrassed by Your great debt to Your friends in Vṛndāvana for their kind activities to You as You play the role of their son etc.

5

avidvan-māni-sac-citta- vāg-agocara-vaibhava atyānanda-muhur-nāma- kīrtana brahma-vandita

Word for word

avidvat unlearned; māni considering themselves; sat pure; citta minds; vāk with words; agocara unreachable; vaibhava opulence; ati great; ānanda bliss; muhuḥ at every moment; nāma of Your Holy Name; kīrtana glorification; brahma by Lord Brahma; vandita offered obeisances

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, even the humble devotees who consider that they are very foolish, and whose minds are pure, cannot understand with their minds or with words the great extent of Your opulences. O Lord, to whom Lord Brahmā offered respectful obeisances, one attains great bliss simply by constantly chanting Your Holy Name.

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Who wrote Obeisance 40?

Obeisance 40 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 40?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You satisfied and delighted the cows and the gopīs of Vrajabhūmi, who are the most fortunate of all fortunate living entities. O Lord, You are eternally full of great auspiciousness, and You are the friend of the residents of Vraja.

How many verses does Obeisance 40 have?

Obeisance 40 has 5 verses.