Obeisance 42

Song_Obeisance 42

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja Morning Songs

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paugaṇḍāgama gopāla vṛndāvipina-maṇgala vṛndāvanāntaḥ-saṇcārin sammānita-nijāgraja

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paugaṇḍa early teens; agama arrived; gopāla O Lord Gopāla; vṛndā-vipina in the forest of Vṛndāvana; maṇgala auspiciousness; vṛndāvana Vṛndāvana; antaḥ within; saṇcārin moving; sammāhita accompanied; nija own; agraja elder brother (Balarāma)

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, o auspiciousness of Vṛndāvana. As a young boy you wander in the forest of Vṛndāvana, accompanied by Your elder brother (Lord Balarāma).

2

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vṛndāvana in Vṛndāvana; guṇa transcendental qualitites; ākhyāna description; miṣa a false appearance; datta given; mahā great vara - benediction; ati very; vṛndāvana with Vṛndāvana; prīta pleased; nānā various; rati exchanges of love; vicakṣaṇa expert

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You are greatly delighted by the forest Vṛndāvana and You are expert in many different exchanges of love.

3

bhṛṇgānukārin māṁ pāhi kūja-nirjita-kokila upātta-haṁsa-gamana ṣikhi-nṛtyānukāraka

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bhṛṇga bumble-bee; anukārin appearing like; mām me; pāhi please protect; kūja warbling; nirjita defeated; kolila cuckoo; upātta taken; haṁsa of the swan; gamana graceful movements; ṣikhi of the peacocks; nṛtya dancing; anukāraka resemblance

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Please protect me. You are as lusterous as a bumble-bee and Your words eclipse the warblings of the cuckoos. You walk as gracefuly as the swans and Your dancing is as beautiful s the dancing of the peacocks.

4

pratidhvāna-pramudita ṣākhā-kūrdana-kovida nāmākārita-go-vṛnda rajju-yajṇopavīta-bhṛt

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pratidhvāna by the echo; pramudita delighted; ṣākhā on the branches; kūrdana playing; kovida expert; nāma- akārita - calling by name; go of cows; vṛnda the community; rajju a rope; yajṇa upavīta - and a sacred thread; bhṛt holding

5

niyuddha-līlā-saṁhṛṣta balabhadra-sramāpanut gopa-praṣaṁsa-nipuṇa vrkṣa-cchāyā-hṛta-ṣrama

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niyuddha of fighting; līlā by the pastimes; saṁhṛṣṭa jubilant; balabhadra of balabhadra; srama fatigue; apanut removing; gopa of the cowherd boys; prasāṁsa--praise; nipuṇa expert; vrkṣa of a tree; chāyā by the shade; hṛta removed; ṣrama weariness

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You become jubilant by the pastime of mock-

6

puṣpa-pallava-talpāḍhya gopotsaṇgopavarhaṇa gopa-saṁvāhita-pada gopa-vyajana-vījita

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puṣpa -of flowers; pallava blossoms; talpa bed; āḍhya- enrriched; gopa of the cowherd boys; utsaṇga the lap; upavarhaṇa pillow; gopa by a cowherd boy; saṁvāhita massaged; pada feet; goap by a cowherd boy; vyajana fanned

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You someitmes take rest on a bed fashioned from blossoming flowers, with the lap of a cowherd boyas Your pillow.

7

gopa-gāna-sukha-svapna jitaiṣya-grāmya-ceṣṭita ramā-lālita-padābjā- `nkita-vṛndāvana-sthala

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gopa of the cowherd boys; gāna because of the singing; sukha happy; svapna sleep; jita defeated; aiṣya opulence; grāmya in the village; ceṣṭita pastimes; ramā by the gopīs; lālita caressed; pada feet; abja lotus; aṇkita marked; vṛndāvana the forest of Vṛndāvana; sthala the place

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, listening to the singing of the cowherd boys, You sleep very happily. Your pastimes inthe village of Vṛndāvana eclipse the grandest opulence. The forest of Vṛndāvana is covered with the marks of Your feet, which are worshiped by the gopīs.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 42?

Obeisance 42 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 42?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, o auspiciousness of Vṛndāvana. As a young boy you wander in the forest of Vṛndāvana, accompanied by Your elder brother (Lord Balarāma).

How many verses does Obeisance 42 have?

Obeisance 42 has 7 verses.