Obeisance 50

Song_Obeisance 50

Krishna Songs

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1

Word for word

kāka---crow; pakṣa--feathers; dhara--wearing; ṣrīmat--beautiful; vasantita--spring; nidāgha--summer; he--O; nayana--of the eyes; acchādana-krīḍa--playing hide-and seek; rāja-līlā--anukāraka--pretending to be a king

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, as the spring gradually changed to summer, You played with Your cowherd friends. Your hair clustered like crow feathers, You played hide and seek and pretending-to-be-the-

2

mṛgādi-ceṣṭa-krīḍā-kṛd dolānukā-vinodaka nānālaukika-līlā-bhṛn nānā-sthāna-vihāra-kṛt

Word for word

mṛga--of the deer; ādi--and other animals; ceṣṭa--actions; krīḍā--games; kṛt--playing; dolā--swing; naukā--boat; vinodaka--playing; nānā--in various; sthāna--places; vihāra-kṛt--playing

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, (accompanied by Your friends) You imitated the movements of the deer and other animals, played on a swing, and in a boat. In this way Youplayed many extraordinary games in

3

krīḍā-saṁprāpta-bhaṇḍīra jaya bhaṇḍīra-maṇḍana gopa-rūpi-pralamba-jṇa dvandva-krīḍā-pravartaka

Word for word

krīḍā--pastimes; saṁprāpta--attained; bhaṇḍīra--Bhaṇḍīrava forest; jaya--all glories; bhaṇḍīra--of Bhaṇḍirāvana; maṇḍana--the decoration; gopa--of a cowherd boy; rūpi--possessing a form; pralamba--Pralambāsura; jṇa--knowing; dvandva--in pairs; krīḍā--playing; pravartaka--beginning

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, performing pastimes, You appear as the ornament of Bhaṇḍirāvana forest. Understanding that Pralambāsura had arrived, disguised as a cowherd boy, You proposed that the cowherd boys play a game in pairs.

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vāhya-vāhaka-keliman jaya ṣrīdāma-vāhaka bala-pātita-durdharṣa- pralamba bala-vatsala

Word for word

vāhya--of the rider; vāhaka--and the carrier; keliman--performing pastimes; jaya--all glories; ṣrīdama--of Śrīdāma; vāhaka--the carrier; bala--by Lord Balarāma; vatsala--affectionate

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, in the pastimes where one cowherd boy carried another, You carried Śrīdāma. O Lord, You are very affectionate to Lord Balarāma, who caused the terrible demon Pralamba to fall. O Lord, all glories unto You

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 50?

Obeisance 50 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 50?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, as the spring gradually changed to summer, You played with Your cowherd friends. Your hair clustered like crow feathers, You played hide and seek and pretending-to-be-the-

How many verses does Obeisance 50 have?

Obeisance 50 has 4 verses.