Obeisance 86

Song_Obeisance 86

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja

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yamunā-majjitākrūra jayākrūra-ratha-sthita svāphalki-jala-sandṛṣṭa paramāṣcarya-darṣaka

Word for word

yamuna--in the Yamuna river; majjita--immersed; akrura--Akrura; jaya--all glories; akrura--of Akrura; ratha--on the chariot; sthita--situated; svaphalki--by Akrura, the son of Svaphalka; jala--in the water; sandrsta--seen; parama--supreme; ascarya--amazement; darsaka--revealing

Translation

O Lord krsna, all glories unto You. As Akrura, the son of Svaphalka took his bath in the Yamuna, You remained on his chariot. When Akrura was immersed in the water, You showed a supremely amazing thing to him.

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akrūra-saṁstutānāde padma-nābhādi-kāraṇa jagad-durvijṇeya-gate bhajamānaika-gamya he

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akrura--by Akrura; samstuta--offered prayers; anade--without a beginning; padma--lotus flower; nabha--navel; adi--original; karana--cause; jagat--by the entire universe; durvijneya--difficult bo be understood; gate--movements; bhajamana--by those engaged in pure devotional service; eka--only; gamya--approachable; he--O

Translation

O Lord Krsna, Akrura offered prayers to You, saying that You are beginningless and without an origin, and that indeed the lotus flower sprouted from Your navel is the origin of the entire universe. (He said that) Your movements and activities are not understandable by the conditioned souls within the universe, an that You can be approached only by those engaged in Your pure devotional service.

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nānā-jṇārcanīyāṇghre nānākhya-rūpa-mārga-bhāk sarva-gatyāpagāmbhodhe sarva-deva-mayṣevara

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nana--various; yajna--with sacrifices; arcaniya--able to be worshipped; anghre--feet; nana--various; akhya--names; rupa--forms; marga--paths; bhak--possessing; sarva--all; gati--movements; apaga--rivers; ambodhe--in the ocean; sarva--all; deva--of the demigods; maya--consisting of; isvara--O Lord

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jagad-āṣraya-sarvānga brahmāṇḍāli-guhodara ṣoka-ghnānandada ṣrīmad- avatārāvalī-yaṣaḥ

Word for word

jagat--of the universe; asraya--the shelter; sarva--all; anga--limbs; brahmanda--of universes; ali--multitude; guha--cave; udara--of the abdomen; soka--grief; ghna--removing; ananda--spiritual bliss; da--granting; srimad--beautiful and opulent; avatara--of incarnations; avali--multitude; yasah--fame

Translation

O Lord Krsna, Akrura said that Your limbs are the shelter for the entire universe, and the myriad of universes are all contained within the cave of Your abdomen. He said that with the glorious fame of Your beautiful and opulent incarnations, You grant spiritual bliss (to Your devotees) and remove the distresses (of material existance).

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nānā-kārpaṇya-vijṇāpi- mumukṣv-akrūra-yācita sva-prema-bhakti-sat-saṇga- dāyi-svaika-kṛpā-bhara

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nana--various; karpanya-vijnapi--humbly appealing for mercy; mumuksu--eager for liberation; akrura--by Akrura; yacita--begged; sva--own; prema--in pure love of God; bhakti--devotional service; sat--of the saintly devotees; sanga--in the association; dayi--granting; sva--own; eka--one; krpa--of mercy; bhara--sustaining

Translation

O Lord Krsna, eager for liberation, and humbly begging for Your mercy, Akrura offered these prayers to You. Bestowing on him a small fragment of Your mercy, You gave to him devotional service in pure love of God, as well as the association of Your saintly devotees.

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gopy-avajṇā-hatākrūra- ṣuṣka-stotrābhivandita pitṛvya-vismayodānta- pracchakādbhuta-sāgara

Word for word

gopi--towards the gopis; avajna--by the neglect; hata--struck; akrura--Akrura; suska--dry; stotra--with prayers; abhivandita--offered obeisances; pitrvya--uncle; vismaya--amazement; udanta--news; pracchaka--asking; adbhuta--of amazement; sagara--O ocean

Translation

O Lord Krsna, Although You cruelly neglected the gopis, Akrura offered these formal dry prayers to You. O ocean of amazing qualities, You asked Your uncle Akrura why he had become amazed.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 86?

Obeisance 86 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 86?

O Lord krsna, all glories unto You. As Akrura, the son of Svaphalka took his bath in the Yamuna, You remained on his chariot. When Akrura was immersed in the water, You showed a supremely amazing thing to him.

How many verses does Obeisance 86 have?

Obeisance 86 has 6 verses.