Sri Gunaraja Khan's

Sri Krsna-vijaya

Maggalacarana

Invoking Auspiciousness

Text 1

pranamaha narayana anadi nidhan

srsti-sthiti-pralaya jata tahara karan

pranamaha - obeisances; narayana - to Lord Narayana;

anadi - beginningless; nidhan - dissolution; jata - from whom;
tahara - from Him; karan - creation.

I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Narayana, who has

no beginning, and who is the creator, maintainer, and destroyer
of the material worlds.

Text 2

eka-bhabe banda hari joda kari hat

nanda-nandana krsna mora prana-nath

eka-bhabe - with concentration; banda - I offer my respectful

obeisances; hari - to Lord Hari; joda - joining; kari - doing; hat - palms;
nanda-nandana krsna - Krsna the son of nanda Maharaja; mora
prana-nath - my life and soul.

With folded hands I offer my prayers unto Krsna, the son of

Nanda Maharaja, who is my life and soul.*

Note: In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, (Madhya 15.99-100), Lord

Caitanya praises this verse and this book. He says:
 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said: Gunaraja Khan
of Kulina-grama compiled a book named Sri Krsna-vijaya in which
there is a sentence revealing the author's ecstatic love of
Krsna.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said: `Krsna, the son
of Maharaja Nanda, is my life and soul.' By this statement I am
sold into the hands of the descendents of Gunaraja Khan.' "

Text 3

brahma mahecwara banda srstira sahay

ganapati pranamaha bighna-hara tay

brahma - to Brahma; mahecwara - Siva; banda - I bow;

srstira - of creation; sahay - help; ganapati - to Ganesa;
pranamaha - I bow; bighna-hara - who removes obstacles; tay - to him.

I offer my respectful obeisances to Brahma and Siva who help

in the creation of the material world, and to Ganeca, who
removes obstacles.

Text 4

sarba-deba-ganer bandiya caran

krsnera caritra kichu karila racan

sarba-deba-ganeh - of all the demigods; bandiya - bowing;

caran - to the feet; krsnera - of Lord Krsna; caritra - the pastimes;
kichu - something; karila - do; racan - writing.

I bow down to the feet of all the demigods. Now I will write
something of Lord Krsna's pastimes.
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Sri Krsner Rupa-varnan

Description of Lord Krsna's Handsome Form

(vibhasa-raga)

Text 1

krsnera prasade gopa baise brndabane

roga coka bhaya kichui na jane

krsnera - of Lord Krsna; prasade - by the mercy; gopa - the

gopas; baise - residing; brndabane - in Vrndavana; roga - disease;
coka - lamentation; bhaya - fear;
kichui - something; na - not; jane - know.

By Lord Krsna's mercy, the gopa people in Vrndavana did not

know anything of disease, lamentation, or fear.

Text 2

sarba-ksana sarba-jana govinda paila

janma-janma-krta-papa saba dura haila

sarba-ksana - at every moment; sarba-jana - everyone;

govinda - Krsna; paila - proitected; janma-janma-krta - done in many
births;
papa - sins; saba - all; dura - far away; haila - were.

At every moment Govinda protected everyone. All the sins of

every past birth were thrown far away.

Text 3

hena-kale haila krsna dwadaca batsar

bhuvana-mohana rupa ati-manohar

hena-kale - at the time; haila - was; krsna - Krsna;

dwadaca - twelve; batsah - years; bhuvana-mohana - charming the worlds;
rupa - form; ati-manohah - very handsome.

When He attained the age of twelve years, Krsna became very

handsome. He enchanted all the worlds.

Text 4

purnimara candra jini badana-kamal

khanjana jiniya cobhe nayana-jugal

purnimara - full; candra - moon; jini - defeats; badana-kamal - lotus

face; khanjana - khanjana birds; jiniya - defeats;
cobhe - beautiful; nayana-jugal - pair of eyes.

His lotus face defeated the full moon. His charming eyes
defeated the khanjana birds.

Text 5

mayurera puccha cire kutila kuntal

hira-mani-manikya cobhe karnera kundal

mayurera - peacock; puccha - feather; cire - on the head;

kutila - curly; kuntal - hair; hira-mani-manikya - with diamonds and
rubies;
cobhe - beautifu;l; karnera - on the ears; kundal - earrings.

He wore a peacock feather atop His curly hair. He wore

earrings of rubies and diamonds.

Text 6

nana barnera puspa-mala hrdaya-upare

subarna-agguri saje balaya dui kare

nana - many; barnera - colors; puspa-mala - flower garland;

hrdaya-upare - on His chest; subarna - gold;
agguri - ring; saje - ornament; balaya - bracelet; dui - two; kare - hands.

On His chest was a flower garland of many colors. On His

hands were golden rings and bracelets.

Text 7

payete nupura saje mukuta cobhe mathe

balakera sagge batsa rakhe jagannathe

payete - on His feet; nupura - anklebells; saje - ornament;

mukuta - crown; cobhe - beautiful; mathe - on His head; balakera - of
boys; sagge - in the company;
batsa - calves; rakhe - protected; jagannathe - the master of the
universe.

On His feet were anklets and on His graceful head a crown.

Accompanied by many boys, He who is the master of the universes
passed His time protecting the calves.

Text 8

pita-dhada-paridhana deba bana-mali

nutana meghete jena padiche bijali

pita-dhada-paridhana - wearing a yellow dhoti; deba - body;

bana-mali - a forest garland; nutana - new; meghete - raincloud;
jena - by which; padiche - was; bijali - lightning.

His body adorned with a yellow dhoti and a forest-flower

garland, He was like a monsoon cloud accompanied by lightning

Text 9

lilamani darpana jena mukha niraman

tara-majjhe cobhe jena bindu-bindu-gham
 lilamani - pastime jewels; darpana - mirror; jena - by which;
mukha - face; niraman - measured; tara-majjhe - stars;
cobhe - graceful; jena - by whcih; bindu-bindu-gham - drops of
perspiration.

His face was splendid like a mirror of pastime jewels. His

drops of perspiration were like a row of stars.

Text 10

dekhiya jubati saba sthira nahe man

kamete pidita gopi cinta krsnera caran

dekhiya - seeing; jubati - the girls; saba - all; sthira - steady;

nahe - not; man - heart; kamete - with desire; pidita - tormented;
gopi - gopi;
cinta - thinking; krsnera - of Krsna; caran - the feet.

When they saw Krsna, the young girls could not stay peaceful
at heart. When they thought of Krsna's feet, the gopis were
tormented by desire.

Text 11

madane dagadha citta jubati-samaj

swamire chadiya bhaya khandileka laj

madane - by desire; dagadha - burned; citta - heart; jubati-

samaj - the girls; swamire - husband; chadiya - leaving;
bhaya - fear; khandileka - broke; laj - shyness.

Their hearts burning with passion, and they fear and shyness
broken to pieces, the young girls abandoned their husbands.

Text 12

ratri dine jubati gobinde haila mati

grha-karma chadileka sakala jubati

ratri - at night; dine - at day; jubati - the girls; gobinde - in

Krsna; haila - was; mati - thought; grha-karma - household duties;
chadileka - abandoned; sakala - all; jubati - the girls.

Day and night, the young girls thought of Krsna. They could
not think of their household duties.

Text 13

kotha ache govindai jaba tagra thani

kon prakare tagra daracana pai

kotha - where; ache - is; govindai - Krsna; jaba - as much as;

tagra - of Him; thani - by Him; kon - what;
prakare - method; tagra - of Him; daracana - seeing; pai - I will be
able.

They thought, Where is Krsna? What shall I do to be

able to see Him?"

Text 14

neha mate govindera cinte gopi-gan

antarjami gosani janila takhan

neha - with love; mate - in the heart; govindera - of Krsna;

cinte - thinking; gopi-gan - the gopis; antarjami - the Supersoul; gosa
24i - the master; janila - knew; takhan - then.

As they thought of Krsna in this way, they could see Him

residing in their hearts.

Text 15

janiya ta' govindai pati jogamaya

kariba ta' rasa-krida brndabane giya

janiya ta' - knowing; govindai - Krsna; pati

jogamaya - Yogamaya; kariba ta' - will be; rasa-
krida - rasa dance pastime; brndabane giya - in Vrndavana.

Aware of their hearts, Krsna will manifest His yogamaya

potency and enjoy a rasa-dance pastime with them in Vrndavana
forest.

Text 16

nadila jamuna-tire sundara-kanani

nana brksa puspa-lata achaya tathai

nadila - walking; jamuna-tire - by the Yamuna's shore;

sundara - handsome; kanani - Krsna; nana - various; brksa - trees;
puspa-lata - flowering vines; achaya - were; tathai - there.

Handsome Krsna walked by the Yamuna's shore, where the trees

and vines bore many flowers.

Text 17

eka-citte cuna nara samsara-taran

gunaraja khanna bole govinda-caran

eka-citte - with one heart; cuna - please hear; nara - O people;

samsara-taran - rescuing from the material world;
gunaraja - Gunaraja; khanna - Khan; bole - describes; govinda-caran - Lord Krsna's feet.

With one heart please hear, O people, Gunaraja Khan's

description of Lord Krsna's feet, a description that lifts us out
of the world of birth and death.
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Sri Vrndavaner Saundarya

The Beauty of Sri Vrndavana

(Koda-raga)

Text 1

.ce on

tulasi malati yuthi amalaka kunda tathi'

marubaka campa nagecwar
adila bakula-mali madhukara kare keli
gandha jhinti ketaki kecar
.ce off

tulasi - tulasi; malati - malati; yuthi - yuthi;

amalaka - amalaka; kunda - kunda; tathi - therefore;
marubaka - marubaka;
campa - campa; nagecwah - nagecwar; adila - adila; bakula-
mali - bakula-mali; madhukara - bees; kare keli - playing;
gandha - sweet fragrance; jhinti - jhinti; ketaki - keatki;
kecah - kesar.

Vrndavana is fragrant with many tulasi, malati, yuthi,

amalaka, kunda, tathi, marubaka, campa, nagecwar, adila,
bakula-mali, jhinti, ketaki, and kecara flowers where many
bumblebees play.

Text 2

.ce on

acoka basaka keya kimcuka raggila cuya

cephalika brksera upar
apurba pakadi tala narikela tamala
ramaguya dekhite sundar
.ce off

acoka - acoka; basaka - basaka; keya - keya;

kimcuka - kimcuka; raggila - raggila; cuya - cuya;
cephalika - cephalika;
brksera - trees; upah - above; apurba - wonderful; pakadi - pakadi;
tala - tala; narikela - narikela; tamala - tamala;
ramaguya - ramaguya; dekhite - to see; sundah - beautiful.

Vrndavana is very beautiful with many acoka, basaka,

keya, kimcuka, raggila, cuya, cephalika, pakadi,
tala, narikela, tamala, and ramaguya trees.

Text 3

.ce on

cimali panasa cata guya jalapai kata'

kamaragga rakta-candan
arjuna khejura ksiri bikacita bahu ari
nabadi hetalera ban
.ce off

cimali - cimali; panasa - panasa; cata - hundreds; guya - guya; jalapai - jalapai; kata' - many;
kamaragga - kamaragga;
rakta-candan - rakta-candan; arjuna - arjuna; khejura - khejura;
ksiri - ksiri; bikacita - blossoming; bahu ari - many;
nabadi - nabadi; hetalera - hetala; ban - forest groves.

Vrndavana is beautiful with many groves of hundreds of

blossoming cimali, panasa, guya, jalapai, kamaragga, rakta-
candana, arjuna, khejura, ksiri, nabadi, aned hetala
trees.

Text 4

.ce on

nana barnera brksa pata kothaha madhavi lata

nana puspa nada manohar
cari-cuka nada pure mayura pekhama dhare
nana brksa dekhite sundar
.ce off

nana - many; barnera - colors; brksa - trees; pata - manifest;

kothaha - in many places; madhavi lata - madhavi vines;
nana - various; puspa - flowers; nada - sounds; manohah - charming;
cari-cuka - parrots; nada - sounds; pure - filled;ayura - peacock;
pekhama - tails; dhare - holding; nana - various;
brksa - trees; dekhite - to see; sundah - beautiful.
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Vrndavana is beautiful with trees of many colors and kinds,

blossoming madhavi vines, many beautiful flowers, and the singing of
parrots, and great-tailed peacocks.

Text 5

.ce on

kancana-parula-phule kunja-gunja-cata-dale
kanaka-campaka manohar
padma-nilotpala-dale caluka kumuda jale
ciyalite cobhe sarobar
.ce off

kancana-parula-phule - blossoming golden flowers; kunja-

gunja-cata-dale - hundreds of gunja bushes; kanaka-
campaka - golden campaka; manohah - charming; padma-nilotpala-
dale - lotus flowers; caluka kumuda jale - water lilies;
ciyalite - siyalita flowers; cobhe - beautiful; sarobah - lakes.

Vrndavana is beautiful with many golden-colored blossoming

flowers, gunja bushes, golden campaka flowers, lotus flowers,
water lilies, ciyalita flowers, and graceful lakes.
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Garbha-stuti

Prayers by the Demigods to Lord Krsna in the Womb

(Sri-raga)

Text 1
tumi deba niranjana tumi prajapati
tumi deba mahecwara tumi sarba-gati

tumi - You; deba - the Lord; niranjana - untouched by matter;

tumi - You; prajapati - Brahma; tumi - You;
deba - Lord; mahecwara - Siva;
tumi - You; sarba-gati - the goal of all.

O Lord, You are untouched by matter. You are the destination

of all. You are Brahma. You are Siva.

Text 2

tumi candra tumi surja tumi tara-gan

tumi indra baruna tumi hutaca paban

tumi - You; candra - candra; tumi - You; surja - Surya; tumi - You;
tara-gan - the stars; tumi - You; indra - Indra; baruna - Varuna;
tumi - You; hutaca - who eat from the fire; paban - the purifier.

You are Candra. You are Surya. You are the stars. You are
Indra. You are Varuna. You are Agni, the purifier, who eats what
is offered in the fire.

Text 3

daca-dik pala tumi sabara karan

tumi diba-ratra tumi danda praharan

daca-dik - the ten direction; pala - the protector; tumi - You;

sabara - of all; karan - the cause; tumi - You; diba-ratra - day and
night; tumi - You;
danda - a club; praharan - as a weapon.

You are the protector of the ten directions. You are the
cause of all. You are day and night. You hold a club as Your
weapon.
Text 4

tumi japa tumi tapa tumi yajna dan

tumi joga tumi bhoga tumi brahma-jnan

tumi - You; japa - japa; tumi - You; tapa - austerity; tumi - You; yajna - yajna; dan - charity;
tumi - You; joga - yoga; tumi - You;
bhoga - enjoyment;
tumi - You; brahma-jnan - spiritual knowledge.

You are japa. You are austerity. You are yajna. You are
charity. You are yoga. You are pleasure. You are spiritual
knowledge.

Text 5

srsti-sthiti-pralaya tumi sei narayan

tomara nidraya nidra jagile jagaran

srsti - creation; sthiti - maintenance; pralaya - and

destruction; tumi - You; sei - He; narayan - Narayana; tomara - of You;
nidraya - from sleep; nidra - sleep; jagile - wakes; jagaran - waking.

You are Narayana. You are the creator, maintainer, and

destroyer of the worlds. When You sleep, the worlds sleep. When
You wake, the worlds wake.

Text 6

nirguna nirlepa tumi kaile garbha-bas

bhakta-batsala tumi karile prakac

nirguna - untouched by the modes of nature; nirlepa - untouched

by matter; tumi - You; kaile - do; garbha-bah - residence in the womb;
bhakta-batsala - affectionate to the devotees; tumi - You;
karile - do; prakac - manifestation.

You are untouched by matter. You are untouched by the three

modes. Because You love Your devotees, You have now entered a
mother's womb.

Text 7

mohiya ta' kamsa mara manusa carire

prthivira bhara hara mariya asure

mohiya ta' - bewildering; kamsa - Kamsa; mara - death;

manusa - human; carire - with a form; prthivira - of the earth;
bhara - the burden; hara - removal; mariya - killing; asure - the demons.

To kill Kamsa and the demons, and the relieve the earth of
her burden, You have now appeared in a humanlike form.

Text 8

eta bali brahmadi deba pranama kari

cali gela deba-gana jara jei puri

eta - this; bali - saying; brahmadi - headed by Brahma; deba - the

demiogds; pranama - obeisances; kari - did; cali - went; gela - went;
deba-gana - the demigods; jara jei puri - to their city.

After speaking these words, Brahma and the demigods bowed

down to offer respects. Then they returned to their cities.
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Kubera-putra-dwayer Sri Krsna-stava

Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Krsna

(Vibhasa-raga)

Text 1
tumi deba narayana deba mahecwar
srsti sthiti pralayera tumi sarbecwar

tumi - You; deba - the Lord; narayana - Narayana; deba - the Lord;
mahecwah - the controller of all; srsti - creation;
sthiti - maintenance;
pralayera - and destruction; tumi - You; sarbecwah - the master of all.

You are Lord Narayana. You are the master of all. You are
the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the material world.

Text 2

koti-koti-brahmandera tumi adhikari

amara cakati stuti ki karite pari

koti-koti - millions and millions; brahmandera - of

material worlds; tumi - You; adhikari - the master; amara - of me;
cakati - the power;
stuti - prayers; ki - what; karite - to do; pari - able.

You are the controller of millions and millions of

universes. If you give me the power, I will be able to speak
eloquent prayers glorifying You.

Text 3

bhala haila rsi more dila capa-bani

yaghara prasade amra dekhinu cakra-pani

bhala - good; haila - is; rsi - sage; more - of me; dila - gave;
capa-bani - the curse; yaghara - of whom;
prasade - mercy; amra - of me; dekhinu - may see; cakra-pani - the Lord
who holds the cakra.

The sage who cursed me gave me a great benediction, for it

is by his mercy that I now see the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, the holder of the cakra.

Text 4

tomar nama baliye sei hauk bani

munira prasade mora dekhinu cakra-pani

tomah - of You; nama - the name; baliye - should speak; sei - this;
hauk - should be; bani - words; munira - of the sage; prasade - by the
mercy; mora - of me;
dekhinu - may see; cakra-pani - the Lord who holds the cakra.

By the mercy of that sage, I now see the Supreme Personality

of Godhead, the holder of the cakra. O Lord, a person who has a
voice should use that voice to chant Your holy name.

Text 5

sei hasta hauk je tomara karma kare

se mastaka hauk je tomare namaskare

sei - he; hasta - hands; hauk - may be; je - which; tomara - of You;
karma - the work; kare - do; se - he; mastaka - head; hauk - may be; je - who;
tomare - of You; namaskare - offering obeisances.

He who has hands, should use his hands to work for You. He
who has a head should use his head to bow down before You.

Text 6

sei caksu hauk je tore niriksay

sei mana hauk je tomake dhyay

sei - he; caksu - eyes; hauk - may be; je - who; tore - of You;
niriksay - seeing; sei - he; mana - mind; hauk - may be; je - who;
tomake - of You; dhyay - meditation.
 He who has eyes should gaze on You. He who has a mind should
meditate on You.

Text 7

sei pada hauk je tomara ksetra jay

sei jihwa hauk je tomar prasada khay

sei - he; pada - feet; hauk - may be; je - who; tomara - of You;
ksetra - to the holy place; jay - should go; sei - he; jihwa - a tonmgue;
hauk - may be; je - who;
tomah - of You; prasada - prasadam; khay - should taste.

He who has feet should walk to Your holy place. He who has a
tongue should taste the prasadam offered to You.

Text 8

etake karila stuti sei dui jan

hasiya ta' daya kari kaila narayan

etake - they; karila - did; stuti - prayers; sei - these; dui - two;
jan - persons; hasiya ta' - smiling; daya - mercy; kari kaila - did;
narayan - Lord Narayana.

Thus these two persons offered prayers to the Lord. Lord

Narayana smiled at them and gave them His mercy.
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Kaliya-nager Stri-stava

Prayers by the Wives of Kaliya-naga

(Dhanasi-raga)

Text 1
tumi deba narayana jagata-adhikari
srsti-sthiti-pralayera tumi adhikari

tumi - You; deba - Lord; narayana - Narayana; jagata-

adhikari - the master of the universes; srsti - creation;
sthiti - maintenance;
pralayera - and destruction; tumi - You; adhikari - the master.

You are Lord Narayana, the master of the universes. You are
the creator, maintainer, and destroyer.

Text 2

tumi deba niranjana sabara karan

tumi deba tumi nara pacu-paksi-gan

tumi - You; deba - the Lord; niranjana - untouched by matter;

sabara - of all; karan - the cause; tumi - You; deba - demigod; tumi - You;
nara - human being;
pacu - animals; paksi-gan - and birds.

You are the cause of everything, but You are nevr touched by
matter. You incarnate among the demigods, human beings, animals,
and birds.

Text 3

sakala srjile tumi jagata-samsare

tumi prana nile prana keba dite pare

sakala - all; srjile - create; tumi - You; jagata-samsare - in the

material world; tumi - You; prana - life; nile - to remove;
prana - life; keba dite - to give; pare - able.

You have created all living beings in this world of birth

and death. You have the power to save or to kill.
Text 4

tumi ta' srjile more khala-rupa kari

bhala-manda-jnana nai paile samhari

tumi ta' - You; srjile - create; more - of me; khala-rupa - the form
of a rascal; kari - do; bhala-manda-jnana - good and bad knowledge;
nai+not; paile - can; samhari - remove.

You have given me this lowly form. No one can stop your
order that a living being have good or bad intelligence.

Text 5

brata-upabase kata kaila aradhan

te-karana paila kali tomara caran

brata - vows; upabase - and fasting; kata - how many?; kaila - may
be; aradhan - worship; te-karana - teh cause; paila - is able;
kali - Kaliya-naga; tomara - of You; caran - the feet.

How many vows, fasts, and acts of worship must Kaliya have
performed in the past that now he has attained Your feet?

Text 6

koti koti janma jadi tapa kari mari

tabu ta' tomara maya bujhite na pari

koti koti - millions and millions; janma - of births; jadi - if;

tapa - austerities; kari - does; mari - indeed; tabu - still; ta' - then;
tomara - of You;
maya - illusory potency; bujhite - to know; na - not; pari - able.

Even if a person performs austerities for millions of

births, he cannot become free from Your illusory potency, Maya.
Text 7

kata kata janma laksmi tapa je karila

tara phale tomar pada-padma paracila

kata kata - how many?; janma - births; laksmi - the goddess of

fortune; tapa - austerities; je - who; karila - did; tara - of her;
phale - result; tomah - of You;
pada-padma - lotus feet; paracila - touched.

For how many lifetimes did Goddess Laksmi perform

austerities before she was able to touch Your feet?

Text 8

hena pada-padma kalir mastaka-upari

kalira kateka bhagya balite na pari

hena - like that; pada-padma - lotus feet; kalih - Kaliya;

mastaka-upari - on the head; kalira - of Kaliya; kateka - some;
bhagya - good fortune;
balite - to say; na - not; pari - am able.

I cannot explain how Kaliya became so fortunate that his

head became the resting place of Your lotus feet.

Text 9

bhala haila naga-janma haila mahi-tale

bhala haila ghara kaila jamunara jale

bhala - good; haila - became; naga-janma - birth as a snake;

haila - became; mahi-tale - on the surface of the earth; bhala - good;
haila - became; ghara - home;
kaila - became; jamunara - of the Yamuna; jale - in the water.

By the touch of Your feet his birth as a snake in this world

became auspicious. By the touch of Your feet his home in the
waters of the Yamuna became auspicious.

Text 10

aji su-prabhata haila kalir dina-mani

mastaka pada-padma dilena cakra-pani

aji - today; su-prabhata - the dawning of good fortune;

haila - is; kalih - of Kali; dina-mani - the sun; mastaka - on the head; pada-
padma - the lotus feet; dilena - give; cakra-pani - the Lord who holds
the cakra in His hand.

Today the sun of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet has risen on
the horizon of Kaliya's head, a sun that brings a new day of
great good fortune.

Text 11

eta bali nagini judi dui kar

swami-dana deha more tridaca-icwar

eta - this; bali - speaking; nagini - the wives of the snake;

judi - folding; dui - two; kah - hands; swami - of their husband;
dana - the gift; deha - please give; more - to us;
tridaca-icwah - O master of the demigods.

After speaking these words, Kaliya's wives folded their

hands and said: O master of the demigods, please give us our
husband. Please give this gift to us.
.pa

Vipra-patni-ganer Sri Krsna-stava

The Brahmanas' Wives Offer Prayers to Lord Krsna

(Mallara-raga)
Text 1

ki kariba swami putra saba bandhu-jan

tomara smarane ghuce sakala bandhan

ki - what?; kariba - will do; swami - husband; putra - children;

saba - all; bandhu-jan - relatuves; tomara - of You; smarane - in
remembering;
ghuce - are destroyed; sakala - all; bandhan - bonds.

O Lord, what can our husbands, children, and relatives do to

stop us from taking shelter of Your feet? When someone remembers
You, all the bonds of material existence are broken.

Text 2

na lihe swami mora sei bhala haila

tomara carana-padma daracana paila

na - not; lihe - touches; swami - husband; mora - of us; sei - this;

bhala - good; haila - is; tomara - of You; carana-padma - lotus feet;
daracana - sight; paila - attained.

Now that we have seen Your lotus feet, we do not like the
touch of our husbands.

Text 3

tumi swami tumi putra tumi bandhu-jan

tumi ista tumi mitra tumi narayan

tumi - You; swami - ; tumi - husband; putra - son; tumi - You; bandhu-
jan - reltive; tumi - You; ista - the object of desire; tumi - You;
mitra - friend; tumi - You; narayan - Narayana.

You are our husband. You are our children. You are our
relatives. You are our friend. You are Narayana. We desire You.
Text 4

ki kariba ghara dwara saba maya-bandha

toma bai satya nahi saba maya dandha

ki - what?; kariba - will do; ghara - home; dwara - door; saba - with;
maya-bandha - the bondage of Maya; toma - of You; bai - without;
satya - truth;
nahi - not; saba - all; maya - Maya; dandha - puzzle.

Why should we return to the doors of our homes? Our homes

are maya. Except You, nothing is true. Everything else is the
bewildering riddle posed by Maya.

Text 5

tomake janaya saba e bhaba samsare

mahima balite tomar ananta na pare

tomake - You; janaya - understand; saba - all; e - this;

bhaba - material world; samsare - in the cycle of repeated birth and
death; mahima - glory; balite - to describe; tomah - of You;
ananta - limitless; na - not; pare - able.

No one has the power to understand or describe all of Your

limitless glories in this world.

Text 6

ciba cuka narada prahlada daitya-cicu

sanaka sanatana dhruva jane kichu

ciba - Siva; cuka - Sukadeva; narada - Narada; prahlada - Prahlada;

daitya-cicu - the son of a demon; sanaka - Sanaka; sanatana - Sanatana;
dhruva - Dhruva; jane - know; kichu - something.
 Siva, Sukadeva, Narada, Prahlada, Bali, Sanaka, Sanatana,
and Dhruva may understand a little something of Your glories.

Text 7

brahma-adi muni jara anta nahi pay

uddeca tagra guna bhakta-saba gay

brahma-adi - headed by Brahma; muni - sage; jara - of whom;

anta - end; nahi - not; pay - attains; uddeca - teaching; tagra - of hom;
guna - quality; bhakta-saba - all the devotees; gay - sing.

Brahma and all the sages cannot find the end of Your
glories. All the devotees sing about Your transcendental
virtues.

Text 8

hena narayana tumi nara-rupa dhari'

brndabane krida kara apani cri-hari

hena - like that; narayana - Narayana; tumi - You; nara-rupa - the

form of a human being; dhari' - assuming; brndabane - in Vrndavana;
krida - pastimes; kara - does; apani - You; cri-hari - Sri Hari.

You are Lord Narayana. In Your humanlike form You enjoy

pastimes in Vrndavana.

Text 9

tomake dekhiba toma cinti mane mane

kata tapa-phale toma dekhinu nayane

tomake - You; dekhiba - will see; toma - of You; cinti - thinks;

mane - in the mind; mane - in the mind; kata - how many?; tapa-phale - reuslt
of austerities; toma - of You;
dekhinu - may see; nayane - eyes.
 We will see You again and again in our thoughts. How many
austerities did we perform in our past births that we can now see
You with our eyes?

Text 10

krpa kari anna more magile narayane

teni se dekhinu mora tomara carane

krpa - merci; kari - do; anna - food; more - of us; magile - we

request; narayane - Narayan; teni - You; se - that;
dekhinu - sees; mora - of us;
tomara - of You; carane - the feet.

O Lord Narayana, we beg You: please be merciful and accept

this food we bring to You. Now with our own eyes we can see Your
feet.

Text 11

sa-phala manila aji amara jiban

janme janme pai jena tomara caran

sa-phala - successful; manila - think; aji - today; amara - of us;

jiban - life; janme - birth; janme - after birth; pai - attained; jena - by
which;
tomara - of You; caran - the feet.

After many births, we have attained Your feet. Now our lives
are a success.
.pa

Sri Krsner prati Indrer Staba

Indra's Prayers to Lord Krsna

(Pahida-raga)

Text 1

tumi deba narayana samsara-adhikari

ama hena koti indra nimese samhari

tumi - Yiu; deba - the Lord; narayana - Narayana; samsara-

adhikari - the master of the world; ama - of me; hena - like that;
koti - millions;
indra - of Indras; nimese - in the blinking of an eye;
samhari - destroy.

You are Lord Narayana, the controller of the material

worlds. In the blinking of an eye You can destroy many millions
of Indras like me.

Text 2

srsti-sthiti-pralayera tumi se karan

tomara mayate sthira nahe kona jan

srsti-sthiti-pralayera - of creation, maintenance, and

destruction; tumi - You; se - that; karan - the cause; tomara - of You;
mayate - Maya;
sthira - stop; nahe - not; kona - any; jan - person.

You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the

material worlds. No one can stop the power of Your Maya.

Text 3

laksa laksa janma jadi tapa kari mari

tabu ta' tomara maya bujhite na pari

laksa laksa - many hundreds of thousands; janma - of births;

jadi - if; tapa - austerities; kari mari - does; tabu ta' - then; tomara - of
You;
maya - maya; bujhite - to know; na - not; pari - is able.

If if he performs austerities for many hundreds of thousands

of births, a person cannot solve the riddle posed by Your Maya.

Text 4

tyaja kopa narayana padahum carane

amake karaha krpa deba narayan

tyaja - please give up; kopa - anger; narayana - O Narayana; padahum - I fall; carane - at Your
feet; amake - to me; karaha - please
do; krpa - mercy; deba - O Lord; narayan - Narayana.

O Lord Narayana, please give up Your anger. I fall down

before Your feet. O Lord Narayana, please be merciful to me.
.pa

Caturbhuja-rupa-varnana

Description of the Lord's Four-armed Form

(Hillola-raga)

Text 1

surya-koti-prakaca bimala cyama-kanti

badana-kamala-candra mandala bidhayanti

surya - suns; koti - millions; prakaca - splendor; bimala - pure;

cyama-kanti - dark; badana-kamala - lotus face;
candra - moon; mandala - circle; bidhayanti - shines.

The Lord's dark form is splendid like millions of suns. His

face is splendid like moons and lotus flowers.
Text 2

nana-ratne bhusita kiriti cobhe cire

makara-kundala dui karne cobha kare

nana - various; ratne - jewels; bhusita - decorated;

kiriti - crown; cobhe - splendor; cire - on His head; makara - shark;
kundala - earrings; dui - two; karne - ears; cobha - splendor;
kare - doing.

On His head He wears a beautiful many-jeweled crown and on

His ears He wears beautiful shark-shaped earrings.

Text 3

candrera kirana jena badana-prakace

ksirodera phana jena manda manda hase

candrera - of the moon; kirana - the light; jena - like; badana-

prakace - the light of the fcae; ksirodera - the ocean of milk;
phana - the foam; jena - like; manda - gentle; manda - gentle; hase - smile.

The glory of His face is like moonlight. His gentle smile is

like foam on the ocean of milk.

Text 4

cari-bhuja-mrnala kamala-kara-tal
aggada balaya-adi ati-manohar

cari-bhuja - four arms; mrnala - lotus stems; kamala - lotus;

kara-tal - hands; aggada - ornaments; balaya-adi - beginning with
bracelets; ati-manohah - very charming.

His arms are like lotus stems and His hands like lotus
flowers. His bracelets and other ornaments are very charming.
Text 5

mukatara hara pita-basana-bhusit

meghe baka-pati jena ujjwala tadit

mukatara - of pearls; hara - necklace; pita - yelloe;

basana - garments; bhusit - decorated; meghe - cloud; baka-pati - white
birds; jena - like; ujjwala - splendid; tadit - lightning.

Dressed in yellow garments and decorated with a string of

pearls, He is like a dark raincloud accompanied by lighting and a
line of white birds.

Text 6

cagkha cakra gada padma cari-bhuja cobhe

brahmara utpatti-sthana manohara nabhe

cagkha - conchshell; cakra - cakra; gada - club; padma - lotus;

cari-bhuja - four arms; cobhe - beautiful; brahmara - of Brahma;
utpatti - birth; sthana - place; manohara - chamring; nabhe - navel.

He carries a conch, cakra, clubs, and lotus in His four

hands. His charming navel is Brahma's birthplace.

Text 7

kati-sutra-mekhala lalita kati-dece

pita-basa-paridhana manohara bece

kati-sutra-mekhala - belt; lalita - graceful; kati-dece - on

His waist; pita-basa - yellow garments;
paridhana - wearing; manohara - charming; bece - appearance.

Wearing exquisite yellow garments and a graceful belt, he

is very charming and handsome.

Text 8

carana-kamalodbhaba nakha mani-gan

brahmadi deba-ganer mastaka-bhusan

carana - lotus; kamala - feet; udbhaba - born; nakha - nails; mani-

gan - a series of jewels; brahmadi - beginning eith Brahma; deba-
ganeh - of the demigods;
mastaka - head; bhusan - ornament.

His lotus toenails are like a series of jewels on the

crowns worn by Brahma and the demigods.

Text 9

kanaka-campaka-kanti bame laksmi-debi

durba-dala-cyama-kanti daksine prthibi

kanaka - gold; campaka - campaka flower; kanti - splendor;

bame - on the left; laksmi-debi - Laksmi-devi; durba - durva grass;
dala - blade;
cyama - dark; kanti - splendor; daksine - on the right;
prthibi - Prthivi-devi.

On His left is Laksmi-devi, splendid like a golden campaka

flower. On His right is Prthivi-devi, splendid like a blade of
durva grass.

Text 10

dhyanakrsta muni-gana sanakadi prsthe

sammukhe garuda stuti kare kara-pute

dhyana - meditation; akrsta - attracted; muni-gana - the

sages; sanakadi - beginning with sanaka; prsthe - on the back;
sammukhe - in the front; garuda - Garuda; stuti - prayers; kare - offers;
kara-pute - with folded hands.

Rapt in meditation, Sanaka and the sages stay behind Him.

Reciting many prayers, with folded palms Garuda stands before Him.

Text 11

catur-bhuja saba jata parisada-gan

ati cobha kare gosani-pada-niriksan

catur-bhuja - four amrs; saba - all; jata - as many; parisada-

gan - personal associates; ati - very; cobha - beautiful; kare - do;
gosani - of the Lord; pada - at the feet;
niriksan - gazing.

Many liberated associates gaze at the four-armed Lord's very

glorious feet.

Text 12

hena rupa ama jadi dhyana kari lay

sarbagga dekhibe mora ananya-hrday

hena - like; rupa - form; ama - of me; jadi - if; dhyana - meditation;
kari - do; lay - rapt; sarbagga - all limbs; dekhibe - I will see;
mora - of me; ananya - without anything else; hrday - the heart.

If I think of this form of the Lord I become rapt in

meditation. In my heart I see only the Lord's limbs and nothing
else.
.pa

Brahmar Staba

Brahma's Prayers
(Lalita-raga)

Text 1

ratha haite uli brahma pranama kari

kara-pute stuti kare dui kara judi

ratha - the chariot; haite - from; uli - descended; brahma - Brahma;

pranama - bowing; kari - did; kara-pute - with folded hands;
stuti - prayers; kare - did;
dui kara - two hands; judi - folded.

Brahma descended from the chariot, bowed down, and with

folded hands offered prayers.

Text 2

cari mukuta bhumi lothaya tite agkira jale

kandite kandite brahma sa-karuna bale

cari - four; mukuta - crowns; bhumi - the ground;

lothaya - touching; tite agkira jale - eyes filled with tears;
kandite - weeping;
kandite - and weeping; brahma - Brahma; sa-karuna - humble and sad;
bale - spoke.

His four crowns touching the ground, and tears flowing from
his eyes, weeping Brahma sadly spoke the following words.

Text 3

eta maya kena gosani pataha amay

ama hena koti brahma nimeseke hay

eta - this; maya kena gosani - the master of Maya;

pataha amay - I offer obeisances; ama - me; hena - like;
koti - millions; brahma - of Brahmas; nimeseke - in the blinking of
an eye; hay - are.

O Lord, O master of Maya, I offer my respectful obeisances

unto You. In the blinking of an eye You can create many millions
of Brahmas like me.

Text 4

aja-hena nama mora tri-jagate baila

sei bole andha haiya toma na cinila

aja - unborn; hena - like; nama - nmae; mora - of me; tri-jagate - in the three worlds; baila - is;
sei - this; bole - statement; andha - blind;
haiya - being; toma - of You; na - not; cinila - I knew.

Even though in these three worlds I am called by the name

the unborn one" and by other respectful names, I am
blind and foolish, for I could not recognize who You really are.

Text 5

tomara nabhi-padme gosani amara utpatti

ami aja nahi tumi aja se cri-pati

tomara - of You; nabhi - navel; padme - lotus flower; gosa

24i - master; amara - of me; utpatti - birth; ami - I am;
aja - unborn; nahi - not; tumi - You; aja - unborn; se - He; cri-pati - the
husband of the goddess of fortune.

I was born from the lotus flower of Your navel. Therefore I

am not truly unborn. It is You who are unborn, for You are
Narayana, the goddess of fortune's husband.

Text 6

adya-anta hao tumi narayan

akhila brahmanda tumi tumi se karan
 adya - beginning; anta - and end; haah - are; tumi - You;
narayan - Narayana; akhila - all; brahmanda - material universes;
tumi - You; tumi - You;
se - that; karan - cause.

You are Narayana, the beginning and end of everything, the

creator of all the universes.

Text 7

sattva-rajah-tamah tumi tri-guna-dhari

amara srjale tumi deba cri-hari

sattva-rajah-tamah - goodness, passion, and ignorance;

tumi - You; tri-guna-dhari - the maintainer of the three modes;
amara - of me; srjale - create; tumi - You; deba - the body; cri-
hari - Lord Hari.

You are the master of the three modes: goodness, passion,

and ignorance. You are Lord Hari, who created my body.

Text 8

tomara mahima bali kahara sahase

koti koti brahma tomar loma-kupe bhase

tomara - of You; mahima - the glories; bali - t speak;

kahara - who?; sahase - is able; koti - millions; koti - and millions;
brahma - Brahmas; tomah - of You; loma-kupe - from the bodily pores; bhase - are
manifested.

Who can describe Your glories? Millions and millions of

Brahmas have come from the pores of Your transcendental body.

Text 9
koti brahmar eka ami tahara bhitare
auta hata pramana amar kalebare

koti - millions; brahmah - of Brahmas; eka - one; ami - I am;

tahara - of that; bhitare - in the midst; auta - lowly; hata - hand;
pramana - measurement; amah - of me; kalebare - the body.

I am one of those many millions of Brahmas. I am a lowly

creature with a body the size of seven cubits.

Text 10

agkhira nimise koti brahmara srjan

katakse srjaha punah karaha nidhan

agkhira - of the eyes; nimise - blinking; koti - millions;

brahmara - of Brahmas; srjan - create; katakse - with a sidelong
glance; srjaha - create;
punah - again; karaha - do; nidhan - destruction.

With an eyeblink You create many millions of Brahmas,

and with a glance You again destroy them.

Text 11

samsarera sara tumi jagata-karan

adi-anta-madhya nahi nama narayan

samsarera - of the material world; sara - the best; tumi - You;

jagata-karan - the cause of the universe; adi-anta-madhya - the
beginning, middle, and ened; nahi - not;
nama - named; narayan - Narayana.

You are the creator of the universes. You are the beginning,
middle, and end. Are You not Lord Narayana?

Text 12
tomara sebaka sagga kata pun/ya pai
na patiha maya more cuna govindai

tomara - of You; sebaka - of the servants; sagga - association;

kata - how many?; pun/ya - pious deeds; pai - attain; na - not;
patiha - spread; maya - Maya;
more - to me; cuna - please hear; govindai - O Krsna.

How many pious deeds must one have performed in past lives to attain the company of Your
servants? O Lord, please
don't bewilder me with Your Maya. O Govinda, please hear my
words.

Text 13

abacya thakaye putra janani-udare

carana-aghata baje mayera carire

abacya - inevitably; thakaye - staying; putra - a child;

janani - of the mother; udare - in the womb; carana-aghata - kicking
the feet; baje - does;
mayera - of Maya; carire - in the body.

A child inside the mother's womb may sometimes kick the

mother's body.

Text 14

sei jadi papa haya cuna damodar

koti brahma ache tomar carira-bhitar

sei - he; jadi - if; papa - sin; haya - is; cuna - please hear;
damodah - O Krsna; koti - millions; brahma - Brahmas; ache - are;
tomah - of You; carira-bhitah - within the body.

Does the kicking infant commit a sin? O Damodara, please

hear my words: Many millions of Brahmas reside within Your
transcendental body.
Text 15

tabe nirdaya kena haibe cakra-pani

kandite kandite brahma baila eta bani

tabe - then; nirdaya - merciless; kena - why; haibe - is; cakra-

pani - the holder of the cakra; kandite - weeping; kandite - and
weeping;
brahma - Brahma; baila - spoke; eta - these; bani - words.

O Lord who holds the cakra, why will You not be merciful to
me?

Weeping and weeping, Brahma spoke these words.

.pa

Sri Vrndaranyer Sri Yoga-pithe Sa-parikar Sri Govinder

Lord Krsna and His Associates in the Spiritual World of Vrndavana

(Sri-raga)

Text 1

cuna cuna ohe nara cuna sabadhane

ara dine ara krida kaila narayane

cuna - please hear; cuna - please hear; ohe - O; nara - people;

cuna - please hear; sabadhane - carefully; ara - another; dine - day;
ara - another;
krida - pastime; kaila - done; narayane - by Lord Narayana.

O people, please hear. Please hear. With great attention

please hear of another pastime Lord Narayana enjoyed on another
day.
Text 2

dwadaca batsara haite kride gadadhar

caudda batsera bela dekhite sundar

dwadaca - twelve; batsara - years; haite - from; kride - in His

pastimes; gadadhah - Krsna; caudda - fourteen; batsera - years;
bela - until; dekhite - to see; sundah - handsome.

From the ages of twelve years to fourteen years in His

pastimes, Krsna became very handsome.

Text 3

kicora bayasa krsna jaubanera chata

cyamasundara krsna jena jaladhara-pata

kicora - kisora; bayasa - age; krsna - Krsna; jaubanera - yauvana;

chata - splendor; cyamasundara - dark and handsome;
krsna - Krsna; jena - like; jaladhara-pata - a monsoon cloud.

In His kaicora and yauvana age Krsna was dark and handsome
like a splendid monsoon cloud.

Text 4

kalpa-taru mule cinta kari ekecwar

joga-pithe basi kare asana sundar

kalpa-taru - of a kalpa-vrkdsa tree; mule - at the root;

cinta - meditation; kari - I do; ekecwah - on the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; joga-pithe - in His holy abode; basi - residing; kare - doing;
asana - on a seat; sundah - handsome.

I meditate on the handsome Supreme Personality of Godhead,

who sits under a kalpa-vrksa tree in the spiritual world.
Text 5

tahara upare basi ache nanda-bala

purnimara candra jena udaya sola kala

tahara - Him; upare - above; basi - residing; ache - is; nanda-

bala - delightful; purnimara - full; candra - moon;
jena - like; udaya - rising; sola kala - full.

Above Him is a beautiful full moon.

Text 6

gopi-ganera srsti sodaca nayika

sodaca nayika srste ekala radhika

gopi-ganera - of the gopis; srsti - creation;

sodaca - sixteen; nayika - heroines; sodaca - sixteen;
nayika - heroines; srste - in the creation; ekala - one;
radhika - Radha.

He is accompanied by sixteen beautiful gopis, among whom

Radha is the first.

Text 7

bama-parcwe radhika daksine candravali

aca-pace juthe juthe ramani-mandali

bama-parcwe - on the left side; radhika - Radha;

daksine - on the right side; candravali - Candravali; aca-
pace - around Him; juthe - gorup; juthe - after group; ramani-
mandali - a circle of beautiful gopis.

On His left is Radha. On His right is Candravali. On

every side are group after group of beautiful gopis.
Text 8

cintamani mandirera cari-khana dwar

paccima mukhete prabhu radha-kantera bar

cintamani - of cintamani jewels; mandirera - of a palace;

cari-khana - four places; dwah - gates; paccima - on the west;
mukhete - in the beginning;
prabhu - the Lord; radha-kantera - the lover of Radha; bah - the
palace.

Behind Radha's beloved Krsna is a great cintamani jewel

palace with four gates.

Text 9

cari-dware cari-dwari se cari goyal

krsnera samana beca dekhite rasal

cari-dware - at the four gates; cari-dwari - four

gatekeepers; se - that; cari - four; goyal - gopas; krsnera - Krsna;
samana - like; beca - apperance; dekhite - to see; rasal - charming.

The four gates had four gopa gatekeepers, each one charming
and handsome like Lord Krsna Himself.

Text 10

cridama goyala dwari paccime duyare

purbete sudama dwari dama uttare

cridama - Sridama; goyala - the gopa; dwari - gatekeeper;

paccime - in the west; duyare - the gate; purbete - in the east;
sudama - Sudama; dwari - the gatekeeper; dama - Dama; uttare - in the
north.
 At the western gate the gatekeeper is Sridama. At the
eastern gate the gatekeeper is Sudama. At the northern gate the
gatekeeper is Dama.

Text 11

daksine dwarete dwari kigkinika nam

anandete brndabane biharaye kan

daksine - in the southern; dwarete - gate; dwari - the

gatekeeper; kigkinika - Kigkinika; nam - named; anandete - bliss;
brndabane - in Vrndavana; biharaye - pastimes; kan - Krsna.

At the southern gate the gatekeeper is Kigkinika. Within

the gates is Vrndavana, where Krsna enjoys many blissful
pastimes.

Text 12

cintamani mandire balak lakhe lakhe

subala-adi balaka saba mandira rakhe

cintamani - of cintamani jewels; mandire - in the palace;

balak - boys; lakhe lakhemillions and millions; subala-
adi - beginning with Subala; balaka - boys;
saba - all; mandira - the placae; rakhe - protect.

Millions and millions of gopa boys assist Subala and the

other gatekeepers in protecting the cintamani jewel palace.

Text 13

nana alagkara cobhe gale bana-mala

krsnera samana beca jane nana kala

nana - various; alagkara - ornaments; cobhe - handsome; gale - on

the neck; bana-mala - forest garlands; krsnera - of Krsna;
samana - equal; beca - appearance; jane - know; nana - various;
kala - arts.

Decorated with various ornaments, learned in various arts,

and forest garlands around their necks, these gopas look like Lord
Krsna Himself.

Text 14

keha kala keha gaura sabai kicor

aggera kirana tagra ati se ujor

keha - some; kala - dark; keha - some; gaura - fair; sabai - all;
kicoh - youthful; aggera - of limbs; kirana - effulgence; tagra - of him;
ati se ujoh - very splendid.

Some are dark. Others are fair. All are in the prime of
youth. All have limbs that are splendid and glorious.

Text 15

mathaya mayura-puccha gonja manohar

sakala goyala sei krsnera sodar

mathaya - on the head; mayura-puccha - peacock feather;

gonja - gunja; manohah - charming; sakala - all; goyala - gopas;
sei - that; krsnera - of Krsna; sodah - handsome.

Wearing gunja necklaces and peacock-feather crowns, all the

gopas are charming and handsome like Lord Krsna Himself.

Text 16

kagkhe cigga hate benu kare kare bet

kati-tate dhati cobhe saba pata cwet

kagkhe - on the waist; cigga - buffalo-horn bugle; hate - in

the hand; benu - flute; kare kare - in the other hand; bet - stick;
kati-tate - on the hips;
dhati - cloth; cobhe - handsome; saba - all; pata - cloth; cwet - white.

At each waist is a buffalo-horn bugle. In one hand is a

flute and the other a stick. A graceful white cloth decorates
each waist.

Text 17

krsnera anande ananda saba goyal

su-swarete gita gaya dhariya se tal

krsnera - of Krsna; anande - bliss; ananda - bliss; saba - all; goyal - gopas; su-swarete - with
sweet sounds; gita - song;
gaya - sing; dhariya - keeping; se - that; tal - rhythm.

When Krsna is happy, all the gopas are happy. They clap
their hands and sing with sweet voices.

Text 18

krsnera sebiya saba krsna-gata-citta

mandire bediya saba gaya nana-gita

krsneh - of Krsna; sebiya - serving; saba - all; krsna-

gata-citta - their hearts gone to Krsna; mandire - in the palace;
bediya - surrounding; saba - all; gaya - singing; nana-gita - many
songs.

They serve Krsna. Their hearts are surrendered to Krsna.

Surrounding Krsna in that palace, they sing many songs.

Text 19

sei mandira majjhe krida kare nanda-bala

candane sajjita agga gale bana-mala
 sei mandira majjhe - in that palace; krida - pastimes;
kare - do; nanda-bala - Nanda's son; candane - sandal;
sajjita - anointed; agga - limbs; gale - on the neck; bana-mala - a
forest garland.

His limbs anointed with sandal paste and a forest garland

around His neck, Nanda's son Krsna enjoys many pastimes in that
palace.

Text 20

cirete mayura-pucch/e hate mohana-bamci

suragga adhare tara mrdu-manda hasi

cirete - on His head; mayura-pucch/e - a peacock feather;

hate - in Hishand; mohana-bamci - a charming flute;
suragga - charming;
adhare - lips; tara - of Him; mrdu-manda - sweet; hasi - smile.

On His head is a peacock feather. In His hand is a charming

flute. On His playful lips is a sweet smile.

Text 21

brajaggana-bestita nagar ciromani

pancama alape gopi manohara dhwani

braja - of Vraja; aggana - by teh girls;

bestita - surrounded; nagah - the hero; ciromani - the crest jewel;
pancama alape - in the fifth note;
gopi - the gopis; manohara - charming; dhwani - sound.

Surrounded by the girls of Vraja, Krsna is the crest jewel

of playful lovers. The gopis sing to Him sweet songs in the fifth
note.