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Ambudanjanendra Nila

Sri Sri Krsna Candrastakam

Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Candrāṣṭaka — 3. Ambudāñjanendra-Nīla

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ambudāñjanendra-nīla-nindi-kānti-ḍambaraḥ kuṅkumodyad-arka-vidyud-aṁśu-divyad-ambaraḥ śrīmad-aṅga-carcitendu-pītanākta-candanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
ambuda—of clouds; añjana—black eye ointment; indra-nīla—sapphires; nindi—belittling; kānti—splendor; ḍambaraḥ—He who possesses the abundance; kuṅkuma—reddish powder; udyat—rising; arka—sun; vidyut—lightning; aṁśu—beams of light; divyat—shining; ambaraḥ—He who wears the garments (or the sky); śrīmat—beautiful; aṅga—limbs; carcita—anointed; indu—camphor; pītana—saffron; akta—anointed; candanaḥ—He who wears the sandalwood; sva—His own; aṅghri—feet; dāsya—of the devotional service; daḥ—the giver; astu—may become; me—to me; saḥ—He; ballava—of the cowherd men; indra—of the king (Nanda); nandanaḥ—He who is the son (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
Translation

His abundantly beautiful complexion belittles the splendor of combined rainclouds, black eye cosmetics, and sapphires. His garments appear effulgent like a rising sun tinted like kuṅkum powder and enhanced by shining bolts of lightning. His perfectly-formed limbs are anointed with sandalwood paste mixed with camphor and saffron. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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gaṇḍa-tāṇḍavāti-paṇḍitāṇḍajeśa-kuṇḍalaś candra-padma-ṣaṇḍa-garva-khaṇḍanāsya-maṇḍalaḥ ballavīṣu vardhitātma-gūḍha-bhāva-bandhanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
gaṇḍa—on the cheeks; tāṇḍava—in dancing; ati—very much; paṇḍita—learned; aṇḍaja-īśa—the god of those born from eggs (the shark); kuṇḍalaḥ—He who wears earrings; candra—moon; padma-ṣaṇḍa—a collection of lotuses; garva—pride; khaṇḍana—destruction; āsya-maṇḍalaḥ—the orb of His face; ballavīṣu—amongst the gopīs; vardhita—increased; ātma-gūḍha—concealed within the self; bhāva—by the love; bandhanaḥ—He who is bound
Translation

He wears shark-shaped earrings that dance very expertly upon His cheeks. The beauty of the orb of His face destroys the pride of a multitude of moons and lotus flowers. He causes the knot of His own secret ecstatic love-moods to increasingly tighten amongst the gopīs. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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nitya-navya-rūpa-veśa-hārda-keli-ceṣṭitaḥ keli-narma-śarma-dāyi-mitra-vṛnda-veṣṭitaḥ svīya-keli-kānanāṁśu-nirjitendra-nandanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
nitya—eternal; navya—youthful; rūpa—beautiful form; veśa—mode of dress; hārda—love; keli—pastimes; ceṣṭitaḥ—He who endeavors; keli—amorous pastimes; narma—joking words; śarma—pleasure; dāyi—giving; mitra-vṛnda—the assembly of boyfriends; veṣṭitaḥ—He who is surrounded; svīya—His own; keli-kānana—pastime forest; aṁśu—rays; nirjita—defeated; indra-nandanaḥ—the heavenly Nandana gardens of Lord Indra
Translation

He is eternally engaged in designing ever-fresh variations of His youthful form, mode of dress, and loving pastimes. He is surrounded by the assembly of His cowherd boyfriends, who excel in giving Him delight by their playful joking words. Even a single brilliant ray of splendor from His personal pleasure-forest defeats the heavenly Nandana gardens of Lord Indra. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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prema-hema-maṇḍitātma-bandhutābhinanditaḥ kṣauṇi-lagna-bhāla-loka-pāla-pāli-vanditaḥ nitya-kāla-sṛṣṭa-vipra-gauravāli-vandanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
prema—of pure love; hema—the gold; maṇḍita—decorated; ātma—His own; bandhuta—friendship; abhinanditaḥ—He who is delighted; kṣauṇi—the earth; lagna—touching; bhāla—foreheads; loka-pāla—protectors of the planets; pāli—multitudes; vanditaḥ—He who is praised; nitya-kāla—daily; sṛṣṭa—done; vipra—to the brāhmaṇas; gaurava—reverence; āli—the groups; vandanaḥ—He who offers prayers
Translation

He is delighted by the friendship of His devotees, whose consciousness is decorated with the golden ornaments of pure love for Him. He is praised by the great demigods who protect various planets in the universe and who offer obeisances to Him by touching their foreheads to the ground. He honors the brāhmaṇas with great reverence at specific times of the day. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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līlayendra-kāliyoṣṇa-kaṁsa-vatsa-ghātakas tat-tad-ātma-keli-vṛṣṭi-puṣṭa-bhakta-cāṭakaḥ vīrya-śīla-līlayātma-ghoṣa-vāsi-nandanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
līlayā—easily; indra—King Indra; kāliya—the serpent Kāliya; uṣṇa—angry; kaṁsa—King Kaṁsa; vatsa—Vatsāsura; ghātakaḥ—He who is the killer; tat-tat—by all these; ātma-keli—His own pastimes; vṛṣṭi—the shower; puṣṭa—nourished; bhakta-cāṭakaḥ—whose devotees are like cāṭaka birds; vīrya—heroism; śīla—nature; līlayā—by the pastimes; ātma—His own; ghoṣa-vāsi—of the cowherd residents; nandanaḥ—He who is the delighter
Translation

He easily removed the pride of Indra as well as the violent anger of Kāliya, and He killed the demons Kaṁsa and Vatsāsura. With the rainfall of these variegated pastimes, He nourishes the chātaka birds who are His devotees. By performing His pastimes of heroic nature, He delights the residents of His own cowherd community. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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kuñja-rāsa-keli-sīdhu-rādhikādi-toṣaṇas tat-tad-ātma-keli-narma-tat-tad-āli-poṣaṇaḥ prema-śīla-keli-kīrti-viśva-citta-nandanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
kuñja—in the groves; rāsa-keli—the rāsa dance; sīdhu—with the nectar; rādhikā-ādi—the gopīs headed by Rādhikā; toṣaṇaḥ—He who satisfies; tat-tat—all these; ātma—own; keli—for sport; narma—jokes; tat-tat—all these; āli—cowherd girls; poṣaṇaḥ—He who is the nourisher; prema—love; śīla—good character; keli—of the pastimes; kīrti—the fame; viśva-citta—the minds of the entire universe; nandanaḥ—He who gives delight
Translation

He satisfies Śrī Rādhikā and the other gopīs with the nectar of the sportive rāsa dance performed in the groves of Vṛndāvana. During the various intrigues of those amorous pastimes, He devises many different playful jokes to sustain the assembly of gopīs. He thus delights the minds of all the people in the universe by the glory of His loving pastimes. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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rāsa-keli-darśitātma-śuddha-bhakti-sat-pathaḥ svīya-citra-rūpa-veśa-manmathāli-manmathaḥ gopikāsu netra-koṇa-bhāva-vṛnda-gandhanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
rāsa-keli—by the pastimes of the rāsa dance; darśita—shown; ātma-śuddha-bhakti—His own pure devotional service; sat-pathaḥ—the eternal path; svīya—His own; citra—amazing; rūpa-veśa—form and dress; manmatha—of cupids; āli—multitudes; manmathaḥ—He who is the cupid; gopikāsu—among the cowherd damsels; netra-koṇa—the corner of the eyes; bhāva-vṛnda—heaps of ecstasies; gandhanaḥ—He who hints
Translation

By revealing His pastimes of the festive rāsa dance, He also shows the eternal path of His own pure devotional service. By His amazing beauty and fascinating mode of dress, He churns the minds of a vast multitude of cupids. Through the outer corners of His eyes, He casts sidelong glances, aimed at the gopīs, that give hints of a host of affectionate ecstatic moods. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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puṣpa-cāyi-rādhikābhimarśa-labdhi-tarṣitaḥ prema-vāmya-ramya-rādhikāsya-dṛṣṭi-harṣitaḥ rādhikorasīha lepa eṣa hāri-candanaḥ svāṅghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ
Word for word
puṣpa-cāyi—She who picks flowers; rādhikā—Rādhikā; abhimarśa—the touch; labdhi—by the attainment; tarṣitaḥ—He who is pleased; prema-vāmya—crookedness of love; ramya—charming; rādhikā-āsya—the face of Rādhikā; dṛṣṭi—by the sight; harṣitaḥ—jubilant; rādhikā-urasi—on the breasts of Rādhikā; iha—here; lepaḥ—ointment; eṣaḥ—He; hāri-candanaḥ—He who is the sandalwood
Translation

He becomes excited with desire by suddenly touching Śrī Rādhikā while She is busy picking flowers. Then He becomes jubilant when He sees Her charming face decorated with the contrariness of pure love. Verily He is the sandalwood paste that decorates Rādhikā's breasts. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

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aṣṭakena yas tv anena rādhikā-suvallabhaṁ saṁstavīti darśane 'pi sindhujādi-durlabham taṁ yunakti tuṣṭa-citta eṣa ghoṣa-kānane rādhikāṅga-saṅga-nanditātma-pāda-sevane
Word for word
aṣṭakena—by these eight verses; yaḥ—who; tu—indeed; anena—with these; rādhikā-su-vallabham—He who is very dear to Rādhikā; saṁstavīti—praises with full attention; darśane—in the sight; api—even; sindhu-jā—she who was born from the sea (Lakṣmī); ādi—and so on; durlabham—difficult to achieve; tam—to him; yunakti—engages; tuṣṭa-citta—of satisfied mind; eṣaḥ—He; ghoṣa-kānane—in the forest of the cowherds; rādhikā-aṅga—the limbs of Rādhikā; saṅga—by the contact; nandita—delighted; ātma-pāda—His own feet; sevane—in the service
Translation

It is very difficult for Lakṣmī Devī and other exalted gods and goddesses to attain even a glimpse of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is very dear to Śrī Rādhikā. But if someone glorifies Him by reciting these eight verses with full attention, then He who is delighted by the intimate association with Rādhikā's limbs will become pleased with that person and engage them in the service of His own lotus feet within the cowherd forests of Goloka Vṛndāvana.

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Who wrote Ambudanjanendra Nila?

Ambudanjanendra Nila was composed by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami. It appears in More Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Ambudanjanendra Nila?

His abundantly beautiful complexion belittles the splendor of combined rainclouds, black eye cosmetics, and sapphires. His garments appear effulgent like a rising sun tinted like kuṅkum powder and enhanced by shining bolts of lightning. His perfectly-formed limbs are anointed with sandalwood paste mixed with camphor and saffron. May Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Son of the king of the cowherd men, grant me the service of His own lotus feet.

Where can I listen to Ambudanjanendra Nila?

You can listen to 1 recording of Ambudanjanendra Nila on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

How many verses does Ambudanjanendra Nila have?

Ambudanjanendra Nila has 9 verses.

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