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Description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Handsome Form

Śrī Kṛṣṇer Rūpa-varṇan

(vibhāṣā-rāga)

हिन्दी में पढ़ें

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kṛṣṇera prasāde gopa baise bṛndābane roga śoka bhaya kichui na jāne
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kṛṣṇera of Lord Kṛṣṇa; prasāde by the mercy; gopa the gopas; baise residing; bṛndābane in Vṛndāvana; roga disease; śoka lamentation; bhaya fear; kichui something; na not; jane know
Translation

By Lord Kṛṣṇa's mercy, the gopa people in Vṛndāvana did not know anything of disease, lamentation, or fear.

sarba-kṣaṇa sarba-jana govinda pāila janma-janma-kṛta-pāpa saba dūra haila
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sarba-kṣaṇa at every moment; sarba-jana everyone; govinda Kṛṣṇa; pāila proitected; janma-janma-kṛta done in many births; pāpa sins; saba all; dūra far away; haila were
Translation

At every moment Govinda protected everyone. All the sins of every past birth were thrown far away.

hena-kāle haila kṛṣṇa dwādaśa batsar bhuvana-mohana rūpa ati-manohar
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hena-kāle at the time; haila was; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; dwādaśa twelve; batsaḥ years; bhuvana-mohana charming the worlds; rūpa form; ati manohaḥ-very handsome
Translation

When He attained the age of twelve years, Kṛṣṇa became very handsome. He enchanted all the worlds.

pūrṇimāra candra jini badana-kamal khañjana jiniyā śobhe nayana-jugal
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pūrṇimāra full; candra moon; jini defeats; badana-kamal lotus face; khañjana khanjana birds; jiniyā defeats; śobhe beautiful; nayana-jugal pair of eyes
Translation

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

mayūrera puccha śire kuṭila kuntal hīrā-maṇi-māṇikya śobhe karṇera kuṇḍal
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mayūrera peacock; puccha feather; śire on the head; kuṭila curly; kuntal hair; hīrā-maṇi-māṇikya with diamonds and rubies; śobhe beautiful
Translation

He wore a peacock feather atop His curly hair. He wore earrings of rubies and diamonds.

nānā barṇera puṣpa-mālā hṛdaya-upare subarṇa-aṅgurī sāje balayā dui kare
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nānā many; barṇera colors; puṣpa-mālā flower garland; hṛdaya-upare on His chest; subarṇa gold; aṅgurī ring; sāje ornament; balayā bracelet; dui two; kare hands
Translation

On His chest was a flower garland of many colors. On His hands were golden rings and bracelets.

pāyete nupūra sāje mukuṭa śobhe māthe bālakera saṅge batsa rakhe jagannāthe
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pāyete on His feet; nupūra anklebells; sāje ornament; mukuṭa crown; śobhe beautiful; māthe on His head; bālakera of boys; saṅge in the company; batsa calves; rakhe protected; jagannāthe the master of the universe
Translation

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.

pīta-dhaḍā-paridhāna deba bana-mālī nūtana meghete jena paḍiche bijalī
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pīta-dhaḍā-paridhāna wearing a yellow dhoti; deba body; bana-mālī a forest garland; nūtana new; meghete raincloud; jena by which; paḍiche was; bijalī lightning
Translation

His body adorned with a yellow dhotī and a forest-flower garland, He was like a monsoon cloud accompanied by lightning

līlāmaṇi darpaṇa jena mukha niramāṇ tāra-majjhe śobhe jena bindu-bindu-gham
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līlāmaṇi pastime jewels; darpaṇa mirror; jena by which; mukha face; niramāṇ measured; tāra-majjhe stars; śobhe graceful; jena by whcih; bindu-bindu-gham drops of perspiration
Translation

His face was splendid like a mirror of pastime jewels. His drops of perspiration were like a row of stars.

dekhiyā jubatī saba sthira nahe man kāmete pīḍita gopī cinta kṛṣṇera caraṇ
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dekhiyā seeing; jubatī the girls; saba all; sthira steady; nahe not; man heart; kāmete with desire; pīḍita tormented; gopī gopī; cinta thinking; kṛṣṇera of Kṛṣṇa; caraṇ the feet
Translation

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

madane dagadha citta jubatī-samāj swāmīre chāḍiyā bhaya khaṇḍileka lāj
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madane by desire; dagadha burned; citta heart; jubatī-samāj the girls; swāmīre husband; chāḍiyā leaving; bhaya fear; khaṇḍileka broke; lāj shyness
Translation

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

rātri dine jubatī gobinde haila mati gṛha-karma chāḍileka sakala jubatī
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rātri at night; dine at day; jubatī the girls; gobinde in Kṛṣṇa; haila was; mati thought; gṛha-karma household duties; chāḍileka abandoned; sakala all; jubatī the girls
Translation

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

kothā āche govindāi jāba tāṅra ṭhāñi kon prakāre tāṅra daraśana pāi
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kothā where; āche is; govindāi Kṛṣṇa; jāba as much as; tāṅra of Him; ṭhāñi by Him; kon what; prakāre method; tāṅra of Him; daraśana seeing; pāi I will be able
Translation

They thought, "Where is Kṛṣṇa? What shall I do to be able to see Him?"

neha mate govindera cinte gopī-gaṇ antarjāmī gosāñī jānila takhan
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neha with love; mate in the heart; govindera of Kṛṣṇa; cinte thinking; gopī-gaṇ the gopīs; antarjāmī the Supersoul; gosā{.sy 241}ī the master; jānila knew; takhan then
Translation

As they thought of Kṛṣṇa in this way, they could see Him residing in their hearts.

jāniyā ta' govindāi pāti jogamāyā kariba ta' rāsa-krīḍā bṛndābane giyā
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jāniyā ta' knowing; govindāi Kṛṣṇa; pāti jogamāyā Yogamaya; kariba ta' will be; rāsa-krīḍā rasa dance pastime; bṛndābane giyā in Vṛndāvana
Translation

Aware of their hearts, Kṛṣṇa will manifest His yogamāyā potency and enjoy a rāsa-dance pastime with them in Vṛndāvana forest.

naḍilā jamunā-tīre sundara-kānāñi nānā brkṣa puṣpa-latā āchaya tathāi
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naḍilā walking; jamunā-tīre by the Yamuna's shore; sundara handsome; kānāñi Kṛṣṇa; nānā various; brkṣa trees; puṣpa-latā flowering vines; āchaya were; tathāi there
Translation

Handsome Kṛṣṇa walked by the Yamunā's shore, where the trees and vines bore many flowers.

eka-citte śuna nara saṁsāra-tāraṇ guṇarāja khānna bole govinda-caraṇ
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eka-citte with one heart; śuna please hear; nara O people; saṁsāra-tāraṇ rescuing from the material world; guṇarāja Gunaraja; khānna Khan; bole describes; govinda-caraṇ Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet
Translation

With one heart please hear, O people, Guṇarāja Khān's description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet, a description that lifts us out of the world of birth and death.

About Description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Handsome Form

A descriptive passage on Krishna's physical beauty, part of the poem's opening portrait of the Lord before the narrative moves into His pastimes. Such descriptions, drawing on the Bhagavatam's own language, dwell on features like His dark complexion, lotus eyes, peacock feather, and flute, establishing the object of devotion for the reader.

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Who wrote Description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Handsome Form?

Description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Handsome Form was composed by Gunaraja Khan. It appears in Sri Krsna Vijaya.

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By Lord Kṛṣṇa's mercy, the gopa people in Vṛndāvana did not know anything of disease, lamentation, or fear.

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Description of Lord Kṛṣṇa's Handsome Form has 17 verses.

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