dviviḍaof Dvivida;duranta-caritraat the mischief;kopinangry;saj-jana-mitraO friend of the devotees;raivataon MountRRaivata;līlapastimes;lakṣyacharacterized;prakṛta-dhībhiḥby the unintelligent conditioned souls;alakṣyaunseen
Translation
O Lord who became angry at Dvivida's terrible mischief, O Lord who enjoyed pastimes on Mount Raivata, O Lord unseen by the foolish conditioned souls, . . .
nijaown;rama-gaṇabeautiful girls;juṣṭaenjoying pastimes;tat-kapi-dharṣṭyatby the audicaty of a gorilla;ruṣṭaangered;tenaby him;samamwith;kṛta-yuddhafought;tad-yudhiin that fight;kautuka-ruddhawonderfully fought
Translation
. . . O Lord who enjoyed pastimes with many beautiful gopis, O Lord who was angered by a gorilla's arrogant mischief, O Lord who wonderfully fought with the gorilla, . . .
ciralong time;hatakilled;kapiof the gorillas;kulafamily;duṣṭawicked;suraof the demigods;munisages;gaṇahosts;nutiobeisances and prayers;tuṣṭa- pleased;kurubhiḥby the Kurus;sambewhen Sāmba;baddhewas bound;yadu-nivahein the host of Yadus;sannaddheready for battle
Translation
. . . O Lord who after a long duel finally killed the most wicked of gorillas, O Lord who was pleased by the prayers and obeisances of the demigods and sages, O Lord who gathered the Yādava armies when the Kauravas kidnaped Sāmba, . . .
svayampersonally;athathen;sandhimtruce;kalayandoing;śantanpeaceful;saṅgein the company;valayandoing;kuru-nagaramthe city of the Kauravas;laghulightly;gatavangoing;tad-durvacanamtheir insults;śrutavanhearing
Translation
. . . O Lord who went to the Kauravas' capitol to make peace with them, O Lord who heard their insults, . . .
bhīta-kuru-śrita-pada kṛpaya tyakta-vivadavadhu-suta-yautuka-saṅgi gṛham aga bahu-raṅgi
Word for word
bhītafrightened;kuruKurus;śritatook shelter;padafeet;kṛpayawith mercy;tyakta-vivadagivingh up the aurrel;vadhu-sutathe girl and boy;yautuka-saṅgiuniting;gṛhamhome;agawent;bahu-raṅgivery happy
Translation
. . . O Lord of whose feet the frightened Kauravas took shelter, O Lord who thus ended the quarrel, O Lord who saw Sāmba and his wife reunited, O Lord who happily took them home, . . .
samprati saha saha-janma gokulam air nija-janmajaya jaya jaya balarama kevalam anujarama
Word for word
sampratinow;sahawith;saha-janmaYour brother;gokulamto Gokula;airYou went;nija-janmathe place of Your birth;jayaglory;jayaglory;jayaglory;balaramaO Lord Balarāma;kevalamonly;anuja-aramawho delight in Your younger brother
Translation
. . . Now, together with Your brother, You have come to Gokula, the place of Your birth. O Lord Balarāma, who delight only in Your younger brother, glory, glory, glory to You!
About Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra
One verse from within Gopala-campu, its seven padas addressed throughout to Balarama (named explicitly in the final line), opening with His anger at 'Dvivida,' the ape-demon of terrible conduct — the traditional account (Bhagavata Purana 10.67) in which Balarama alone kills Dvivida near Mount Raivata.
Who wrote Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra?
Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.
What is the meaning of Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra?
O Lord who became angry at Dvivida's terrible mischief, O Lord who enjoyed pastimes on Mount Raivata, O Lord unseen by the foolish conditioned souls, . . .
How many verses does Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra have?
Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra has 7 verses.
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Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Dviviḍa Duranta Caritra Kopin Saj Jana Mitra — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.
