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Brahmā's Prayers

(Lalita-rāga)

दिखाएँ

टेक्स्ट

1

Brahmār Staba

अर्थ

ratha haite uli brahmā praṇāma kari
kara-puṭe stuti kare dui kara juḍi

Brahmā descended from the chariot, bowed down, and with folded hands offered prayers.

2

cāri mukuṭa bhūmi loṭhāya tite āṅkira jale kāndite kāndite brahmā sa-karuṇa bale

अर्थ

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

3

eta māyā kena gosāñī pātaha āmāy āmā hena koṭī brahmā nimeṣeke hay

अर्थ

O Lord, O master of Māyā, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You. In the blinking of an eye You can create many millions of Brahmās like me.

4

aja-hena nāma mora tri-jagate baila sei bole andha haiyā tomā na cinila

अर्थ

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.

5

tomāra nābhi-padme gosāñī āmāra utpatti āmi aja nahi tumi aja se śrī-pati

अर्थ

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 Nārāyaṇa, the goddess of fortune's husband.

6

ādya-anta hao tumi nārāyaṇ akhila brahmāṇḍa tumi tumi se kāraṇ

अर्थ

You are Nārāyaṇa, the beginning and end of everything, the creator of all the universes.

7

sattva-rajaḥ-tamaḥ tumi tri-guṇa-dhārī āmāra sṛjale tumi deba śrī-hari

अर्थ

You are the master of the three modes: goodness, passion, and ignorance. You are Lord Hari, who created my body.

8

tomāra mahimā bali kāhāra sāhase koṭī koṭī brahmā tomār loma-kūpe bhāse

अर्थ

Who can describe Your glories? Millions and millions of Brahmās have come from the pores of Your transcendental body.

9

koṭi brahmār eka āmi tāhāra bhitare āuṭa hāta pramāṇa āmār kalebare

अर्थ

I am one of those many millions of Brahmās. I am a lowly creature with a body the size of seven cubits.

10

āṅkhira nimiṣe koṭi brahmāra sṛjan katākṣe sṛjaha punaḥ karaha nidhan

अर्थ

With an eyeblink You create many millions of Brahmās, and with a glance You again destroy them.

11

saṁsārera sāra tumi jagata-kāraṇ ādi-anta-madhya nāhi nāma nārāyaṇ

अर्थ

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

12

tomāra sebaka saṅga kata pun/ya pāi na pātiha māyā more śuna govindāi

अर्थ

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 Māyā. O Govinda, please hear my words.

13

abaśya thākaye putra jananī-udare caraṇa-āghāta baje māyera śarīre

अर्थ

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

14

sei jadi pāpa haya śuna dāmodar koṭī brahmā āche tomār śarīra-bhitar

अर्थ

Does the kicking infant commit a sin? O Dāmodara, please hear my words: Many millions of Brahmās reside within Your transcendental body.

15

tabe nirdaya kena haibe cakra-pāṇi kāndite kāndite brahmā baila eta bāṇī

अर्थ

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

Weeping and weeping, Brahmā spoke these words.