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Obeisance 92
Song_Obeisance 92
kaṁsa-kārita-maṇcaugha-
raṇga-bhū-gamanotsuka
jīyāt kuvalayāpīḍa
gaja-ruddha-patho bhavān
अर्थ
O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. Although You were very eager to go to the arena full of raised platforms constructed by Kamsa, the elephant Kuvalayapida obstructed Your path.
saṇkkruddhāmbastha-nirdiṣṭa-
karīndra-krīḍitāva mām
sadyaḥ kuvalayāpīḍa-
ghāṭin siṁha-parākrama
अर्थ
O Lord Krsna, please protect me. As powerful as a lion, You briefly played with the elephant Kkuvalayapida, who was goaded on by his angry driver, and the killed him.
samutpātita-nāgendra-
mahā-danta-varāyudham
vande kuvalayāpīḍa-
mardanaṁ hata-hastipam
अर्थ
O Lord Krsna, killing the kuvalayapida elephant and his driver, You pulled out the large tusk of that royal elephant and wielded it as a great weapon.