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Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

(Pāhiḍā-rāga)

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Śrī Kṛṣṇer prati Indrer Staba

Word for word

tumi-Yiu; deba-the Lord; nārāyaṇa-Narayana; saṁsāra-adhikārī-the master of the world; āmā-of me; hena-like that; koṭi-millions; indra-of Indras; nimeṣe-in the blinking of an eye; saṁhāri-destroy

Translation

tumi deba nārāyaṇa saṁsāra-adhikārī
āmā hena koṭi indra nimeṣe saṁhāri

You are Lord Nārāyaṇa, the controller of the material worlds. In the blinking of an eye You can destroy many millions of Indras like me.

2

sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tumi se kāraṇ tomāra māyāte sthira nahe kona jan

Word for word

sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera-of creation, maintenance, and destruction; tumi-You; se-that; kāraṇ-the cause; tomāra-of You; māyāte-Maya; sthira-stop; nahe-not; kona-any; jan-person

Translation

You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the material worlds. No one can stop the power of Your Māyā.

3

lakṣa lakṣa janma jadi tapa kari mari tabu ta' tomāra māyā bujhite na pāri

Word for word

lakṣa lakṣa-many hundreds of thousands; janma-of births; jadi-if; tapa-austerities; kari mari-does; tabu ta'-then; tomāra-of You; māyā-maya; bujhite-to know; na-not; pāri-is able

Translation

If if he performs austerities for many hundreds of thousands of births, a person cannot solve the riddle posed by Your Māyā.

4

tyaja kopa nārāyaṇa paḍahuṁ caraṇe āmāke karaha kṛpā deba nārāyaṇ

Word for word

tyaja-please give up; kopa-anger; nārāyaṇa-O Narayana; paḍahum-I fall; caraṇe-at Your feet; āmāke-to me; karaha-please do; kṛpā-mercy; deba-O Lord; nārāyaṇ-Narayana

Translation

O Lord Nārāyaṇa, please give up Your anger. I fall down before Your feet. O Lord Nārāyaṇa, please be merciful to me.

About Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

Corresponds to Bhagavatam 10.27, following the lifting of Govardhan Hill. Humbled after his storm to punish Vraja is thwarted by Krishna, Indra descends, admits his pride and error, and offers prayers glorifying Krishna as the Supreme Lord before Him.

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Who wrote Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa was composed by Gunaraja Khan. It appears in Sri Krsna Vijaya.

What is the meaning of Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

tumi deba nārāyaṇa saṁsāra-adhikārī āmā hena koṭi indra nimeṣe saṁhāri You are Lord Nārāyaṇa, the controller of the material worlds. In the blinking of an eye You can destroy many millions of Indras like me.

How many verses does Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa have?

Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa has 4 verses.

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Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa — 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.