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Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

Śrī Kṛṣṇer prati Indrer Staba

(Pāhiḍā-rāga)

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

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

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.

Frequently asked

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?

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.

Can I download Indra's Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa as a PPT or PDF?

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.