Jaśomatī Stanya Pāyī Śrī Nanda Nandana
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O infant who drank at Yaśodā's breast (Yaśomatī-stanya-pāyī), O son of Nanda (Śrī Nanda-nandana), O Lord splendid like sapphires (Indranīla-maṇi), O life of Vraja's people (Braja-
janera jībana)!
O Lord who killed the Pūtanā witch in Gokula (Śrī Gokula-niśācarī-pūtanā-ghātana), O killer of the Tṛṇāvarta demon (Duṣṭa-tṛṇābarta-hantā), O Lord who broke the cart
(Śakaṭa-bhañjana)!
O butter-thief (Navanīta-cora), O child expert at stealing yogurt (Dadhi-haraṇa-kuśala), O child who broke the Yamala-arjuna trees (Yamalārjuna-bhañjī), O Lord who pleases the cows,
land and senses (Govinda), O protector of the cows (Gopāla)!
O child whose belly was bound by a rope (Dāmodara), O protector of the cows and calves in Vṛndāvana (Bṛndābana-go-batsa-rākhāla), O killer of Vatsāsura (Vatsāsurāntaka), O Lord who takes away all that is inauspicious (Hari), O Lord who protect Your devotees (Nija-jana-pāla)!
O enemy of Bakāsura (Baka-śatru), O killer of Aghāsura (Agha-hantā), O Lord who bewildered Brahmā (Brahma-vimohana), O killer of Dhenukāsura (Dhenuka-nāśana), O all-attractive Lord (Kṛṣṇa), O Lord who subdued Kāliya (Kāliya-damana)!
O Lord dressed in yellow garments (Pītāmbara), O Lord who wears a peacock-feather (Śikhi-piccha-dhārī), O Lord who plays the flute (Veṇu-dhara), O Lord who enjoys pastimes in
Bhāṇḍīravana (Bhāṇḍīra-kānana-līla), O Lord who swallowed a forest-fire (Dāvānala-hara)!
O best of dancers (Naṭa-vara), O Lord who wanders in caves (Guhā-cara), O Lord who enjoys pastimes in autumn (Śarata-bihārī), O beloved of the gopīs (Ballavī-vallabha), O splendid
and playful Supreme Personality of Godhead (Deva), O Lord who stole the gopīs' garments (Gopī-vastra-hārī)!
O ocean of mercy for the yajña-patnīs (Yajña-patnī-gaṇa-prati karuṇara sindhu), O lifter of Govardhana Hill (Govardhana-dhṛk), O husband of the goddess of fortune (Mādhava), O friend of Vraja's residents (Vraja-vāsi-bandhu)!
O Lord who removed Indra's pride (Indra-darpa-hārī), O protector of Nanda (Nanda-rakṣitā), O giver of liberation (Mukunda), O beloved of the gopas (Śrī Gopa-vallabha), O Lord who enjoys the rāsa-dance pastime (Rāsa-krīḍa), O Lord filled with bliss (Pūrṇānanda)!
O beloved of Rādhā (Śrī Rādhā-vallabha), O husband of Rādhā (Rādhā-Mādhava), O handsome Lord (Sundara), O master more dear than life for Lalitā, Viśākhā, and the other sakhīs (Lalitā-Viśākhā-ādi-sakhī-prāṇeśvara)!
O Lord splendid like a new raincloud (Nava-jaladhara-kānti), O Lord more charming than Kāmadeva (Madana-mohana), O Lord decorated with a forest-garland (Vana-mālī), O smiling
Lord (Smera-mukha), O life of the gopīs (Gopī-prāṇa-dhana)!
O Lord whose form bends in three places as You dance (Tri-bhaṅgī), O player of the flute (Muralī-dhara), O hero who enjoys pastimes by the Yamunā (Yāmuna-nāgara), O Lord who
enjoys pastimes by Rādhā-kuṇḍa (Rādhā-kuṇḍa-raṅga-netā), O ocean of nectar (Rasera sāgara)!
O master more dear than life for Candrāvalī (Candrāvalī-prāṇa-nātha), O playful Lord (Kautukābhilāṣī), O rake who makes Rādhā jealous and angry (Rādhā-māna-sulampaṭa), O Lord
who meets Rādhā (Milana-prayāsī)!
O Lord who gave the gift of the Mānasa-gaṅgā (Mānasa-gaṅgāra dānī), O thief of flowers (Prasūna-taskara), O rake who teases the gopīs (Gopī-saha haṭha-kārī), O master of
Vraja's forests (Vraja-vaneśwara)!
O wealth of Gokula (Gokula-sampada), O Lord who removes the gopas' sufferings (Gopa-duḥkha-nibāraṇa), O Lord who subdues the wicked (Durmada-damana), O Lord who removes the devotees' sufferings (Bhakta-santāpa-haraṇa)!
O Lord who delivered the vidyādhara Sudarśana (Sudarśana-mocana), O killer of Śaṅkhacūḍa (Śrī Śaṅkhacūḍāntaka, O younger brother of Balarāma (Rāmānuja), O dark moon of Vraja (Śyāma-candra), O Lord who plays the flute (Muralī-bādaka)!
O Lord who hears the gopīs' songs (Gopī-gīta-śrotā), O killer of the Madhu demon (Madhusūdana), O enemy of the Mura demon (Murāri), O killer of Ariṣṭāsura (Ariṣṭa-ghātaka),
O Lord who enjoys pastimes at Rādhā-kuṇḍa and other places (Rādhā-kuṇḍādi-vihārī)!
O killer of Vyomāsura (Vyomāntaka), O lotus-eyed Lord (Padma-netra), O killer of Keśī (Keśi-nisūdana), O playful Lord (Raṅga-krīḍa), O killer of Kaṁsa (Kaṁsa-hantā), O killer of Kaṁsa's wrestlers (Malla-praharaṇa)!
O son of Vasudeva (Vasudeva-suta), O flag that proclaims the glory of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty (Vṛṣṇi-vaṁśa-kīrti-dhvaja), O master of the poor (Dīna-nātha), O master of Mathurā
(Mathureśa), O Lord born from Devakī's womb (Devakī-garbha-ja)!
O Lord merciful to Kubjā (Kubjā-kṛpāmaya), O all-pervading Lord (Viṣṇu), O descended of King Śūrasena (Śauri), O resting-place of all living entities (Nārāyaṇa), O master of Dvārakā (Dvārakeśa), O killer of Narakāsura (Naraka-ghna), O descendent of King Yadu (Śrī Yadu-nandana)!
O beloved of Śrī Rukmiṇī (Śrī Rukmiṇī-kānta), O husband of Satyā (Satyā-pati), O protector of the demigods (Sura-pāla), O kinsman of the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍaba-bāndhava), O all-devouring time for Śiśupāla and the demons (Śiśupālādira kāla.
O master of the worlds (Jagadīśa), O Lord who removes the devotees' sufferings (Janārdana), O master of Brahmā and Śiva (Keśava), O Lord who saves the devotees from distress (Arta-
trāṇa), O seed of all incarnations (Sarvāvatāra-bīja), O origin of the universes (Viśva-nidāna)!
O master of Māyā (Māyeśvara), O master of yoga (Yogeśvara), O master of spiritual power (Brahma-teja-dhāra), O soul of all souls (Sarvātmātmā), O supreme master (Prabhu), O
Lord beyond the material world (Prakṛti-pāra)!
O purifier of the fallen (Patita-pāvana), O master of the universes (Jagannātha), O controller of all (Sarveśvara), O moon of Vṛndāvana (Vṛndāvana-candra), O mine that produces the
jewels of all the rasas (Sarva-rasākara)!
Frequently asked
Who wrote Jaśomatī Stanya Pāyī Śrī Nanda Nandana?
Jaśomatī Stanya Pāyī Śrī Nanda Nandana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Jaśomatī Stanya Pāyī Śrī Nanda Nandana?
O infant who drank at Yaśodā's breast (Yaśomatī-stanya-pāyī), O son of Nanda (Śrī Nanda-nandana), O Lord splendid like sapphires (Indranīla-maṇi), O life of Vraja's people (Braja- janera jībana)!
How many verses does Jaśomatī Stanya Pāyī Śrī Nanda Nandana have?
Jaśomatī Stanya Pāyī Śrī Nanda Nandana has 25 verses.