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Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

Kubera-putra-dwayer Śrī Kṛṣṇa-stava

(Vibhāṣā-rāga)

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1

tumi deba nārāyaṇa deba maheśwar sṛṣṭi sthiti pralayera tumi sarbeśwar

Word for word

tumi You; deba the Lord; nārāyaṇa Narayana; deba the Lord; maheśwaḥ the controller of all; sṛṣṭi creation; sthiti maintenance; pralayera and destruction; tumi You; sarbeśwaḥ the master of all

Translation

You are Lord Nārāyaṇa. You are the master of all. You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the material world.

2

koṭi-koṭi-brahmāṇḍera tumi adhikārī āmarā śakati stuti ki karite pāri

Word for word

koṭi-koṭi millions and millions; brahmāṇḍera of material worlds; tumi You; adhikārī the master; āmarā of me; śakati the power; stuti prayers; ki what; karite to do; pāri able

Translation

You are the controller of millions and millions of universes. If you give me the power, I will be able to speak eloquent prayers glorifying You.

3

bhāla haila ṛṣi more dila śāpa-bāṇī yāṅhāra prasāde āmrā dekhinu cakra-pāṇi

Word for word

bhāla good; haila is; ṛṣi sage; more of me; dila gave; śāpa-bāṇī the curse; yāṅhāra of whom; prasāde mercy; āmrā of me; dekhinu may see; cakra-pāṇi the Lord who holds the cakra

Translation

The sage who cursed me gave me a great benediction, for it is by his mercy that I now see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the holder of the cakra.

4

tomār nāma baliye sei hauk bāṇī munira prasāde mora dekhinu cakra-pāṇi

Word for word

tomāḥ of You; nāma the name; baliye should speak; sei this; hauk should be; bāṇī words; munira of the sage; prasāde by the mercy; mora of me; dekhinu may see; cakra-pāṇi the Lord who holds the cakra

Translation

By the mercy of that sage, I now see the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the holder of the cakra. O Lord, a person who has a voice should use that voice to chant Your holy name.

5

sei hasta hauk je tomāra karma kare se mastaka hauk je tomāre namaskāre

Word for word

sei he; hasta hands; hauk may be; je which; tomāra of You; karma the work; kare do; se he; mastaka head; hauk may be; je who; tomāre of You; namaskāre offering obeisances

Translation

He who has hands, should use his hands to work for You. He who has a head should use his head to bow down before You.

6

sei cakṣu hauk je tore nirīkṣay sei mana hauk je tomāke dhyāy

Word for word

sei he; cakṣu eyes; hauk may be; je who; tore of You; nirīkṣay seeing; sei he; mana mind; hauk may be; je who; tomāke of You; dhyāy meditation

Translation

He who has eyes should gaze on You. He who has a mind should meditate on You.

7

sei pāda hauk je tomāra kṣetra jāy sei jihwā hauk je tomār prasāda khāy

Word for word

sei he; pāda feet; hauk may be; je who; tomāra of You; kṣetra to the holy place; jāy should go; sei he; jihwā a tonmgue; hauk may be; je who; tomāḥ of You; prasāda prasadam; khāy should taste

Translation

He who has feet should walk to Your holy place. He who has a tongue should taste the prasādam offered to You.

8

etake karila stuti sei dui jan hāsiyā ta' dayā kari kaila nārāyaṇ

Word for word

etake they; karila did; stuti prayers; sei these; dui two; jan persons; hāsiyā ta' smiling; dayā mercy; kari kaila did; nārāyaṇ Lord Narayana

Translation

Thus these two persons offered prayers to the Lord. Lord Nārāyaṇa smiled at them and gave them His mercy.

About Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

Corresponds to the Yamalarjuna episode (Bhagavatam 10.10), where Kuvera's two sons, Nalakuvara and Manigriva, cursed by Narada to become twin arjuna trees, are freed when the child Krishna drags a mortar between them, uprooting the trees. Restored to their forms, they offer grateful prayers to Him.

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Who wrote Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa was composed by Gunaraja Khan. It appears in Sri Krsna Vijaya.

What is the meaning of Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

You are Lord Nārāyaṇa. You are the master of all. You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the material world.

How many verses does Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa have?

Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa has 8 verses.

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