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Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam

1.11.53

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Refrain

Word for word

nanda of Nanda; tanujanuḥ the son; adya now; vyalam a snake; hatavan killed; hṛtavan removed; asmat from us; kalam the harm

Translation

nanda-tanujanur adya vyalam
hatavan hṛtavan asmat-kalam

Today the son of Nanda killed a snake and rescued us from danger.

2

oṣṭhadharam iha jalada-taṭaliḥ dantavalir api dantaka-paliḥ

Word for word

oṣṭha-adharam upper and lower lips; iha here; jalada of clouds; taṭa surface; aliḥ series; danta of teeth; avaliḥ the series; api also; dantaka of mountain peaks; paliḥ a host

Translation

"This snake's lips are many rainclouds. Its teeth are a row of mountain peaks.

3

śvasa-bharaḥ khara-davaja-vataḥ jihva-yugam api vartma-nipataḥ

Word for word

śvasa-bharaḥ breath; khara acrid; davaja from a forest fire; vataḥ the wind; jihva of tongues; yugam the pair; api also; vartma of a road; nipataḥ the falling

Translation

"Its breath is the acrid wind from a forest-fire. Its forked tongue is a highway."

4

ity utprekṣitatama-vividhaṅgan vyatihasan acarataḥ saṅgan

Word for word

iti thus; utprekṣitatama guessed; vividha various; aṅgan limbs; vyatihasan laughter; acarataḥ did; saṅgan complete

Translation

We made these guesses about its limbs and we all laughed.

5

ahim anv ahitaṁ kalpayamanan girir iti taṁ viśataḥ kṛtamanan

Word for word

ahim the snake; anu following; ahitam the status of being a snake; kalpayamanan seeing; giriḥ a mountain; iti thus; tam him; visataḥ kṛtamanan entered

Translation

Although we could clearly see it was a snake, we said "It is a mountain", and entered within it.

6

tad-udara-madhya kṛtabhyanuveśaṇ nija-virahadi-vimurchita-veśan

Word for word

tat of it; udara of the belly; madhya in the midst; kṛta abhyanuveśan - entered; nija own; viraha separation; adi beginning with; vimurchita-veśan fainted

Translation

We marched into the snake's belly, separated ourselves from Kṛṣṇa, and then fainted unconscious.

7

sneha-bharad atha svena sametan svaka-netramṛta-vṛṣṭi-sacetan

Word for word

sneha of love; bharat because of great; atha then; svena by their own friend; sametan met; svaka own; netra of the glance; amṛta of nectar; vṛṣṭi by the shower; sacetan returned to consciousness

Translation

Out of great love our friend Kṛṣṇa found us and restored our consciousness by showering us with the nectar of His glance.

8

tasmad bahir atha niṣkasitavan punar iha nikhilaṁ bata darśitavan

Word for word

tasmat from it; bahiḥ outside. atha - then; niṣkasitavan brought out; punaḥ again; iha here; nikhilam- everything; bata indeed; darśitavan caused to see

Translation

He brought us out of the snake and showed all of us what had happened.

9

pranad adhikaḥ so 'yam praṇan rakṣan asman kurute traṇan

Word for word

praṇat than life; adhihaḥ more; saḥ ayam He; praṇan life; rakṣan protecting; asman us; kurute does; traṇan protection

Translation

In this way, Kṛṣṇa, who is more dear to us than our own lives, saved our lives and protected us.

About Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam

One verse from within Gopala-campu. Its opening words mention 'the son of Nanda' and 'a serpent today,' suggesting the verse relates to one of Krishna's childhood encounters with a serpent, though which episode and its details aren't recoverable from the title alone.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam?

Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.

What is the meaning of Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam?

nanda-tanujanur adya vyalam hatavan hṛtavan asmat-kalam Today the son of Nanda killed a snake and rescued us from danger.

How many verses does Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam have?

Nanda Tanujanur Adya Vyalam has 9 verses.

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