Obeisance 102
Song_Obeisance 102
adya-ṣvo-gamana-vyāja-
rakṣita-vraja-nāyaka
prasīda muhur āṣleṣa
nanda-sambhāṣaṇākula
adya--today; svah--tomorrow; gamana--going; vyaja--pretense; raksita--protected; vraja--Vrajabhumi; nayaka--hero; prasida--please be merciful; muhuh--constantly; aslesa--embraces; nanda--of Nanda Maharaja; sambhasana--with the words; akula--filled.
O Lord Krsna, please be merciful to me. Falsely promising to soon return to Vrajabhumi, You protected Vraja's king, Nanda Maharaja from great distress. (At the time of Your separation from him), You very affectionately embraced him and spoke very sweetly to him.
nānā-vāk-cāturī-dīna-
nanda-rodana-vardhana
atyāliṇgana-gopāla-
kula-duḥkhāṣru-vāhaka
nana--various; vak--words; catura--at skill; dina--poor; nanda--of Nanda Maharaja; rodana--the crying; vardhana--increasing; ati-alingana--earnestly embracing; gopala--cowherd men; kula--community; duhkha--from unhappiness; asru--the tears; vahaka--carrying.
O Lord Krsna, Nanda Maharaja became completely impoverished in the skill of speaking many clever words, and his separation from You caused his crying to greatly increase. The cowherd men earnestly embraced You and cried many tears of grief.
muhur-muhyat-patad-vṛddha-
nanda-ṣantvāna-kātara
vaso-'laṇkāra-kupyādi-
dāna-mārita-nanda he
muhuh--continually; muhyat--fainting; patat--falling down; vrddha--elderly; nanda--Nanda Maharaja; santvana--consoling; katara--distressed; vasah--garments; alankara--and ornaments; kupya--metal utensils; adi--beginning with; dana--gifts; marita--as if dead; nanda--Nanda Maharaja; he--O.
O Lord Krsna, elderly Nanda Maharaja became almost dead with grief, and he continually fainted and fell to the ground. You became full of pain to see this, and You tried to console him, and gave him many gifts of valuable garments, ornaments, household utensils and other things.
hāhā-mahā-ravākrandi-
gopa-vṛndātma-ṣokada
jala-sekādy-upānīta-
nanda-prāṇa prasīda me
haha--alas, alas; maha--great; rava--roar; akrandi--crying; gopa--of cowherd men; vrnda--of the multitude; atma--to the hearts; soka--pain; da--giving; jala--of waters; seka--with sprinkling; adi--beginning with; upanita--brought back; nanda--of Nanda Maharaja; prana--life-breath; prasida--please be merciful; me--to me.
O Lord Krsna, in this way You pained the hearts of the cowherd men who began to loudly cry out "Alas, alas!" By sprinkling water, You revived the life-breath of Nanda Maharaja. O Lord, please be merciful to me.
tvarāgamana-satyokti-
viṣvastī-kṛta-nanda mām
parṣve rakṣa susandeṣa-
yaṣodā-dinya-vardhana
tvara--with speed; agamana--arriving; satya--truthful; ukti--words; visvasti--trusting; nanda--Nanda Maharaja; mam--me; parsve--on the side; raksa--please protect; su--nice; sandesa--with the message; yasoda--of Yasoda; dainya--misery; vardhana--increasing.
O Lord Krsna, trusting as complete truth Your promise to return although Nanda Maharaja completely trusted as true Your promise to quickly return home, the sufferings of Yasoda-devi greatly increased as she heard Your words. O Lord please protect me.
muhur muhur parāvarta-
manā-nandāṣru-sampluta
nandānuvrajana-vyāja
vraja-dīna-janāsuda
muhuh--again; muhuh--and again; paravartamana--flowing; nanda--of Nanda Maharaja; asu--by the tears; sampluta--inundated; nanda--Nanda Maharaja; anuvrajana--of following; vyaja--by the trick; vraja--of Vrajabhumi; dina--miserable; jana--to the people; asu--life; da--giving.
O Lord Krsna, constantly inundated by Nanda-Maharaja's tears, You maintained the lives of the miserable residents of Vrajabhumi, by tricking them into believing that You would soon follow Nanda Maharaja as he went there.
gopy-artha-preṣita-svīya-
bhūṣā-ṣāpatha-vācika
nirudhyamāna-netrābja-
vari-dhāra prasīda me
gopi--of the gopis; artha--for the benefit; presita--impelled; sviya--own; bhusa--ornaments; sapatha--promising; vaacika--words; nirudhyamana--blocked up; netra--eyes; abja--lotus flowers; vari--of water; dhara--flowing stream; prasida--please be merciful; me--to me.
O Lord Krsna, for the gopi's benefit You decorated Yourself with promises to return to Vraja. O Lord whose eyes then became filled with a flowing stream of tears, please be merciful to me.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Obeisance 102?
Obeisance 102 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 102 have?
Obeisance 102 has 7 verses.