Obeisance 11
Song_Obeisance 11
sūrasena-mahārāja-
dhāni-ṣrī-mathurā-priya
devakī-vasudevaika-
vivāhotsava-kāraṇa
ṣūrasena - of King Śūrasena; mahā-rājadhani - of the great capitol; ṣrī - mathurā - Mathurā; priya - very fond; devakī - of Devakī; vasudeva - of Vasudeva; eka - one; vivāha - wedding; utsava - festival; kāraṇa - cause.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You are very fond of the city of Mathurā, the capitol of King Śūrasena, and because You decided to descend in that place to the earth, You caused the wedding celebration of Devakī and Vasudeva.
viyad-vāg-vardhitāttāsva-
pāṣa-kaṁsāti-durṇayā
vasudeva-vaco - yukti-
devakī-prāṇa-rakṣaka
viyat - in the sky; vāk - by a speech; vardhita - increased; atta - taken; asva - of the horses; pāṣa - reigns kaṁsa - Kaṁsa; ati - very; durṇayā - wicked deed; vasudeva - of Vasudeva; vacaḥ--of the speech; yukti - the reason; devakī - of Devakī; prāṇa - of the life; rakṣana - protector.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, agitated by a voice from the sky, Kaṁsa, who was holding the reigns of the chariot tried to wickedly (kill Devakī). Devakī's life was saved by the careful reasoned words of Vasudeva.
satya-vāk-ṣauri-kaṁsāgra-
nīta-putra-vimocana
devarṣi-kathitodanta-
kaṁsa-jṇātehitava mām
satya - truthful; vāk - words; ṣauri - Vasudeva; kaṁsa - of Kaṁsa; agra - begore; nīta - brought; putra - sons; vimocana - given up; devarṣi - by Nārada Muni; kathita - spoken; udanta - complete; kaṁsa - by Kaṁsa; jṇāta - known; ihita - attempted; ava - please protect; mām - me.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, fulfilling his promise, the truthful Vasudeva brought each of His sons before Kaṁsa. O Lord, because of Your desire, Kaṁsa was able to hear the words spoken by Nārada (from the sky). O Lord Kṛṣṇa,please protect me.
kaṁsa-ṣṛṇkhalitāneka-
vasudevādi-bāndhava
devakī-jāta-ṣad-garbha-
tāta-kaṁsāri-ghātana
kaṁsa - by Kaṁsa; ṣṛṇkhalita - bound in chains; aneka-many; vasudeva - by Vasudeva; ādi - headed; bāndhava - relatives; devakī - from Devakī; jāta - born; sat - six; garbha - infants; tāta - series; kaṁsa - Kaṁsa; ari - enemy; ghātana - killing.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Kaṁsa then imprisoned Vasudeva and other relatives and bound them in chains. He killed the six sons of Devakī, thinking them to be his enemies.
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Who wrote Obeisance 11?
Obeisance 11 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 11 have?
Obeisance 11 has 4 verses.