Obeisance 16
Song_Obeisance 16
kaṁsa-ghātita-durgaṁ tvāṁ
vande durgoditodbhavam
kaṁsa-vismāpakaṁ tāta-
mātṛ-bandhava-mocakam
kaṁsa - by Kaṁsa; ghātita - struck; durgam-Durga; tvām - You; vande - I offer respectful obeisances; durgā – by Durgā; udita - described; udbhavam - Your birth; kaṁsa - Kaṁsa; vismāpakam - causing wonder; tāta - father; mātṛ- -mother; bandhava - relatives; mocakam - releasing.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I offer respectful obeisances unto You. When Kaṁsa attempted to violently kill Durga-devī, she told him that You had already been born. Kaṁsa becamed amazed, and he released Your father, mother and relatives (from the prison).
sabhaya-smṛti-saṁṣuddha-
citta-kaṁsa-vivekadam
kaṁsātma-jṇāna-saṁslāghi-
pitṛ-mātṛ-kṣama-pradam
sa - with; bhaya - fear; smṛti - rememberance; suṁṣūddha - greatly purified; citta - the mind; kaṁsa - Kaṁsa; vivekadam - giving discrimination; kiaṁsa - Kaṁsa; ātma - of the soul; jṇāna - knowledge; saṁslāghi - praising; pitṛ - to the father; mātṛ - and the mother; kṣama - peace; pradam - granting.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Kaṁsa, his mind purified by constantly remembering You with fear, became enlightened, and he sple transcendental knowledge to Your mother and father and thus pacified them.
mdūrmantri-gaṇa-vāg-jāla-
kaṁsa-dūrmāna-vardhanaṁ
sad-atikrama-dūrmantra-
kṣayitāsura-jīvitam
dūrmantri - demonic ministers; gaṇa - by the assembly; vāk - of words; jāla - the network; kaṁsa - of Kaṁsa; durmana - wicked plan; vardhanam - increased; sat - of the saintly devotees; atikrama - passing over; dūrmantra - wicked advice; kṣayita - destroyed; asura - of the demon; jīvitam - the life.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, trapped int he verbal network of bad advice form his demonic minsters, Kaṁsa agreed to a very wicked plan. Kaṁsa transgressed the desires of the saintly devotees, and in this way it appeared that his life was soon to end.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Obeisance 16?
Obeisance 16 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 16 have?
Obeisance 16 has 3 verses.