Obeisance 27
Song_Obeisance 27
dadhi-nirmanthanārambhi-
savitrī-stanya-lolupa
jananī-gīta-carita
dadhi-manthana-daṇḍa-dhṛk
dadhi--yogurt; nirmanthana--churning; arambhi--beginning; savitrī--mother; stanya--milk; lolupa--earnestly desiring; jananī--by Your mother; gīta--sung; carita--pastimes; dadhi--yogurt; manthana--for churning; daṇḍa--rod; dhṛk--holding.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, one day singing the glories of Your pastimes, Mother Yaṣoda began to churn yogurt. Very hungry, You desired to drink her breast milk, and You grabbed the churning rod from her.
mātṛ-stanyāmṛtātṛpta
kṣīrottāra-gatāmbika
mṛṣā-kopa-prakampauṣṭha
dadhi-bhājana-bhaṇjana
mātṛ--of Your mother; stanya--of the breast milk; amṛta--by the nectar; atṛpta--not satisfied; kṣīta--milk; uttāra--spilling over; gata--gone; ambika--mother; mṛṣā--false; kopa--with anger; prakampa--trembling; oṣṭha--lips; dadhi--yogurt; bhājana--jar; bhaṇjana--breaking.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when the milk spilled from the pot, Your mother left You. Your desire to drink the nectar of Your mother's milk unsatisfied, Your lips trembled with feigned anger, and You broke the jar full of yogurt.
ṣikya-haiyaṇgava-stena
nava-nīta-mahāṣana
haiyangavīna-raṣika
nava-nītāvakīrṇaka
ṣikya--ropa; haiyanagava--butter; stena--thief; nava-nīta--fresh butter; mahā--great; aṣana--eating; haiyangavīna--butter; raṣika--relishing; nava--nīta--fresh butter; avaktrṇaka--spreading around.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, stealing the fresh butter, You took great pleasure in eating a great quantity of it, and also strewing it about.
nava-nīta-viliptāṇga
kiṇkiṇī-kvaṇa-sūcita
nava-nīta-mahā-dātar
mṛṣāṣro caurya-sāṇkita
nava-nīta--with fresh butter; vilipta--anointed; aṇga--limbs; kiṇkiṇī--of the ankle-bells; kvaṇa--the sound; sūcita--indicated; nava-nīta--fresh butter; mahā--great; dātah--giver of charity; mṛṣa--false; aṣro--with tears; caurya--of the theft; ṣaṇkita--afraid.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, you anointed Your limbs with that butter and You gave much of it away. When You heard the sound of Your mother's ankle-bells, You became afraid that she would punish You for Your theiving activities and You pretended to cry.
mātṛ-bhī-dhā
goṣṭāṇgana-vinodana
jananī-ṣrama-vijṇātar
dāmodara namo `stu te
mātṛ--of the mother; bhī--with fear; dhāvana-para--running away; goṣṭha--of Vṛndāvana; aṇgana--in the courtyards; vinodana--performing pastimes; jananī--of transcendental mother; ṣrama--of the fatigue; vijṇātaḥ--O Knower; dāma--bound with a rope; udara--about the waist; namah-respectful obeisances; astu--let there be; te--unto You;
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, afraid of Your mother You fled from her as she chased You within the courtyard in Vṛndāvana. Understanding how she had become fatigued (by chasing You, You allowed her to catch You and) tie You about the waist with a rope. O Lord, I offer respectful obeisances unto You.
dāmākalpa-calāpāṇga
gāḍholūkhala-bandhana
yaṣodā-vatsalānanta-
dāma-bandha-niyantrita
dāma-akalpa--decorated with black ointment; cala--moving; apāṇga--sidelong glance; gāḍha--tightly; ulūkhala--to the grinding mortar; bandhana--bondage; yaṣodā--of Yaṣodā; vatsala--by the love; ananta--unlimited; dāma--rope; bandha--bondage; niyantrita--tied.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You restlessly glanced from the corners of Your eyes which were decorated with black ointment. Using the rope of her unlimited parental love, mother Yaṣodā bound You to the grinding mortar.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Obeisance 27?
Obeisance 27 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 27 have?
Obeisance 27 has 6 verses.