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Obeisance 34

Song_Obeisance 34

By Sanatana Goswami From Krsna Lila Stava

prātar-vanyāṣanākānkṣin ṣṛṇgākārita-vatsapa asankhya-vatsa-sancārin asankhyārbhaka-saṇgata

Word for word

prātaḥ in the early morning; vanya in the forest; aṣana eating; akānkṣin desiring; ṣṛnga with buffalo horn bugles; akārita called; vatsapa cowherd boys; asankhya uncountable; vatsa calves; sancārin moving; asankhya unlimited; arbhaka boys; saṇgata assembled

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, desiring to take breakfast as a picnic in the forest, You called the cowherd boys by sounding Your buffalo-horn bugle, and went (to the forest) accompanied by unlimited calves and boys.

ṣikya-cauryādi-vividha- bāla-krīḍāti-toṣita sva-pāda-sparṣana-krīḍā- paṭu-bālaka-harṣita

Word for word

ṣikya lunch bags; caurya stealing; ādi headed by; vivdha various; bāla childhood; krīḍa by games; ati greatly; toṣita pleased; sva own; pāda of the feet; sparṣana by touching; krīḍā with the pastimes; paṭu clever; bālaka by the boys; harṣita delighted

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when one cowherd boy playfully stole another's lunch-bag, and when the clever cowherd boys played other games, such as the contest to see who could first touch Your lotus-feet, You became greatly pleased and jublilant.

vayasyāṣakya-sahana- kṣaṇa-mātrā-vilokana suka-gīta-mahā-bhāgya- vraja-bālaka-veṣṭita

Word for word

vayasya friends of the same age; aṣakya unapproachable; sahana strength; kṣaṇa for a moment; mātrā even; vilokana observation; suka by Sukadeva Gosvāmī; gīta sung; mahā great; bhāgya good fortune; vraja of Vrajabhūmi; bālaka by the boys; veṣṭita surrounded

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You were always associated with Your contemporary friends, who could not for a moment even, understand Your supernatural prowess, and whose good fortune was glorified by Sukadeva Gosvāmī.

About Obeisance 34

Composer: Sanatana Goswami · Read biography
Songbook: Krsna Lila Stava
Verses: 3

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Who wrote Obeisance 34?

Obeisance 34 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 34?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, desiring to take breakfast as a picnic in the forest, You called the cowherd boys by sounding Your buffalo-horn bugle, and went (to the forest) accompanied by unlimited calves and boys.

How many verses does Obeisance 34 have?

Obeisance 34 has 3 verses.

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