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Obeisance 36

Song_Obeisance 36

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paugaṇḍākhyāta-kaumāra mahāṣcarya-caritra he parīkṣic-chukadevāti- vimohana-kathāmṛta

Word for word

paugaṇḍa the ages six until ten; akhyāta celebrated; kaumāra child under six years; mahā greatly; āṣcarya amazing; caritra pastimes; he O; parīkṣit King Parīkṣit; sukadeva of Sukadeva Gosvami; ati greatly; vimohana enchanting; katha of the topics; amṛta nectar

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, appearing to be so youthful, the residents

2

stuta-ramya-saras-tīrā- dṛta-ṣādvala-jemana saraḥ-supulināsīna bāla-maṇḍala-maṇḍita

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stuta glorified; ramya charming; saraḥ by the water; tīra on the shore; adṛta honored; ṣādvala grassy; jemana eating; saraḥ of the water; su nice; pulina on the bank; asīna seated; bāla of boys; maṇḍala by the circle; maṇḍita decorated

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, decorated by the circle of Your cowherd boy friends, You sat on the grassy bank on the shore of the celebrated and charming Yamunā river, and took Your lunch.

3

sakhi-ṣreṇy-antar-āsthātar vrajārbhaka-sahāṣana pīta-vastrodara-nyasta- veṇo vanya-vibhūṣaṇa

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sakhi of the friends; ṣreṇi of the mulitude; antah-āsthātaḥ staying within; vraja of Vraja; arbhaka boys; saha along with; aṣana eating; pīta yellow; vastra garment; udara waist; nyasta placed; veṇo flute; vanya with forest flowers; vibhūṣaṇa ornaments

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, surrounded by Your friends, the young boys of Vraja, You took Your lunch together. You were clothed in a yellow dhoti, and decorated with a garland of forest flowers. Your flute was tucked in at Your waist.

4

vāma-kakṣāntara-nyasta- ṣṛṇga-vetra prasīda me vāma-pāṇi-stha-dadhy-anna kavalāṣana-sundara

Word for word

vāma left; kakṣa part of the belt; antara within; nyasta placed; ṣṛnga buffalo horn bugle; vetra stick; prasīda please be merciful; me to me; vāma left; pāni in the hand; stha placed; dadhi-anna curd; kavala mouthful; aṣana eating; sundara beautiful

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your buffalo horn bugle and Your stick are placed in the left-side of Your belt, You hold some curd in Your

5

angulī-sandhi-vinyasta- phala bālāli-citta-hṛt sva-narma-hāsyamānārbha- svargyāṣcarya-karāṣana

Word for word

angulī of the fingers; sandhi at the junction; vinyasta placed; phala fruits; bāla of the boys; ali of the multitude; citta the minds; hṛt enchanting; sva own; narma at the joking words; hāsyamāna laughing; arbha boys; svargya heavenly planets; āṣcarya amazement; kara doing; āṣana lunch

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You held a fruit between Your fingers and You enchanted the minds of the cowherd boys, causing them to laugh at Your joking words. Your lunch-taking pastimes amazed the demigods in the higher planetary system.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 36?

Obeisance 36 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 36?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, appearing to be so youthful, the residents

How many verses does Obeisance 36 have?

Obeisance 36 has 5 verses.

Can I download Obeisance 36 as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Obeisance 36 — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.