Obeisance 39
Song_Obeisance 39
vidhi-vākyāmṛtābdhīndur
gopa-bālaka-veṣa he
brahmāvatāra-divyāṇgā-
cintya-māhātmya-rūpa-bhṛt
vidhi--of Lord Brahmā; vākya--of the words; amṛta--of the nectar; from the ocean; induḥ--moon; gopa--cowherd; bālaka--boy; veṣa--appearance; he--O; brahma--avatara-descent; divya--spiritual; aṇga--form; acinta--not conceivable; māhātmya--glorification; rūpa--form; bhṛt--holding.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, O Supreme Personality of Godhead appearing as an ordinary cowherd boy, in the ocean of nectar which is the prayer of Lord Brahmā, Your glorious spiritual form was beyond the power of Lord Brahmā to comprehend.
mṛṣājṇāna-ṣramāsparṣi-
bahakty-eka-sukha-nirjita
ṣreyaḥ-sārāty-udāsīna-
durbuddhi-kleṣa-ṣeṣaka
mṛsā--false; jṇāna--knowledge; ṣramā--fatigue; asparṣi--not touching; bhakti--devotional service; eka--only; sukha--happiness; nirjita--conquered; ṣreyaḥ--the best; sāra--the essence; ati--very; udāsīna--indifferent; durbuddhi--foolish; kleṣa--distress; ṣeṣaka--remaining.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa,You cannot be touched by those who waste their time with the false theories of the impersonalists. You are easily conquered only by those engaged in Your devotional service. Those fools who remain indifferent tot eh supremely auspicious path of devotional service to You experience only distress for all their efforts.
pūrva-pūrva-vimuktaughā-
ṣrita-bhakti-sumārga he
nairguṇyādhika-durjṇeyā-
ṣcaryānanta-mahā-guṇa
pūrva-pūrva--one after another; vimukta--liberated souls; ogha--multitude; āṣrita--sheltered; bhakti--of devotional service; su--excellent; mārga--path; he--O; nairguṇya--difficult to be known; āṣcarya--amazing; ananta--ulimited; mahā--exalted; guṇa--transcendental qualities;
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, many liberated souls have attained You by taking shelter of Your devotional service, O Lord, You are very amazing and very difficult to understand, full of unlimited exalted transcendental qualities, and beyond the modes of material nature.
kevalātma-kṛpāpāṇga-
vīkṣāpekṣaka-mocaka
niveditāparādhāti-
bhīta putrārthita-kṣama
kevala-exclusive; ātma--self; kṛpa--of mercy; apāṇga--from the corner of the eye; vīkṣa-apekṣa--glance; mocaka--liberating; nivedita--caused to know; aparādha--offense; ati--very; bhīta--frightened; putra--by Your son; arthita--appealed; kṣama--indulgent.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your merciful side-long glance causes liberation from the bonds of material existance. Although You present a frightening aspect to the offender, when Your son appeals to You, You become and indulgent.
roma-kūpa-bhramat-koṭi-
koṭi-brahmāṇḍa-maṇḍala
prasūva āgaḥ-sahana
jagan-mātar jagat-pitaḥ
roma-kūpa--from the pores of Your body; bhramat--moving; koṭi--millions; koṭi--and millions; brahmānda--of the universes; mandala--jultitudes; prasū-vat--like a parent; āgaḥ-sins; sahana--tolerant; jagat--of the universe; mātaḥ--O mother; jagat--of the universe; pitaḥ--O father.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, millions of universes emanate from the pores of Your transcendental body. O father and mother of the universe, just as mother tolerates the offenses of her children You tolerate the offenses of the living entities.
nābhy-abja-janita-brahma-
nārāyaṇa nirāvṛte
svagarbhāmbā-prapaṇcekṣā-
tad-asatyatva-darṣaka
nābhi--from the navel; abja--on the lotus flower; jānita--caused to be born; brahma--Lord Brahmā; nārāyaṇa--the resting place and source of knowledge for all living beings; nirāvṛte--not concealed; sva--own; garbha--womb; amba--mother; prapaṇca--five material elements; ikṣā--glance; atat--of the material world; asatyatva--unreality; darṣaka--revealing.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You are the resting place of all living beings and Lord Brahmā is born from the lotus flower growing from Your navel. Although You are the mother from whose womb the five material elements were born, by Your glance You show the unreality and temporariness of this material world.
satya-līlāvatāraughā-
cintya-līlāti-vaibhava
mithyā-satyatva-sampādin
sadā-parama-satya he
Word for word
satya--transcendental; līlā--pastimes; avatāra--of incarnations; ogha-multitude; acintya--materially inconceivable; līlā--pastimes; ati--greatly; vaibhava--opulent and powerful. Your own pastimes are not understandable (by the non-devotees) and You are full of all power and opulence. You are the source of the spiritual reality and well as the illusory material existance and You are the eternal supreme truth
guru-prasāda-sandṛṣya
prapaṇca-janakāsmṛte
bandha-mokṣadi-mityātva-
kiṛd-vicāraṇa-mātraka
guru--of the spiritual master; prasāda--by the mercy; sandṛṣya--visible; prapaṇca--five material elements; janaka--father; asmṛte--forgetfulness; bandha--material bondage; mikṣa--and liberation; adi--headed by; mithyatva--unreality; krt--creator; vicarana--reflection; matraka--merely.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You may be seen by the emrcy of the spiritual master, and it is forgetfulness of You which causes the entanglement in material existence. Simply by thinking You create the illusory states of material bondage and impersonal liberation.
asat-tyāgi-svabhaktāntar-
bahir-ātmādhika-sputa
svapāda-mahima-jṇāpi-
svapādābja-prasāda he
asat--the temporary and illusory; tyāgi--renouncing; sva--own; bhakta--devotees; antaḥ--within; bahiḥ--without; ātma--self; adhika--greater; sphuṭa--manifest; sva--own; pāda--feet; mahima--glories; jṇāpi--teaching; sva--own; pāda--feet; abja--lotus flower; prasāda--mercy; he--O.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, if Your devotee abandons all illusory material conceptions, You appear within his heart, and also externally before him. You bestow the mercy of Your lotus feet to those who teach Your glories to others.
vidhātṛ-bhūri-bhāgyaika-
prārthya-dāsānudāsyaka
caturmukha-muhur-gīta-
bhakti-māhātmya pāhi-mām
vidhātṛ--of Lord Brahma; bhūri--great; bhāgya--auspiciousness; eka--one; prārthya--aspired; dāsa--of the servant; anudāsyaka--service; caturmukha--by Lord Brahma, with his four mouths; muhuḥ--constantly; gīta--glorified in song; bhakti--devotional service; māhātmay--glorification; pāhi--please protect; mām--me.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You greatly benedicted Lord Brahma, who appealed for the service of Your servants, and who sang the glories of Your devotional service with his four mouths. O Lord, please protect me.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Obeisance 39?
Obeisance 39 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 39 have?
Obeisance 39 has 10 verses.