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Obeisance 47

Song_Obeisance 47

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namas te svīya-duḥka-ghna sarpa-krīḍā-viṣarada kāliyāni-phaṇā-ranga- naṭa kaliyā-mardana

Word for word

namaḥ--obeisances; te--unto You; svīya--own; duḥkha--grief; shna--destroying; sarpa--with snakes; krīḍā--playing; viṣarada--expert; kāliya--Kāliya; ahi--of the snake; phaṇā--on the hoods; ranga--on the dancing arena; naṭa--dancing; kaliyā--Kaliya; mardana--crushing

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You removed the grief the inhaitants of Vraja were feeling on Your account. You expertly played with the Kaliya serpent, making his hoods the arena for Your dancing, and crushing those hoods as You danced. I offer respectful obeisances unto You.

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kāliya-phaṇa-māṇikya- raṇjita-ṣrī-padāmbuja nija-gandharva-siddhādi- gīta-vadyādi-nartita

Word for word

kāliya--of the Kāliya serpent; phaṇa--on the hoods; māṇikya--by the jewels; raṇjita--reddened; ṣrī-pada-ambuja--the Lord's beautiful lotus-feet; nija--own; gandharva--by the Gandharvas; siddha--by the Siddhas; ādi--and by other demigods; gīta--by sonds; vadya--by instrumental music; ādi--beginning; narīta--danced

Translation

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, accompanied by the songs and instrumental music of the Gandharvas, Siddhas and other demigods, You danced on Kāliya's hoods, Your beautiful lotus-feet reddened by the jewels decorating those hoods.

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pādāmbuja-vimardāti- namitāhīndra-mastaka raktodgāri-vibhinnāṇga dīna-kāliya-saṁsmṛta

Word for word

pāda--feet; ambuja--lotus flower; vimarda--by the crushing steps; ati--greatly; namita--bowed down; ahi--of snakes; indra--of theking; mastaka--the ehads; rakta--blood; uggāri--vomiting; vibhinna--broken; aṇga--body; dīna--wretched; kāliya--by Kāliya; saṁsmṛta--

Frequently asked

Who wrote Obeisance 47?

Obeisance 47 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.

What is the meaning of Obeisance 47?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You removed the grief the inhaitants of Vraja were feeling on Your account. You expertly played with the Kaliya serpent, making his hoods the arena for Your dancing, and crushing those hoods as You danced. I offer respectful obeisances unto You.

How many verses does Obeisance 47 have?

Obeisance 47 has 3 verses.

Can I download Obeisance 47 as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Obeisance 47 — 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.