Obeisance 48
Song_Obeisance 48
nāga-patnī-stuti-prīta
hitārthocita-daṇḍa-kṛt
krodha-prasāda-gambhīrya
mahā-puṇyaika-toṣya he
nāga--of the serpent; patnī--by the wives; stuti--by the prayers; prīta--pleased; hita--welfare; artha--seeking; ucita--proper; daṇḍa-kṛt--falling down to offer obeisances like a stick; krodha--of the anger; prasāda--for the appeasement; gambhīrya--depth; mahā--great; puṇya--by piety; eka--only; toṣya--pleased; he--O.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, desiring their husband's welfare, the wives of the serpent offered obeisances to You, falling down like a stick. They pleased You with their prayers. O Lord, because Your character is very grave and profound, Your anger became appeased, You are only satisfied by the pious service of Your devotees.
nirupādhi-kṛpa-kārin
sarpa-strī-prārthya-dāyaka
sarvārtha-tyāgi-bhaktārthya-
svāṇghri-rekha-citorāga
nirupādhi--to the guileless devotees; kṛpa-kārin--merciful; sarpa--of the snake; strī--of the wives;prārthya--appeal; dāyaka--fulfilling; sarva--all; artha--purposes; tyāgi--abandoning; bhakta--by the devotees; ārthya--appealed; sva--own; anghri--of the feet; rekha--the marks; cita--collected; urāga--serpent.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, because You are merciful to the guileless devotees, You satisfied the appeals of the serpent's wives. Prayed toby the serpent's wives who had given up all personal considerations, Youleft the marks of Your own lotus feet upon the serpent's head.
acintyaṣvarya-mahiman
nānā-jīva-svabhāva-sṛk
nānā-krīḍanaka-krīḍin
sva-prajāgaḥ-kṣamocita
acintya--inconceivable; aiṣvarya--power and opulence; mahiman--glory; nānā--various; jīva--of living entities; sva--bhāva--natures; sṛk--creating; nānā--various; jīva--of living entities; sva-bhāva--natures; sṛk--creating; nānā--various; krīḍanaka--with playthings; krīḍin--playing; sva--own; prajā--children; āgaḥ--the offenses; kṣama--forgiving; ucita--apropriate.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your opulence, power and glory are inconceivable and You are the creator of the different natures of the living entities. O Lord, in the course of performing Your pastimes, You are inclined to mercifully forgive the offenses of Your own children.
nāga-strī-pati-bhikṣā-da
jaya kāliya-bhāṣita
agrāhya-sṛṣṭa-duṣṭāgo-
`yogya-mohita-nigraha
nāga--of the serpent; strī--to the wives; pati--their husband; bhikṣā--begged; da--giving; jaya--all glories; kāliya--by Kāliya; bhāṣita--spoken to; agrāhya--not acceptable; sṛṣṭa--created; duṣṭa--wicked; āgaḥ--sins; ayogya--unsuitable; mohita--bewildered; nigraha--chastising.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when You gave the Kāliya serpent in charity to his wives, that serpent spoke to You, offering prayers. O Lord, all glories unto You. for You thus chastise those useless bewildered living entities, who have committed very horrible sins.
svāṇka-mudrāṇkitāhīndra-
mūrdhan kāliya-ṣāsana
pūrva-sthānāpitāhīndra
suparṇaja-bhayāpahṛt
sva--own; aṇka-mudra--with the marks of Your feet; aṇkita--marked; ahi--of snakes; indra--of the king; mūrdhan--the head; kāliya--Kāliya; ṣāsana--instructing; pūrva--previous; sthāna--place; apita--attained; ahi--of snakes; indra--the king; suparṇa--of Garuda; ja--produced; bhayā--fear; apahṛt--removing.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You marked the heads of Kāliya, the king of the snakes with Your own lotus footprints, and thus removed
nāgopāyana-hṛṣṭātman
kāliyāti-prasādita
yamunā-hrada-saṁṣodhin
hradotsarita-kāliya
nāga--the serpent; upāyana--approaching; hrsta--jubilant; ātman---mind; kāliya--Kāliya; ati--greatly; prasādita--pleased; yamunā-of the Yamunā river; hrada--the lake; saṁṣodhin--purifying; hrada--from the lake; utsarita--departed; kāliya--Kāliya.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, You became greatly pleased and satisfied by the Kāliya serpent. When the serpent departed from the lake in the Yamunā, the lake again became pure.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Obeisance 48?
Obeisance 48 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 48 have?
Obeisance 48 has 6 verses.