Obeisance 50
Song_Obeisance 50
kāka---crow; pakṣa--feathers; dhara--wearing; ṣrīmat--beautiful; vasantita--spring; nidāgha--summer; he--O; nayana--of the eyes; acchādana-krīḍa--playing hide-and seek; rāja-līlā--anukāraka--pretending to be a king.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, as the spring gradually changed to summer, You played with Your cowherd friends. Your hair clustered like crow feathers, You played hide and seek and pretending-to-be-the-
mṛgādi-ceṣṭa-krīḍā-kṛd
dolānukā-vinodaka
nānālaukika-līlā-bhṛn
nānā-sthāna-vihāra-kṛt
mṛga--of the deer; ādi--and other animals; ceṣṭa--actions; krīḍā--games; kṛt--playing; dolā--swing; naukā--boat; vinodaka--playing; nānā--in various; sthāna--places; vihāra-kṛt--playing.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, (accompanied by Your friends) You imitated the movements of the deer and other animals, played on a swing, and in a boat. In this way Youplayed many extraordinary games in
krīḍā-saṁprāpta-bhaṇḍīra
jaya bhaṇḍīra-maṇḍana
gopa-rūpi-pralamba-jṇa
dvandva-krīḍā-pravartaka
krīḍā--pastimes; saṁprāpta--attained; bhaṇḍīra--Bhaṇḍīrava forest; jaya--all glories; bhaṇḍīra--of Bhaṇḍirāvana; maṇḍana--the decoration; gopa--of a cowherd boy; rūpi--possessing a form; pralamba--Pralambāsura; jṇa--knowing; dvandva--in pairs; krīḍā--playing; pravartaka--beginning.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, performing pastimes, You appear as the ornament of Bhaṇḍirāvana forest. Understanding that Pralambāsura had arrived, disguised as a cowherd boy, You proposed that the cowherd boys play a game in pairs.
vāhya-vāhaka-keliman
jaya ṣrīdāma-vāhaka
bala-pātita-durdharṣa-
pralamba bala-vatsala
vāhya--of the rider; vāhaka--and the carrier; keliman--performing pastimes; jaya--all glories; ṣrīdama--of Śrīdāma; vāhaka--the carrier; bala--by Lord Balarāma; vatsala--affectionate.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, in the pastimes where one cowherd boy carried another, You carried Śrīdāma. O Lord, You are very affectionate to Lord Balarāma, who caused the terrible demon Pralamba to fall. O Lord, all glories unto You
Frequently asked
Who wrote Obeisance 50?
Obeisance 50 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 50 have?
Obeisance 50 has 4 verses.