Obeisance 54
Song_Obeisance 54
cakṣuḥ-saphalaya-sampādi-
ṣrīmad-vaktrābja-vīkṣaṇa
nānā-mālā-lasad-veṣa
gopāla-ṣabha-sobhana
cakṣuḥ--the eyes; saphalya--success; sampādi--attainment; ṣrīmat--full of beauty; vaktra--face; abja--lotus; vīkṣaṇa--sight; nānā--various; mālā--with garlands; lasat--splendid; veṣa--appearance; gopāla--of the cowherd boys; ṣabha--in the assembly; ṣobhana--appearng very splendid.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, the sight of Your beautiful lotus-face is the perfection of the eyes. Splendidly decorated with many garlands, You appear very beautiful in the midst of the cowherd boys.
sadāti-puṇyavad-veṇu-
pīyamānādharāmṛta
vṛndāvanāti-kīrti-ṣrī-
pāda-pādābja-lakṣaṇa
sadā--always; ati--puṇyavat--pious; veṇu--by the glute; pīyamāna--being drunk; adhara--of the lips; amṛta--the nectar; vṛndāvana--Vṛndāvana; ati--great; kīrti--glory; ṣrī-pāda--beautiful; pāda--of the feet; abja-lotus; lakṣaṇa--markings.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, the pious flute continuously drinks the nectar of Your lips, and Vṛndāvana has become glorious because it bears the markings of Your beautiful lotus feet.
apūrva-muralī-gīta-
nāda-nartita-barhinā
sakhotkṛnā-ṣakuntaugha
sarva-prāṇi-manohara
apurva--unprecendented; murali--of the flute; gita--of the music; nada--by the sound; nartita--caused to dance; barhina--peacocks; sakha--branches; utkirna--filled; sakunta--of birds; ogha--with multitudes; sarva--all; prani--to living entities; manohara--enchanting the minds;
O Lord Krsna, when You play the unprecendented music on Your flute, all living entities become enchanted, the peacocks dance and the branches of the trees become filled with the birds (who pause to listen).
vismārita-tṛṇa-grāsa-
mṛgī-kula-vilobhita
suṣīla-rūpa-saṇgīta-
devī-gaṇa-vimohana
vismarita--amazed; trna--grass; grasa--eating; mrgi--of deer; kula--community; vilobhita--allured; susila-gita--excellent; sangita--by the music; devi--of the demigoddesses; gana--the multitudes; vimohana--enchanting.
O Lord Kṛṣṇa, when the astonished deer heard the superexcellent sound of Your flute, they gave up eating grass and become allured. When the demigoddesses heard that sound, they become enchanted.
gāḍha-rodita-go-vṛnda
premotkarṇita-tarṇaka
nirvyaparī-kṛtāṣeṣa-
muni-tulya-vihaṇgama
gadha--intently; rodita--cried; go--of cows; vrnda--community; prema--wit love; utkarnita--with ears erect; tarnaka--calves; nirvyapai-krta--made inactive; asesa--completely; muni--with the sages; tulya--equality; vihangama--birds.
When the cows hear the sound of Your flute, they cry very intently. Full of love, the calves listen with upturned ears and the birds become inactive and appear just like silent sages.
gīta-stabdha-sarit-pūra
chatrāyita-balāhaka
pulindī-prema-kṛd-ghāsa-
lagna-pādābja-kuṇkuma
gita--by the music; stabdha--stunned; sarit-pura--the flowing river; chatrayita--become like an umbrella; balahaka--clouds; pulindi--aborigine girls; prema-krt--full of love of Godhead; ghasa--on the grass; lagna--touched; pada--of the feet; abja--lotus; kunkuma--kunkuma powder.
O Lord Krsna, by hearing the sound of Your flute, the Yamunā river became stunned and stopped flowing. The clouds came overhead and became like an umbrella to shade You from the scorching sunshine, and the aborigine girls became immersed in pure love for You when the touched the kunkuma powder that had fallen on the grass from Your lotus-feet.
hari-sevaka-caryātva-
sampad-govardhanārcita
sva-prema-paramānānda-
citrāyita-carācara
hari--of Lord Hari; sevaka--of the servant; caryatva--because of the activities; sampat--the opulence; govardhana--Govardhana Hill; arcita--is worshipped; sva--own; prema--pure love; parama--supreme; ananda--bliss; citrayita--amazed; cara--the moving; acara--and unmoving entities.
O Lord Krsna, Govardhana Hill is worshipped because it is enriched with the devotional activities of Lord Hari's servants. Abounding with pure love for You, the moving and non-moving living entities of Vraja have become amazed and filled with spiritual bliss.
rāga-pallavita-sthāno
gīta-nāmita-pādapa
gopāla-vilasad-veṣa
gopī-māra-vivardhana
raga--with love; pallavita--blossomed; sthano--the moving entities; gita--with the music; namita--bowed down; padapa--the trees; gopala--of a cowherd boy; vilast--splendid; vesa--appearance; gopi--of the gopis; mara--cupid; vivardhana--increasing;
O Lord Krsna, the non-moving plants of Vraja sprouted forth blossoms as a symptom of their ecstatic love for You, and the trees bowed down to You (as if to offer respects). Appearing as a splendid cowherd boy, You increased the amorous desires of the
aṣeṣa-jaṇgama-sthānu-
svabhāva-parivārtaka
ardrī-kṛta-ṣilākaṣṭha
nirjīvojjīvanāva naḥ
asesa--all; jangama--moving; sthanu--and non-moving entities; svabhava--natures; parivartaka--changing; ardri-krta--moistened; sila--stones; kastha--and wood; nirjiva--inanimate objects; ujjivana--bringing to life; ava--please protect; nah--us.
O Lord Krsna, You reversed the natures of the moving and non-moving entities, bringing inanimate objects to life and making inanimate stones and wood moistened with love for You. O Lord, please protect us.
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Who wrote Obeisance 54?
Obeisance 54 was composed by Sanatana Goswami. It appears in Krsna Lila Stava.
How many verses does Obeisance 54 have?
Obeisance 54 has 9 verses.