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Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya

2.35.38

By Jiva Goswami From Gopala Campu

Refrain

paśya sakhī-jana so 'yaṁ kasya su-vicarayad api cittaṁ kvacid api nantaṁ labhate yasya

Word for word

paśya see; sakhī-jana O gopi friends; saḥ He; ayam He; kasya of whom; su-vicarayat may consider; api also; cittam heart; kvacit somewhere; api also; na not; antaṁ end

Translation

O gopi friends, who are Kṛṣṇa's parents? Thinking again and again, my heart has not found an answer.

su-ciroparjita-sukṛta-śatayuta-nirjita-taruṇa-samajau varṣīyaṁsav api yaṁ tanayaṁ lebhate vraja-rajau

Word for word

su-cira for a very long time; uparjita accumulated; sukṛta pious deeds; śatayuta many hundreds and thousands; nirjita defeated; taruṇa of the young people; samajau the assemblies; varṣīyaṁsau in old age; api also; yam which; tanayam youth; lebhate attains; vraja-rajau the king and queen of Vraja

Translation

The king and queen of Vraja must have performed many hundreds and thousands of pious deeds for a very long time that in their old age they have attained such a son.

yasya ca pitarav ati-saralav iti jagati samantad vittam catura-śiromaṇi-varata yasya ca vaśayati jagataṁ cittam

Word for word

yasya of whom; ca and; pitarav parents; ati-saralau very righteous; iti thus; jagati in the universe; samantat everywhere; vittam wealth; catura-śiromaṇi-varata the crest jewels of the wise; yasya of whom; ca and; vaśayati conquers; jagatam of the universes; cittam the heart

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa's parents are very saintly and righteous." This statement, proclaimed everywhere in the universes, is their great wealth. They are the crest jewels of the wise. They have conquered the hearts of the world.

sarvaḥ snihyati mamataṁ sacayati ghoṣo yatra sadaiva matara-pitaradikam abhimanute yaś ca na sarvaṁ naiva

Word for word

sarvaḥ all; snihyati love; mamatam possessiveness; sacayati worships; ghoṣaḥ sound; yatra where; sada always; eva indeed; matara mother; pitara and father; adikam beginning with; abhimanute honors; yaḥ who; ca and; na not; sarvam all; na not; eva indeed

Translation

Everyone loves them. Everyone always praises them. No one refuses to honor them.

vraja-pati-vaṁśe yadṛṅ na bhavati nabhud atra kadapi so 'yaṁ guṇa-rupadikam īdṛg bhajate caru sadapi

Word for word

vraja of Vraja; pati of the king; vaṁśe in the family; yadṛk as much as; na not; bhavati is; na not; abhut was; atra here; kadapi ever; so 'yam He; guṇa-rupadikam in virtues, handsomeness, or other qualities; īdṛk like that; bhajate worships; caru handsome; sada always; api also

Translation

In the family of Vraja's king there is not, nor in the past has there ever been, anyone virtuous, handsome, and glorious like Lord Kṛṣṇa.

yasya ca labdhav api dhanimanī svayam api sarvaṁ data vṛṣabhanv-anvaya-lakṣmīṁ yena ca yacayate vraja-yata

Word for word

yasya of whom; ca and; labdhav attained; api also; dhanimanī jewels of the fortunate; svayam personally; api also; sarvam all; data giver; vṛṣabhanu of King Vṛṣabhānu; anvaya in the family; lakṣmīm the goddess of fortune; yena by whom; ca and; yacayate requests; vraja-yata going to Vraja

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa's parents are the two jewels of the fortunate and wealthy. King Nanda is a philanthropist who gives to all. Now he has left Vraja to request the goddess of fortune from King Vṛṣabhānu.

About Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya

One verse from within Gopala-campu. Its opening words have one gopi asking another, 'look, friend — whose is this?' — a fragment of dialogue among sakhis whose subject is not identifiable from the title alone.

Composer: Jiva Goswami · Read biography
Songbook: Gopala Campu
Verses: 6

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Who wrote Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya?

Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.

What is the meaning of Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya?

O gopi friends, who are Kṛṣṇa's parents? Thinking again and again, my heart has not found an answer.

How many verses does Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya have?

Paśya Sakhī Jana So 'yaṁ Kasya has 6 verses.

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