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Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga

Kāliya-nāger Strī-stava

(Dhānasī-rāga)

By Gunaraja Khan From Sri Krsna Vijaya

1
tumi deba nārāyaṇa jagata-adhikārī sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tumi adhikārī
Word for word
tumi You; deba Lord; nārāyaṇa Narayana; jagata-adhikārī the master of the universes; sṛṣṭi creation; sthiti maintenance; pralayera and destruction; tumi You; adhikārī the master
Translation

You are Lord Nārāyaṇa, the master of the universes. You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer.

2
tumi deba nirañjana sabāra karaṇ tumi deba tumi nara paśu-pakṣi-gaṇ
Word for word
tumi You; deba the Lord; nirañjana untouched by matter; sabāra of all; karaṇ the cause; tumi You; deba demigod; tumi You; nara human being; paśu animals; pakṣi-gaṇ and birds
Translation

You are the cause of everything, but You are nevr touched by matter. You incarnate among the demigods, human beings, animals, and birds.

3
sakala sṛjile tumi jagata-saṁsāre tumi prāṇa nile prāṇa keba dite pāre
Word for word
sakala all; sṛjile create; tumi You; jagata-saṁsāre in the material world; tumi You; prāṇa life; nile to remove; prāṇa life; keba dite to give; pāre able
Translation

You have created all living beings in this world of birth and death. You have the power to save or to kill.

4
tumi ta' sṛjile more khala-rūpa kari bhāla-manda-jñāna nāi pāile saṁhāri
Word for word
tumi ta' You; sṛjile create; more of me; khala-rūpa the form of a rascal; kari do; bhāla-manda-jñāna good and bad knowledge; nāi not
Translation

You have given me this lowly form. No one can stop your order that a living being have good or bad intelligence.

5
brata-upabāse kata kaila ārādhan te-karaṇa pāila kāli tomāra caraṇ
Word for word
brata vows; upabāse and fasting; kata how many?; kaila may be; ārādhan worship; te-karaṇa teh cause; pāila is able; kāli Kaliya-naga; tomāra of You; caraṇ the feet
Translation

How many vows, fasts, and acts of worship must Kāliya have performed in the past that now he has attained Your feet?

6
koṭi koṭi janma jadi tapa kari mari tabu ta' tomāra māyā bujhite na pāri
Word for word
koṭi koṭi millions and millions; janma of births; jadi if; tapa austerities; kari does; mari indeed; tabu still; ta' then; tomāra of You; māyā illusory potency; bujhite to know; na not; pāri able
Translation

Even if a person performs austerities for millions of births, he cannot become free from Your illusory potency, Māyā.

7
kata kata janma lakṣmī tapa je karila tāra phale tomār pāda-padma paraśila
Word for word
kata kata how many?; janma births; lakṣmī the goddess of fortune; tapa austerities; je who; karila did; tāra of her; phale result; tomāḥ of You; pāda-padma lotus feet; paraśila touched
Translation

For how many lifetimes did Goddess Lakṣmī perform austerities before she was able to touch Your feet?

8
hena pāda-padma kālir mastaka-upari kālira kateka bhāgya balite nā pāri
Word for word
hena like that; pāda-padma lotus feet; kāliḥ Kaliya; mastaka-upari on the head; kālira of Kaliya; kateka some; bhāgya good fortune; balite to say; nā not; pāri am able
Translation

I cannot explain how Kāliya became so fortunate that his head became the resting place of Your lotus feet.

9
bhāla haila nāga-janma haila mahī-tale bhāla haila ghara kaila jamunāra jale
Word for word
bhāla good; haila became; nāga-janma birth as a snake; haila became; mahī-tale on the surface of the earth; bhāla good; haila became; ghara home; kaila became; jamunāra of the Yamuna; jale in the water
Translation

By the touch of Your feet his birth as a snake in this world became auspicious. By the touch of Your feet his home in the waters of the Yamunā became auspicious.

10
āji su-prabhāta haila kālir dina-maṇi mastaka pāda-padma dilena cakra-pāṇi
Word for word
āji today; su-prabhāta the dawning of good fortune; haila is; kāliḥ of Kali; dina-maṇi the sun; mastaka on the head; pāda-padma the lotus feet; dilena give; cakra-pāṇi the Lord who holds the cakra in His hand
Translation

Today the sun of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet has risen on the horizon of Kāliya's head, a sun that brings a new day of great good fortune.

11
eta bali nāginī juḍi dui kar swāmī-dāna deha more tridaśa-īśwar
Word for word
eta this; bali speaking; nāginī the wives of the snake; juḍi folding; dui two; kaḥ hands; swāmī of their husband; dāna the gift; deha please give; more to us; tridaśa īśwaḥ-O master of the demigods
Translation

After speaking these words, Kāliya's wives folded their hands and said: O master of the demigods, please give us our husband. Please give this gift to us.

About Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga

Corresponds to the Kaliya-daman pastime (Bhagavatam 10.16), where young Krishna subdues the poisonous serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna by dancing on his hoods. As the serpent lies crushed, his wives come forward and offer prayers to Krishna, begging Him to spare their husband's life.

Composer
Gunaraja Khan
Verses
11

Frequently asked

Who wrote Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga?

Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga was composed by Gunaraja Khan. It appears in Sri Krsna Vijaya.

What is the meaning of Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga?

You are Lord Nārāyaṇa, the master of the universes. You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer.

How many verses does Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga have?

Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga has 11 verses.

Can I download Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga — 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.

ॐ Hare Krishna Movement, Kota — Nandgram Dham https://nandgramdham.org/songs/prayers-by-the-wives-of-kaliya-naga/

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