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Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga

(Dhānasī-rāga)

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Kāliya-nāger Strī-stava

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

tumi deba nārāyaṇa jagata-adhikārī
sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tumi adhikārī

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

Translation

nāi+not

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.

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?

tumi deba nārāyaṇa jagata-adhikārī sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tumi adhikārī 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.