tvamYou;puṇḍrakaof Pundraka;śliṣṭawith a double meaning;sandiṣṭamessage;vismerasurprised;vacatata-dhvaṁsirefuting the words;vakwords;paṭavaexpert;smerasmiling
Translation
O Lord who was very surprised to hear Pauṇḍraka's double-edged words, O Lord who smiled and refuted all of Pauṇḍraka's assertions, . . .
naṭyabha-tad-veṣamdressed like an actor;uddraṣṭumto see;utkaṇṭhaeager;śaṅkhaof the conchshell;dhvanithe sound;gramamultitude;visphorimanifested;sat-kaṇṭhaon His transcendental voice
Translation
. . . O Lord eager to see Pauṇḍraka dressed as an actor, O Lord who sounded the transcendental conchshell, . .
samveṣamdecoration;utprekṣyaseeing;tatrathere;alamloudly;utprasalaughed;pratyarpaṇayato return;ivaas if;sad-dhamnito its proper owner;cakrasagave the cakra
Translation
. . . O Lord who loudly laughed to see Pauṇḍraka dressed like Lord Viṣṇu, O Lord who, as if to return it to its proper owner, threw the cakra at Pauṇḍraka, . . .
svavasamown abode;asadyaattaining;lekhapta-saṁsaṅgaapproaching the boundary;tat-putraby the son of the King of Kasi;kṛtyacreated;agnimfire;akarṇyahearing;sad-raṅgain the company of the devotees
Translation
. . . O Lord who returned to Your own home in Dvārakā, O Lord who, in the company of Your devotees heard that Kāśirāja's son had sent a fire-demon to destroy Dvārakā, . . .
parśva-stham adiśya cakraṁ ca sa-krīḍamitrat parajitya lekhasu sa-vrīḍa
Word for word
parśva-sthamat the side;adiśyainstruction;cakramcakra;caand;sa-krīḍaplayfully;mitratfrom the friend;parajityadefeating;lekhasuat the boundary;sa-vrīḍashy
Translation
. . . O Lord who threw Your cakra, which easily defeated the fire-demon, . . .
kaśīśa-putrabhicaraṁ paravartyacakreṇa kaśyadi dagdhaṁ ca nirvartya
Word for word
kaśīśa-putrabhicaramthe action of the King of Kasi's son;paravartyaturning around;cakreṇaby the cakra;kaśyadibeginning with Kasi;dagdhamburned;caand;nirvartyaturning around
Translation
. . . O Lord whose cakra made the fire-demon sent by Kāśirāja's son turn around and burn Kāśi to ashes, . . .
yaṁ dvarakam aśu yasi sma tam evahitva vraje bhasi vṛndaṭavī-deva
Word for word
yamwhich;dvarakamDvārakā;aśuquickly;yasiYou go;smaindeed;tamthat;evaindeed;hitvablessing;vrajein Vraja;bhasiYou shine;vṛndaṭavī-devaO Lord of Vṛndāvana forest
Translation
. . . O Lord You then returned to Dvārakā. O Lord of Vṛndāvana forest, leaving Dvārakā behind, You again shine with great splendor in the land of Vraja.
About Tvaṁ Puṇḍraka Śliṣṭa Sandiṣṭa Vismera
One verse from within Gopala-campu. Its opening words mention 'Pundraka' and a closely-worded message that provokes astonishment — pointing to the episode of Paundraka, the king who falsely claimed to be Vasudeva and challenged Krishna.
Tvaṁ Puṇḍraka Śliṣṭa Sandiṣṭa Vismera was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.
What is the meaning of Tvaṁ Puṇḍraka Śliṣṭa Sandiṣṭa Vismera?
O Lord who was very surprised to hear Pauṇḍraka's double-edged words, O Lord who smiled and refuted all of Pauṇḍraka's assertions, . . .
How many verses does Tvaṁ Puṇḍraka Śliṣṭa Sandiṣṭa Vismera have?
Tvaṁ Puṇḍraka Śliṣṭa Sandiṣṭa Vismera has 11 verses.
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