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Vibhavari Sesa

Vibhāvarī Śeṣa — (from Kalyāṇa-kalpataru)

हिन्दी में पढ़ें

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vibhāvarī śeṣa, āloka-praveśa, nidrā chāri' uṭho jīva bolo hari hari, mukunda murāri, rāma kṛṣṇa hayagrīva
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vibhāvarī the night; śeṣa has come to an end; āloka-praveśa the light of dawn is entering; nidrā chāḍi' giving up your sleep; utho arise; jīva O soul!; bolo hari hari chant the holy names of Lord Hari; mukunda the giver of liberation; murāri the enemy of the Mura demon; rāma the supreme enjoyer; kṛṣṇa the all attractive one; hayagrīva the horse headed incarnation
Translation

The night has come to an end and the light of dawn is entering. O jīva soul, arise and give up your sleep. Chant the holy names of Lord Hari, who is the giver of liberation, the enemy of the Mura demon, the supreme enjoyer, the all-attractive one, and the horse-headed incarnation, Hayagrīva.

nṛsiṁha vāmana, śrī-madhusūdana, brajendra-nandana śyāma pūtanā-ghātana, kaiṭabha-śātana, jaya dāśarathi-rāma
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nṛsiṁha the half man, half lion; vāmana the dwarf brāhmaṇa; śrī-madhusūdana the killer of the Madhu demon; brajendra-nandana the beloved son of the King of Vraja; śyāma who is blackish in complexion; pūtanā-ghātana the slayer of the Pūtanā witch; kaiṭabha-śātana the destoyer of the demon Kaiṭabha; jaya all glories!; dāśarathi-rāma Lord Rāma, the son of King Daśaratha
Translation

Lord Hari [Kṛṣṇa] incarnated as the half-man, half-lion, Nṛsiṁha. He appeared as a dwarf brāhmaṇa named Upendra and is the killer of the Madhu demon. He is the beloved son of the King of Vraja, Nanda Mahārāja, and is blackish in complexion. He is the slayer of the Pūtanā witch and s the destroyer of the demon Kaiṭabha. All glories to Lord Hari, who appeared as Lord Rāma, the son of King Daśaratha!

yaśodā dulāla, govinda-gopāla, vṛndāvana purandara gopī-priya-jana, rādhikā-ramaṇa, bhuvana -sundara-bara
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yaśodā dulāla the darling of Mother Yaśodā; govinda the giver of pleasure to the cows; gopāla the protector of the cows; vṛndāvana purandara the monarch of the Vṛndāvana forest; gopī-priya jana the beloved of the gopīs; rādhikā-ramaṇa the lover of Rādhikā; bhuvana-sundara-bara the most beautiful personality in all the worlds
Translation

He is the darling of mother Yaśodā, the giver of pleasure to the cows, land, and spiritual senses, and the protector of the cows. He is the Lord of the Vṛndāvana forest, the gopīs' beloved, the lover of Rādhikā, and the most beautiful personality in all the worlds.

rāvaṇāntakara, mākhana-taskara, gopī-jana-vastra-hārī brajera rākhāla, gopa-vṛnda-pāla, citta-hārī baṁśī-dhārī
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rāvaṇāntakara who brought about the end of the demon Rāvaṇa; makhana-taskara who stole the older gopīs' butter; gopījana-vastra-hārī who stole the younger gopīs' clothes; brajera rākhala a cowherd boy of Vraja; gopa-vṛnda-pāla the protector of the cowherd boys; citta-hārī who steals the hearts of all; baṁśī-dhārī who always holds a flute
Translation

As Rāmacandra He put an end to the demoniac King Rāvaṇa. As Kṛṣṇa, in His childhood He stole butter from the elder gopīs, and in His youth He stole the clothes of the younger gopīs while they bathed in the Yamunā. He is a cowherd boy of Vraja and the protector of the cowherd boys. He steals the hearts of all and always holds a flute.

yogīndra-bandana, śrī-nanda-nandana, braja-jana-bhaya-hārī navīna nīrada, rūpa manohara, mohana-baṁśī-bihārī
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yogīndra-vandana worshiped by the best of yogīs; śrī-nanda-nandana the delightful son of Nanda; braja-jana-bhaya-hārī who removes all the fears of the inhabitants of Vraja; navīna nīrada who is the color of a fresh rain cloud; rūpa manohara whose form is enchanting; mohana-baṁśī-bihārī who looks very charming wandering about playing His flute
Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa is worshiped by the best of yogīs, He is the son of Nanda, He removes all the fears of the inhabitants of Vraja, He is the color of a fresh rain cloud, and His form is enchanting. When He wanders about, playing His flute, He looks very charming.

yaśodā-nandana, kaṁsa-nisūdana, nikuñja-rāsa-vilāsī kadamba-kānana, rāsa-parāyaṇa, bṛnda-vipina-nivāsī
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yaśodā-nandana the delightful son of Yaśodā; kaṁsa-nisūdana the killer of King Kaṁsa; nikuñja-rāsa-vilāsī who sports the rāsa dance amongst the garden groves; kadamba-kānana rāsa-parāyaṇa who is fond of engaging in the rāsa dance underneath the kadamba trees; vṛndā-vipina-nivāsī who resides in the forest of Vṛndā Devī
Translation

He is the son of Yaśodā and the killer of King Kaṁsa, and He sports in the rāsa dance among the groves of Vraja. Kṛṣṇa engages in the rāsa dance beneath the kadamba trees, and He resides in the forest of Vṛndāvana.

ānanda-vardhana, prema-niketana, phula-śara-jojaka kāma gopāṅganā-gaṇa, citta-vinodana, samasta-guṇa-gaṇa-dhāma
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ānanda-vardhana who increases the ecstasy of His devotees; prema-niketana the reservoir of all love; phula-śara flowered arrows; yojaka who uses; kāma the transcendental Cupid; gopāṅgana-gaṇa citta-vinodana the pleasure of the cowherd girls' hearts; samasta-guṇa-gaṇa-dhāma the abode of all wonderful qualities
Translation

He increases the ecstasy of His devotees. He is the reservoir of all love and is the transcendental Cupid who uses His viflower arrows to increase the loving desires of the gopīs. He is the pleasure of the gopīs' hearts and the abode of all wonderful qualities.

jāmuna-jīvana, keli-parāyaṇa, mānasa-candra-cakora nāma-sudhā-rasa, gāo kṛṣṇa-jaśa rākho vacana mana mora
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yāmuna-jīvana the life of the River Yamunā; keli-parāyaṇa who is always absorbed in amorous pastimes; mānasa-candra-cakora who is the moon of the gopīs' minds, which are like cakora birds (that subsist only upon moonlight); nāma-sudhā-rasa the nectarean mellows of these holy names; gāo please sing; kṛṣṇa yaśa the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; rākho vacana please obey this advice; mana mora O my dear mind!
Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa is the life of the river Yamunā. He is always absorbed in amorous pastimes, and He is the moon for the viicakora birds of the gopīs' minds. O mind, obey these words of mine and sing the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the form of these holy names, which are full of nectarean mellows.

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About Vibhavari Sesa

From Kalyana-kalpataru, another dawn song announcing that the night has ended and urging devotees to rise and chant the holy names, in the same tradition as the Arunodaya-kirtanas.

Srila Prabhupada on this song

Srila Prabhupada spoke on this song in one of his classes:

“Bhaktivinoda Thakura. He's asking everyone to rise early in the morning. Vibhavari sesa, the night is over, aloka-pravesa, the glimpses of sunlight are there, now you get up”

Srila Prabhupada spoke on this song in one of his classes:

“Bhaktivinoda Thakura is requesting everyone, 'Now you chant all these different names of the Lord, and save me'”

Excerpted from Srila Prabhupada's recorded classes, © Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Read the complete purport at the Vanisource link above.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Vibhavari Sesa?

Vibhavari Sesa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Vibhavari Sesa?

The night has come to an end and the light of dawn is entering. O jīva soul, arise and give up your sleep. Chant the holy names of Lord Hari, who is the giver of liberation, the enemy of the Mura demon, the supreme enjoyer, the all-attractive one, and the horse-headed incarnation, Hayagrīva.

Where can I listen to Vibhavari Sesa?

You can listen to 9 recordings of Vibhavari Sesa on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Aindra Prabhu, HG Swarupa Damodar Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

How many verses does Vibhavari Sesa have?

Vibhavari Sesa has 8 verses.

Can I download Vibhavari Sesa as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Vibhavari Sesa — 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.

Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree, Hare Krishna Mandir. All glories to the devotee singers.