parthaof King Yudhiṣṭhira;kratuof yajnas;rajathe king;prathaarranged;divyatranscendental;dravathings;sampatopulence;rathachariot;śabdasound;plutaflooded;dig-dantikathe elephnats that hold up the directions;apta-svaka-pury-antikain Your own city
Translation
O Lord who arranged for King Yudhiṣṭhira to perform the rājasūya-yajña, O Lord whose rumbling chariot could be heard even by the elephants holding up the directions, O Lord who returned to Your own city, . . .
dṛṣṭaseen;udbhaṭaexcellent;saubhasaubha airplane;kramamovement;spṛṣṭatouched;unnati-bhakthe sky;vikramapowerful;baṇawith arrows;cchitacut;salvaŚālva;adikabeginning with;śastra-pratiśastradhikaweapon against weapon
Translation
. . . O Lord who saw the great Saubha airplane flying in the sky, O Lord who with arrows destroyed that airplane, O Lord who, weapon against weapon, fought with Śālva, . . .
kaṇḍa-stṛta-saubha-sthala salva-cchala-laṅghi-cchalaajñaṁ prati datta-bhrama vijñaṁ prati sad-vibhrama
Word for word
kaṇḍa-stṛtabroken apart;saubha-sthalaSaubha;salvaof Salva;cchalatrick;laṅghimanifested;cchalatrick;ajñambewilderment;pratito;datta-bhramabewildering;vijñamwise;pratito;sad-vibhramabewildering the saintly persons
Translation
. . . O Lord who broke apart the Saubha airplane, O Lord who pretended to be bewildered by Śālva's mystic tricks, O Lord whose pretended bewilderment bewildered the saintly sages, . . .
chinnabroken;prati-hantrastrakaweapons;tat-taḍana-jitdefeating with blows;śatrakaenemy;saubhaof Saubha;kṣaya-kṛtdestroying;sad-gadawith the club;dhutataken away;prati-kṛt-tan-madahis pride
Translation
. . . O Lord who broke Śālva's weapons, O Lord who with many blows defeated Śālva, O Lord who with a club broke the Saubha airplane to pieces, O Lord who removed Śālva's pride, . . .
tad-dakṣiṇa-doḥhis right hand;hṛtremoving;aaraarrow;cakrawith the cakra;kṣitacut;tat-kandharahis neck;evamthus;kṛtadone;tat-tat-kriyathese activities;tvamYou;rajasishine;goṣṭha-priyadear to the people of Vraja;vīraO hero
Translation
. . . O Lord who with an arrow cut off Śālva's right hand, O Lord who with the cakra cut Śālva's neck, O Lord who thus performed many wonderful activities, O hero, O beloved of Vraja, You are very glorious and splendid.
About Virudavali 3
The third of four Virudavali verses in Gopala-campu — eulogistic praise-verses marking a dramatic high point in the story. Here it runs to five verses, though its specific subject is not given by the title alone.
Virudavali 3 was composed by Jiva Goswami. It appears in Gopala Campu.
What is the meaning of Virudavali 3?
O Lord who arranged for King Yudhiṣṭhira to perform the rājasūya-yajña, O Lord whose rumbling chariot could be heard even by the elephants holding up the directions, O Lord who returned to Your own city, . . .
How many verses does Virudavali 3 have?
Virudavali 3 has 5 verses.
Can I download Virudavali 3 as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Virudavali 3 — 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.
