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Krsnaya Vasudevaya Devaki Nandanaya Ca lyrics

Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Author
Vyasadeva
Source
Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam)
Language
Sanskrit
  1. Verse 1

    kṛṣṇāya vāsudevāya devakī-nandanāya ca nanda-gopa-kumārāya govindāya namo namaḥ

    krsnaya vasudevaya devaki-nandanaya ca nanda-gopa-kumaraya govindaya namo namah

    कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय देवकीनन्दनाय च नन्दगोपकुमाराय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः

    Let me therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who has become the son of Vasudeva, the pleasure of Devakī, the boy of Nanda and the other cowherd men of Vṛndāvana, and the enlivener of the cows and the senses. (Verse 21)

  2. Verse 2

    namaḥ paṅkaja-nābhāya namaḥ paṅkaja-māline namaḥ paṅkaja-netrāya namas te paṅkajāṅghraye

    namah pankaja-nabhaya namah pankaja-maline namah pankaja-netraya namas te pankajanghraye

    नमः पङ्कजनाभाय नमः पङ्कजमालिने नमः पङ्कजनेत्राय नमस ते पङ्कजाङ्घ्रये

    My respectful obeisances are unto You, O Lord, whose abdomen is marked with a depression like a lotus flower, who are always decorated with garlands of lotus flowers, whose glance is as cool as the lotus and whose feet are engraved with lotuses. (Verse 22)

  3. Verse 3

    vipadaḥ santu tāḥ śaśvat tatra tatra jagad-guro bhavato darśanaṁ yat syād apunar bhava-darśanam

    vipadah santu tah sasvat tatra tatra jagad-guro bhavato darsanam yat syad apunar bhava-darsanam

    विपदः सन्तु ताः शश्वत तत्र तत्र जगद्गुरो भवतो दर्शनं यत स्याद अपुनर भवदर्शनम

    I wish that all those calamities would happen again and again so that we could see You again and again, for seeing You means that we will no longer see repeated births and deaths. (Verse 25)

  4. Verse 4

    janmaiśvarya-śruta-śrībhir edhamāna-madaḥ pumān naivārhaty abhidhātuṁ vai tvām akiñcana-gocaram

    janmaisvarya-sruta-sribhir edhamana-madah puman naivarhaty abhidhatum vai tvam akincana-gocaram

    जन्मैश्वर्यश्रुतश्रीभिर एधमानमदः पुमान नैवार्हत्य अभिधातुं वै त्वाम अकिञ्चनगोचरम

    My Lord, Your Lordship can easily be approached, but only by those who are materially exhausted. One who is on the path of [material] progress, trying to improve himself with respectable parentage, great opulence, high education and bodily beauty, cannot approach You with sincere feeling. (Verse 26)

  5. Verse 5

    bhave 'smin kliśyamānānām avidyā-kāma-karmabhiḥ śravaṇa-smaraṇārhāṇi kariṣyann iti kecana

    bhave 'smin klisyamananam avidya-kama-karmabhih sravana-smaranarhani karisyann iti kecana

    भवे ऽस्मिन क्लिश्यमानानाम अविद्याकामकर्मभिः श्रवणस्मरणार्हाणि करिष्यन्न इति केचन

    And yet others say that You appeared to rejuvenate the devotional service of hearing, remembering, worshiping and so on in order that the conditioned souls suffering from material pangs might take advantage and gain liberation. (Verse 35)

  6. Verse 6

    tvayi me 'nanya-viṣayā matir madhu-pate 'sakṛt ratim udvahatād addhā gaṅgevaugham udanvati

    tvayi me 'nanya-visaya matir madhu-pate 'sakrt ratim udvahatad addha gangevaugham udanvati

    त्वयि मे ऽनन्यविषया मतिर मधुपते ऽसकृत रतिम उद्वहताद अद्धा गङ्गेवौघम उदन्वति

    O Lord of Madhu, as the Ganges forever flows to the sea without hindrance, let my attraction be constantly drawn unto You without being diverted to anyone else. (Verse 42)

About this song

These are the prayers Kunti sang to Lord Krsna.