Sri Mukunda-mala

by King Kulasekhara

 

 

Text 1

 

 

sri-vallabheti varadeti daya-pareti

     bhakta-priyeti bhava-lunthana-kovideti

natheti naga-sayaneti jagan-nivsety

     alapanam pratidinam kuru me mukunda

 

     sri-vallabha - very dear to Lakrmi (Consort ofGodhead); iti - thus; varada - endower of denediction; iti - thus;daya-para - causeless merciful; iti - thus; bhakta-priya - very dear to devotees; iti - thus; bhava - repetition of birth anddeath; lunthana - plundering; kovida - expert; iti - thus; natha - the Lord; iti - thus; naga-sayana - One who sleeps onthe bed of serpent; iti - thus; jagat-nivasa - resort of thecosmos; iti - thus; alapanam - constantly recitor;pratidinam - every day; kuru - pleasedo it; me - unto me; mukunda - O Mukunda, my Lord.

 

 

     O Mukunda my Lord!  Please do it unto me so that I canbecome a constantly recitor of addressing You thus as by the name of very  dear to Lakrmi, endower of benediction, causelessly merciful, very dear to the devotees, expert in plundering the status quo of repeated birth and death, the real Lord Who lies down on the bed of serpent and the resort of the cosmos etc.*

 

 

Text 2

 

 

jayatu jayatu devo devaki-nandano `yam

     jayatu jayatu karno varni-vams/-pradipah

jayatu jayatu megha-syamalah komalango

     jayatu jayatu pathvi-bhara-naso mukundah

 

     jayatu jayatu - all glories to; deva - the Personality of Godhead; devaki-nandana - Son of Devaki; ayam - this; jayatajayatu - all glories to; Krsnah - Lord Krsna; vrsni - forefather of krsna; vamsa - dynasty; pradipah - limelight;jayatu jayatu - all glories to; megha-syamala - blackish like a new cloud; komala-angah - very soft body; jayatu-jayatu -  allglories to; prthvi - earth; bhara-nasah - remover of obstacles;mukundah - Lord Sri Krsna.

 

 

     All glories to this Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as the son of Srimati Devaki-devi. All glories to Lord Sri Krsna, who has appeared Himself as the limelight in the dynasty of Varni known as Mukunda who is remover of all obstacles on the earth.*

 

 

Text 3

 

 

mukunda murdhna pranipatya yace

     bhavantam ekantam iyantam artham

avismatas tvac-caranaravinde

     bhave bhave me `stu bhavat-prasadat

 

     mukunda - O my Lord Mukunda; murdhna - my head; pranipatya - bowing down; yace - respectfully beg; bhavantam - from you; ekantam - ultimately; iyantam - so far and not more; artham - fulfillment of desire; avismatah - without being forgetful; tvat - Your Lordship`s; carana-aravinde - upon the lotus feet;bhave bhave - in every repetition of birth; me-mine; astu - let is be so; bhavat - Your; prasadat - by mercy.

 

 

     Oh My Lord Mukunda! I do bow down my head unto the lotus feet of Your Lordship and respectfully ask from You the fulfillment of desire so far that in every repetition of my birth let it be so by Your Lordship`s mercy that without being forgetful I may always remember You.*

 

 

Text 4

 

 

naham vande tava caranayor dvandvam advandva-hetoh

     kumbhipakam gurum api hare narakam napanetum

ramyarama-madu-lanu-latat nandana napi rantum

     bhave bhave hrdaya-bhavane bhavayeyam bhavantam

 

     na - not; aham - I; vande - so pray; tava - Your; caranayoh -  Lotus feet; dvandvam - pair; advandva - non-dluality; hetoh - for the reason of;kumbhipakam - boiling hell; gurum api  - ofthe severest ¨type; Hare - Oh Hari; narakam - hell; na - never;apanetum - to get rid of; ramya - velry beautiful; rama - the fair sex; mrdu-tanu-lata - soft-bodied dependent;nandane - in the pleasure garden; na - not; api - even;rantum - for enjoying; bhave bhave - in all different births;hadaya - heart; bhavane - in the house; bhavayeyam - maydevelop; bhavantam - You only.

 

 

     O my Lord Hari! I don`t pray unto You and at Your lotuspair of feet in order to be saved from the duality of existance,neither with a purpose of getting rid from the grim hell ofboiling tribulations. Nor do I do so with a purpose ofenjoying soft-bodied beautiful women who reside in the gardenof heaven. But I do so with the purpose of developing Youonly in the core of my heart even birth after birth.*

 

 

Text 5

 

 

nastha dharma n a vasu-nicaye naiva kamopabhoge

     yad bhavyam tad bhavatu bhagavan purva-karmanurupam

etat prarthyam janma-janmantare `api

     tvat-padambhoruha-yuga-gata niscala bhaktir astu

 

     na astha - not even special attachment; dharme - in the matter of religiosity; na - neither; vasu-nicaye - in the matter ofaccumulating wealth; na - neither; eva - even; kama-upabhoge - inthe matter of sense-enjoyment; yat - whatever; bhavyam - in the matter of; bhavatu - let it be happened; bhagavan - Oh my Lord;purva - previous; karma - deeds; anurupam - in accordance with;etat - this much; prarthyam - behooves to ask; mama - on my part;bahu-matam - the most desirable; janma - birth; janma-antare - after birth; api - even; tvat - Your; pada - ambhoruha - lotus feet;yuga - pair; gata - rested in; niscala - unflinching; bhaktih - devotional service; astu - may there be.

 

 

     O my Lord! I have no special attachment for religiosity,neither in the matter of accululating wealth and for fame, norI have any inclination for enjoying sense-gratification. Letthere be what it may come upon as they are inevitable inaccordance with the result of my past deeds. But this muchis my most desirable prayer unto You that let there be an unflinching devotional service attitude unto the pairs of Yourlotus feet even after repetitions of births after births.*

 

 

Text 6

 

 

divi va bhuvi va mamastu vaso

     narake va narakantaka prakamam

avadhirita-`saradaravindau

     caranau te marane `pi cintayami

 

     divi - in the plane of the demigods; va - either; bhuvi - in the lane of the human beings; va - or; ¨mama - my; astu-become;vasah - residence; narake O - in the plane of hell; va - or; naraka-antaka - Oh the Destroyer of Narakasura; pstakamam - asa matter of course; avadhirita - defied by sarada -  of theseason called sarat; aravindau - lotus flower; caranau - pairs of feet; te - of Yourself; marane - the time of death; api - even; cintayami - may I remember.

 

 

     Oh my Lord the killer of Narakasura! Let there be my residence either in the plane of the demigods or in the planeof the human being or in that of the hell as a matter ofcourse. I pray for that I may remember even at the point ofmy death the pairs of Your lotus feet which have defied thelotus grown in the season of sarat.*

 

 

Text 7

 

 

cintayami harim eva santatam

     manda-hasa-muditananaubujam

nanda-gopa-tanayam parat param

     naradadi-muni-vanda-vanditam

 

     cintayami - I meditate; harim - on Lord Hari; eva - indeed;santatam - continually; masda - gentle; hasa - smile; mudita - cheerful; anana - face; ambujam - lotus; nanda-gopa - Nanda Maharaja; tanayam - the son; parat - than the greatest; param - the greater; narada - by Narada; adi - and others; muni - ofsages; vanda - by the multitude; vanditam - offered obeisances.

 

 

     I continually meditate upon Lord Hari, whose cheerful lotusface is decorated with a gentle smile. Although He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead greater than the greatest and worshiped by Narada and the community of sages, He is also the little son of the cowherd Nanda.

 

 

Text 8

 

 

kara-carana-saroje kantiman-netra-mine

     srama-muri bhuja-vici-vyakule `gadha-marge

hari-sarasi vigahyapiya tejo-jalaugham

     bhava-maru-parikhinnah klesam adya tyajami

 

     kara - hands; carana - feet; saroje - with lotus flowers; kantimat - beautiful; netra - eyes; mine - with two fish; srama - fatigue; muri - removing; bhuja - arms; vici - by the waves;vyakule - agitated; agadha - unfathomable; marge - path; hari - of Lord Hari; sarasi - in the lake; vigahya - having plunged;apiya - having drunk; tejah - the splendid beauty; jala-augham - the water; bhava - of material existence; maru - by the desert;parikhinnah - distressed and exhausted; klesam - distreee;adya - today; tyajami - I shall abandon.

 

     The lake which is Lord Hari is decorated with lotus flowerswhich are the Lord`s hands and feet, and within it are twosplendid fishes that are His eyes, and rippling waves that arethe movement of the Lord`s arms, no one is able to measure thedepth of that lake. That lake removes the fatigue of those whotake shelter within it. I, who am exhausted and depressed by staying in the desert of material existence shall now dive intothat lake and drink it`s waters, the splendid beauty of the Lord.In this way I shall become free of all distress.

 

 

Text 9

 

 

sarasija-nayane sasankha-cakre

     mura-bhidi ma viramasva citta rantum

sukhataram aparam na jatu jane

     hari-carana-smaranamatena tulyam

 

     sarasi-ja - lotus; nayane - eyes; sa - with; sankha - conch shell; cakra - and cakra; mura - of the Murademon; bhidi - the killer; ma-don`t; viramasva - cease; citta - O mind; rantum - to take delight; sukhataram - supremely delightful; apram -  unparalleled; na - not; jatu - ever; jane - do I know; hari - ofLord Hari; carana - of the feet; smarana - of the rememberance;amatena - with the nectar; tulyam - equal.

 

 

     O mind, please do not stop delighting in Lord Krsna, whose eyes are as beautiful as the lotus flower, who killed theMura demon, and who holds the conch and club. I do not think there is anything as delightful as the nectar of the rememberanceof the lotus feet of Lord Hari.

 

 

Text 10

 

 

mabhir manda-mano vicintya bahudha yamis ciram yatana

     naivami prabhavanti papa-ripavah svami nanu sidharah

alasyam vyapaniya bhakti-sulabham dhyayasna narayanam

     lokasya vyasanapanodana-karo dasasya kim na kramah

 

     ma - don`t; abhih - fear; manda - dull; manah - O mind;vicintya - considering; baudha - in many ways; yamih - fromYamaraja; ciram - for a long time; yatanah - torments; na - not; eva - certainly; ami - these; prabhavanti - becomemanifest; papa - of sins; ripavah - enemies; svami - Svami;nanu - indeed; sridharah - Sridhara; alasyam - laziness; vyapaniya - drive away; bhakti - by devotional service; sulabham - easy to attain; dhyayasva - please medidate; narayanam - upon LordNarayana; lokasya - of the living entities; vyasana - distresses;apanodana-karah - removing; dasasya - of the servant; kim -  whether?; na - not; ksamah - able.

 

 

     O slow mind, don't fearfully meditate on Yama's tortures. ¨Sinful reactions, which arethe living entities' enemies, don't prevail over thedevotees. O mind, give up your laziness and meditateon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Narayana,the goddess of fortune`s husband, who is easy to attain bydevotional service. Can the Lord not removethe distressing sins of His servants?

 

 

Text 11

 

 

bhava-jaladhi-gatanaam dvandva-vatahatannm

     suta-duhita-kalatra-tarana-bhararditanam

virama-viraye-toye majjatam aplavanam

     bhavati saranam eko virnu-poto naranam

 

     bhava - of material existance; jaladhi - in the ocean; gatanam - of those who have gone; dvandva - of the dualities of materiallife; vata - by the winds; ahatanam - beaten; suta - of sins; duhitr - daughters; kalatra - of wife; trana - protection; bhara -  and maintenance; arditanam - afflicted; visama - poison; visaya - of sense gratification; toye - in the water; majjatam - immersed;aplavanam - drowned; bhavati - there is; saranam - shelter;; ekah - one; visnu - of Lord Visnu; potah - the ship; naranam - of thepeople.

 

 

     Having entered the ocean of material existance, the living entities are battered by the winds of material dualities (such as happiness and distress, heat and cold, etc.) Splashed by thevarious distressing of maintaining and protecting sons, daughters, wife and other relatives, and drowned in the poisonsous waters of sense-gratification. Their only shelter isthe ship which is Lord Virnu.

 

 

Text 12

 

 

bhava-jaladhim agadham nistareyam

     katham aham iti ceto masma gah kataratvam

sarasija-drsi deve taraki bhaktir eka

     naraka-bhidi nisanna tarayisyaty avas/yam

    

     bhave - of material existance; jaladhim - the ocean; agadham - unfathomable; dustaram - difficult to cross; nistareyam - I may cross; katham - how is it possible?; aham - I; iti - thus; cetah - Omind; ma asma - don`t; gah - go; kataratvam - to discouragement;sarasija - lotus; dasi - eyes; deve - Supreme Personality ofGodhead; taraki - the deliverer; bhaktih - devotional service; eka - one; naraka-bhidi - delivering from hell; nisanna - resting upon; tarayiyati - rescues; avasyam - certainly.

 

 

     O mind, do not become discouraged, thinking: "How shall Ibe able to cross this impassible, and immeasurable ocean ofmaterial existance?" By engaging in devotional service to thelotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rescues Hisdevotees even from ¨hell, I shall be able very easily to crossit.

 

 

Text 13

 

 

tarna-toye madana-pavanoddhuta-mohormi-male

     daravarte tanaya-sahaja-graha-sanghakule ca

samsarakhye mahati jaladhau majjatam nas tridhaman

     pasambhoje varada bhavato bhakti-bhavam prayaccha

 

     tarna - of the thirst for material happiness; toye - inthe water; madana - of sex desire; pavana - by the winds; uddhuta - agitated; moha - of illusion; urmi - of waves; male - with a garland; dara - wife; avarte - whirlpool; tanaya - sons; sahaja - brothers; graha - crocodiles; sangha - by the community; akule - full; ca - and; samsara - material existence; akhye - known as;mahati - great; jaladhau - ocean; majjatam - of those who areimmersed; nah - of us; tri-dhaman - O Krsna, who performspastimes in Vandavana, Mathura and Dvaraka; pada - feet;ambhoje - lotus; varada - O giver of benedictions; bhavatah - of you; bhati-bhavam - devotional service; prayaccha - please give.

 

 

     The great ocean of material existance is filled with the waters of the thirst for material happiness, and it is crowdedwith waves of illusion moving with the winds of sex-desire.That ocean is full of the crocodiles that are sons, brothersand other relatives, and it possesses a terrible whirlpool that is the wife. O Lord Whose glories are proclaimed in the three worlds, and who performs pastimes in Vandavana, Mathura andD/varaka, O Giver of benedictions, please give the puredevotional service of Your lotus feet to those of us who are presently drowning in that material ocean.

 

 

Text 14

 

 

pathvi-renur anuh payamsi kanikah phalguh sphulingolaghus

     tejo hihsvasanam marut-tanutaram randhram susukrmamnabhah

krudra rudra-pitamaha-prabhatayah kitah samastah sura

     darte yatra sa tarako vijayate sri-pada-dhuli-kanah

 

     prthvi - from the earth; renuh - particle of dust; anuh - atom; payamsi - nectar; kanikah - drops; phalguh - useless;sphulingah - spark; laghuh - insignificant; tejah - fire;nihsvasanam - without breathing; marut - wind; tanutaram - verysmall; randhram - opening; su - very; sukrman - fine; nabhah - sky;krudrah - very tiny; rudra - Lord Siva; pitamaha - Lord Brahma;prabhatayah - and the others; kitah - insects; samastah - all;surah - the demigods; darta - seen; yatra - where; sa - He;tarakah - which delivers the devotees; vijayate - all glories;sri ada - of the lotus feet of Lord Krsna; dhuli - of dust; kanah - a particle.

 

     All glories to the polles of Lord Krsna`s lotus feet,compared to which the sprinkling of nectar appears like dust,a great fire appears like an insignificant spark, a hurricaneappears like a motionless breeze, the sky appears like a very tiny opening, and all the demigods, headed by Siva and Brahmaappear like unimportant insects.

 

 

Text 15

 

 

he lokah srnuta prasuti-marana-v/yadhes cikitsam imam

     yogajnah samudaharanti munayo yam yajnavalkyadayah

antar-jyotir ameyam ekam amatam Krsna/khyam apiyatam

     tat pitan paramauradham vitanute nirvanam atyantikam

  

     he - O; lokah - people; sanuta - please listen; prasuti - of birth; marana - death; vyadheh - of the disease; cikitsam - the remedy; imam - this; yoga - of yoga; jnah - O knowers;samudaharanti - pronounce; munayah - the sages; yam - which;yajnavalkya - Yajnavalkya; adayah - and others; antah - jyotih - splendid; ameyam - unlimited; elam - one; amatam - nectar; Krsna - Krsna; akhyam - name; apiyatam - shouldbe drunk; tat - that; pitam - drunk; parama - supreme; ausadham - medicine; vitanute - grants; nirvanam - liberation; atyantikam - eternal.

 

 

     O people, please hear! Here is the medicine to cure thedisease of repeated birth and death. This medicine is prescribed by Yajnavalkya and other great yogis. Please drink this splendid.nectarean medicine: The Holy Name of Krsna, which grants release from the bonds of material existance.

 

 

Text 16

 

 

he martyah paramam hitam sanuta vo vakryami sankrapatah

     samsaranavam apad-urmi-bahulam samyak pravis/yasthitah

nana-jnanam apasya cetasi namo narayanayety amum

     mantram sa-pranavam pranama-mahitam pravartayadhvam muhuh

 

     he-O; martyah - people; paramam - supreme; hitam - welfare;sanute - please listed; vah - of you; vakryami - I shalldescribe; sankrepatah - in a summary; samsara - of birth and death in the material world; arnavam - the ocean; apat - ofcalamities; urmi - full of waves; bahulam - abundant; samyak - completely; pravisya - having entered; sthitah - staying; nana - various kinds; jnanam - of knowledge; apasya - having abandoned; cetasi - in the heart; namah - I offer respectful obeisances;narayanaya - to Lord Narayana; iti - thus; amum - this; mantram - mantra; sa - with; pranavam - the syllable om; pranama - obeisances;mahitam - celebrated; pravartayadhvam - please perform; muhuh - at every moment.

 

     O people presently immersed in the ocean of material existance, full of the great tidal waves of terrible calamitiesPlease listen! I shall now briefly describe the greatest benefitfor you. Throw away all kinds of false speculative knowledgawithin your heart and continually chant the glorious mantra omnamo narayanaya.

 

 

Text 17

 

 

nathe nah pururottame tri-jagatam ekadhipe cetasa

     sevye svarya padasya datari pare narayane tirthati

yam kancit pururadhamam katipaya-gramesam alparthadam

     sevayai magayamahe naram aho mudha varaka vayam

 

     nathe - when the lord; nah - of us; purura - person;uttame - Supreme; tri - three; jagatam - of the worlds; eka - only;adhipe - controller; cetasa - by the mind; sevye - worshippable andworthy of being served; svasya - of His own; padasya - of thetranscendental position; datari - the giver; pare - supreme;narayane - Lord Narayane; tirthati - is present; yam - whom;kancit - to someone; purura - person; adhamam - lowest; katipaya - of some; grama - of villages; isam - the chief; alpa-arthadam - poor and useless; sevayai - for service; magayamahe - we seekout; naram - human being; aho - O; mudhah - foolish and bewildered;varakah - pitiable; vayam - we.

 

 

     Alas, we are very foolish and pitiful, for even though the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Narayana, the greatestof persons, the exclusive monarch of the three worlds, and ourworshippable master, who grants to His servants a transcendentalposition equal to His own, is standing within our hearts, weseek out an ordinary, poor, useless and lowly human being who happens to be the master of a few villages, and become very eager to engage in his service.

 

 

Text 18

 

 

baddhenanjalina natena sirasa gatraih saromodgamaih

     kanthena svara-gadgadena nayanenodgirna -barpambuna

nityam tvac-carananaravinda-yagala-dhyanamatasvadinam

     asmakam sarasiruhakra satatam sampadyatam kivitam

 

     baddhena anjalina - with folded hands; natena - with bowed;sirasa - head; gatraih - with limbs; sa - with; roma - with hairs; udgamaih - standing up; kanthena - with voice; svara - sounds; gaggadena - choked up; nayanena - with eyes; udgirna - emitted; baspa - of tears; ambuna - with the water; nityam - constantly; tvat - Your; carana - feet; aravinda - lotus; yugalam - pair; dhyana - of meditation; amata - of the nectar; asvadinam - of those who are relishing; asmakam - of us; ¨sarasiruha - lotus;akra - eyed; satatam - continually; sampadyatam - may become filled; jivitam - life.

 

 

     O lotus eyed Lord Krsna, for our entire life may we constantly relish the nectar of meditation upon Your two lotus feet. May we always offer obeisances to You with respectfullyfolded hands, bowed head, the hairs of our bodies standing up in ecstasy, our voices choked with emotion and our eyes full oftears.

 

 

Text 19

 

 

yat-Krsna-pranipata-dhuli-dhavalam tad-varrma tad-vaisiras

     te netre tamasojjhite surucire yabhyam harir dasyate

sa buddhir vimalendu-sankha-dhavala ya madhava-dhyayini

     sa jihvamata-varrini pratipadam ya stauti narayanam

 

     yat - which; Krsna - to Lord Krsna; pranipata - fallen down to offer respect; dhuli - in the dust; dhavalam - white; tat - that; varrma - body; tat - therefore; vaisirah - is the best; te - those two; netre - eyes; tamasa - from ignorance and darkness; ujjhite - freed; surucire - beautiful; yabhyam - by which; harih - Lord Hari; dasyate - is seen; sa - that;buddhih - intelligence; vimala - pure; indu - moon; san/kha - conch-shell; dhavala - white; ya - which; madhava - upon Lord Madhava; dhyayini - meditates; sa - that; jihva - tongue;amata - of nectar; varrini - with rains; pratipadam - at every moment; ya - who; stauti - offers prayers; narayanam - to Lord Narayana.

 

 

     That body which falls to the groung down to bow before LordKrsna is the best of bodies, those eyes which see the formof Lord Hari, become simultaneously very beautiful and free fromthe darkness of ignorance. That intelligence which meditates uponLord Madhava becomes white and pure, just like the conch-shell,or the spotless moon. That tongue which repeatedly offersprayers glorifying Lord Narayana, emenates showers of nectar.

 

 

Text 20

 

 

jihve kirtaya kesavam muraripum ceto bhaja sridharam

     pani-dvandva samarcayacyuta-kathah srotra-dvaya tvam sanu

Krsnam lokaya locana-dvaya harer gacchanghri-yugmalayam

     jighra ghrana mukunda-pada-tulasim murdhan namadhokrajam

 

      jihve - O tongue; kirtaya - please glorify; kesavam - Lord Kesava, who has beautiful hair; mura-ripum - Lord Krsna,the enemy of the Mura demon; cetah - O mind; bhaja - please worship and serve; sridharam - Lord Krsna, the master of thegoddess of fortune; pani - of hands; dvandva - O pair; samarcaya - please decorate; acyuta - of the infailliable Lord;kathah - the topics; srotra - of ears; dvaya - O pair; twam - you; sanu - please ¨hear; Krsnam - all-attractive Lord Krsna;lokaya - please see; locana - of eyes; dvaya - O pair; hareh - of Lord Hari who removes the distresses of the devotees; gaccha - please go; anghri - of feet; yugma - O pair; alamyam - to thetemple; joghra - please smell; ghrana - O nose; mukunda - ofLord Mukunda who grants liberation to the devotes; pada - atthe feet; tulasim - the tulasi leaves; murdhan - O head;nama - please bow; adhokrajam - to the lord who is not percievable by the material senses.

 

 

     O tongue, please glorify Lord Kesava, O mind, pleaseworship and serve Lord Muraripu. O hands, please decorate LordSridhara. O ears, please heart the topics of Lord Acyuta. O eyes, please see the form of Lord Krsna. O feet, please go to Lord Hari`s temple. O nose, please smell the tulasi leaves offered to Lord Mukunda`s feet. O head, please bow down before Lord Adhokraja.Note: Kesava, Muraripu etc are all names of Lord Krsna.The meaning of each name is found in the synonyms.

 

 

Text 21

 

 

amnayabhyasanany aran/ya-ruditam veda-vratany anvaham

     medas-cheda-phalani purta-vidhayah sarvam hutam bhasmani

tirthanam avagahanani ca gaja-snanam vina yat-pada-

     dvandvanbhoruha-samsmatim vijayate devah sa narayanah

 

     amnaya-abhyasanany - study of the Vedas; aranya - inthe forest; ruditam - crying; veda - according to the Vedicdirection; vratani - vows and rituals; anvaham - every day;medah - of fat; cheda - removal; phalani - fruits; purta - of giving charity and other pious deeds; vidhayah - activities; sarvam - completely; hutam - offered sacrifice;bhasmani - on the ashes; tirthanam-of the holy places ofpilgrimage; avagahanani - taking bath; ca - and; gaja - ofthe elephant; snanam - the bathing; vina - without; yat - of whom; pada - of the feet; dvandva - the pair; ambhoruha - lotus; samsmatim - the rememberance; vijayate - all glories;devah - to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sah - He; narayanah - Lord Narayana.

 

 

     All glories to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Narayana. Without rememberance of His lotus feet, Vedicstudies become like crying in the wilderness, daily performanceof Vedic vows and rituals, fasting, giving in charity and otherpious works all become useless like a sacrifice offered upon the ashes (instead of the fire), and taking bath in the different holy places of pilgrimage becomes as worthless as the bathing of an elephant (who, after leaving the water, immediately covershis body with dust).

 

 

Text 22

 

 

madana parihara sthitim madiye

     manasi mukunda-padaravinda-dhamni

hara-nayana-karanuna karo `si

     smarasi na cakra-parakramam murareh

 

     madana - O cupid; parihara - please leave; sthitim - thesituation; madiye - my; manasi - within the mind; mukunda - of Lord Mukunda; pada - feet; aravinda - lotus; dhamni - theabode; hara - of Lord siva; nayana - of the eyes; kasanuna - by the archer; karah - greatly diminished; asi - you are; smarasi - you remember; na - not; cakra - of the cakra; parakramam--prowess; mura-areh - of Lord Krsna, the enemy of the Mura demon.

 

 

     O cupid, please leave my mind, which is now the abode of the lotus feet of Lord Mukunda. Although you have already been greatly weakened by the expert archer which is the eye ofLord Siva, you neglect to consider the strength of the cakraof my protector, Lord Krsna, the Enemy of the Mura demon.Note: When cupid tried to shoot his arrows at Lord Siva, theLord burned cupid to ashes with His glance.

 

 

Text 23

 

 

nathe dhatari bhogi-bhoga-sayane narayane madhave

     deve devakinandane sura-vare cakrayudhe sarngini

lilasera-jagat-prapanca-jathare visvesvare sridhare

     govinde kuru citta-vattim acalam anyais to kim vartanaih

 

     nathe - to the lord; dhatari - the creator and maintainer;bhogi-of Lord Ananta; bhoga - on the coils; sayane - couch;narayan/e - the resting place of all living entities; madhave - Lord Madhava; deve - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; devaki-nandane - the Son fo Devaki; sura - of the demigods;vare - the best (or He who grants benedictions); cakra - cakra;ayudhe - holding the weapon; sarngini - holding the Sarnga bow;lila - as a pastime; asesa - entire; jagat - universe; prapanca - manifestation; jathare - in the stomach; visva - of the universe;isvare - the controller; sridhare - the husband of the goddessof fortune; govinde - the pleaser of the cows and the sences;kuru - please perform; citta - of the mind; vattim - the activity;acalam - unwavering; anyaih - with other; tu - indeed; kim - what is the need?; vartanaih - of activities.

 

 

     O friend, please fix your mind upon Lord Madhava, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who created the entire universefrom within Himself, Who is the resting place of all livingentities, although He Himself rests upon the coils of the serpent Ananta, Who is the Son of Devaki, Who holds the cakra and the Sarnga bow as His weapons, who is the controller of the universe, the husband of the goddess of fortune and thepleaser of the cows and the sences. Aside from constantlymeditating upon Him, all other activities are worthless,

 

Text 24

 

 

ma drakram krina-punyah kranam api bhavato bhakti-hinan padabje

     ma srauram sraya-bandham tava caritam apasyanyadakhyana-jatam

ma smarsam madhava tvam api bhuvane-pate cetasapahnuvanan

     ma bhuvam tvat-saparya-vyatikara-rahito janma-janmantare 'pi

 

     ma - don`t; drakram - see; krina - slender; punyan - piety; kranam - for a moment; api - even; bhavartah - of You;bhakti - of devotion; hinan - devoid; pada - fet; abje - forthe lotus; ma - don`t; srausam - hear; sravya-bandham - worth hearing; tava - Your; caritam - pastimes; apasya - having abandoned; anyat - other; akhyana-jatam - stories;ma - don`t; smarsam - remember; madhava - O Madhava; tvam - You; api - even; bhuvana - of the universe; pate - O Lord;cetasa - with the mind; apahnuvanan - thus who deny; ma - not;bhuvam - may I become; tvat - Your; saparya - of the worship;vyatikara - of the activities; rahatah - devoid; janma-janmantare - birth after birth; api - even.

 

 

     O Lord Madhava, may I never, even for a moment, see those who have no devotion for Your lotus feet. May I never abandonhearing Your pastimes, which are the proper object of hearing, and listen instead to the activities of others. O Lord of the universe, may I never accept the arguments of those who denyYou. May I naver, in any of my future births, become averse to Your devotional service.

 

 

Text 25

 

 

maj-janmanah phalam idam madhu-kaitabhare

     mat-prarthaniya-mad-anugraha era eva

tvad-bhatya-bhatya-paricaraka-bhatya-bhatya-

     bhatyasya bhatya iti mam smara loka-matha

 

     mat - my; janmanah - of the birth; phalam - result; idam - this; madhu - of the Madhu demon; kaithabha - of the kaitabha-demon; are - O enemy; mat - by me; prathaniya - appealed; mat - towards me; anugrahah - mercy; erah - this; eva - indeed; tvat - Your; bhatya - of the servant; paricaraka - of the servant;bhatya - of the servant; bhatya - of the servant; bhatyasya - of the servant; bhrtyah - the servant; iti - in the way; mam -  me; smara - please remember; loka - of the worlds; natha - O Lord.

 

 

     O Krsna, O Lord of all the worlds, O enemy of the Madhuand Kaitabha demons, please be merciful and grant my request: Please think of me as the servant of the servant of the servantof the servant of the servant of the servant of Your servant.May this thought of Yours be the result of my life.

 

 

Text 26

 

 

tattvam bruvanani param  pasras tan

     madhu-krarantiva mudavahani

pravartaya pranjalir asmi jihve

     namani narayana-gocarani

 

     tatvam - the truth; bruvanani - speaking; param - great;parastat - greater; madhu - with sweet honey; kraranti - dripping; iva - like; muda - delight; avahani - bringing;pravartaya - please perform; pranjalih - with folded hands;asmi - I am; jihve - O tongue; namani - the names; narayana-gocarani - of Lord Narayana.

 

 

     The delightful transcendental Names of Lord Narayana aregreater than the greatest thing and they appear to be drippingwith nectar. O tongue, with folded hands I appeal to you: Pleasechant Lord Narayana`s names.

 

 

Text 27

 

 

namami narayana-pada-pankajam

     karomi narayana-pujanam sada

vadami narayana-nama nirmalam

     smarami narayana-tattvam avyayam

 

     namami - I offer respectful obeisances; narayana - ofLord Narayana; pada - feet; pankajam - lotus; karomi - Iperform; narayana - of Lord Narayana; pujanam - theworship; sada - constantly; vadami - I speak; narayana - o Lord Narayana; nama - the name; nirmalam - transcendentaland pure; smarami - I remember; narayana - of Lord Narayana;tattvam - the truth; avyayam - imperishable.

 

 

     I offer respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of Lord Narayana, and I continually worship Him. I chant the transcendental name of Lord Narayana and I remember theimperishable truth about Him.

 

 

Texts 28 and 29

 

 

sri-natha narayana vasudeva

     sri-Krsna bhakta-priya cakra-pane

sri-padma-nabhacyuta kaitabhare

     sri-rama padmakra hare murare

 

ananta vaikuntha mukunda Krsna

     govinda damodara madhaveti

vaktum samartho `pi na vakti kascid

     aho jananam vyasanabhimukhyam

 

     sri - of the goddess of fortune; natha - O Lord; narayana - O resting place of all living entities; vasudeva - O ¨Son of Vasudeva; sri-Krsna - O sri Krsna; bhakta - tothe devotees; priya - dear; cakra - holding the cakra; pane - in your hand; sri-padma-nabha - O Lord whose navel is as beautiful as a lotus flower; acyuta - O infalliable Lord; kaitabha - of the kaitabha demon; are - O enemy; sri-rama - O Lord Ramacandra; padma - lotus; akra - eyes; hare - O Lordwho removes the distresses of His devotees; mura - of the Murademon; are - O enemy; ananta - O unlimited Lord; vaikuntha - O remover of distress; mukunda - O giver of liberation; Krsna - O Krsna(all-attractive) govinda- O pleaser of the cows amd senses; damodara - O Lord whose waist Mother Yasoda bound with a rope; madhava - O Lord Madvana; iti - thus; vaktum - to speak;samarthah - able; api - although; na - not; vakti - speaks; kascit - some person; aho - O; jananam - of living entities; vyasana - abhimukhyam - most sinful.

 

 

     "Srinatha (husband of the goddess of fortune), ONarayana (resting place of all living entities), O Vasudeva(son of Maharaja Vasudeva), O Sri Krsna (all-attractive),O Bhaktapriya (friend of the devotees), O cankrapani (weilderof the Sudarsana cakra), O Sri Padmanaba (Lord whose navel is as beautiful as a lotus flower), O Acyuta (infalliable Lord),O Kaitabhari (enemy of the kaitabha demon), O Sri Rama(Supreme Enjoyer), O Padmakra (lotus-eyed Lord), O Hari(Lord who removes everything inauspicious), O Murari (enemyof the Mura demon), O Ananta (unlimited), O Vaikuntha (sonof Vikuntha-devi), O Mukunda (giver of liberation), OKrsna (all-attractive), O Govinda (delight of the cows,lands and senses), O Damodara (whose waist was bound with arope by Mother Yas/oda), O Madhava (husband of the goddess offortune)."

     One who, although able to speak, does not call out these holy names of the Lord, is the most sinful of persons.

 

 

Text 30

 

 

bhaktapaya-bhujanga-garuda-manis trailokya-rakra-manir

     gopi-locana-catakambuda-manih saundarya-mudra-manih

yah kanta-mani-rukmini-ghana-kuca-dvadvaika-bhusa-manih

     sreyo deva-sikha-manir disatu no gopala-cuda-manih

 

     bhakta-apaya - which removes distress; bhujanga - of the serpent incarnation (Lord Ananta); garuda - of Garuda; manih - jewel; trailokya - of the three worlds; rakra - the protection;manih - jewel; gopi - of the gopis; locana - of the eyes; cataka - for the cataka birds; ambuda - the cloud; manih -  jewel; saundraya - of beauty; mudra - of the signet ring; manih - the jewel; yah - Who; kanta - of beloves wives; mani - the jewel; rukmini - Rukmini-devi; ghana - firm; kuca - breasts;dvandva - two; eka - one; bhusa - ornament; manih - jewel; sreyah - benediction; deva - of the demigods; sikha - crest;manih - jewel; disatu - may show; nah - to us; gopala - of thecowherd boys; cuda-crown; manih - jewel.

 

     May Lord Krsna, the crest-jewel of the gopas, the crest-jewel of the demigods, the jewel ornament on the firm breasts ofjewellike Rukmini, the jewel of handsomeness, the cloud jewel that enchants the eyes of the cataka bird gopis, the jewel amulet that protects the three worlds, the sapphire antidote that rescues the devotees form the snake-bite of repeated birth anddeath, grant auspiciousness to you all.

 

 

Text 31

 

 

satru-cchedaika-mantram sakalam upanirad-vakya-sampujya-mantram

     samsaroccheda-mantram samucita-tamasah sangha-niryana-mantram

sarvaisvaryaika-mantram vyasana-bhujaga-sandarta-santrana-mantram

     jihve sri-Krsna-mantram japa japa satatam janma-saphaly-mantram

 

     satru - enemies; cheda - destruction; eka - only; mantram - mantra; sakalam - complete; apanisat - of the Upanisada; vakya - by the words; sampujya - worshippable; mantram - mantra;samsara - material existance; uccheda - ending; mantram - mantra;samucita - delightful; tamasah - of the darkness od ignorance; sangha - of the abundance; niryana - dissappearance; mantram - mantra; vyasana - sinful reactions; bhujaga - of the serpent;sandarta - from the bite; santrana - for protection; mantram - mantra; jihva - O tongue; sri Krsna - of Sri Krsna;mantram - mantra; japa japa - please chant, please chant; satatam - continually; janma - of the birth; saphalya - fruitfulness;mantram - mantra.

 

 

     It is a mantra to crush enemies. It is a mantra worshipped by the words of the Upanisads. It is a mantra to break the cycleof repeated birth and death. It is a mantra to exorcize ignorance. It is a mantra to gain all opulences. It is a mantra to counteract the snake-bite of sin. O tongue, please constantlychant, chant this Krsna-mantra. It is a mantra to make this birth a success.

 

 

Text 32

 

 

vyamoha-prasamauradham muni-mano-vatti-pravattyauradham

     daityendrarti-karauradham tribhuvane sanjivanaikauradham

bhaktatyanta-hitauradham bhava-bhaya-pradhvamsanaikauradham

     sreyah-prapti-karauradham piba manah sri-Krsna-divyauradham

 

     vyamoha - illusion; prasama - for calming; ausadham - medicine; muni - of the sages; manah - of the thoughts; vatti - by the activities; pravatti - manifestation; assadham - medicine;daitya - of the demons; indra - the kings; arti-kara - causing distress; assadham - medicine; tri - three; bhuvane - in the worlds; sanjivana - for restoring life; eka - only; ausadham - medicine; bhakta - to the devotees; atyanta - great; hita - welfare;{.fn ¨2}ausadham - medicine; bhava - within material life; bhaya - the fear;pradhvamsana - for destruction; eka - only; ausadham - medicine;sreyah - highest well-being; prapti - for the attainment; kara -  producing; ausadham - medicine; piba - please drink; manah - Omind; sri-Krsna - of Sri Krsna; divya - celestial;ausadham - medicine.

 

 

     This is the medicine to cure material illusion. This is the medicine to stop the mental speculation of the sages. This is the medicine to poison the kings of the demons. This is the medicine to bring the three worlds back to life. This is the medicine to bless the devotees. This is the medicine to end the fear of repeated birth and death. This is the medicine to attainthe greatest welfare. O mind, please drink this transcendental Krsna-medicine.

 

 

Text 33

 

 

Krsna tvadiya-pada-pankaja-pan/jarantam

     adyaiva me visatu manasa-raja-hamsah

prana-prayana-samaye kapha-vata-pittaih

     kanthavarodhava-vidhau smaranam kutas te

 

     Krsna - O Lord Krsna; Tvadiya - Your; pada - feet;pankaja - lotus flower; panjara - the network; antam - the edge;adya - now, at this moment, eva - certainly; me - my; visatu - may enter; manasa - mind; raja - royal; hamsa - swan; prana-prayana - ofdeath; samaye - at the time; kapha - mucus; vata - air; pittaih - andwith bile; kantha - throat; avarodhana-vidhau - when it is choked;smaranam - rememberance; kutah - how is it possible? te - of You.

 

 

     My Lord Krsna, I pray that the swan of my mind may immediately sink down to the stems of the lotus feet of YourLordship and be locked in their network; otherwise at thetime of my final breath, when my throat is choked with cough,how will it be possible to think of You?.

 

 

Text 34

 

 

cetas cintaya kirtayasva rasane namri-bhava tvam siro

     hastav anjali-samputam racayatam vandasva dirgham vapuh

atman samsraya pundarika-nayanam nagacalendra-sthitam

     dhanyam punyatamam tad eva paramam daivam hi sat-siddhaye

 

     catah - O mind; cintaya - please think; kirtayasva - please glorify; rasane - O tongue; namri-bhava - bow down;tvam - you; sirah - O head; hastau - O hands; anjali - samputam-racayatam - become folded; vandasva - offer obeisances; dirgham - for a long time; vapuh - O body; atman - O self; samsraya - please take shelter; pundarika - lotus; nayanam - eyes; naga - of the serpent; acala - unmoving; indra - on the king (Lord ¨Ananta); sthitam - staying; dhanyam - opulent; punyatamam - supremely pure; tat - therefore; eva - indeed; paramam - supreme;daivam - Personality of Godhead; hi - certainly; sat - in spirituallife; siddhaye - for perfecction.

 

 

     O mind, please think of Him. O tongue, please glorify Him.O head, please bow before Him. O hands, please become foldedbefore Him. O body, please bow down before Him. O soul, in order to become perfect, please take shelter of Him, the supremely pure and oputent lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godheadwho resides in Nagacala.

 

 

Text 35

 

 

srnvan janardana-katha-guna-kirtanani

     dehe na yasya pulakodgama-roma-rajih

notpadyate nayanayor vimalambu-mala

     dhik tasya jivitam aho pururadhamasya

 

     srnvan - hearing; janardana - of Lord Janardana; katha - the topics; guna - the qualities; kirtanani - the glorification;dehe - on the body; na - not; yasya - of whom; pulaka - standing up; udgama - appearance; roma - of hairs; rajih - collection; na - not;utpadyate - becomes manifest; nayanayoh - on the eyes; vimala -  pure; ambu - of tears; mala - garland; dhik - fie on; tasya - of him; jivitam - the life; aho - O; purusa - of persons; adhamasya - the lowest.

 

 

     That person who hears the account of the transcendental words and qualities of Lord Janardana, and remains unmoved,his eyes not garlanded with tears and the hair of his body notstanding up in ecstasy, is the lowest of men. What a shamefullife he leads.

 

 

Text 36

 

 

andhasya me hata-viveka-maha-dhanasya

     cauraih prabho balibhir indriya-namadheyaih

mohandha-kupa-kuhare vinipatitasya

     devesa dehi kapanasya karavalambam

 

     andhasya - blind; me - of me; hata - stolen; viveka -  discrimination; maha - great; dhanasya - wealth; cauraih - by thetheives; prabho - O Lord; balibhih - strong; indriya - the senses;namadheyaih - named; moha - of illusion; andha - blind; kupa - ofthe well; kuhare - in the cavity; vinipatitasya - fallen; deva - ofthe demigods; isa - O master; dehi - please grant; kapanasya - wretched; kara - of the hand; avalambam - extension.

 

     O Lord Krsna, the strong thieves which are my senseshave plundered my great wealth of discrimination and thrown meinto the blind well of illusion. I am very wretched and I cannotsee anything. O Lord, please extend Your hand to save me.

 

 

Text 37

 

 

idam sariram parinama-pesalam

     pataty avasyam sata-sandhi-jarjaram

kim auradham pacchasi mudha durmate

     niramayam Krsna-rasayanam piba

 

     idam - this; sariram - body; parinama - change; pesalam - beauty; patati - falls; avasyam - inevitably; sata - a hundred;sandhi - with contact; jarjaram - decrepit with age; kim - what?;ausadham - the medicine; paacchasi - you ask; mudha - bewildered;durmate - O fool; niramayam - freedom from illness; Krsna - lord Krsna; rasayanam - the elixer of immortality; piba - please drink.

 

 

     This body is now decrepit with age, and it`s youthfulbeauty is gone. O bewildered fool, you ask: "What is the remedy?"I answer: "Please drink this Krsna-elixer, which frees one from old-age, illness and death."

 

 

Text 38

 

 

 ascaryam etat hi manurya-loke

     sudham parityajya viram pibanti

namani narayana-gocarani

     tyaktany-avacah kuhahah pathanti

 

     ascaryam - amazing; etat - this; hi - indeed; manusya - of men; loke - on this planet; sudham - nectar; parityajya - abandoning; visam - poison; pibanti - they drink; namani - theHoly Names; narayana-gocarani - of Lord Narayana;tyaktani - abandoned; avacah - without speaking; kuhahah - rascals; pathanti - they read.

 

 

     How amazing it is that in this world of men some will reject nectar and prefer to swallow poison. This is observed whenfoolish scholars reject the chanting of the Holy Names of Lord Na

ayana, and prefer to silently read.

 

 

Text 39

 

 

tyajantu bandhavah sarve

     nindantu guravo janah

tathapi paramanando

     govindo mama jivanam

 

     tyajantu - let them abandon; bandha/vah - friends and relatives; sarve - ll; nindantu - let them criticise;{.fn ¨2} guravahjanah - teachers and superiors; tatha api - nevertheless; parama - supreme; anandah - bliss; govindah - Lord Govinda; mama - my;jivanam - life.

 

 

     Let my friends and relatives abandon me! Let my teachers and superiors criticise me! The supremely blissful Lord Govinda shallnevertheless always remain my life and soul.

 

 

Text 40

 

 

satyam braviimi manujah svayam urdhva-bahur

     yo yo mukunda narasimha janardaneti

jivo japaty anudinam marane rane va

     pasana-kartha-sadasaya dadaty abhirtam

 

     stayam - truthfully; bravimi - I speak; manujah - O people;svayam - personally; urdhva - raised up; bahuh - arms; yah yah - whoever; mukunda - O Mukunda; narasimha - O N/Rsimha; janardana - O Janardana; iti - thus; jivah - living entity; japati - chants;anudinam - every day; marane at death; rane - in the battle; va - or; pasana - a pebble; kartha - a splinter of wood; sadasaya - the same; dadati - gives; abhirtamo - desire.

 

 

     O people, raising my arms in the air, I shall speak the truth to you. Whoever chants "O Mukunda, O Narasimha, O Janardana", every day, or at the time of death, or on the battlefield, considers all material desires as useless as a pebble or a piece of wood.

 

 

Text 41

 

 

narayanaya nama ity amum eva mantram

     samsara-ghora-visa-nirharanaya nityam

sanvantu bhavya-matayo yatayo `nuragad

     uccais taram upadisamy aham urdhva-bahuh

 

     narayanaya - to Lord Narayana; namah - I offer respectfulobeisances; iti - thus; amum - this; eva - certainly;mantram - mantra; samsara - of