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AuthorRūpa Gosvāmī

Kalahantarita Vrtta Kacid

Volume 1 Premendu Sagarakhya Sri Krsna Namastottara Sata

1

kalahāntaritā-vṛttā kācid vallava-sundarī
virahottāpa-khinnāṅgī sakhīṁ sotkaṇṭham abravīt

all-attractive,

2

hanta gauri sa kiṁ gantā panthānaṁ mama netrayoḥ
śrī-kṛṣṇaḥ karuṇā-sindhuḥ kṛṣṇo gokula-vallabhaḥ

an ocean of mercy,

3

govindaḥ paramānando nanda-mandira-maṅgalam
yaśodā-khani-māṇikyaṁ gopendrāmbhodhi-candramāḥ

5. the pleasure of the cows, land, and senses,

4

navāmbhodhara-saṁrambha-viḍambi-ruci-ḍambaraḥ
kṣipta-hāṭaka-śauṭīrya-paṭṭa-pītāmbarāvṛtaḥ

10. whose bodily splendor mocks the thundering monsoon clouds,

5

kandarpa-rūpa-sandarpa-hāri-pāda-nakha-dyutiḥ
dhvajāmbhoruha-dambholi yavāṅkuśa-lasat-padaḥ

12. the splendor of whose toenails removes the pride of Kamadeva,

6

pada-pañjara-siñjāna-mañju-mañjīra-khañjanaḥ
masāra-sampuṭākāra-dhāri jānu-yugojjvalaḥ

14. whose feet are a cage and whose sweetly tinkling anklets khanjana birds,

7

śauṇḍa-stamberamoddaṇḍa-śuṇḍāramyoru-sauṣṭhavaḥ
maṇi-kiṅkiṇi-saṁkīrṇa-viśaṅkaṭa-kaṭi-sthalaḥ

16. whose splendid thighs are graceful as the trunks of wild elephants,

8

madhyamādhurya-vidhvasta-divya-siṁha-madoddhatiḥ
gārutmata-giri-grāva-gariṣṭhoras-taṭāntaraḥ ( 9)
kambu-kaṇṭha-sthalālambi-maṇi-samrāḍ alaṅkṛtiḥ
ākhaṇḍala-maṇi-stambha-spardhi-dor-daṇḍa-caṇḍimā

18. whose handsome waist destroys the pride of the lions of heaven,

9

khaṇḍitākhaṇḍa-koṭīndu-saundarya-mukha-maṇḍalaḥ
lāvaṇya-laharī-sindhuḥ sindūra-tulitādharaḥ

20. whose conchshell neck is decorated with the king of jewels,

10

phullāravinda-saundarya kandalī-tundilekṣaṇaḥ
gaṇḍānta-tāṇḍava-krīḍā-hiṇḍan-makara-kuṇḍalaḥ

22. Whose face breaks the beauty of millions of full moons,

11

navīna-yauvanārambha-jṛmbhitojjvala-vigrahaḥ
apāṅga-tuṅgitānaṅga-koṭi-kodaṇḍa-vikramaḥ

25. whose eyes are as handsome as newly blossomed lotuses,

12

sudhā-niryāsa-mādhurya-dhurīṇodāra-bhāṣitaḥ
sāndra-vṛndāṭavī-kuñja-kandarā-gandha-sindhuraḥ

27. Whose transcendental body shines with the splendor of youth,

13

dhanya-govardhanottuṅga-śṛṅgotsaṅga-navāmbudhaḥ
kalinda-nandinī-keli-kalyāṇa-kalahaṁsakaḥ

29. whose pleasing words are as sweet as nectar,

14

nandīśvara-dhṛtānando bhāṇḍīra-taṭa-tāṇḍavī
śaṅkhacūḍa-haraḥ krīdā-geṇḍūkṛta-girīśvaraḥ

31. who is a new lotus flower on the lofty peak of grand Mount Govardhana,

15

vārīndrārbudha-gambhīraḥ pārīndrārbuda-vikramī
rohiṇī-nandanānandī śrīdāmoddāma-sauhṛdaḥ

33. who is happy in the village of Nandisvara,

16

subala-prema-dayitaḥ suhṛdāṁ hṛdayaṅgamaḥ
nanda-vraja-janānanda-sandīpana-mahā-vratī

37. who is deeper than millions of oceans,

17

śṛṅginī-saṅgha-saṁgrāhi-veṇu-saṁgīta-maṇḍalaḥ
uttuṅga-puṅgavārabdha-saṅgarāsaṅga-kautukī

41. who is the dear friend of Subala,

18

visphurad-vanya-śṛṅgāraḥ śṛṅgārābhīṣṭa-daivatam
udañcat-piñcha-viñcholī-lāñchitojjvala-vigrahaḥ

44. who calls the cows with the musi of His flute,

19

sañcarac-cañcarīkāli-pañca-varṇa-srag-añcitaḥ
suraṅga-raṅgaṇa-svarṇa-yūthi-grathita-mekhalaḥ

46. who is decorated with splendid forest flowers,

20

dhātu-citra-vicitrāṅga-lāvaṇya-laharī-bharaḥ
guñjā-puñja-kṛtākalpaḥ keli-talpita-pallavaḥ

49. whose five-colored flower garland is worshiped by the wandering bees,

21

vapur-āmoda-mādhvīka-vardhita-pramadā-madaḥ
vṛndāvanāravindākṣī-vṛnda-kandarpa-dīpanaḥ

51. who, His limbs decorated with colorful pictures drawn in mineral pigments, is flooded with waves of handsomeness,

22

mīnāṅka-saṅkulābhīrī-kuca-kuṅkuma-paṅkilaḥ
mukhendu-mādhurī-dhārā-ruddha-sādhvī-vilocanaḥ

54. the madhvika fragrance of whose transcendental form maddens the gopis,

23

kumārī-paṭa-luṇṭhākaḥ prauḍha-narmokti-karmaṭhaḥ
amanda-mugdha-vaidagdhī-digdha-rādhā-sudhāmbudhi

56. who is anointed with kunkuma from the breasts of the passionate gopis,

24

cāru-candrāvalī-buddhi-kaumudī-śarad-āgamaḥ
dhīra-lālitya-lakṣmīvān kandarpānanda-bandhuraḥ

58. who stole the garments of the young girls,

25

candrāvalī-cakorendro rādhikā-mādhavī-madhuḥ
lalitā-keli-lalito viśākhoḍu-niśākaraḥ

61. who is the arrival of autumn for the moonlight of beautiful Candravali's intelligence,

26

padmā-vadana-padmāliḥ śaivyā-sevya-padāmbujaḥ
bhadrā-hṛdaya-nidrāluḥ śyāmalā-kāma-lālasaḥ

64. who is the king of cakora birds drinking the moonlight of Candravali,

27

lokottara-camatkāra-līlā-mañjari-niṣkuṭaḥ
prema-sampad-ayaskānta-kānta-kṛta kṛṣṇāyasa-vrataḥ

68. who is a bumblebee at Padma's lotus flower mouth,

28

muralī-caura-gaurāṅgī-kuca-kañcuka-luñcanaḥ
rādhābhisāra-sarvasvaḥ sphāra-nāgaratā-guruḥ

72. who is a garden filled with the flowering vines of extraordinary wonderful pastimes,

29

rādhā-narmokti-śuśrūṣā-vīrun-nīruddha-vigrahaḥ
kadamba-mañjarī-hāri-rādhikā-rodhanoddhuraḥ

74. who took the bodices of the fair-complexioned girls who stole His flute,

30

kuḍuṅga-kroḍa-saṁgūḍha-rādhā-saṅgama-raṅgavān
krīḍoḍḍāmara-dhīrādhā-tāḍaṅkotpala-tāḍitaḥ

77. who yearns to hear Radha's playful jokes,

31

anaṅga-saṅgarodgāri-kṣuṇṇa-kuṅkuma-kaṅkaṭaḥ
tribhaṅgi-laṅgimākāro veṇu-saṅgamitādharaḥ

79. who longed to meet Radha, who hid from Him in the forest,

32

veṇu-vistṛta-gāndharva-sāra-sandarbha-sauṣṭhavaḥ
gopī-yūtha-sahasrendraḥ sāndra-rāsa-rasonmadaḥ

81. who broke Radha's kunkuma armor in the amorous battle,

33

smara-pañca-śarī-koṭi-kṣobha-kāri-dṛg-añcalaḥ
caṇḍāṁśu-nandinī-tīra-maṇḍalārabdha-tāṇḍavaḥ

84. whose flute melodies are the best of all music,

34

vṛṣabhānu-sutā-bhṛṅgī-kāmadhuk-kamalākaraḥ
gūḍhākūta-parīhāsa-rādhikā-janita-smitaḥ

87. whose sidelong glances are agitating as millions of arrows from the god of love,

35

nārī-veśa-nigūḍhātmā vyūḍha-citta-camatkṛtiḥ
karpūrālambi-tāmbūla-karambita-mukhāmbujaḥ

89. who is the lotus pond that fulfills the desires of the bumblebee Radha,

36

māni-candrāvalī-dūtī-klpta-sandhāna-kauśalaḥ
chadma-ghaṭṭa-taṭī-ruddha-rādhā-bhrū-kuṭi-ghaṭṭitaḥ

91. who disguised Himself as a woman,

37

dakṣa-rādhā-sakhī-hāsa-vyājopālambha-lajjitaḥ
mūrti-mad-vallavī-premā kṣemānanda-rasākṛtiḥ

94. with whom the gopi messenger of proud Candravali has arranged a meeting,

38

abhisārollasad-bhadrā-kiṅkiṇī-ninadonmukhaḥ
vāsa-sajjībhavat-padmā-prekṣyamāṇāgra-paddhatiḥ

96. who is embarrassed by the laughter, tricks, and taunts of Radha's clever messenger,

39

utkaṇṭhitārta-lalitā-vitarka-padavīṁ gataḥ
vipralabdha-viśākhoru-vilāpa-bhara-vardhanaḥ

99. who waited at the place of rendezvous, eagerly listening for beautiful Bhadra's jingling anklets, 100, whom carefully dressed and decorated Padma saw in the path,

40

kalahāntaritā-śyāmā-mṛgyamāṇa-mukhekṣaṇaḥ
khaṇḍitoccaṇḍadhī-śaivyā-roṣokti-rasikāntaraḥ

101. who entered the path of yearning, distressed Lalita's speculations,

41

viśleṣa-viklavac-candrāvalī-sandeśa-nanditaḥ
svādhīna-bhartṛkotphulla-rādhā-maṇḍana-paṇḍitaḥ

103. whose face Syama, separated from Him by a lover's quarrel, longed to see,

42

cumba-veṇu-glaha-dyuti-jayi-rādhā-dhṛtāñcalaḥ
rādhā-prema-rasāvarta-vibhrama-bhramitāntaraḥ

105. who was happy to read the letter of Candravali, who was unhappoy to be separated from Him,

43

ity eṣonmatta-dhīḥ premnā śaṁsantī kaṁsa-mardanam
sphurantaṁ purataḥ prekṣya prauḍhānandotsavaṁ yayau

107. the edge of whose garment was clutched by Radha, who won the dice game where Her kiss and His flute were wagered, and

44

premendu-sāgarākhye'smin nāmnām aṣṭottare śate
vigāhayantu vibudhāḥ prītyā rasana-mandaram

In this way, her heart maddened with pure love, the gopi glorified Lord Krsna, the killer of Kamsa. She then saw Krsna appear before her and she rejoiced with great bliss.

Translation

1

all-attractive,

2

an ocean of mercy,

3

5. the pleasure of the cows, land, and senses,

4

10. whose bodily splendor mocks the thundering monsoon clouds,

5

12. the splendor of whose toenails removes the pride of Kamadeva,

6

14. whose feet are a cage and whose sweetly tinkling anklets khanjana birds,

7

16. whose splendid thighs are graceful as the trunks of wild elephants,

8

18. whose handsome waist destroys the pride of the lions of heaven,

9

20. whose conchshell neck is decorated with the king of jewels,

10

22. Whose face breaks the beauty of millions of full moons,

11

25. whose eyes are as handsome as newly blossomed lotuses,

12

27. Whose transcendental body shines with the splendor of youth,

13

29. whose pleasing words are as sweet as nectar,

14

31. who is a new lotus flower on the lofty peak of grand Mount Govardhana,

15

33. who is happy in the village of Nandisvara,

16

37. who is deeper than millions of oceans,

17

41. who is the dear friend of Subala,

18

44. who calls the cows with the musi of His flute,

19

46. who is decorated with splendid forest flowers,

20

49. whose five-colored flower garland is worshiped by the wandering bees,

21

51. who, His limbs decorated with colorful pictures drawn in mineral pigments, is flooded with waves of handsomeness,

22

54. the madhvika fragrance of whose transcendental form maddens the gopis,

23

56. who is anointed with kunkuma from the breasts of the passionate gopis,

24

58. who stole the garments of the young girls,

25

61. who is the arrival of autumn for the moonlight of beautiful Candravali's intelligence,

26

64. who is the king of cakora birds drinking the moonlight of Candravali,

27

68. who is a bumblebee at Padma's lotus flower mouth,

28

72. who is a garden filled with the flowering vines of extraordinary wonderful pastimes,

29

74. who took the bodices of the fair-complexioned girls who stole His flute,

30

77. who yearns to hear Radha's playful jokes,

31

79. who longed to meet Radha, who hid from Him in the forest,

32

81. who broke Radha's kunkuma armor in the amorous battle,

33

84. whose flute melodies are the best of all music,

34

87. whose sidelong glances are agitating as millions of arrows from the god of love,

35

89. who is the lotus pond that fulfills the desires of the bumblebee Radha,

36

91. who disguised Himself as a woman,

37

94. with whom the gopi messenger of proud Candravali has arranged a meeting,

38

96. who is embarrassed by the laughter, tricks, and taunts of Radha's clever messenger,

39

99. who waited at the place of rendezvous, eagerly listening for beautiful Bhadra's jingling anklets, 100, whom carefully dressed and decorated Padma saw in the path,

40

101. who entered the path of yearning, distressed Lalita's speculations,

41

103. whose face Syama, separated from Him by a lover's quarrel, longed to see,

42

105. who was happy to read the letter of Candravali, who was unhappoy to be separated from Him,

43

107. the edge of whose garment was clutched by Radha, who won the dice game where Her kiss and His flute were wagered, and

44

In this way, her heart maddened with pure love, the gopi glorified Lord Krsna, the killer of Kamsa. She then saw Krsna appear before her and she rejoiced with great bliss.