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Kandarpa Koti Ramyaya

Volume 1 Pranama Pranaya Stava

1

kandarpa-koṭi-ramyāya sphurad-indīvara-tviṣe
jagan-mohana-līlāya namo gopendra-sūnave

I offer my respectful obeisances to the prince of the gopas, who is more handsome than millions of Kamadevas, who is more splendid than a blossoming blue lotus, and whose pastimes enchant the entire world.

2

kṛṣṇalā-kṛta-hārāya kṛṣṇa-lāvaṇya-śāline
kṛṣṇākūla-karīndrāya kṛṣṇāya karavai namah ̣

Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna, who wears a gunja necklace, who is splendid as a sapphire, and who is a regal elephant on the Yamuna's shore.

3

sarvānanda-kadambāya kandamba-kusuma-sraje
namah ̣ premāvalambāya pralambāri-kanīyase

I offer my respectful obeisances to Balarama's younger brother, who is the reservoir of all transcendental bliss, who wears a garland of kadamba flowers, and who is attained by pure love.

4

kuṇḍala-sphurad-aṁsāya vaṁśāyatta-mukha-śriye
rādhā-mānasa-haṁsāya vrajottaṁsāya te namah ̣

O Lord whose shoulders are splendid with earrings, O Lord who gracefully places the flute to Your mouth, O swan who swims in the Manasa Lake of Radha's thoughts, O flower-crown of Vraja, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

5

namah ̣ śikhaṇḍa-cūḍāya daṇḍa-maṇḍita-pāṇaye
kuṇḍalī-kṛta-puṣpāya puṇḍarīkekṣaṇāya te

O Lord who wears a peacock-feather crown, O Lord whose hand is decorated with a staff, O Lord who wears flower earrings, O lotus-eyed Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

6

rādhikā-prema-mādhvīka-mādhurī-muditāntaram
kandarpa-vṛnda-saundaryam ́ govindam abhivādaye

I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Govinda, whose heart is pleased by the sweetness of the madhvika nectar of Radha's love, and who is more handsome than a host of Kamadevas.

7

śṛṅgāra-rasa-śṛṅgāram ́ karṇikārātta-karṇikam vande
śriyā navābhrāṇām ́ bibhrāṇam ́ vibhramam ́ harim

I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Hari, who is decorated with the nectar of transcendental amorous pastimes, who wears karnikara earrings, and whose splendid luster makes one mistake Him for a host of new monsoon clouds.

8

sâdhvī-maṇi-vrāta-paśyato-hara-veṇave
kahlāra-kṛta-cūḍāya śaṅkha-cūḍa-bhide namah ̣

I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, whose flute openly stole the jewels of the gopis ' chastity, who wears a kahlara flower in His hair, and who broke the demon Sankhacuda.

9

rādhikādhara-bandhūka-makaranda-madhuvratam
daitya-sindhura-pārīndram ́ vande gopendra-nandanam

I offer my respectful obeisances to the prince of the gopas, who is a bumblebee tasting the honey of the bandhuka flower of Radha's lips, and who is a lion against the elephants of the demons.

10

barhendrāyudha-ramyāya jagaj-jīvana-dāyine
rādhā-vidyud-vṛtāṅgāya kṛṣṇāmbhodāya te namah ̣

O Lord whose peacock feather is as charming as a rainbow, O Lord who enlivens the world, O dark cloud embraced by the lightning flash of Sri Radha, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

11

premāndha-vallavī-vṛnda-locanendrīvarendave
kāśmīra-tilakāḍhyāya namah ̣ pītāmbarāya te

O moon shining on the lotus flowers of the eyes of the gopis blinded by love, O Lord decorated with kunkuma tilaka, O Lord dressed in yellow garments, I offer my respectful obeisances to You.

12

gīrvāṇeśa-madoddāma dāva-nirvāṇa-nīradam
kandūkī-kṛta-śailendram ́ vande gokula-bāndhavam

I offer my respectful obeisances to the dear friend of Gokula, who is a cloud that extinguishes the blazing forest fire of Indra's pride, and who made the king of mountains into a toy ball.

13

dainyārṇave nimagno'smi mantu-grāva-bharārditah
̣ duṣṭe kāruṇya-pārīṇa mayi kṛṣṇa kṛpām ́ kuru

Weighted down by the heavy boulder of my offenses, I am drowning in the ocean of pain. O merciful Lord Krsna, please be kind to me, a wicked, sinful man.

14

ādhāro'py aparādhānām aviveka-hato'py aham
tvat-kāruṇya-pratīkṣo'smi prasīda mayi mādhava

Although I am a mine of offenses, and although I cannot tell right from wrong, I still hope for Your mercy. O Lord Madhava, please be merciful to me.

Translation

1

I offer my respectful obeisances to the prince of the gopas, who is more handsome than millions of Kamadevas, who is more splendid than a blossoming blue lotus, and whose pastimes enchant the entire world.

2

Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Krsna, who wears a gunja necklace, who is splendid as a sapphire, and who is a regal elephant on the Yamuna's shore.

3

I offer my respectful obeisances to Balarama's younger brother, who is the reservoir of all transcendental bliss, who wears a garland of kadamba flowers, and who is attained by pure love.

4

O Lord whose shoulders are splendid with earrings, O Lord who gracefully places the flute to Your mouth, O swan who swims in the Manasa Lake of Radha's thoughts, O flower-crown of Vraja, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

5

O Lord who wears a peacock-feather crown, O Lord whose hand is decorated with a staff, O Lord who wears flower earrings, O lotus-eyed Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

6

I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Govinda, whose heart is pleased by the sweetness of the madhvika nectar of Radha's love, and who is more handsome than a host of Kamadevas.

7

I offer my respectful obeisances to Lord Hari, who is decorated with the nectar of transcendental amorous pastimes, who wears karnikara earrings, and whose splendid luster makes one mistake Him for a host of new monsoon clouds.

8

I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, whose flute openly stole the jewels of the gopis ' chastity, who wears a kahlara flower in His hair, and who broke the demon Sankhacuda.

9

I offer my respectful obeisances to the prince of the gopas, who is a bumblebee tasting the honey of the bandhuka flower of Radha's lips, and who is a lion against the elephants of the demons.

10

O Lord whose peacock feather is as charming as a rainbow, O Lord who enlivens the world, O dark cloud embraced by the lightning flash of Sri Radha, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

11

O moon shining on the lotus flowers of the eyes of the gopis blinded by love, O Lord decorated with kunkuma tilaka, O Lord dressed in yellow garments, I offer my respectful obeisances to You.

12

I offer my respectful obeisances to the dear friend of Gokula, who is a cloud that extinguishes the blazing forest fire of Indra's pride, and who made the king of mountains into a toy ball.

13

Weighted down by the heavy boulder of my offenses, I am drowning in the ocean of pain. O merciful Lord Krsna, please be kind to me, a wicked, sinful man.

14

Although I am a mine of offenses, and although I cannot tell right from wrong, I still hope for Your mercy. O Lord Madhava, please be merciful to me.