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Nanopayana Tambula Gandhadi

Obeisance 91 Verses 360 to 363

1

nānopāyana-tāmbūla-gandhādi-vaṇig-arcita
jaya citrāyitāśeṣa-pura-strī-gaṇa-vīkṣaka

O Lord Krsna, the mercantile men worshipped You by offering betel-nuts, aromatic scents and various presents, and all the amazed women gazed upon You. O Lord, all glories to You.

2

jaya praphulla-nayana līlā-hasita-locana
matta-nāgendra-gamana nāgarī-gaṇa-mohana

O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. You enquired where Kamsa's wonderful bow was kept, (and arriving at that place), You picked it up, playfully strung it, and broke it.

3

dhanuḥ-sthāna-prāśna-kara jayādbhuta-dhanur-dhara
līlā-sajjīkṛteṣvāsa kaṁsa-kodaṇḍa-khaṇḍana

O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. You enquired where Kamsa's wonderful bow was kept, (and arriving at that place), You picked it up, playfully strung it, and broke it.

4

dhanū-rakṣaka-vṛnda-ghna kaṁsa-preṣita-sainya-han
kaṁsātitrāsa-janaka śakaṭāvāsa-saṅgata

O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. Although You were very eager to go to the arena full of raised platforms constructed by Kamsa, the elephant Kuvalayapida obstructed Your path.

Translation

1

O Lord Krsna, the mercantile men worshipped You by offering betel-nuts, aromatic scents and various presents, and all the amazed women gazed upon You. O Lord, all glories to You.

2

O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. You enquired where Kamsa's wonderful bow was kept, (and arriving at that place), You picked it up, playfully strung it, and broke it.

3

O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. You enquired where Kamsa's wonderful bow was kept, (and arriving at that place), You picked it up, playfully strung it, and broke it.

4

O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. Although You were very eager to go to the arena full of raised platforms constructed by Kamsa, the elephant Kuvalayapida obstructed Your path.