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Agharir Atha Sabhyaih Sabhantar Upavesi

Bhajan | Jiva Goswami

Verses

Verse 1

agharir atha sabhyaiḥ sabhantar upaveśī

prajabhir abhiyataḥ sametya śubha-veśī

avadi punar etad ravis ca tava padau

vilokayitum agad ihodyad upasadau

Verse 2

hasaṁs tu harir uce na cayam ahimaṁśuḥ

paraṁ tu bata satrajid eṣa maṇijaṁśuḥ

tad etad avakarṇya prajas tu gatavatyaḥ

sa kṛṣṇam abhi nagad yathaśu kṛta-hatyaḥ

Verse 3

haris tad-ati-garva-prakaśa-kṛti-kamaḥ

nṛpaya maṇim asminn athardad anu ramaḥ

adatta maṇim eṣa praseṇam anu yarhi

prahasam anucakre murarir api tarhi

Verse 4

yada tu sa-maṇiṁ taṁ jaghana vana-siṁhaḥ

gabhīra-manasasīt tada ca yadu-siṁhaḥ

tadīya-jana-saṅghas tadatha mura-śatrum

apavadad avetya prati svam api śatrum

Verse 5

haris tu puru-sadbhir vimṛgya parinaṣṭam

dadarśa haya-yuktaṁ tam eva hari-daṣṭam

mṛgendra-pada-cihnaiḥ prapadya giri-deśam

dadarśa saha sarvair hataṁ ca sa mṛgeśam

Verse 6

athatra padam ṛkṣa-prabhos ca sa luloke

maṇiṁ tu na hi tac ca pratītavati loke

tadīya-padam ṛcchan jagama girir okam

viveśa tad amatvakhilasya nija-śokam

Verse 7

praviśya sa maharkṣa-prakṛṣṭa-puru-gamī

apaśyad atha ratnaṁ tadīya-hṛti-kamī

yad eva kila dhatrīm upetya sukumaraḥ

vihara-padam agat tad ṛkṣa-kula-saraḥ

Verse 8

sa-ratnam ajihīrṣan murarir iti dhatrī

akujad ati-bhīta sa-kampatara-gatrī

sa bhalla-kula-mukhyas tadatha hata-buddhiḥ

babhuva saha tena prakṛṣya kṛta-buddhiḥ

Verse 9

sahaṣṭadaśa-yugmaṁśa tena divasanam

vyadhata yugam uccair anudyad avasanam

vihṛtya mura-vairī sa tena cira-kalam

cakara karuṇaktaṁ svakīyam iva balam

Verse 10

sa catha hrdi śuddhas tam etya gati-saram

nivedya nijam agaḥ prasannam akṛtaram

syamantam api kanyaṁ dade tu vara-bhaktya

sa jambavad-abhikhyaḥ paraṁ ca para-śaktya

Verse 11

sa-kanya-maṇi-ragan murarir atha geham

samarpya maṇim īśe nananda valiteham

traparta-mati-satrajid atra nija-kanyam

maṇiṁ ca mura-śatrav aditsad ati-dhanyam

Verse 12

murarir atha kanyam iyeṣa na tu ratnam

sa-bhaktir iha sa yat paraṁ tu kṛta-yatnam

dravantam atha satrajitas tu kṛta-ghatam

syamanta-haram akrurakadi-mata-yatam

Lord Kṛṣṇa accepted Satrājit's daughter, Satyabhāmā, but not the jewel. With great devotion, Satyabhāmā had endeavored to attain Lord Kṛṣṇa. Then, in a conspiracy led by Akrūra and others, Śatadhanvā killed Satrājit, stole the jewel, and fled. Lord Kṛṣṇa pursued him, killed him, and later took the jewel from Akrūra.

Verse 13

sametya yadu-vṛndaṁ pratoṣya bahu-karma

sa eṣa tava goṣṭha-kṣitīśa kṛta-śarma

vrajasya nayanaliṁ bibharti jita-tandraḥ

sadapi paripurṇas tvadīya-kula-candraḥ

Translation

Verse 1

When glorious Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the assembly, the people told Him, The sun-god has come to see Your feet."

Verse 2

Lord Kṛṣṇa smiled and said, He is not the sun-god. He is King Satrājit holding a splendid jewel." Hearing this, the people left. Satrājit did not approach Lord Kṛṣṇa, but quickly left also.

Verse 3

Desiring to expose Satrājit's selfish pride, Lord Balarāma asked him to give the jewel to King Ugrasena. When Satrājit gave it to his brother Prasena instead, Lord Kṛṣṇa laughed aloud.

Verse 4

When a lion in the jungle killed Prasena, Lord Kṛṣṇa became heavy at heart. Then Satrājit and his friends spoke badly of Lord Kṛṣṇa, thinking Him their enemy.

Verse 5

Searching with many exalted persons, Lord Kṛṣṇa found Prasena's body mauled to death by a lion. Following the pawprints to a mountainous country, Kṛṣṇa found the lion was also dead.

Verse 6

Lord Kṛṣṇa found Jāmbavān's footprints, but not the jewel. Leaving the other people behind, Lord Kṛṣṇa followed the footprints into a mountain cave.

Verse 7

Entering Jāmbavān's home, and seeing the jewel, Lord Kṛṣṇa wished to take it. Jāmbavān's son, the prince of the Ṛkṣas, who had been playing with the jewel, ran to his nurse.

Verse 8

When Lord Kṛṣṇa wanted to take the jewel, the frightened and trembling nurse screamed. Intelligent Jāmabavān came at once and, his intelligence now clouded, attacked Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Verse 9

Kṛṣṇa and Jāmbavān fought for twenty-eight days, but neither could defeat the other. After playing in this way for a long time, Lord Kṛṣṇa finally bestowed his mercy on Jāmabavān as if Jāmabavān were His own son.

Verse 10

Pure-hearted Jāmbavān surrendered to Lord Kṛṣṇa, begged forgiveness for his offense of fighting with the Lord, and with great devotion offered the jewel and his daughter, Jāmbavati, to the Lord.

Verse 11

Returning with Jāmbavati and the jewel, and giving the jewel to King Satrājit, Lord Kṛṣṇa was happy at heart. Embarrassed, King Satrājit decided to give his own daughter, as well as the jewel, to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Verse 12

Lord Krsna accepted Satrajit's daughter, Satyabhama, but not the jewel. With great devotion, Satyabhama had endeavored to attain Lord Krsna. Then, in a conspiracy led byAkrura and others, Satadhanva killed Satrajit, stole the jewel, and fled. Lord Krsna pursued him, killed him, and later took the jewel from Akrura.

Verse 13

O Nanda, O king of Vraja, Lord Kṛṣṇa then met with the Yādavas and pleased them in many ways. Lord Kṛṣṇa is a full moon eternally rising in your family, a full moon that is the life of all the eyes of Vraja.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerJiva Goswami
SourceGopala Campu
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses13 verses

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