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Description of the Lord's Four-armed Form

Bhajan | Gunaraja Khan

Verses

Verse 1

sūrya-koṭi-prakāśa bimala śyāma-kānti

badana-kamala-candra maṇḍala bidhayanti

Verse 2

nānā-ratne bhūṣita kirīṭī śobhe śire

makara-kuṇḍala dui karṇe śobhā kare

Verse 3

candrera kiraṇa jena badana-prakāśe

kṣīrodera phana jena manda manda hāse

Verse 4

cāri-bhuja-mṛṇāla kamala-kara-tal

aṅgada balaya-ādi ati-manohar

Verse 5

mukatāra hāra pīta-basana-bhūṣit

meghe baka-pāti jena ujjwala taḍit

Verse 6

śaṅkha cakra gadā padma cāri-bhuja śobhe

brahmāra utpatti-sthāna manohara nābhe

Verse 7

kaṭi-sūtra-mekhalā lalita kaṭi-deśe

pīta-bāsa-paridhāna manohara beśe

Verse 8

caraṇa-kamalodbhaba nakha maṇi-gaṇ

brahmādi deba-gaṇer mastaka-bhūṣaṇ

Verse 9

kanaka-campaka-kānti bāme lakṣmī-debī

durbā-dala-śyāma-kānti dakṣiṇe pṛthibī

Verse 10

dhyānākṛṣṭa muni-gaṇa sanakādi pṛṣṭhe

sammukhe garuḍa stuti kare kara-puṭe

Verse 11

catur-bhuja saba jata pāriṣada-gaṇ

ati śobhā kare goṣāñī-pada-nirīkṣaṇ

Verse 12

hena rūpa āmā jadi dhyāna kari lay

sarbāṅga dekhibe mora ananya-hṛday

Translation

Verse 1

The Lord's dark form is splendid like millions of suns. His face is splendid like moons and lotus flowers.

Verse 2

On His head He wears a beautiful many-jeweled crown and on His ears He wears beautiful shark-shaped earrings.

Verse 3

The glory of His face is like moonlight. His gentle smile is like foam on the ocean of milk.

Verse 4

His arms are like lotus stems and His hands like lotus flowers. His bracelets and other ornaments are very charming.

Verse 5

Dressed in yellow garments and decorated with a string of pearls, He is like a dark raincloud accompanied by lighting and a line of white birds.

Verse 6

He carries a conch, cakra, clubs, and lotus in His four hands. His charming navel is Brahmā's birthplace.

Verse 7

Wearing exquisite yellow garments and a graceful belt, he is very charming and handsome.

Verse 8

His lotus toenails are like a series of jewels on the crowns worn by Brahmā and the demigods.

Verse 9

On His left is Lakṣmī-devī, splendid like a golden campaka flower. On His right is Pṛthivī-devī, splendid like a blade of dūrvā grass.

Verse 10

Rapt in meditation, Sanaka and the sages stay behind Him. Reciting many prayers, with folded palms Garuḍa stands before Him.

Verse 11

Many liberated associates gaze at the four-armed Lord's very glorious feet.

Verse 12

If I think of this form of the Lord I become rapt in meditation. In my heart I see only the Lord's limbs and nothing else.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerGunaraja Khan
SourceSri Krsna Vijaya
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses12 verses

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