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Obeisance 92

Bhajan | Sanatana Goswami

Verses

Verse 1

kaṁsa-kārita-maṇcaugha-

raṇga-bhū-gamanotsuka

jīyāt kuvalayāpīḍa

gaja-ruddha-patho bhavān

Verse 2

saṇkkruddhāmbastha-nirdiṣṭa-

karīndra-krīḍitāva mām

sadyaḥ kuvalayāpīḍa-

ghāṭin siṁha-parākrama

Verse 3

samutpātita-nāgendra-

mahā-danta-varāyudham

vande kuvalayāpīḍa-

mardanaṁ hata-hastipam

Translation

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

O Lord Krsna, please protect me. As powerful as a lion, You briefly played with the elephant Kkuvalayapida, who was goaded on by his angry driver, and the killed him.

Verse 3

O Lord Krsna, killing the kuvalayapida elephant and his driver, You pulled out the large tusk of that royal elephant and wielded it as a great weapon.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerSanatana Goswami
SourceKrsna Lila Stava
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses3 verses

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