Namaḥ 53–54 in Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava
Namaḥ 53–54 in Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stavaḥ
A summary of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.21—the Veṇu-gītā
By Śrīmat Sanātana Gosvāmīpāda
Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava
pāṣāṇa-dhātu-mṛd-dāru-sikatā-maṇi-lekhajā
pāṣāṇa-dhātu-mṛd-dāru-sikatā-maṇi-lekhajā |
saptadā te pratikṛtir acalā vā calā prabho ||
śālagrāma-śilā cātha yatra kutrāpy avasthitā |
yādṛśī tādṛśī vāpi bhaktair bhaktyābhipūjitā ||
bhavatādhiṣṭhitā sarvā sac-cid-ānanda-rūpiṇī |
tvam eva kathayase sadbhis tasmai tubhyaṁ namo namaḥ ||
(Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava: 409–411 (106))
“Made of stone, metal, earth, wood, sand, jewel, or paint—your image of seven types—[which can also be] immobile or mobile—O Lord, and a Śālagrāma stone wheresoever and howsoever it may be situated, can be worshiped with bhakti by bhaktas. All of them [i.e., all of these types of deities] are said to be inhabited by you, to be of the nature of eternal being, consciousness, and bliss, and to be you yourself by the sat. Unto you—he [who exists in all these forms I offer] obeisance and obeisance.”
namo brāhmaṇa-rūpāya nija-bhakta-svarūpiṇe
namo brāhmaṇa-rūpāya nija-bhakta-svarūpiṇe |
namaḥ pippala-rūpāya go-rūpāya namo’stu te ||
nānā-tīrtha-svarūpāya namo nanda-kiśora he |
sarvadā loka-rakṣārtha-rūpa-pañcaka-dhāriṇe ||
(Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava: 407–408 (105))
“Obeisance unto you in the form of the brāhmaṇa,
And unto you in the form of your own bhakta.
Obeisance unto you in the form of the sacred fig tree.
May my obeisance be [offered] unto you in the form of the cow.
Obeisance unto you in the form of various holy places.
O Adolescent Son of Nanda!
[Obeisance] Unto you who always assume these five forms
For the sake of protecting the world.”
adatta-pūrva-svapadābja-sauhṛda
adatta-pūrva-svapadābja-sauhṛda-
pradāna-dīkṣocita-deśa-saṅgata |
sva-sevaka-brahma-sukhādhikotsava-
premākara krīḍana-kṛn namo’stu te ||
(Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava: 63)
“O you who are [now] situated in the land [of Vraja]
Suitable to your vow (dīkṣa)
Of granting love for your own lotus feet
That has not been given before!
O Bestower of prema
And joy greater than the bliss of Brahman
Upon your own servants!
O Performer of play!
May my obeisance be offered unto you.”
śrī-kṛṣṇa jīyān mathurāvatīrṇa
śrī-kṛṣṇa jīyān mathurāvatīrṇa
sva-prema-dānaika-nitānta-kṛtya |
nānā-sumādhurya-mahānidhāna
suvyañjitaiśvarya-kṛpā-mahattvā ||
(Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava: 32)
“May you triumph, O Śrī Kṛṣṇa!
O you who descended in Mathurā!
O you whose singular and paramount purpose
Is bestowing prema for yourself!
O you who are a vast reservoir
Of various excellent sweetnesses!
O you in whom mastership, grace, and magnificence are superbly manifest!”
mahākāruṇya-mahimā purāṇo nitya-nūtanaḥ
mahākāruṇya-mahimā purāṇo nitya-nūtanaḥ |
tvadīyaḥ sac-cid-ānandas tasmai nityaṁ namo namaḥ ||
(Kṛṣṇa-līlā-stava: Dainyārti-vijñāpanam, 14)
“Obeisance and obeisance forever unto that great, primordial, [yet] ever-new, real, conscious, and blissful power of your [i.e., Bhagavān’s] compassion.”