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Pradatta Purva Svapadabja Sauhrda

Obeisance 17 Verses 63 to 68

1

pradatta-pūrva-svapadābja-sauhṛda- pradāna-dīk ṣ ocita-deśa-saṅgata sva-sevaka-brahma-sukhādhikotsava- premākara
krī ḍ ana-kṛn namo'stu te

O Krsna, entering the appropriate place (Vrajabhumi), You appear to have become initiated in the vow of giving the unprecedented gift of love for Your lotus feet. O Performer of pastimes, You grant pure love for Yourself to Your devotees. That love is like a great festival of spiritual happiness.

2

nanda-nandana
sa ñ jāta- jāta-karma-mahotsava nānādānaugha-kṛt-tāta śrīmad-gokula-maṅgala

O Krsna, O delightful Son of Maharaja Nanda, when the (time) for Your birth-ceremony arrived, Your father arranged for a great festival and gave many gifts in charity, thus making the opulent land of Gokula very auspicious.

3

kṛtālaṅkāra-gopāla gopī-gaṇa-kṛtotsava gopī-prema-mudāśīr-bhak vraja-gorasa-kīrṇa
he

O Lord Gopala, you were then decorated with ornaments and the gopis celebrated a great festival, lovingly and jubilantly showering their benedictions upon You and sprinkling You with the milk of the cows of Vraja.

4

nanda-vraja-janānandin nanda-sanmānita-vraja
datta-vraja-mahā-būte śrī-yaśoda-stanandhaya

O Krsna, O Delight of the people of Vraja, Nanda Maharaja then greatly honored the people of Vraja and he opulently gave many opulent gifts to them as You drank the breast milk of Your mother Yasoda.

5

prāpta-putra-mahā-ratna- rak ṣ ā-vyākula-tāta
he kara-dānārtha-mathurā- gata-nanda-gṛhāvita

O Krsna, attaining You as his son, King Nanda considered that he had a great jewel as a son, and he became very anxious for Your protection. When he went to Mathura to pay taxes, he asked the cowherd men to protect his home (in his absence.)

6

vasudeva-śubha-praśna- samānandita-nanda
me prasīda
nanda-sad-vākya- vasudevāti-nandaka

O Krsna, please be merciful to me. Nanda Maharaja became delighted when he heard the auspicious questions of Vasudeva, who also became jubilant, hearing Nanda's transcendental reply.

Translation

1

O Krsna, entering the appropriate place (Vrajabhumi), You appear to have become initiated in the vow of giving the unprecedented gift of love for Your lotus feet. O Performer of pastimes, You grant pure love for Yourself to Your devotees. That love is like a great festival of spiritual happiness.

2

O Krsna, O delightful Son of Maharaja Nanda, when the (time) for Your birth-ceremony arrived, Your father arranged for a great festival and gave many gifts in charity, thus making the opulent land of Gokula very auspicious.

3

O Lord Gopala, you were then decorated with ornaments and the gopis celebrated a great festival, lovingly and jubilantly showering their benedictions upon You and sprinkling You with the milk of the cows of Vraja.

4

O Krsna, O Delight of the people of Vraja, Nanda Maharaja then greatly honored the people of Vraja and he opulently gave many opulent gifts to them as You drank the breast milk of Your mother Yasoda.

5

O Krsna, attaining You as his son, King Nanda considered that he had a great jewel as a son, and he became very anxious for Your protection. When he went to Mathura to pay taxes, he asked the cowherd men to protect his home (in his absence.)

6

O Krsna, please be merciful to me. Nanda Maharaja became delighted when he heard the auspicious questions of Vasudeva, who also became jubilant, hearing Nanda's transcendental reply.

Notes

This is based on Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 5.