Narayaniyam Dashaka 48 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍌𑌘𑍈𑌃- - joyfully by the group of gods; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍-𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌰-𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍈𑌃- - Thou (was called) with great happiness; 𑌉𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌰 - was called Daamodara; 𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌤𑌃 - (and) thus were praised/ glorified; 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁-𑌉𑌦𑌰𑌃 - tender bellied; 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌮𑍍-𑌉𑌲𑍂𑌖𑌲𑍇 - Thyself at the mortar; 𑌲𑌗𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌃 - attached, not far away; 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍌 𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌭𑍌-𑌉𑌦𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌥𑌾𑌃 - two Kakubha (Arjuna) tree, saw;

Translation
Thou were joyfully named Daamodara by the group of sages who were watching Thee with great happiness, and they praised and glorified Thee. Thou who with a tender belly were attached to the mortar, saw two Kakubha (Arjuna) trees not far away.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑍁𑌬𑍇𑌰𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌧𑌃
𑌪𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍌
𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌵𑌖𑍇𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌕𑍁𑌬𑍇𑌰-𑌸𑍂𑌨𑍁𑌃- - Kuber's sons; 𑌨𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌬𑌰-𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌧𑌃 - named Nalakubara; 𑌪𑌰𑌃 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵 𑌇𑌤𑌿 - another one Manigreeva thus; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌃 - became well known; 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾- - by worshipping Shiva; 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌤-𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯- - attained prosperity; 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍌 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌲 - (both) became haughty, for long, indeed; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍌- - indifferent to Thee; 𑌅𑌵𑌖𑍇𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 - (and) became wayward;

Translation
The two sons of Kuber, (the god of wealth) one known as Nalakubara and the other one known as Manigreeva became very well known. By worshipping Shiva they also attained great prosperity and because of the pride of wealth they became very haughty and indifferent to Thee. For a very long time they led a very wayward life.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌤𑍌 𑌮𑌦𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍌
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍌 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍌 𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍌 𑌸 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑍋
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍈𑌕𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌸𑍁𑌰-𑌆𑌪𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 - in the sacred river of the gods (Ganges); 𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌤𑍌 𑌮𑌦𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍌 - indeed, the two of them, intoxicated; 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾-𑌆𑌪-𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍- - wine having drunk and singing; 𑌬𑌹𑍁-𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌤-𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍌 - by many (such drunk) damsels surrounded; 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌸𑍌 𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍌 - without clothes sporting; 𑌸 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌃 - that (sage) Naarada (who); 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌪𑌦-𑌏𑌕-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌃 - to Thy feet alone is devoted; 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤 - saw;

Translation
Naarada who is devoted to Thee alone, once saw these two sporting in the Ganges which is the river of the gods. They were in an intoxicated state having drunk wine and were surrounded by young intoxicated damsels, stark naked, singing and sporting in the Ganges waters.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌭𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑌂
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍌 ।
𑌇𑌮𑍌 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍇
𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌗𑍌 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌭𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾-𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍍- - in fear, the dear women; 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑌂 - put on the clothes; 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - in front seeing, even then; 𑌮𑌦-𑌅𑌂𑌧-𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍌 - by intoxication blind minded; 𑌇𑌮𑍌 - (to) these two; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿- - devotion to Thee; 𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿-𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑍇 - and mental peace, to achieve; 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌃-𑌜𑌗𑍌 - the Muni said; 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍-𑌋𑌤𑍇 - without calmness of mind; 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 - where is happiness;

Translation
At the sight of sage Naarada, the dear women hastily put on their clothes. Even then, with the mind blinded by intoxication, these two, continued to sport in nakedness. The Muni then pronounced thus (in the next shloka) in order for them to achieve devotion to Thee and mental peace. For without calmness of mind where is happiness?

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍌 𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌥 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍌 𑌤𑍌 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌂
𑌗𑌤𑍌 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌭𑍌 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵𑌤𑍁𑌃 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍌 - you two getting; 𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌭-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 - the personification of Kakubh trees for long; 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯-𑌅𑌥 - Hari seeing then; 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 - to your own state you two will get; 𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌈𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍌 𑌤𑍌 - thus being told the two of them; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣-𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌂 - the vision of Thee desiring; 𑌗𑌤𑍌 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜-𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍇 - going to the outskirts of Gokul; 𑌕𑌕𑍁𑌭𑍌 𑌬𑌭𑍂𑌵𑌤𑍁𑌃 - became Kakubha (Arjuna) trees;

Translation
You two will become Kakubha trees for long. Then when you see Hari, you two will get to your own state.' Being thus told by the sage, desiring to get Thy vision, they went to the outskirts of Vraja and became Kakubha trees.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌤𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌂
𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌾 𑌮𑌂𑌥𑌰𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌲𑍂𑌖𑌲𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌤𑍌
𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍌 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍌 𑌤𑌰𑍂 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌤𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍- - without pausing (Thee); 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁-𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌮𑍍 - the two Arjuna trees; 𑌤𑌥𑌾-𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌮𑍍 - which were such; 𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌾 - were approached (by Thee); 𑌮𑌂𑌥𑌰-𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 - moving in slow pace by Thee; 𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌤-𑌉𑌲𑍂𑌖𑌲- - the crosswise mortar; 𑌰𑍋𑌧-𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌤𑍌 - obstructed and so uprooted; 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍌 - for long decayed; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍌 𑌤𑌰𑍂 - and felled the trees;

Translation
Those two such Arjuna trees Thou approached in a slow pace without a pause, as Thou pulled along the crosswise mortar, which obstructed the aged and long decayed trees and felled them.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾
𑌤𑌦𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌾 ।
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾-
𑌦𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌿 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌃 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌿 𑌶𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌯𑌂 - felled the two trees; 𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌦𑌾-𑌏𑌵 - when by Thee, just then; 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭-𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍-𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌾 - from their core emerged; 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾 - the radiant; 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇𑌨 - pair of Yakshas(sons of Kuber) by whom; 𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌿 - immediately were worshipped; 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦 - O Govind!; 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌃 - Thou also with hymns;

Translation
When the two trees were felled by Thee, just then from their root cores emerged a pair of radiant Yakshas. O Govinda! They immediately worshipped Thee with hymns.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌇𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍
𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌤𑍌 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍌 ।
𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌦𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍌
𑌗𑌤𑍌 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍌 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌇𑌹-𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - here (in this world), devotees of other gods also; 𑌸𑌮𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - will certainly come; 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍- - in due course to Thee; 𑌏𑌤𑍌 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌕𑍌 - these two, indeed, devotees of Rudra; 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍- - by Muni Naarada's grace; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍍- - Thy feet; 𑌆𑌗𑌤𑍌 𑌗𑌤𑍌 - reached, and went away; 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍌 𑌖𑌲𑍁 - praying for, indeed; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍-𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 - the highest devotion (to Thee);

Translation
Here in this world, in due course, the devotees of other gods also certainly come to Thee only. These two devotees of Rudra, by the grace of Naarada, reached Thy feet. They prayed to Thee and beseeched for the highest devotion and went away.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌵-
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑍇 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌦𑌃 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌤𑌃-𑌤𑌰𑍂-𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌣- - then by the falling of the trees; 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣-𑌆𑌰𑌵- - the frightening sound (hearing); 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌿-𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌿 - trembling and rushing; 𑌗𑍋𑌪-𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑍇 - the group of Gopas; 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀- - ashamed Thy mother; 𑌮𑍁𑌖-𑌇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾 - her face being glanced at; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑍇𑌨 - releasing Thee (glanced) by Nanda (meaningfully); 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌦𑌃 - Thee, who releases all;

Translation
Then by the falling of the trees, which caused the frightening sound, the group of Gopas were frightened and rushed to the spot trembling. As Nanda glanced at Thy mother meaningfully, she felt very ashamed. He then released Thee from the mortar, who releases everyone from the bonds of Samsaara (the cycle of repeated life and death and the illusion of Maayaa).

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍋
𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍋𑌃-𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯-𑌗𑌤𑌃 - of the two trees, having entered their interspace (middle); 𑌬𑌤-𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌕𑌃 - O what a wonder the child; 𑌹𑌰𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍- - by God's grace; 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 - is safe (unhurt), today; 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌃- - thus by them who were saying; 𑌗𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 - (Thou) were taken to the house; 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 - Thou O Lord of Guruvaayur!; 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍 - save me from ailments;

Translation
Having entered the interspace of the two trees and the trees having fallen, it is only God's grace that the child is safe and unhurt today.' As they said so they carried Thee to the house. O Thou Lord of Guruvaayur! Save me from my ailments.

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