Narayaniyam Dashaka 56 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰-𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌿𑌤- - beautifully quivering; 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌡𑌲-𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌃 - the ear ornaments; 𑌸𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍-𑌈𑌶 - for long O Lord!; 𑌨𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌥 𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌗𑍇 - (Thou) danced on the serpent's (hoods); 𑌅𑌮𑌰-𑌤𑌾𑌡𑌿𑌤- - the gods beat; 𑌦𑍁𑌂𑌦𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃-𑌸𑍁𑌂𑌦𑌰𑌮𑍍 - the drums sweetly; 𑌵𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌿 - in the skies sang; 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌤-𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌤𑍇 - the celestial damsels;

Translation
O Lord! With Thy ear ornaments quivering rhythmically, Thou danced for long on the hoods of the serpent. As the gods in the sky beat the drums, the heavenly damsels sang in accompaniment.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌨𑌮𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌦𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌥𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌨𑌮𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍-𑌯𑌤𑍍- - drops down that which; 𑌅𑌮𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 - his (Kaaliya's) head (hoods); 𑌹𑌰𑍇 - O Hari!; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑍍- - leaving that; 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌮𑍍-𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌮𑍍 - the raised raised one; 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌥𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌦𑍍-𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾 - trampling by Thy feet lotus like; 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌃 - for long (Thou) played around; 𑌕𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌲-𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰𑌮𑍍 - clapping beautifully;

Translation
O Hari! Thou played around for long, leaving the drooped down head and jumping on the raised ones. Thus Thou trampled hood after hood with Thy lotus feet. Thou danced around in this manner keeping time with the clapping of hands beautifully.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌵𑌭𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌫𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌣𑍇 𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌥𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌵𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌃 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌵𑌭𑌗𑍍𑌨- - (when) by Thee crushed; 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌨-𑌫𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌣𑍇 - and so drooping were the many hoods; 𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤-𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌿𑌤- - (when) the flowing blood; 𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌿𑌤-𑌪𑌾𑌥𑌸𑌿 - made red the waters; 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍌-𑌅𑌵𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌤𑌿 - the serpent king got exhausted,; 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌃-𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌃- - prostrated his wives; 𑌤𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌵 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌃 - (at) Thy, O Maadhava, two feet;

Translation
The group of hoods were crushed by Thee and were drooping. The blood flowing from them rendered the waters of Yamunaa red. The serpent king was totally exhausted. Thereupon, O Maadhava! His wives prostrated at Thy two feet in all humility.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌅𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌵 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌨𑌹𑍃𑌦𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌥𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌨𑍁𑌵𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌶 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌅𑌯𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾-𑌏𑌵 - O Lord! Even long ago; 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤- - for a long time, having well heard of; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵- - Thy greatness; 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌨-𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌃 𑌹𑌿 - with their immersed hearts, indeed,; 𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿- - they, by the sages even; 𑌅𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯-𑌪𑌥𑍈𑌃 - unattained ways; 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌃-𑌨𑍁𑌨𑍁𑌵𑍁𑌃- - with (such) hymns praised; 𑌈𑌶 - O Lord; 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 - Thee, unrestricted;

Translation
O Lord! Long ago, and for a long time the serpent wives had well heard of Thy majestic greatness. And so their minds were absorbed in Thee. Without any restrain, they hailed Thee with hymns of praises of a kind which are beyond the powers of even great sages.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌗𑌣𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 ।
𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌤𑍍 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌫𑌣𑌿-𑌵𑌧𑍂-𑌗𑌣- - the serpent wives'; 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌨- - devotion seeing; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌸𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾- - with overflowing compassion; 𑌆𑌕𑍁𑌲-𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌾 - filling Thy mind; 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃-𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾- - the serpent king by Thee; 𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 - O Achyuta!; 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌃-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 - let to live, unto Thee; 𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤-𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃- - surrendering himself; 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌤𑍍 - prostrated;

Translation
O Achyuta! Thy heart was overflowing with compassion on seeing the devotion of the serpent wives. With Thy mind welled with such compassion Thou let the serpent king live, who then surrendering himself unto Thee, prostrated before Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌰𑌮𑌣𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌂 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍 𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌗𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌗𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌰𑌮𑌣𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜 - to Ramanaka (island) go; 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌿-𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌂 - (situated) in the ocean's centre; 𑌫𑌣𑌿-𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌃-𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 - the enemy of the snakes (Garuda) will not do; 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌇𑌤𑌿 - enmity', thus; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿- - Thy words; 𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍- - respectfully obeying; 𑌫𑌣𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃-𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍- - the serpent king departed; 𑌉𑌰𑌗𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌮𑍍 - the other serpents along with;

Translation
Thou then told him to go to the Ramanaka island situated in the centre of the ocean. There the enemy of the snakes, Garuda would not do him any harm. Respectfully obeying these words of Thine, the serpent king departed along with the other snakes.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌜𑌨𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌤𑌟𑌗𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌗𑌥𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌧𑍌 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌫𑌣𑌿𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌜𑌨- - the serpent wives; 𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜- - gave (Thee) many gems; 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤-𑌹𑌾𑌰- - making resplendent the necklaces; 𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲-𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃 - and by silk garments adorned; 𑌤𑌟-𑌗𑌤𑍈𑌃 - on the banks who were (waiting); 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁-𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 - with joyful tears mingling (sight); 𑌸𑌮𑌗𑌥𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌨𑍈𑌃- - Thou went with Thy folk; 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸-𑌅𑌵𑌧𑍌 - at the day's end (evening);

Translation
The serpent wives gifted Thee many gems, resplendent necklaces and silk garments. Adorned with these, towards evening, Thou joined Thy folk, who were waiting for Thee on the banks with their sights mingled with joyful tears, and went with them.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮 𑌏𑌵 𑌜𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍇 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌭𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑌵𑌕𑍃𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌰𑍁𑌂𑌧 𑌸𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌃 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃-𑌤𑌮𑌸𑌾 - (when) in the night, again because of darkness; 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜-𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌂 - to the Vraja houses; 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮 - to go were unable; 𑌏𑌵 𑌜𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍇 - certainly, the group of people; 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 - (they) were sleeping there; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌚𑌰𑌣-𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 - in Thy feets' shelter; 𑌦𑌵𑌕𑍃𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌃- - a forest fire; 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌂𑌧 𑌸𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌃 - surrounded all around;

Translation
In the darkness of the night the group of people were unable to go back to their houses in Vraja. So they were sleeping there on the banks in the shelter of Thy feet. Just then they were engulfed by a forest fire.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌥 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌥 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌹 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌯𑌂 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌥 - who were awakened then; 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯-𑌇𑌤𑌿- - save, save us thus; 𑌉𑌦𑌯𑌤𑍍-𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌤-𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - raising piteous tones; 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 - the cowherds; 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌶𑍁 - to protect, quickly; 𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌥 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌮𑍍 - (Thou) drank the great fire; 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍-𑌇𑌹 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍- - what here is surprising; 𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌖𑌲𑍁 - this (fire) is indeed; 𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 - Thy mouth;

Translation
The Gopas were awakened and raised piteous tones of 'save us, save us', in alarm. To quickly protect them, Thou drank in that great fire. What is so surprising in this? Thy mouth, indeed, is fire itself.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌤 𑌏𑌵 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍌 ।
𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 𑌹𑌰 𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃𑌸𑌹 𑌮𑍇 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌤𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - in the fire by colour only; 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌤𑌾 - indeed is yellowness (Peetataa); 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑌿-𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 - it exists now; 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌯𑌾-𑌅𑌪𑌿-𑌅𑌸𑍌 - as an action (Peetataa) also in this (fire); 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌃 - thus praised; 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌃-𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃- - by the cowherds (who were) delighted; 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 - O All pervading Lord!; 𑌹𑌰 𑌹𑌰𑍇 - eradicate, O Hari!; 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌹 - along with the sins; 𑌮𑍇 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍 - my ailments;

Translation
The yellowness 'Peetataa' was only an adjective of fire. By Thy having drunk it, it has also acquired the verb adjective of Peetataa, to be drunk. O All pervading Lord! The delighted cowherds thus praised Thee. O Hari! Deign to eradicate my ailments along with my sins.

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