Narayaniyam Dashaka 71 - Grantha

Meaning
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in (even all his) attempts; 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - all even; 𑌨-𑌅𑌵𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍀 - not unsuccessful; 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍀 𑌸 - that Keshi; 𑌭𑍋𑌜-𑌈𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌃- - of the Bhoja king (Kansa's); 𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟-𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌃 - a close friend; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 - Thee; 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌜𑌾-𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 - by the ocean born Laxmi attainable; 𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌇𑌵 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - thus as if thinking; 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - approached (Thee); 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌜- - (as) born of the Sindhu land; 𑌵𑌾𑌜𑌿-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌃 - in horse form;

Translation
A close friend of the Bhoja king Kansa, Keshi was never unsuccessful in any of his attempts. He took the form of a horse from the land of Sindhu, thinking that Thou were easily accessible to those born off Sindhu (ocean) as Thou are to Laxmi Devi.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌷 𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌰𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌵𑌧𑌿 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌵𑌾𑌟𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Meaning
𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍- - (though) the form of a Gandharva (celestial singer); 𑌏𑌷 𑌗𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - this (wicked one) assuming even; 𑌰𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍈𑌃-𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍈𑌃 - by fierce noises (voices); 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌜𑌿𑌤-𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃 - frightening all the worlds; 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕-𑌅𑌵𑌧𑌿 - Thee sighting until; 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌵𑌾𑌟𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯 - Gokula destructing; 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌃 - the wicked one; 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃-𑌆𑌪𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 - then attacked Thee;

Translation
This wicked Asura, even though he had assumed the form of a Gandharva frightened all the worlds with his fierce voices. Until he set sight on Thee, the evil one destructed Gokula and then rushed to attack Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌏𑌷 𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌭𑍃𑌗𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌵 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥3॥

Meaning
𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯-𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤- - on Garuda placed; 𑌅𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌃-𑌤𑌵 - feet of Thee; 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌏𑌷 𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪 - horse this, threw (kicked); 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 - on the chest area; 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍 - indeed his foot; 𑌭𑍃𑌗𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌦-𑌆𑌘𑌾𑌤- - of (sage) Bhrigu, with feet hitting; 𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌯 - story having heard; 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - by himself also; 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍- - could be done that; 𑌇𑌤𑌿-𑌇𑌵 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍 - thus as if deludedly;

Translation
Thou, whose feet are placed on Garuda, Thy vehicle, was kicked on the chest by this horse demon by his foot. Perhaps he had heard the story of sage Bhrigu having hit Thee with the foot, he deludedly thought that he too could do so.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌚𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌖𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚 𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪𑌿𑌥 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍
𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾 𑌖𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥4॥

Meaning
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌚𑌯𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 - dodging his; 𑌖𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌂 - raised hoofs; 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍-𑌅𑌮𑍁𑌂-𑌚 - quickly,and him; 𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪𑌿𑌥 - (Thou) flung; 𑌦𑍂𑌰-𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍 - far far away; 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌪𑌿 - fainting also; 𑌹𑌿-𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨 - indeed in much great; 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧-𑌉𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾 - rage burning; 𑌖𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍-𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌃- - to consume (Thee) rushed; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 - Thee;

Translation
Dodging his raised hoofs Thou quickly caught him and flung him far far away. Though he fainted for sometime, with an increased rage as though set afire, he rushed to consume Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌦𑌂𑌡𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌂𑌡𑌂 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍋 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥5॥

Meaning
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - Thou; 𑌵𑌾𑌹-𑌦𑌂𑌡𑍇 - the horse punishing; 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌧𑍀𑌃-𑌚 - and deciding; 𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾-𑌦𑌂𑌡𑌂 - (Thy) arm, club (like); 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌾𑌃-𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - placed into his; 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 - mouth at that time; 𑌤𑌦𑍍-𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿- - (by) its increasing (in size); 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧-𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌃 - (by) choking of breath; 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌃 - (he) having died; 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍍-𑌅𑌪𑌿- - in a horse form though; 𑌅𑌯𑌮𑍍- - this (Asura); 𑌐𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍-𑌆𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 - oneness (with Thee) attained;

Translation
Thou decided to punish the horse, and placed Thy strong club like arm into his mouth. At that time the arm increased in size and choked the horse to death. Even though the Asura was in the form of a horse, he attained oneness with Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌆𑌲𑌂𑌭𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌪𑌶𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌕𑍇 𑌨𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌇𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌧𑍇 ।
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌵𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌧𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥6॥

Meaning
𑌆𑌲𑌂𑌭- - by killing; 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌪𑌶𑍋𑌃 - merely, of the animal; 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌕𑍇 - to the god's pleasure (joy); 𑌨𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌨 𑌇𑌵- - new as if; 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌧𑍇 - in the Ashvamedha sacrifice; 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 - done by Thee; 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍 - inspired by joy; 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃-𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 - the gods Thee; 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌵𑍁𑌃 - hailed; 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵-𑌨𑌾𑌮-𑌧𑍇𑌯𑌮𑍍 - Keshava name giving (to Thee);

Translation
Merely by the killing of the animal the gods were full of joy. This was as if it were a new Ashvamedha sacrifice done by Thee. Delighted, the gods hailed Thee giving Thee the name Keshava, the killer of Keshi.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍌𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌧𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍂𑌃 ॥𑍭॥

Meaning
𑌕𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍇 - to Kansa Thy; 𑌶𑍌𑌰𑌿-𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍-𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - Vasudeva"s son having said; 𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍- - him (Kansa), his (Vasudeva's); 𑌵𑌧-𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌂 - killing eagerness; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾 - dissuading verbally; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 - who had come; 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌿-𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌣-𑌅𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍇 - at the end of Keshi's destruction; 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀-𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍- - by Shri Naarada, Thou; 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌭𑍂𑌃 - were praised;

Translation
Sage Naarada had told Kansa that Thou were the son of Vasudeva. Kansa eagerly set out to kill Vasudeva but was verbally dissuaded by Shri Naarada to do so. At the end of Keshi's destruction Naarada came to Thee and sung Thy praises.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌹 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌨𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍁𑌪𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌧𑍋 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌚𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍀 ॥𑍮॥

Meaning
𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌪𑌿 - once; 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌹 - with the Gopas; 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 - in the forest; 𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌨-𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌨-𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍁𑌪𑌂 - hide and seek game engaged in; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍 - Thee; 𑌮𑌯-𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌃 - Maya's son; 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪 - approached; 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌤-𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌃 - (who had) immense magical powers; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮-𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌧𑌃 - Vyoma named; 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮-𑌚𑌰-𑌉𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍀 - the gods obstructing;

Translation
One day Thou were engaged in playing the game of hide and seek with the Gopa boys. Just then the son of Maya, an Asura named Vyoma who had immense magical powers and who was an enemy of the gods, approached Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌸 𑌚𑍋𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚
𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍 ॥𑍯॥

Meaning
𑌸 - he (Vyoma); 𑌚𑍋𑌰-𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌤-𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍁 - among the thieves and the policemen boys; 𑌚𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌃 - (acting) as a thief; 𑌗𑍋𑌪-𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍 - the Gopa boys; 𑌪𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍-𑌚 - and the cows; 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - in a cave doing (putting); 𑌪𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃- - closed (the caves) with stones; 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 - and by Thee, understanding (the situation); 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌃-𑌅𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍 - killed was;

Translation
He, in the game, mingled among the boys who were playing as thief and policemen. Vyoma playing as thief put the Gopa boys and the cows in a cave and closed the mouth of the cave with a stone. As Thou understood the situation, Vyoma was killed by Thee.

𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌯 ।
𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑍂𑌤𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌶 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌃 ॥10॥

Meaning
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃-𑌚- - this and such like; 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌤- - strange; 𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿-𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍈𑌃- - sports of different kinds; 𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦-𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌮𑍍- - in bliss swooning (happiness); 𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌯 - extremely of Vraj; 𑌪𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑌦𑍇 - every now and then; 𑌨𑍂𑌤𑌯𑌨𑍍- - renewing; 𑌅𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌂 - unlimitedly; 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌨𑍍 - O Supreme Being; 𑌪𑌵𑌨𑍇𑌶 - O Lord of Guruvaayur; 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌃 - protect me;

Translation
Thou made Vraja swoon in bliss with such strange and different kinds of sports.Thou renewed Thy sports every now and then with unlimited variety. O Supreme Being! O Lord of Guruvaayur! protect me.

Browse Related Categories: