श्लोकः
अयि सबल मुरारे पाणिजानुप्रचारैः
किमपि भवनभागान् भूषयंतौ भवंतौ ।
चलितचरणकंजौ मंजुमंजीरशिंजा-
श्रवणकुतुकभाजौ चेरतुश्चारुवेगात् ॥1॥
Meaning
अयि सबल मुरारे - O Thou! Along with Balaraam, O Muraari!; पाणि-जानु-प्रचारैः - on hands and knees moving; किम्-अपि - where not also; भवन-भागान् - in the various parts of the house; भूषयंतौ भवंतौ - adorning, the two of Thou; चलित-चरण-कंजौ - moving Thy two lotus feet; मंजु-मंजीर-शिंजा - the pleasing anklet tinkling (sound); श्रवण-कुतुक-भाजौ - eager to hear, the two of Thou; चेरतुः-चारु-वेगात् - moved about charmingly fast;
Translation
O Lord Muraari! Thou and Thy brother Balaraam soon moved about on Thy hands and knees. When Thou moved about, Thou looked so beautiful that it was like your movements adorned the various parts of the house. With Thy movements, Thy ankle trinkets tinkled pleasingly, and so to increase the pleasing sound Thou charmingly moved about with more briskness.
श्लोकः
मृदु मृदु विहसंतावुन्मिषद्दंतवंतौ
वदनपतितकेशौ दृश्यपादाब्जदेशौ ।
भुजगलितकरांतव्यालगत्कंकणांकौ
मतिमहरतमुच्चैः पश्यतां विश्वनृणाम् ॥2॥
Meaning
मृदु मृदु विहसंतौ- - very gently smiling; उन्मिषत्-दंतवंतौ - (thereby) revealing the teeth; वदन-पतित-केशौ - with hair falling on the face; दृश्य-पादाब्ज-देशौ - with the lovely sight of the lotus feet; भुज-गलित-कर-अंत- - from the arms, slipped down to the hands' end; व्याल-गत्-कंकण-अंकौ - and marked by the bracelets; मतिम्-अहरतम्-उच्चैः - the minds intensely captivating; पश्यतां विश्वनृणाम् - of the onlookers (and) of all the people of the world;
Translation
Thy very gentle smile revealed the newly cut teeth. Thy lustrous locks of hair streamed around Thy face. It was a lovely sight to look at Thy lotus feet, and Thy arms, with armlets having slipped down to the wrists which were marked with bracelets. Thou and Thy brother intensely captivated the minds of all the onlookers and also of all the people of the world.
श्लोकः
अनुसरति जनौघे कौतुकव्याकुलाक्षे
किमपि कृतनिनादं व्याहसंतौ द्रवंतौ ।
वलितवदनपद्मं पृष्ठतो दत्तदृष्टी
किमिव न विदधाथे कौतुकं वासुदेव ॥3॥
Meaning
अनुसरति जनौघे - being followed by all the people; कौतुक-व्याकुल-आक्षे - with extremely eager eyes (set on Thee); किम्-अपि - some sort of; कृत-निनादम् - sound (the two of Thou) made; व्याहसंतौ द्रवंतौ - (then) laughed (then) started running; वलित-वदन-पद्मम् - (then) turning (Thy) lotus face; पृष्ठतः द्त्त-दृष्टी - casting a look behind; किम्-इव न - what also did not; विदधाथे कौतुकम् - (Thou) cause joyful excitements; वासुदेव - O Vaasudeva!;
Translation
O Vaasudeva! All the people followed Thee with their eager affectionate eyes set on Thee. As the two of Thou ran, Thou made some screaming sounds, then laughed and ran as Thou turned Thy lotus like faces casting a look at the people behind. What incredible joyful excitement Thou caused when Thou did so!
श्लोकः
द्रुतगतिषु पतंतावुत्थितौ लिप्तपंकौ
दिवि मुनिभिरपंकैः सस्मितं वंद्यमानौ ।
द्रुतमथ जननीभ्यां सानुकंपं गृहीतौ
मुहुरपि परिरब्धौ द्राग्युवां चुंबितौ च ॥4॥
Meaning
द्रुतगतिषु - in moving fast; पतंतौ-उत्थितौ - falling down, then getting up; लिप्त-पंकौ - smeared (stained) with dust (mud); दिवि - in the heavens; मुनिभिः-अपंकैः - by the taintless sages; सस्मितं वंद्यमानौ - with a smile (watching the two of Thou) being saluted; द्रुतम्-अथ - quickly then; जननीभ्यां सानुकंपं - by the two mothers with great care; गृहीतौ - being picked up; मुहुःअपि परिरब्धौ - and again and again were embraced; द्राक्-युवां चुंबितौ च - soon Thou two were kissed also;
Translation
As Thou two moved fast, Thou fell and got up and were smeared and tainted by mud. The taintless sages in heaven, saw these pranks and smiled at Thee and saluted Thee worshipfully. Then Thou two would be with great care quickly picked up by the two mothers and would be embraced and kissed again and again.
श्लोकः
स्नुतकुचभरमंके धारयंती भवंतं
तरलमति यशोदा स्तन्यदा धन्यधन्या ।
कपटपशुप मध्ये मुग्धहासांकुरं ते
दशनमुकुलहृद्यं वीक्ष्य वक्त्रं जहर्ष ॥5॥
Meaning
स्नुत-स्नुत-कुचभरम्- - with overflowing and full breasts; अंके धारयंती भवंतं - in the lap holding Thee; तरलमति यशोदा - tender hearted Yashodaa; स्तन्यदा धन्यधन्या - breast feeding (Thee) was extremely fortunate; कपट-पशुप मध्ये - O Thou! The seeming cowherd boy! In the middle; मुग्ध-हास-अंकुरं - the bewitching smile sprouting; ते दशन-मुकुल-हृद्यं - Thy teeth buds-like charming; वीक्ष्य वक्त्रं जहर्ष - seeing (Thy) face was filled with delight;
Translation
The tender hearted Yashodaa with overflowing and full breasts, held Thee in her lap and fed Thee. How extremely fortunate and blessed she was as she did so. O Thou! The seeming cowherd boy! In between the feeding Thou smiled bewitchingly, revealing the charming jasmine buds like teeth, and seeing Thy face she was filled with delight.
श्लोकः
तदनुचरणचारी दारकैस्साकमारा-
न्निलयततिषु खेलन् बालचापल्यशाली ।
भवनशुकविडालान् वत्सकांश्चानुधावन्
कथमपि कृतहासैर्गोपकैर्वारितोऽभूः ॥6॥
Meaning
तदनु-चरण-चारी - next (when Thou started) on feet walking about; दारकैः-साकम्- - with the other boys; आरात्-निलयततिषु - in the nearby houses and compounds; खेलन् - playing; बाल-चापल्य-शाली - (with) the natural childish restlessness; भवन-शुक-विडालान् - the domestic parrots and cats; वत्सकान्-च- - and the calves; अनुधावन् कथम्-अपि - chasing somehow; कृत-हासैः-गोपकैः- - by the gopaas who were laughing; वारितः-अभूः - (Thou) were restrained;
Translation
Next, as Thou started to walk about, Thou played with the other boys in the neighbouring houses and compounds with the natural childlike restlessness. The Gopaas witnessed with joyful laughter as Thou also chased the pet parrots, cats and calves of the household and they somehow restrained Thee from doing so.
श्लोकः
हलधरसहितस्त्वं यत्र यत्रोपयातो
विवशपतितनेत्रास्तत्र तत्रैव गोप्यः ।
विगलितगृहकृत्या विस्मृतापत्यभृत्या
मुरहर मुहुरत्यंताकुला नित्यमासन् ॥7॥
Meaning
हलधर-सहितः-त्वं - along with Haladhara (Balaraam), Thou; यत्र यत्र-उपयातः - where-ever went; विवश-पतित-नेत्राः- - with helpless (spell bound) watching; तत्र तत्र-एव गोप्यः - there there the Gopis; विगलित-गृह-कृत्या - neglecting their household duties; विस्मृत-अपत्य-भृत्या - forgetting their children and servants; मुरहर - O Slayer of Mura!; मुहुः-अत्यंत- - again and again, very much; आकुला नित्यम्-आसन् - excited always were;
Translation
Where so ever that Thou went with Thy elder brother Haldhar, the Gopis helplessly and spell bound kept watching Thee. They even neglected their household chores and forgot all about their children and servants. O Slayer of Mura! They were always so very much excited as this happened again and again.
श्लोकः
प्रतिनवनवनीतं गोपिकादत्तमिच्छन्
कलपदमुपगायन् कोमलं क्वापि नृत्यन् ।
सदययुवतिलोकैरर्पितं सर्पिरश्नन्
क्वचन नवविपक्वं दुग्धमप्यापिबस्त्वम् ॥8॥
Meaning
प्रतिनव-नवनीतं - fresh butter; गोपिका-दत्तम्- - by the Gopikas given; इच्छन् कलपदम्- - desiring sweet songs; उपगायन् - singing; कोमलं क्व-अपि - charmingly sometimes; नृत्यन् - dancing; सदय-युवति-लोकैः - by the affectionate young women folk; अर्पितं सर्पिः-अश्नन् - offered butter, eating; क्वचन नव- विपक्वं - sometimes freshly boiled; दुग्धम्-अपि- - milk also; अपिबः-त्वम् - drank Thou;
Translation
Thou would sweetly sing and sometimes charmingly dance about with the desire of getting fresh butter. The young women full of affection gave Thee butter which Thou ate and also gave freshly boiled milk which Thou drank with delight.
श्लोकः
मम खलु बलिगेहे याचनं जातमास्ता-
मिह पुनरबलानामग्रतो नैव कुर्वे ।
इति विहितमतिः किं देव संत्यज्य याच्ञां
दधिघृतमहरस्त्वं चारुणा चोरणेन ॥9॥
Meaning
मम खलु बलि-गेहे - indeed my, in the house of Mahaabali; याचनं जातम्-आस्ताम् - begging was done, let that be; इह पुनः- - here, again; अबलानाम्-अग्रतः - in front of the ladies; न-एव कुर्वे - I will not do so; इति विहित-मतिः - thus deciding; किं देव - did Thou O Lord!; संत्यज्य यच्ञां - giving up begging; दधि-घृतम्- - curd ghee etc; अहरः-त्वं - took Thou; चारुणा चोरणेन - by pleasant stealing;
Translation
In the house of Mahaabali I had to go begging. Let that be. Here now in front of these ladies I am not going to do so again.' O Lord! Thus deciding Thou gave up begging for curd and ghee etc and resorted to pleasantly stealing in clever delightful ways.
श्लोकः
तव दधिघृतमोषे घोषयोषाजनाना-
मभजत हृदि रोषो नावकाशं न शोकः ।
हृदयमपि मुषित्वा हर्षसिंधौ न्यधास्त्वं
स मम शमय रोगान् वातगेहाधिनाथ ॥10॥
Meaning
तव दधि-घृतम्-ओषे - Thy, in the curd and ghee stealing; घोष-योषा-जनानाम्- - in the cowherds' colony's women folk; अभजत हृदि रोषः - did not entertain in their hearts, anger; न-अवकाशं न शोकः - neither dearth nor sorrow; हृदयम्-अपि मुषित्वा - (their) hearts also stealing; हर्ष-सिंधौ - in the ocean of bliss; न्यधाः-त्वं - put them in, Thou; स - That Thou; मम शमय रोगान् - my eradicate ailments; वातगेहाधिनाथ - O Lord of Guruvaayur!;
Translation
In the cowherds' colony the Gopikas did not have place in their hearts for either anger or sorrow by Thy stealing of butter and ghee etc. They did not even feel any dearth for its being stolen. It was because Thou also stole their hearts and immersed them in the ocean of Bliss. Such Thou O Lord of Guruvaayur! May Thou eradicate my ailments.
श्लोकः
शाखाग्रे विधुं विलोक्य फलमित्यंबां च तातं मुहुः
संप्रार्थ्याथ तदा तदीयवचसा प्रोत्क्षिप्तबाहौ त्वयि।
चित्रं देव शशी स ते कर्मगात् किं ब्रूमहे संपतः
ज्योतिर्मंडलपूरिताखिलवपुः प्रागा विराड्रूपताम् ॥ 11॥
Meaning
शाखा-अग्रे-अथ - (at) the branches's front (end) then; विधुं विलोक्य - the moon seeing; फलम्-इति-अंबाम् - fruit it is, (to) mother; च तातं मुहुः - and to father again and again; संप्रार्थ्य-अथ - requesting, then; तदा तदीय-वचसा - at that time, by his (father's)saying; प्रोक्षिप्त-बाहौ त्वयि - were flung up the two arms by Thee; चित्रम् - amazing; देव शशी स - deity moon that; ते करम्-अगात् - in Thy hands came; किं ब्रूमहे संपतः - what do we say of (Thy) lordliness; ज्योतिः-मंडल- - the luminous aura; पूरित-अखिल-वपुः - covering the whole body; प्रागा विराट-रूपम् - attained cosmic form;
Translation
On the front end of the branch of a tree, watching the moon, Thou asked Thy mother and father again and again for it, saying that it was a fruit. At that time, then, going by Thy father's words, when Thou flung Thy two arms,amazingly, the deity moon came into Thy hands! What can we say of Thy splendorous lordliness? Thy whole body was covered by luminous light and Thou attained Thy cosmic form!
श्लोकः
किं किं बतेदमिति संभ्रम भाजमेनं
ब्रह्मार्णवे क्षणममुं परिमज्ज्य तातम् ।
मायां पुनस्तनय-मोहमयीं वितन्वन्
आनंदचिन्मय जगन्मय पाहि रोगात् ॥12॥
Meaning
किं किं बत- - what what, indeed; इदम्-इति संभ्रम् - this (is) thus confusion; भाजम्-एनम् - contained him (father); ब्रह्म-अर्णवे - in the cosmic ocean; क्षणम्-अमुम् - for a moment him; परिमज्ज्य तातम् - immersing father; मायां पुनः-तनय- - the Maayaa again, of son's; मोहमयीं वितन्वन् - enchanting, drawing; आनंद-चिन्मय - bliss, supreme consciousness; जगन्मय - O Universal form!; पाहि रोगात् - save from disease;
Translation
'What is all this! indeed!' thus Thy father was a vessel of amazement. Thou immersed him in the cosmic ocean for a moment, then again extended Thy Maayaa, and Thou brought about Thy enchanting form of a son. That, Bliss incarnate,Supreme Consciousness, Cosmic form, O Krishna! save me from disease!
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