जय शङ्खगदाधर नीलकलेवर
पीतपटाम्बर देहि पदम् ।
जय चन्दनचर्चित कुण्डलमण्डित
कौस्तुभशोभित देहि पदम् ॥ १ ॥
jaya śaṅkhagadādhara nīlakalevara
pītapaṭāmbara dehi padam ।
jaya candanacarcita kuṇḍalamaṇḍita
kaustubhaśobhita dehi padam ॥ 1 ॥
Victory and praises to Him that holds the conch and the club, with dark blue complexion and draped in yellow fabric. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to Him that is smeared with fragrant sandalwood paste, adorned with beautiful jewelry and the resplendent Kaustubha gem. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय पङ्कजलोचन मारविमोहन
पापविखण्डन देहि पदम् ।
जय वेणुनिनादक रासविहारक
वङ्किम सुन्दर देहि पदम् ॥ २ ॥
jaya paṅkajalocana māravimohana
pāpavikhaṇḍana dehi padam ।
jaya veṇuninādaka rāsavihāraka
vaṅkima sundara dehi padam ॥ 2 ॥
Victory and praises to Him that has lotus-like eyes, who is enchanting even to the god of love, who utterly destroys all sins. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to Him that sweetly plays the flute and dances the rāsa dance with the gopīs, and who stands in a beautiful bent pose1. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय धीरधुरन्धर अद्भुतसुन्दर
दैवतसेवित देहि पदम् ।
जय विश्वविमोहन मानसमोहन
संस्थितिकारण देहि पदम् ॥ ३ ॥
jaya dhīradhurandhara adbhutasundara
daivatasevita dehi padam ।
jaya viśvavimohana mānasamohana
saṃsthitikāraṇa dehi padam ॥ 3 ॥
Victory and praises to the embodiment of divine wisdom, exceptionally beautiful, who is served even by the gods. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to the enchanter of the universe, the enchanter of our minds, who is the cause of all existence2. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय भक्तजनाश्रय नित्यसुखालय
अन्तिमबान्धव देहि पदम् ।
जय दुर्जनशासन केलिपरायण
कालियमर्दन देहि पदम् ॥ ४ ॥
jaya bhaktajanāśraya nityasukhālaya
antimabāndhava dehi padam ।
jaya durjanaśāsana keliparāyaṇa
kāliyamardana dehi padam ॥ 4 ॥
Victory and praises to Him that is the refuge of His devotees, the abode of eternal happiness, who is dearer than friends or family. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to Him that punishes the wicked, yet is ever playful with his devotees, and who destroyed the serpent demon Kāliya by dancing on its head. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय नित्यनिरामय दीनदयामय
चिन्मय माधव देहि पदम् ।
जय पामरपावन धर्मपरायण
दानवसूदन देहि पदम् ॥ ५ ॥
jaya nityanirāmaya dīnadayāmaya
cinmaya mādhava dehi padam ।
jaya pāmarapāvana dharmaparāyaṇa
dānavasūdana dehi padam ॥ 5 ॥
Victory and praises to Him that is free of all infirmity, full of compassion for those in distress, whose nature is pure consciousness, descended from Madhu of the Yadu dynasty. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to Him that purifies the most wretched, is committed to righteousness, and destroys demonic beings. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय वेदविदांवर गोपवधूप्रिय
वृन्दावनधन देहि पदम् ।
जय सत्यसनातन दुर्गतिभञ्जन
सज्जनरञ्जन देहि पदम् ॥ ६ ॥
jaya vedavidāṃvara gopavadhūpriya
vṛndāvanadhana dehi padam ।
jaya satyasanātana durgatibhañjana
sajjanarañjana dehi padam ॥ 6 ॥
Victory and praises to Him that is the embodiment of the wisdom of the vedas, who is loved by the wives of the cowherds (i.e. the gopīs), and is the treasure of Vṛndāvana. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to Him that is eternal truth, the breaker of misfortune, and the delight of all humankind. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय सेवकवत्सल करुणासागर
वाञ्छितपूरक देहि पदम् ।
जय पूतधरातल देवपरात्पर
सत्त्वगुणाकर देहि पदम् ॥ ७ ॥
jaya sevakavatsala karuṇāsāgara
vāñchitapūraka dehi padam ।
jaya pūtadharātala devaparātpara
sattvaguṇākara dehi padam ॥ 7 ॥
Victory and praises to Him that is tender and loving to his devotees, is an ocean of compassion, and fulfills all desires. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to Him that purifies everything he touches, who is the Supreme Divinity, and is the source of all goodness3. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
जय गोकुलभूषण कंसनिषूदन
सात्वतजीवन देहि पदम् ।
जय योगपरायण संसृतिवारण
ब्रह्मनिरञ्जन देहि पदम् ॥ ८ ॥
jaya gokulabhūṣaṇa kaṃsaniṣūdana
sātvatajīvana dehi padam ।
jaya yogaparāyaṇa saṃsṛtivāraṇa
brahmanirañjana dehi padam ॥ 8 ॥
Victory and praises to the jewel of Gokula (where Kṛṣṇa grew up), who killed his wicked uncle Kaṃsa, and is the descendant Satvata of the Yadu dynasty. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
Victory and praises to the Him that is the ultimate goal of yoga, who breaks the endless wheel of reincarnation, and who is the utterly pure Supreme Spirit. Please give us your lotus foot (to be worshipped).
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Vaṅkya means “crooked” or “curved”, and in this context referes to Kṛṣṇa’s iconic “three-bend” pose. The three bends are the knees, the waist, and the neck. ↩
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Saṃsthiti can mean “staying together” or “abiding, residing”, i.e. a community. In a broader sense it also means “perseverance” or “constancy”, as in a fixed settlement. This leads to its broadest definition of “existence”. Therefore, saṃsthitikāraṇa can mean either “the reason for the community (of devotees)”, or “the cause of existence”. I have chosen the latter, but the interpretation is up to the reader. ↩
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The word guṇa means “quality”, “aspect”, or “tendency”. The three guṇas referenced here are part of the sāṃkhya school of Hindu philosophy (though they were later widely adopted by most other schools, especially vedānta). They are: sattva (purity, balance, goodness), rajas (activity, passion, neither goodness nor badness), and tamas (impurity, chaos, badness). It is a general principle that associating with activities, materials, or individuals that are predominantly sattvik can facilitate spiritual growth, while associating with predominantly tamasik ones can be a spiritual hindrance. ↩