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Stava-mālā · Hymn 16

Tribhaṅgī-pañcakam

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नमः श्रीकृष्णाय । यमलार्जुनभञ्जनमाश्रितरञ्जनमहिगञ्जनघनलास्यभरं पशुपालपुरन्दरमभिसृतकन्दरमतिसुन्दरमरविन्दकरम् । वरगोपवधूजनविरचितपूजनमूरुकूजननववेणुधरं स्मरनर्मविचक्षणमखिलविलक्षणतनुलक्षणमतिदक्षतरम् ॥ १॥

namaḥ śrīkṛṣṇāya | yamalārjunabhañjanamāśritarañjanamahigañjanaghanalāsyabharaṃ paśupālapurandaramabhisṛtakandaramatisundaramaravindakaram | varagopavadhūjanaviracitapūjanamūrukūjananavaveṇudharaṃ smaranarmavicakṣaṇamakhilavilakṣaṇatanulakṣaṇamatidakṣataram || 1||

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Obeisance to Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He broke the twin arjuna trees, delights those who take refuge, subdued the serpent, and bears a mass of splendid dance. He is sovereign of the cowherds, enters the mountain caves, is exceedingly beautiful, and carries a lotus in his hand. Worshiped by the finest cowherd brides, he holds a new flute of deep resonance; expert in Love's joking, unique in every way, his bodily marks are most skillful and auspicious.

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प्रणताशनिपञ्जरं नम्बरपिञ्जरमरिकुञ्जरहरिमिन्दुमुखं गोमण्डलरक्षिणमनुकृतपक्षिणमतिदक्षिणममितात्मसुखम् । गुरुगैरिकमण्डितमनुनयपण्डितमवखण्डितपुरुहूतमखं व्रजकमलविरोचनमलिकसुरोचनगोरोचनमतिताम्रनखम् ॥ २॥

praṇatāśanipañjaraṃ nambarapiñjaramarikuñjaraharimindumukhaṃ gomaṇḍalarakṣiṇamanukṛtapakṣiṇamatidakṣiṇamamitātmasukham | gurugairikamaṇḍitamanunayapaṇḍitamavakhaṇḍitapuruhūtamakhaṃ vrajakamalavirocanamalikasurocanagorocanamatitāmranakham || 2||

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He is a thunderbolt cage protecting those who bow, tawny in his fine cloth, a lion against the elephants of his enemies, and moon-faced. He guards the herds of cows, imitates the birds, is supremely generous, and is boundless joy itself. Great mineral pigments ornament him; he is learned in conciliation and broke Indra's sacrifice. He is the sun for Vraja's lotus, bright with curls and gorocanā, and his nails are deeply copper-red.

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उन्मदरतिनायकशाणितशायकविनिधायकचलचिल्लिलतं उद्धतसङ्कोचनमम्बुजलोचनमघमोचनममरालिनतम् । निखिलाधिकगौरवमुज्ज्वलसौरभमतिगौरभपशुपीषु रतं कोमलपदपल्लवमभ्रमु वल्लभरुचिदुर्लभसविलासगतम् ॥ ३॥

unmadaratināyakaśāṇitaśāyakavinidhāyakacalacillilataṃ uddhatasaṅkocanamambujalocanamaghamocanamamarālinatam | nikhilādhikagauravamujjvalasaurabhamatigaurabhapaśupīṣu rataṃ komalapadapallavamabhramu vallabharucidurlabhasavilāsagatam || 3||

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His moving eyebrow-vine releases arrows sharpened by the maddened lord of love. He contracts the pride of the arrogant, is lotus-eyed, frees one from sin, and is bowed to by hosts of immortals. Supreme above all, fragrant and radiant, he delights in the most venerable cowherd women. His feet are tender shoots; his wondrous, playful gait possesses a beauty difficult even for the beloved of Abhramu to attain.

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भुजमूर्ध्नि विशङ्कटमधिगतशङ्कटनतकङ्कटमटवीषु चलं नवनीत्पकरम्बितवनरोलम्बितमवलम्बितकलकण्ठकलम् । दुर्जनतृणपावकमनुचरशावकनिकरावकमरुणोष्ठदलं निजविक्रमचर्चितभुजगुरुगर्वितगन्धर्वितदनुजार्दिबलम् ॥ ४॥

bhujamūrdhni viśaṅkaṭamadhigataśaṅkaṭanatakaṅkaṭamaṭavīṣu calaṃ navanītpakarambitavanarolambitamavalambitakalakaṇṭhakalam | durjanatṛṇapāvakamanucaraśāvakanikarāvakamaruṇoṣṭhadalaṃ nijavikramacarcitabhujagurugarvitagandharvitadanujārdibalam || 4||

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His arms spread broadly above, and in the forests he moves with bracelets bent by obstacles. Smeared with butter and attended by bees of the woods, he draws upon the sweet voice of the cuckoo. He is fire to the dry grass of wicked people, the protector of companies of young followers, and his lips are red petals. By his own valor he displayed the strength that torments proud demons and even mighty serpents.

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श्रुतिरत्नविभूषणरुचिजितपूषणमलिदूषणनयनान्तगतिं यमुनातटतल्पितपुष्पमनल्पितमदजल्पितदयिताप्तरतिम् । वन्देमहि वन्दितमन्दममन्दितकुलमन्धितखलकंसमतिं त्वामिह दामोदर हलधरसोदर हर नो दरमनुबद्धरतिम् ॥ ५॥

śrutiratnavibhūṣaṇarucijitapūṣaṇamalidūṣaṇanayanāntagatiṃ yamunātaṭatalpitapuṣpamanalpitamadajalpitadayitāptaratim | vandemahi vanditamandamamanditakulamandhitakhalakaṃsamatiṃ tvāmiha dāmodara haladharasodara hara no daramanubaddharatim || 5||

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The luster of jewel ornaments at his ears defeats the sun; his sidelong glance disgraces the bees. Flowers make his bed upon the Yamunā's bank; with abundant, intoxicated talk he attains love with his beloved. We bow to you, Dāmodara, honored by the gentle, who shattered cruel Kaṁsa's mind and delighted your own family. Brother of Haladhara, remove our fear and grant us enduring love.

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विरचय मयि दण्डं दीनबन्धो दयां वा गतिरिह न भवत्तः काचिदन्या ममास्ति । निपततु शतकोटिर्निर्भरं वा नवाम्भ स्तदपि किल पयोदः स्तूयते चातकेन ॥ १॥

viracaya mayi daṇḍaṃ dīnabandho dayāṃ vā gatiriha na bhavattaḥ kācidanyā mamāsti | nipatatu śatakoṭirnirbharaṃ vā navāmbha stadapi kila payodaḥ stūyate cātakena || 1||

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O friend of the lowly, impose punishment upon me or show me mercy; I have no destination here other than you. Though fresh rain may fall in a hundred million heavy drops, the cātaka bird still sings only to the cloud.

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प्राचीनानां भजनमतुलं दुष्करं शृण्वतो मे नैराश्येन ज्वलति हृदयं भक्तिलेशालसस्य । विश्वद्रीचीमघहर तवाकर्ण्य कारुण्यवीचीं आशाबिन्दूक्षितमिदमुपैत्यन्तरे हन्त शैत्यम् ॥ २॥

prācīnānāṃ bhajanamatulaṃ duṣkaraṃ śṛṇvato me nairāśyena jvalati hṛdayaṃ bhaktileśālasasya | viśvadrīcīmaghahara tavākarṇya kāruṇyavīcīṃ āśābindūkṣitamidamupaityantare hanta śaityam || 2||

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When I hear of the incomparable and difficult worship practiced by the ancient devotees, my heart—lazy and possessing scarcely a trace of devotion—burns with despair. Yet, O remover of sin, when I hear that the waves of your compassion flow throughout the universe, this heart is sprinkled by a drop of hope and, ah, grows cool within.

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इति श्रीरूपगोस्वामिविरचितस्तवमालायां त्रिभङ्गीपञ्चकं सम्पूर्णम् ।

iti śrīrūpagosvāmiviracitastavamālāyāṃ tribhaṅgīpañcakaṃ sampūrṇam |

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Thus ends the Tribhaṅgī-pañcakam in the Stava-mālā composed by Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī.