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Song Name: Pralaya
Payodhi Jale
Official Name: Song 1; Sri Dasavatara Stotram
Author: Jayadeva Goswami
Book Name: Gita Govinda
Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS:
(1)
pralaya-payodhi-jale dhṛtavān
asi vedaḿ
vihita-vahitra-caritram akhedam
keśava dhṛta-mīna-śarīra
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(2)
kṣitir iha vipulatare tiṣṭhati tava pṛṣṭhe
dharaṇi-dhāraṇa-kiṇa-cakra-gariṣṭhe
keśava dhṛta-kūrma-śarīra
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(3)
vasati daśana-śikhare
dharaṇī tava lagnā
śaśini kalańka-kaleva
nimagnā
keśava dhṛta-śūkara-rūpa
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(4)
tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛńgaḿ
dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛńgam
keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(5)
chalayasi vikramaṇe balim adbhuta-vāmana
pada-nakha-nīra-janita-jana-pāvana
keśava dhṛta-vāmana-rūpa
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(6)
kṣatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-pāpam
snapayasi payasi śamita-bhava-tāpam
keśava dhṛta-bhṛgupati-rūpa
jaya jagadiśa hare
(7)
vitarasi dikṣu raṇe dik-pati-kamanīyaḿ
daśa-mukha-mauli-balim ramaṇīyam
keśava dhṛta-rāma-śarīra
jaya jagadiśa hare
(8)
vahasi vapuṣi viśade vasanaḿ jaladābhaḿ
hala-hati-bhīti-milita-yamunābham
keśava dhṛta-haladhara-rūpa
jaya jagadiśa hare
(9)
nindasi yajña-vidher ahaha śruti-jātaḿ
sadaya-hṛdaya darśita-paśu-ghātam
keśava dhṛta-buddha-śarīra
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(10)
mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi
karavālaḿ
dhūmaketum iva kim api karālam
keśava dhṛta-kalki-śarīra
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(11)
śrī-jayedeva-kaver idam
uditam udāraḿ
śṛṇu sukha-daḿ
śubha-daḿ bhava-sāram
keśava dhṛta-daśa-vidha-rūpa
jaya jagadīśa
hare
(12)
vedān uddharate jaganti vahate bhū-golam udbibhrate
daityaḿ dārayate
baliḿ chalayate kṣatra-kṣayaḿ kurvate
paulastyaḿ jayate halaḿ kalayate kāruṇyam ātanvate
mlecchān mūrchayate
daśakṛti-kṛte kṛṣṇāya
tubhyaḿ namaḥ
TRASNLATION
1)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a fish! All glories to You! You easily acted as a boat in the form of a giant fish
just to give protection to the Vedas, which had become immersed in the
turbulent sea of devastation.
2)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a tortoise! All glories
to You! In this incarnation as a divine tortoise the
great
3)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a boar! All glories to You! The earth, which had become I,merged
in the Garbhodaka Ocean at the bottom of the
universe, sits fixed upon the tip of Your tusk like a spot upon the moon.
4)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lionl All glories to You! lust as one can easily crush a wasp between one's
fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasp like demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful
pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.
5)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a dwarf-brahmana! All glories to You! O
wonderful dwarf, by Your massive steps You deceive
King Bali, and by the
6)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Bhrgupati
[Parasurama]! All glories to You!
At Kuruksetra You bathe the earth in the rivers of
blood from the bodies of I he demoniac ksatriyas that You have slain. The sins of the world are
washed away by You, and because of You people are
relieved room the blazing fire of material existence.
7)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who haze assumed the form of Ramacandra!
All glories to You! In the battle of Lanka You destroy
the ten-headed demon Ravana and distribute his heads
as a delightful offering to the presiding deities of the ten directions, headed
by Indira. This action was long desired by all of
them, who were much harassed by this monster.
8)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Balarama,
the yielder of the prowl All glories to You! On Your
brilliant white body You wear garments the color of a
fresh blue rain cloud. These garments are colored like the beautiful dark hue
of the River Yamuna, who feels great fear due to the
striking of Your plowshare.
9)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Buddha! All glories to You! O Buddha of compassionate heart, you decry the
slaughtering of poor animals performed according to the rules of Vedic
sacrifice
10)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Kalki!
All glories to You! You appear like a comet and carry
a terrifying sword for bringing about the annihilation of the wicked barbarian
men at the end of the Kali-yuga.
11)
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed these ten different forms of
incarnation! All glories to You! O readers, please
hear this hymn of the poet Jayadeva, which is most
excellent, an awarder of happiness, a bestower of
auspiciousness, and it is the best thing in this dark world.
12)
O Lord Krsna, I offer my obeisances unto You, who appear in the forms of these ten incarnations. In
the form of Matsya You rescue the Vedas, and as Karma
You bear the
REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
Verse 4 is sung with the Nrsimha
pranama.
Verse 8 is sung with the Balarama
Pranama.
This song had been sung by M.S. Subbulaksmi
in a ragamala format. Carnatic
musicians practice ragas using this song. The ragas for the first eleven verses
would be Bhairavi, Bhupali,
Jaya Jayanti, Malkauns, Kedar, Patdipa, Bihaga, Durga, Puriya Dhanasri,
Vrndavani Saranga, and Bhairavi. The twelfth verse is not sung in this recording.
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UPDATED:
November 20, 2010