Dashaka 71
यत्नेषु सर्वेष्वपि नावकेशी केशी स भोजेशितुरिष्टबन्धु: ।
त्वां सिन्धुजावाप्य इतीव मत्वा सम्प्राप्तवान् सिन्धुजवाजिरूप: ॥१॥
त्वां सिन्धुजावाप्य इतीव मत्वा सम्प्राप्तवान् सिन्धुजवाजिरूप: ॥१॥
| यत्नेषु | in (even all his) attempts |
| सर्वेषु-अपि | all even |
| न-अवकेशी | not unsuccessful |
| केशी स | that Keshi |
| भोज-ईशितु:- | of the Bhoja king (Kansa's) |
| इष्ट-बन्धु: | a close friend |
| त्वाम् | Thee |
| सिन्धुजा-अवाप्य | by the ocean born Laxmi attainable |
| इति-इव मत्वा | thus as if thinking |
| सम्प्राप्तवान् | approached (Thee) |
| सिन्धुज- | (as) born of the Sindhu land |
| वाजि-रूप: | in horse form |
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.
गन्धर्वतामेष गतोऽपि रूक्षैर्नादै: समुद्वेजितसर्वलोक: ।
भवद्विलोकावधि गोपवाटीं प्रमर्द्य पाप: पुनरापतत्त्वाम् ॥२॥
भवद्विलोकावधि गोपवाटीं प्रमर्द्य पाप: पुनरापतत्त्वाम् ॥२॥
| गन्धर्वताम्- | (though) the form of a Gandharva (celstial singer) |
| एष गत:-अपि | this (wicked one) assuming even |
| रूक्षै:-नादै: | by fierce noises (voices) |
| समुद्वेजित-सर्व-लोक: | frightening all the worlds |
| भवत्-विलोक-अवधि | Thee sighting until |
| गोपवाटीं प्रमर्द्य | Gokula distructing |
| पाप: | the wicked one |
| पुन:-आपतत्-त्वाम् | then attacked Thee |
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 distructed Gokula and then rushed to attack Thee.
तार्क्ष्यार्पिताङ्घ्रेस्तव तार्क्ष्य एष चिक्षेप वक्षोभुवि नाम पादम् ।
भृगो: पदाघातकथां निशम्य स्वेनापि शक्यं तदितीव मोहात् ॥३॥
भृगो: पदाघातकथां निशम्य स्वेनापि शक्यं तदितीव मोहात् ॥३॥
| तार्क्ष्य-अर्पित- | on Garuda placed |
| अङ्घ्रे:-तव | feet of Thee |
| तार्क्ष्य एष चिक्षेप | horse this, threw (kicked) |
| वक्षोभुवि | on the chest area |
| नाम पादम् | indeed his foot |
| भृगो: पद-आघात- | of (sage) Bhrigu, with feet hitting |
| कथां निशम्य | story having heard |
| स्वेन-अपि | by himself also |
| शक्यं तत्- | could be done that |
| इति-इव मोहात् | thus as if deludedly |
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.
प्रवञ्चयन्नस्य खुराञ्चलं द्रागमुञ्च चिक्षेपिथ दूरदूरम्
सम्मूर्च्छितोऽपि ह्यतिमूर्च्छितेन क्रोधोष्मणा खादितुमाद्रुतस्त्वाम् ॥४॥
सम्मूर्च्छितोऽपि ह्यतिमूर्च्छितेन क्रोधोष्मणा खादितुमाद्रुतस्त्वाम् ॥४॥
| प्रवञ्चयन्-अस्य | dodging his |
| खुराञ्चलं | raised hoofs |
| द्राक्-अमुं-च | quickly,and him |
| चिक्षेपिथ | (Thou) flung |
| दूर-दूरम् | far far away |
| सम्मूर्च्छित:-अपि | fainting also |
| हि-अतिमूर्च्छितेन | indeed in much great |
| क्रोध-उष्मणा | rage burning |
| खादितुम्-अद्रुत:- | to consume (Thee) rushed |
| त्वाम् | Thee |
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.
त्वं वाहदण्डे कृतधीश्च वाहादण्डं न्यधास्तस्य मुखे तदानीम् ।
तद् वृद्धिरुद्धश्वसनो गतासु: सप्तीभवन्नप्ययमैक्यमागात् ॥५॥
तद् वृद्धिरुद्धश्वसनो गतासु: सप्तीभवन्नप्ययमैक्यमागात् ॥५॥
| त्वं | Thou |
| वाह-दण्डे | the horse punishing |
| कृतधी:-च | and deciding |
| वाहा-दण्डं | (Thy) arm, club (like) |
| न्यधा:-तस्य | placed into his |
| मुखे तदानीम् | mouth at that time |
| तद्-वृद्धि- | (by) its increasing (in size) |
| रुद्ध-श्वसन: | (by) choking of breath |
| गतासु: | (he) having died |
| सप्तीभवन्-अपि- | in a horse form though |
| अयम्- | this (Asura) |
| ऐक्यम्-आगात् | oneness (with Thee) attained |
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.
आलम्भमात्रेण पशो: सुराणां प्रसादके नूत्न इवाश्वमेधे ।
कृते त्वया हर्षवशात् सुरेन्द्रास्त्वां तुष्टुवु: केशवनामधेयम् ॥६॥
कृते त्वया हर्षवशात् सुरेन्द्रास्त्वां तुष्टुवु: केशवनामधेयम् ॥६॥
| आलम्भ- | by killing |
| मात्रेण पशो: | merely, of the animal |
| सुराणाम् प्रसादके | to the god's pleasure (joy) |
| नूत्न इव- | new as if |
| अश्वमेधे | in the Ashvamedha sacrifice |
| कृते त्वया | done by Thee |
| हर्षवशात् | inspired by joy |
| सुरेन्द्रा:-त्वां | the gods Thee |
| तुष्टुवु: | hailed |
| केशव-नाम-धेयम् | Keshava name giving (to Thee) |
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.
कंसाय ते शौरिसुतत्वमुक्त्वा तं तद्वधोत्कं प्रतिरुध्य वाचा।
प्राप्तेन केशिक्षपणावसाने श्रीनारदेन त्वमभिष्टुतोऽभू: ॥७॥
प्राप्तेन केशिक्षपणावसाने श्रीनारदेन त्वमभिष्टुतोऽभू: ॥७॥
| कंसाय ते | to Kansa Thy |
| शौरि-सुतत्वम्-उक्त्वा | Vasudeva"s son having said |
| तं तत्- | him (Kansa), his (Vasudeva's) |
| वध-उत्कं | killing eagerness |
| प्रतिरुध्य वाचा | dissuading verbally |
| प्राप्तेन | who had come |
| केशि-क्षपण-अवसाने | at the end of Keshi's distruction |
| श्री-नारदेन त्वम्- | by Shri Naarada, Thou |
| अभिष्टुत:-अभू: | were praised |
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 distruction Naarada came to Thee and sung Thy praises.
कदापि गोपै: सह काननान्ते निलायनक्रीडनलोलुपं त्वाम् ।
मयात्मज: प्राप दुरन्तमायो व्योमाभिधो व्योमचरोपरोधी ॥८॥
मयात्मज: प्राप दुरन्तमायो व्योमाभिधो व्योमचरोपरोधी ॥८॥
| कदापि | once |
| गोपै: सह | with the Gopas |
| काननान्ते | in the forest |
| निलायन-क्रीडन-लोलुपं | hide and seek game engaged in |
| त्वाम् | Thee |
| मय-आत्मज: | Maya's son |
| प्राप | approached |
| दुरन्त-माय: | (who had) immense magical powers |
| व्योम-अभिध: | Vyoma named |
| व्योम-चर-उपरोधी | the gods obstructing |
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.
स चोरपालायितवल्लवेषु चोरायितो गोपशिशून् पशूंश्च
गुहासु कृत्वा पिदधे शिलाभिस्त्वया च बुद्ध्वा परिमर्दितोऽभूत् ॥९॥
गुहासु कृत्वा पिदधे शिलाभिस्त्वया च बुद्ध्वा परिमर्दितोऽभूत् ॥९॥
| स | he (Vyoma) |
| चोर-पालायित-वल्लवेषु | among the thieves and the policemen boys |
| चोरायित: | (acting) as a thief |
| गोप-शिशून् | the Gopa boys |
| पशून्-च | and the cows |
| गुहासु कृत्वा | in a cave doing (putting) |
| पिदधे शिलाभि:- | closed (the caves) with stones |
| त्वया च बुद्ध्वा | and by Thee, understanding (the situation) |
| परिमर्दित:-अभूत् | killed was |
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.
एवं विधैश्चाद्भुतकेलिभेदैरानन्दमूर्च्छामतुलां व्रजस्य ।
पदे पदे नूतनयन्नसीमां परात्मरूपिन् पवनेश पाया: ॥१०॥
पदे पदे नूतनयन्नसीमां परात्मरूपिन् पवनेश पाया: ॥१०॥
| एवं विधै:-च- | this and such like |
| अद्भुत- | strange |
| केलि-भेदै:- | sports of different kinds |
| आनन्द-मूर्च्छाम्- | in bliss swooning (happiness) |
| अतुलां व्रजस्य | extremely of Vraj |
| पदे पदे | every now and then |
| नूतयन्- | renewing |
| असीमां | unlimitedly |
| परमात्मरूपिन् | O Supreme Being |
| पवनेश | O Lord of Guruvaayur |
| पाया: | protect me |
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.
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