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     go-maëòala-rakñiëam anukåta-pakñiëam ati-dakñiëam amitatma-sukham
guru-gaurika-maëòitam anunayana-paëòitam avakhaëòita-puru-huta-makhaà
     vraja-kamala-virocanam alika-surocana-gorocanam ati-tamra-nakham

     praëata - for the surrendered devotees; açani - of thunderbolts; puïjaram - a host; ambara - garments; piïjaram - yellow; ari - of the enemies; kuïjara - of the elephants; harim - a lion;  indu - moon; mukham - face; gaù - of the cows; maëòala - of the circle; rakñiëam - protector;  anukåta - imitated; pakñiëam - birds; ati - very; dakñiëam - expert;  amita - limitless; atma - own; sukham - happiness; guru - excellent; gaurika - mineral colors; maëòitam - decorated; anunayana - at pacification; paëòitam - expert; avakhaëòita - broken; puru-huta - for Indra; makham - the sacrifice; vraja - of Vraja; kamala - of the lotus;  virocanam - the sun; alika - all; surocana - handsome; gorocanam ; gorocana tilakaati - very; tamra - reddish; nakham - nails.

O Lord who is a host of thunderbolts to protect the surrendered souls, O Lord who wears yellow garments, O lion who defeats Your elephant-enemies, O moon-faced Lord, O protector of the cows, O Lord whose voice is like the singing of birds, O very expert and intelligent Lord, O Lord whose happiness has no limit, O Lord handsomely decorated with pictures drawn in mineral colors, O Lord expert at pacifying the angry, O Lord who stopped the indra-yajïa, O sun shining on the lotus of Vraja, O Lord whose forehead is gracefully decorated with gorocana tilaka, O Lord whose nails are red, . . .

Text 3

unmada-rati-nayaka-çanita-sayaka-vinidhayaka-cala-cilli-latam
     uddhata-saìkocanam ambuja-locanam agha-mocanam amarali-natam
nikhiladhika-gauravam ujjvala-saurabham ati-gaurabha-paçupéñu rataà
     mådu-pada-pallavam abhramu-vallabha-ruci-durlabha-sa-vilasa-gatam

     unmada - wild; rati - amorous pastimes; nayaka - the hero; çanita - sharp; sayaka - arows; vinidhayaka - shooting; cala - moving; cilli - eyebrows;   latam - vines; uddhataof they who act wrongly; saìkocanam - removing the power; ambuja - lotus; locanam - eyes; agha - from sins; mocanam - liberating;  amara - of demigods; ali - by the hosts; natam - offered obeisances; nikhila - than everyone; adhika - more;  gauravam - worshipable; ujjvala - splendid; saurabham - fragrant kuìkuma; ati - very; gaurabha - fair; paçupéñu - to the gopis;  ratam - full of,love; mådu - soft; pada - feet; pallavam - flowersabhramu-vallabha - for Airavata; ruci - splendor; durlabha - difficult to attain; sa - with; vilasa - playful gracefulness; gatam - gait.

O Lord who shoots passionate Kämadeva's sharp arrows from the moving bows of Your vine-eyebrows, O Lord who weakens the sinful, O lotus-eyed Lord, O liberator from sin, O Lord worshiped by the demigods, O supreme object of worship, O Lord decorated with fragrant and splendid kuìkuma, O Lord who loves the fair-complexioned gopis, O Lord whose flower-blossom feet are very soft and delicate, O Lord whose playful gracefulness even Airavata cannot attain, . . .   

Text 4

bhuja-murdhani viçaìkaöam adhigata-çaìkaöa-nata-kaìkaöam aöavéñucalaà
     nava-népa-karambita-vana-rolambitam avalambita-kalakaëöha-kalam
durjana-tåëa-pavakam anucara-çavaka-nikaravakam aruëoñöha-dalaà
     nija-vikrama-carcita- bhuja-guru-garvita-gandharvita-danujardi-balam

     bhuja-murdhani - at the shoulders; viçaìkaöam - broadness; adhigata - known; çaìkaöa - frightened; nata - of the surrendered devotees; kaìkaöam - shield;  aöavéñu - in the forests; calam - moving; nava - new; népa - with kadamba trees;  karambita - filled; vana - forests; rolambitam - a bumblebee; avalambita - attained; kalakaëöha - of the cuckoos; kalam - sweet music; durjana - of the demons; tåëa - for the grass; pavakam - a fire; anucara - companions; çavaka - ; boys; nikara - of the hosts; avakam - protector;  aruëa - red; oñöha - lips; dalam - petal; nija - own; vikrama - prowess; carcita - anointed; bhuja - arms; guru - very; garvita - proud; gandharvita - çarabha monsters;  danuja - demons; ardi - paining; balam - strength.

O Lord whose broad shoulders are a shield to protect the frightened surrendered souls, O Lord who wanders in the forest, O bumblebee flying in the kadamba filled forests, O Lord whose voice is like the sweet singing of cuckoos, O forest-fire who burns the grass of the wicked, O protector of Your young companions, O Lord whose lips are red flower petals, O Lord who, anointing Your arms with Your own great power, crushed the proud and monstrous demons, . . .  

Text 5

çruti-ratna-vibhuñaëa-ruci-jita-puñaëam ali-duñaëa-nayananta-gatià
     yamuna-taöa-talpita-puñpam analpita-mada-jalpita-dayitapta-ratim
vandemahi vandita-nandanam amandita-kulam andhita-khala-kaàsa-matià
     tvam iha damodara haladhara-sodara hara no daram anubaddha-ratim

     çruti - for the ears; ratna - jewel; vibhuñaëa - ornaments; ruci - splemndor; jita - defeated; puñaëam - the sun; ali - of bumblebees;  duñaëa - rebuking;  nayananta - of the corners of the eyes; gatim - movements; yamuna - of the Yamuna; taöa - on the shore; talpita - made into a bed; puñpam - flowers; analpitamany; mada - proud; jalpita - words; dayita - of His beloved; apta - attained;  ratim - happiness; vandemahi - I bow down to offer my respects; vandita - bowed down; nandanam - before Nanda Maharaja; amandita - elevated; kulam - family; andhita - blinded; khala - demon; kaàsa - Kaàsa;  matim - intelligence; tvam - You; iha - here; damodara - O Damodara; haladhara - of Balarama; sodara - O brother; hara - please remove;  naù - of us; daram - the fear; anubaddha - for the devotees; ratim - love.

O Lord whose jewelled earrings have conquered the splendor of the sun, O Lord whose sidelong glances rebuke the restless black bees, O Lord who makes a bed of flowers on the Yamunä's shore, O Lord delighted by the many proud words of Your beloved, O Lord who bows down before Mahäräja Nanda, O Lord born in an exalted family, O Lord who blinded the thoughts of the demon Kaàsa, we offer our respectful obeisances to You. O Dämodara, O brother of Balaräma, O affectionate Lord, please rescue us from the fear of repeated birth and death. 

Untitled Prayer

Text 1

viracaya mayi daëòaà déna-bandho dayaà va
     gatir iha na bhavattaù kacid anya mamasti
nipatatu çata-koöir nirmalaà va navambhas
     tad api kila payodaù stuyate catakena

     viracaya - please do; mayi - to me; daëòam - punishment; déna-bandho - O friend of the poor; dayam - mercy; va - or; gatiù - goal; iha - here; na - not; bhavattaù - than You; kacit - anything; anya - else; mama - of me; asti - is; nipatatu - may fall; çata-koöiù - thunderbolt; nirmalam - splendid;  va - or; navambhas - fresh water; tad api - nevertheless; kila - indeed; payodaù - the cloud;  stuyate - is prayed to; catakena - by a cataka bird.

     O Lord of the poor, do what You like with me, give me either mercy or punishment, but in this world I have none to look to except Your Lordship. The cätaka bird always prays for the cloud, regardless of whether it showers rains or throws a thunderbolt.*

Text 2

pracénanaà bhajanam atulaà duñkaraà çåëvato me
     nairyasena jvalati hådayaà bhakti-leçalasasya
viçva-drécém aghahara tavakarëya karuëya-vécém
     aça-bindukñitam idam upety antare hanta çaityam

     pracénanaà of the great devotees in ancient times; bhajanam - devotional service; atulam - incomparable; duñkaram - difficult to perform; çåëvataù - hearing; me - of me; nairyasena - with despair; jvalati - burns; hådayam - the heart; bhakti - of devotion; leça - a small portion; alasasya - weak and indolent; viçva-
drécém - from Brahma down to the most insignificant creature; aghahara - O killer of Aghasura; tava - of You; akarëya - hearing; karuëya - of mercy; vécém - waves; aça - of hope; bindu - by a drop; ukñitam - sprinkled;  idam - this; upeti - attains; antare - within; hanta - indeed; çaityam - coolness.

     I am very weak and lazy to do even the smallest devotional service and so when I hear of the peerless and difficult-to-
perform services performed by the great devotees in ancient times, my heart burns with despair. O Lord, O killer of Aghäsura, when I hear that Your waves of mercy splash everyone from the demigod Brahmä down to the most insignificant creature, then my heart becomes sprinkled with a cooling drop of hope. 

Çri Mukunda-muktävali
A Necklace of Pearls for Lord Mukunda