Today's Beautiful Gem: `Tarngam from Sri
Krishnaleelaatarngini (A wave from
The river of acts of the Black God)' by Narayana Teertha,
translated by me.
| "govindam
iha gokula AnandakandaM sa AnandaM avalokayAM o mukundaM "gopikAgaNanayana kumudapUrnenduM gopalakulatilakaM akhilajanabandhuM s'rIpatiM anindyahari candanasugandhiM s'reyovidhAyi karuNArasasindhuM "anganAmukhapadmasangibhRngAkSaM AlolamakarakuNDalanaTanadakSaM mangala AkaraM akhilalokasamrakshaM mAdhavaM as'eSasuraripugaNavipakSaM "sphurat adharakalita muralInAdasudhayA surasundarIgaNaM karSayati kRpayA gurukaruNayA AracitaM etat atilalitaM nArAyaNa AnandatIrtha samuditaM" |
|"Here
is Govinda, the joy-child of Gokula; | Let us happily see Mukunda. |"He is the moon for the lily eyes | of the milkmaids; | He is the best of the cowherds | and everybody's friend; | Hari, the lord of wealth, | smelling like sandalwood, | is beyond reproach; | He looks after everyone's well-being | and is the ocean of compassion. |"He is the friendly bee hovering near | the eyes of the women's lotus faces; | He is always dynamic with his | fish-shaped ear rings in motion; | He is the abode of auspiciousness | and the protector of the whole world; | He is our Madhava, | the killer of the gods' enemies. |"The nectar of the flute notes | from his shining lips pull kindly | the heavenly goddesses; | By the compassion of the guru, | this beautiful song has been written | joyously by Narayana Teertha." |
Note: Narayana Teertha's Sri Krshnaleelaatarangini, together with
Leelasuka's Sri Krshnakarnaamrta and Jayadeva's Geetagovinda,
form, what
I call, the Krshnagaana trilogy. Wherever classical music is
sung, one
will probably encounter a few pieces from the above. Pardon me
for any
errors.
Om s'aantih: Peace! - J. K. Mohana Rao
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