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BhagavAn keeps exhibiting his 'bhagavattvam'. But, their prema hides the jnAnam. Here is wondeful bAlalIla summarized by gopas.
Sree Sukar said: The cowherd men were astonished when they saw Krishna's activities, such as lifting Govardhana Hill. Unable to understand His true nature, they approached Nanda Gopa and spoke as follows.
bAlakasya yad etAni karmANi ati adbhutAni vai
katham arhati asau janma grAmyeshu Atma jugupsitam 10.26.2
(Since this boy performs such extraordinary activities (karmANi ati adbhutAni), how could He warrant a birth among worldly men like us - a birth that for Him would seem contemptible?)
ya: sapta hAyano bAla: kareNaikena lIlayA
katham bibhrad giri varam pushkaram gajarAdiva 10.26.3
(How could this seven-year-old boy playfully hold up the great Govardhana Mountain with one hand, just as a mighty elephant holds up a lotus flower?)
tokenAmIlitAksheNa pUtanAyA mahaujasa:
pIta: stana: saha prAnai: kAleneva vayas tano: 10.26.4
(As a mere infant who had hardly yet opened His eyes, He drank the breast milk of the powerful rakshasi Putana and then sucked out her very life force as well, just as the force of time sucks out the youth of one's body.)
hinvato adha: SayAnasya mAsyasya caraNAu udak
ano apatad viparyastam rudata: prapadAhatam 10.26.5
(Once, when only three months old, little Krishna was crying and kicking up His feet as He lay beneath a huge cart. Then the cart fell and turned upside-down simply because it was struck by the tip of His toe.)
eka hAyana AsIno hRuyamANo vihAyasA
daityena yas tRuNAvartam ahan kanTha grahAturam 10.26.6
(At the age of one, while sitting peacefully He was taken up into the sky by the demon Trinavarta (who appeared as a tornado). But baby Krishna grabbed the demon's neck, causing him great pain, and thus killed him. (How could an ordinary one year old baby kill a powerful demon when even the strongest people of this land cannot kill him?))
kva sapta hAyano bAla: kva mahAdri vidhAraNam
tato no jAyate SankA vraja nAtha tavAtmaje 10.26.14
(On the one hand this boy is only seven years old, and on the other we see that He has lifted the great Govardhana Mountain. Therefore, O King of Vraja, a doubt about your son has arisen within us.)
Imagine the father who is hearing his son's glory! What really surprised them was 'how come this Nanda baba is not trumpeting his child's greatness?' (May be he has no time but to wonder or absolute humility?)
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kAlena pancattvam iteshu kRutsnaSa: lokeshu pAleshu ca sarva hetushu
tama: tadA AsIt gahanam gabhIram ya: tasya pAre abhivirAjate vibhu: 8.3.5
(At the end, when everything ends - the whole world, the protectors, the whole universe enter into the deepest darkness. But, beyond that the Lord stays in spendor. I bow to that Supreme.)
na yasya devA Rushaya: padam vidu: jantu: puna: ko arhati gantum Iritum
yathA naTasya AkRutibhi: viceshTata: durtyaya anukramaNa sa mA avatu 8.3.6
(Even devAs and Rushis fail to understand the real character behind the various form that the supreme takes. So, who else deserve to do that? May that supreme who is beyond any explanation, protect me/us.)
didRukshava: yasya padam sumangaLam vimukta sangA: munaya: susAdhava:
caranti alokavratam avraNam vane bhUtAtma bhUtA: suhRuda: sa me gati: 8.3.7
Great Munis and sAdhUs with pure heart, who has merged with the Brahmam, free them selves from all attachments. With a deep desire to the Lotus feet of that Supreme, they retire to the forest and observe absolute celibacy. May that Lord, for whom they crave be available to me/us.)
na vidyate yasya ca janma karma vA na nAmarUpe guNadosha eva vA
tathA api loka apyaya sambhavAya ya: swamAyayA tAni anukAlam Rucchati 8.3.9
(That Supreme Lord has no birth, no action, no name, no form, no guNa or no Dosha. But, still for teh cration, sustinance and destruction He accepts them, using His own Maya, as and when needed. I bow to that Supreme whose actions are nothing but absolute wonders.)
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Nanda Gopa replied: O Gopas’, just hear my words and let all your doubts concerning my son be gone. Some time ago Garga Muni himself spoke to me as follows about this boy (Krishna).
varNA: traya: kilAsyAsan gRuhNato anuyugam tanU:
Suklo rakta: tathA pIta idAnIm kRushNatAm gata: 10.26.16
([Garga Muni had said:] Your son Krishna appears as an incarnation in every yuga. In the past He had assumed different colors such as white, red and yellow - and now He has appeared in a blackish color.)
prAgayam vasudevasya kvacit jAta: tavAtmaja:
vAsudeva iti SrImAn abhijnA: sampracakshate 10.26.17
(This, beautiful son of yours appeared previously as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore, those who are wise sometimes call this child VAsudeva (son of Vasudeva).)
bahUni santi nAmAni rUpANi ca sutasya te
guNa karmAnurUpANi tAny aham veda no janA: 10.26.18
(For this son of yours there are many forms and names according to His qualities and activities. These are known to me, but people in general do not understand them. He just gave a hint without releasing the Devarahasyam.)
esha va: Sreya AdhAsyad gopa gokula nandana:
anena sarva durgANi yUyam anjas tarishyatha 10.26.19
(The delight of all the people in Gokula, this child, will bring great happiness and fortune to all. And it is by His grace only that you will surpass all difficulties.)
ya etasmin mahA bhAgA: prItim kurvanti mAnavA:
nArayo abhibhavanti etAn vishNu pakshAn ivAsurA: 10.26.21
(Just as demons cannot harm the gods, who always have Lord Vishnu on their side; similarly, any person who surrenders/loves Krishna cannot be defeated by their enemies)
tasmAn nanda kumAro ayam nArAyaNa samo guNai:
SriyA kIrtyAnubhAvena tat karmasu na vismaya: 10.26.22
(Therefore, O Nanda Gopa, this child of yours is as good as Narayana himself. In His qualities opulence, name, fame and influence and glory He is exactly like Narayana. Therefore there is nothing to wonder at his exploits.)
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Gajendra continued his prayer to the 'supreme'.
nama Atma pradIpAya sAkhiNe paramAtmane
namo girAm vidUrAya manasa: cetasAm api 8.3.10
(Oh! Supreme, you are radiant because of Atma. You are the witness for everything. You are beyond words (explanation), mind and conscience. I bow to thee.)
sattwena pratilabhyAya naishkarmmyeNa vipaScitA
nama: kaivalya nAthAya nirvANa sukha samvide 8.3.11
(Oh !Supreme, you are reachable by a sincere person who is full of sattwa guNa and with absolute detachment. You are the one who grants moksham and eternal bliss. My namaskaarams to that supreme.)
nama: SAntAya ghorAya gUDhAya guNadharmmiNe
nirviSeshAya sAmyAya namo jnAnaghanAya ca 8.3.12
(I bow down to thee who is tranquil (Because you are free of kAma, krodha etc.). I offer myself myself to thee who is terrible for wickeds. I do namaskaarams to that Supreme who is invisible though everywhere. I bow to that LOrd who accepts Guna and follow its rules. My obeisance to that divinity who has no attributes. My namaskaarams to that pure knowledge.)
kshetrajnAya namastubhyam sarva adhyakshAya sAkshiNe
purushAya AtmamUlAya mUla prakRutaye nama: 8.3.13
(My namaskaarams to the who knows the body (the jIvAtma). My namaskArmas to the one who is the controller of everything, a witness, who is the dweller, who has no reason other than himself, and who is the reason for the nature (prakRuti).)
nArAyaNa akhika guro bhagavan namaste! bhagavan namaste!
vidyA tapo yogapatham Asthitam tat adhISwaram
carantam viswa suhRudam vAtsalyAt loka mangaLam 4.6.34
(After DakshAyaNi's deha prityAgam, vIrabhadrAs anger etc. Devas headed Brahma decided to go to KailAsam to greet the Lord and to put off his anger. But, what did they see? SatakoTi praNAms. The Lord of the universe, jagat guru, was practicing vidya, tapas and yoga paths. He is doing that out of affection as he is well wisher. He is doing it to do good to the world. He is doing it as others will follow him.)
lingam ca tApasA abhIshTam bhasma daNDa jaTa ajinam
angena sandhyA abhra rucA candralekhAm ca bibhratam 4.6.35
(His body glows like the clouds during sunset. That is most favorite form craved by tApasAs. He has smeared ash all over his body. He is wearing a daNDam, matted hair and deer skin. The crescent moon decorates his forehead.)
kRutwA Urou dakshiNe savyam pAdapadmam ca jAnunI
bAhum prakoshThe akshamAlAm AsInam tarkka mudrayA 4.6.37
(How is He seated? The left lotus feet rests on His right thigh. His left hand rests on his left knee. There is a japamAla around his right wrist. He is holding tarkka mudra (poniter touching the thumb) on his right hand. He was sitting in vIrAsanam like this.)
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iti addhA mAm samAdiSya garge ca sva gRuham gate
manye nArAyanasyAmSam kRushNam akliShTa kAriNam 10.26.23
([Nanda Gopa continued:] After Garga muni spoke these words to me he returned to his abode. Since then I have realized that it is Krishna, who keeps us free from trouble and constantly protects us. Is must be that Krishna is a manifestation(AmSam) of Lord Narayana himself.)
iti nanda vaca: SrutvA garga gItam tam vrajaukasa:
dRushTa Sruta anubhAvA te kRuahNasya amita tejasa:
muditA nandam Anarcu: kRushNam ca gata vismayA: 10.26.24
([Sree Sukar continued:] Having heard Nanda Gopa relate the statements of Garga Muni, the residents of Vrindavana became very happy. Moreover they had already witnessed and heard the glory of Krishna themselves so they had no cause to doubt Nanda Gopa’s words. Their doubts disappeared and all their questions were now fully answered, and they worshiped Nanda Gopa and Lord Krishna with great respect.)
deve varshati yajna viplava rushA vajrAsma varshAnilai:
sIdat pAla paSu stri Atma SaraNam dRushTvA anukampi utsmayan
utpATyaika kareNa Sailam abalo lIlocchilIndhram yathA
bibhrad goshTham apAn mahendra mada bhit prIyAn na indro gavAm 10.26.25
(May Sri Krishna be merciful and gracious to us; same Krishna who destroyed Indra’s pride when he (Indra) became angry when his(Indra’s) sacrifice was disrupted, and thus he caused rain and hail to fall on Gokula, accompanied by lightning and powerful winds, all of which brought great suffering to the cowherds, animals and women there. When Lord Krishna, who is compassion and love personified, saw the condition of those who had only Him as their shelter, He smiled broadly and lifted Govardhana Hill with one hand, just as a small child picks up a mushroom to play with it. Holding up the hill, He protected the cowherd community. May this Krishna constantly shower his blessings upon us.
NamaskArams to Sri SUkar and Sri Vyasa bhagavAn who are doing this prayer on our behalf.
govardhane dhRute Saile AsArAd rakShite vraje
go lokAd Avrajat kRushNam surabhi: Sakra eva ca 10.27.1
(Sree Sukar said: After Krishna had lifted Govardhana Hill and thus protected the inhabitants of Vraja from the terrible rainfall, Surabhi, the mother of the cows, came from her planet to see Krishna. She was accompanied by Indra. Well, ONE HAS TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES, SOONER OR LATER.)
vivikta upasangamya vrIdIta: kRuta helana:
pasparSa pAdayor enam kirITenArka varcasA 10.27.2
(Indra was very ashamed of having offended the Lord. Approaching Him in a solitary place, Indra fell down and while his crown, which was as radiant as the sun, upon the Lord Krsihna’s lotus feet.)
dRushTa SrutAnubhAvo asya kRushNasyAmita tejasa:
nashTa tri lokeSa mada indra Aha kRutAnjali: 10.27.3
(Indra had now not only heard but now witnessed the glories of the omnipotent Krishna with His unlimited energy! His false pride as being the lord of the three worlds was thus destroyed and holding his hands together in supplication, he addressed the Lord very humbly as follows:)
Oh! kRushNa, you lifted the govardhan, because you wanted to save "your" people who have taken refuge in you. Not becasue they gave you butter and sung your glories! Oh! bhakta vatsala, we offer ourselves to you. Always lead us in the right direction. Let nothing deviate us from the path of divinity, let us be focussed on the goal.
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sarva indriya guNadrashTre sarva pratyaya hetave
asatA chAyaya aktAya sat AbhAsAya te nama: 8.3.14
(You are the power behind the function of all sense organs. You are the knowledge collected through IndriyAs. You are known becasue of your reflection (the existence of nature, which is the reflection of Supreme, is the proof for your existence). You are self radiant because of your reality. I bow down to thee.)
namo namaste akhila kAraNAya nishkAraNAya adbhuta kAraNAya
sarva Agama AmnAya mahArNavAya namo apavrggAya parAyaNAya 8.3.15
(I bow bow down to thee again and again. You are the reason for everything. But you have no reason for your existence. You are the wonderful cause for everything. By nature, you are beyond any reason. All the SAstrAs, vedAs everything explain you and end in you. You grant moksham and you are the refuge for all. I bow to that Supreme.)
guNa araNichanna cit UshmapAya
tat kshobha visphUrjjita mAnasAya
naishkarmya bhAvena vivrjjitAgama
swayam prakASAya namaskaromi 8.3.16
(The fire of your conscience is covered guNAs. When the posie in those guNAs are disturbed, because of the glow, your mind turns towards creation. Because of constant meditation on Atma, sAdhU's conscince get purified and you exist in splendor there. I bow to to that Supreme.)
vaktum samartho api na vakti kaScit
aho janAnAm vyasana abhimukhyam
jihvwe pibaswa amRutam etat eva
govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti
govinda dAmodara mAdhaveti
gocinda dAmodara mAdhaveti
(Even if we are capable of saying it, we don't chant teh divine names and that is the reason for all problems. Oh! toungue, please drink this nectar by singing 'govinda, dAmodara, mAdhavA')
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SattwaguNam gives one the humilty to apologize when they realize their mistake. But, do we have it now???????? Let us see.
viSuddha sattvam tava dhAma SAntam tapo mayam dhvasta rajas tamaskam
mAyA mayo ayam guNa sampravAho na vidyate te agrahaNa anubandha: 10.27.4
(Devendra said: You are the manifestation of pure goodness, You are ever steady and unchanging, You are shining with knowledge and devoid of passion and ignorance. You are completely free from the three gunas which create this universe, which is based on illusion and ignorance.
kuto nu tad hetava ISa tat kRutA lobhAdayo ye abudha linga bhAvA:
tathApi danDam bhagavAn bibharti dharmasya guptyai khala nigrahAya 10.27.5
(How, then, could there exist in You the symptoms of an ignorant person - such as greed, lust, anger and envy? Those are produced by one's previous involvement in material existence and which cause one to become further entangled in material existence. And yet as the Supreme Lord You impose punishment to protect religious principles and curb the wicked. Oh! kRushNa Only you can punish.
pitA guru: tvam jagatAm adhISo duratyaya: kAla upAtta danDa:
hitAya svecchA tanubhi: samIhase mAnam vidhunvan jagadISa mAninAm 10.27.6
(You are the father(pitA) and spiritual master(guru:) of this entire universe, and also its supreme controller(adhISo). You are insurmountable time(duratyaya: kAla), imposing punishment upon the sinful for their own benefit. Indeed, in Your various avatara’s, selected by Your own free will, You act decisively to remove the false pride of those who presume themselves masters of this world.)
ye mad vidha ajnA jagadISa mAnina: tvAm vIkshya kAle abhayam ASu tanmadam
hitvArya mArgam prabhajanti apasmayA IhA khalAnAm api te anuSAsanam 10.27.7
(Even fools like me, who falsely imagine themselves to be the lord of this universe, quickly give up their pride and directly take to the path of the spirituality when they see You who is fearless even in the face of time. Thus You punish the wicked only to instruct them.)
sa tvam mama aiSvarya mada plutasya kRutAgasa: te avidusha: prabhAvam
kshantum prabho athArhasi mUdha cetaso maivam punar bhUn matir ISa me asatI 10.27.8
(Intoxicated by pride I have sinned O Lord, ignorant of Your power and majesty, I offended You. O Lord, may You forgive me. My mind was astray, but let my mind never again be so impure.)
tava avatAro ayam adhokahaja iha svayam bharANAm uru bhAra janmanAm
camU patInAm abhavAya deva bhavAya yushmat caraNAnuvartinAm 10.27.9
(You descended into this world, O Great Lord, to destroy the evil which burden the earth and create many terrible disturbances. O Lord, you act for the welfare of those who faithfully serve Your lotus feet.)
twayaA ISa anugRuhIta: asmi dwasta stambho vRutha udyama:
Iswaram gurum AtmAnam twAmaham SaraNam gata: 10.27.13
(Oh! Lord, with your blessing, I am out of pride now (keep me that way for ever.) All my efforts to destroy gokulam was in vain because they have taken refuge in you. (This was all your devotees will always be protected Lord.) I take refuge in you as you are my Lord, Guru and paramAtma. Please keep me in the right track always.)
kRushNa blessed Devendra and sent him back to Swargam. kRushNa told him that His intention was to remove the Asuric guNa 'pride' that Indra exhibited.
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Many namaskArams to gajendra for praying on our behalf.
mAdRuk prapanna paSupAsa vimokshaNAya
muktAya bhUri karuNAya namo alayAya
swAmSena sarva tanubhRut manasi pratIta
pratyak dRuSe bhagavate bhRuhate namaste 8.3.17
(Hmmm! Hard to explain. Oh! Bhagavan, you are the savior of people like me, who have taken refuge in you, we are like animals and release us from the bondage. You are the only FREE and if you don;t release us, we are helpless. Oh! Lord you will release us because you are compassion personified. As you have no lethargy in you, you will never get tired of releasing us (we are too many in number and you are the only one - THE SUPREME THE GURU. No one owns you and you own all.) As an amSam (soul), you glow in every being. Oh! one who is full of greatness, one who is the greatest, I bow to thee again and agian.)
AtmA AtmajA: AptA: gRuha vitta janeshu saktai:
dushprApaNAya guNasanga vivarjjitAya
muktAtmabhi: swahRudaye paribhAvitAya
jnAnAtmane bhagavate nama ISwarAya 8.3.18
(Oh! Supreme, you are inaccessible to people who are immersed in self, children, friends, house, wealth and people. This is because you have no attchement to any of these and so you stay away from those. You are carefully nurtured by the detached people in their mind. You are the personification of jnAna. Oh! bhagavan, oh Lord, I bow to thee.)
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tvayeSAnugRuhItoasmi dhvasta stambho vRuthodyama:
ISvaram gurum AtmAnam tvAm aham SaraNam gata: 10.27.13
(Indra continued - O Lord, You have been merciful to me by shattering my false pride and defeating my attempt [to destroy Gokula]. To You, the Supreme Lord (ISvaram), spiritual master (gurum) and Supreme Soul (AtmAnam), I have now come for shelter (SaraNam).)
mayA te akAri maghavan makha bhango anugRuhNatA
mad anusmRutaye nityam mattasyendra SriyA bhRuSam 10.27.15
(The Lord Krishna replied: My dear Indra, it was out of mercy that I stopped the sacrifice meant for you. You were greatly intoxicated by your pride as Lord of heavens, and I wanted you to always constantly think of Me.)
gamyatAm Sakra bhadram va: kriyatAm me anuSAsanam
sthIyatAm svAdhikAreshu yuktair va: stambha varjitai: 10.27.17
(Indra, you may now go and may good fortune come to you. Carry out My order and remain in your appointed position as Lord of heaven. But always be sober and without any arrogance.)
The Divine cow Surabhi (kAmadhenu) arrived there with her calves and said -
kRushNa kRushNa mahA yogin viSvAtman viSva sambhava
bhavatA loka nAthena sanAthA vayam acyuta 10.27.19
(O Krishna, Krishna, greatest among the yogi’s (mahA yogin)! O Supreme Soul(viSvAtman) and originator of the universe(viSva sambhava)! You are the master of the world(loka nAthena), and by Your grace, O infallible Lord, we have You as our master.)
indram na: tvA abhishekshyAmo brahmaNA noditA vayam
avatIrNo asi viSvAtman bhUmer bhArApanuttaye 10.27.21
(As ordered by Lord Brahma, we shall perform abhishekam to coronate You as Indra. O Supreme Soul(viSvAtman) of the universe, You descend to this world to relieve the burden of the earth. You are real Indra (leader for us)
evam kRushNam upAmantrya surabhi: payasAtmana:
jalair AkASa gangAyA airAvata karoddhRutai: 10.27.22
(Having thus requested Lord Krishna, mother Surabhi performed His abhishekam with milk, and meanwhile Indra's elephant carrier Airavata himself carried the holy Ganga water in his trunk for this abhiskeham.
indra: surarshibhi: sAkam nodito deva mAtRubhi:
abhyashincata dASArham govinda iti cAbhyadhAt 10.27.23
(Thus, in the company of the gods and great sages, and inspired by the mothers of Gods such as Aditi; Indra coronated Lord Krishna, the descendant of Dasharha, and gave Him the name Govinda.)
Oh! Govinda! Gajendra has classfied all of us as 'paSu'. Please save us too.
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(Oh! Supreme you provide what ever is requested by your devotee. No! You grant more than what they have asked for. You also give them all the blessing and eternal body 'as your servant'. Oh! ocean of compassion, please release me from this bondage. (clutch of the crocordile as well as this samsAra sAgaram
ekAntina: yasya na kancanArtham vAnchanti ye vai bhagavat prapannA:
atyadbhutam tat caritam sumangaLam gAyanta Ananda samudra magnA: 8.3.20
(But your great devotees, who have surrendered to you do not want anything from you! Oh! singing your beautiful stories and glories cleanse them and grants them everything. They float in the ocean of Anandam! Why would they ask for any material thing or comfort? .)
tam aksharam brahma param pareSam avyaktam AdhyAtmikayoga gamyam
atIndriyam sUkshmam iva atidUram anantam Adyam paripUrNam IDhe 8.3.21
(Oh! You are eternal. You are omnipresent. You are the Supreme. You are the Lord of Lords. You are beyond definition. You are attainable through bhakti yoga. You are beyond the conception of iNdriyas. You are very subtle. You are very far away and unattainable (for people who do not have the devotion). You are endless. You are the primordial. You are perfect. I praise you, that Supreme.)
