About this stotra
Composed by Sri Vallabhacharya. Yet another beautiful octet about the thief of hearts (of both men and women), the dream lover of all women, the tall, dark, handsome flute player Shree Krishna. This octet by Shree Vallabhacharya describes the activities of Nanda’s beloved son and hence Shree Krishna is described as Nanda Kumara (Son of Nanda). Shree Krishna had hardly entered his teens when he was taken to Mathura to kill the evil Kamsa and be re-united with his biological parents.
Nandakumar Ashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
सुन्दरगोपालम् उरवनमालं नयनविशालं दुःखहरम् ।
वृन्दावनचन्द्रमानन्दकन्दं परमानन्दं धरणिधरम् ॥
वल्लभघनश्यामं पूर्णकामम् अत्यभिरामं प्रीतिकरम् ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥१॥
sundaragopālam uravanamālaṃ nayanaviśālaṃ duḥkhaharam .
vṛndāvanacandramānandakandaṃ paramānandaṃ dharaṇidharam ..
vallabhaghanaśyāmaṃ pūrṇakāmam atyabhirāmaṃ prītikaram .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..1..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who is the beautiful gopala of Vrindavana, with vanamala (garland of forest flowers) hanging on his chest and with large eyes captivating everyone; whose very form removes the sufferings of his devotees,
who is the bright moon of Vrindavana, and a source of immense joy; who is the embodiment of supreme bliss himself and bears the earth within him,
who is the most beloved ghanashyama (literally dark-coloured), who is self-satisfied by being absorbed within his own divine nature, and extremely pleasing, inspiring love and affection from all,
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- सुन्दरगोपालम् (sundaragopālam)
- beautiful cowherd (sundara:beautiful | gopālam:cowherd)
- उरवनमालं (uravanamālaṃ)
- garland of forest flowers (ura:chest | vanamālaṃ:forest garland)
- नयनविशालं (nayanaviśālaṃ)
- large-eyed (nayana:eye | viśālaṃ:large)
- दुःखहरम् (duḥkhaharam)
- remover of sorrow (duḥkha:sorrow | haram:remover)
- वृन्दावनचन्द्रम् (vṛndāvanacandram)
- moon of Vrindavana (vṛndāvana:Vrindavana | candram:moon)
- आनन्दकन्दं (ānandakandaṃ)
- source of joy (ānanda:joy | kandaṃ:source)
- परमानन्दं (paramānandaṃ)
- supreme bliss (parama:supreme | ānandaṃ:bliss)
- धरणिधरम् (dharaṇidharam)
- bearer of the earth (dharaṇi:earth | dharam:bearer)
- वल्लभघनश्यामम् (vallabhaghanaśyāmam)
- beloved dark-complexioned (vallabha:beloved | ghanaśyāmam:dark-complexioned)
- पूर्णकामम् (pūrṇakāmam)
- fully satisfied (pūrṇa:full | kāmam:desire)
- अत्यभिरामं (atyabhirāmaṃ)
- extremely pleasing (ati:extremely | abhirāmaṃ:pleasing)
- प्रीतिकरम् (prītikaram)
- causing affection (prīti:affection | karam:causing)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- son of Nanda (nanda:Nanda | kumāraṃ:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukhasāraṃ:essence of joy)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflection on essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflection)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme brahman (brahma:brahman | param:supreme)
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Verse 2
सुन्दरवारिजवदनं निर्जितमदनम् आनन्दसदनं मुकुटधरम् ।
गुञ्जाकृतिहारं विपिनविहारं परमोदारं चीरहरम् ॥
वल्लभपटपीतं कृतउपवीतं करनवनीतं विबुधवरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥२॥
sundaravārijavadanaṃ nirjitamadanam ānandasadanaṃ mukuṭadharam .
guñjākṛtihāraṃ vipinavihāraṃ paramodāraṃ cīraharam ..
vallabhapaṭapītaṃ kṛtaüpavītaṃ karanavanītaṃ vibudhavaraṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..2..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who has a beautiful face like the lotus flower which subdues the pride of even madana (god of love) in beauty, who is an abode of joy, and who wears a crown on his head,
who wears a garland made of gunja berries and wanders in the groves with the gopis; who is extremely generous and also extremely playful, stealing the clothes of the gopis,
who is beloved of all and loves to wear yellow garments; who wears the sacred thread; who stole butter during childhood and held it in his hand and who is the supreme god,
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- सुन्दरवारिजवदनं (sundaravārijavadanaṃ)
- lotus-like beautiful face (sundara:beautiful | vārija:lotus | vadanaṃ:face)
- निर्जितमदनम् (nirjitamadanam)
- conqueror of Madana (nirjita:conquered | madanam:Madana (god of love))
- आनन्दसदनं (ānandasadanaṃ)
- abode of joy (ānanda:joy | sadanaṃ:abode)
- मुकुटधरम् (mukuṭadharam)
- wearing a crown (mukuṭa:crown | dharam:wearing)
- गुञ्जाकृतिहारं (guñjākṛtihāraṃ)
- garland of gunja berries (guñjā:gunja berries | kṛti:made of | hāraṃ:garland)
- विपिनविहारं (vipinavihāraṃ)
- wandering in groves (vipina:groves | vihāraṃ:wandering)
- परमोदारं (paramodāraṃ)
- extremely generous (parama:extremely | udāraṃ:generous)
- चीरहरम् (cīraharam)
- stealer of clothes (cīra:clothes | haram:stealer)
- वल्लभपटपीतं (vallabhapaṭapītaṃ)
- beloved wearing yellow garments (vallabha:beloved | paṭa:garment | pītaṃ:yellow)
- कृतउपवीतं (kṛtaüpavītaṃ)
- wearing sacred thread (kṛta:wearing | upavītaṃ:sacred thread)
- करनवनीतं (karanavanītaṃ)
- holding butter in hand (kara:hand | navanītaṃ:butter)
- विबुधवरं (vibudhavaraṃ)
- supreme god (vibudha:god | varaṃ:supreme)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- Nandakumara (nanda:Nanda | kumāraṃ:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāraṃ:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflection on divine essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflection)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme brahman (brahma:brahman | param:supreme)
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Verse 3
शोभितमुखधूलं यमुनाकूलं निपट_अतूलं सुखदतरम् ।
मुखमण्डितरेणुं चारितधेनुं वादितवेणुं मधुरसुरम् ॥
वल्लभमतिविमलं शुभपदकमलं नखरुचिअमलं तिमिरहरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥३॥
śobhitamukhadhūlaṃ yamunākūlaṃ nipaṭa_atūlaṃ sukhadataram .
mukhamaṇḍitareṇuṃ cāritadhenuṃ vāditaveṇuṃ madhurasuram ..
vallabhamativimalaṃ śubhapadakamalaṃ nakharuciamalaṃ timiraharaṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..3..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) whose face is adorned with the dust of the shore of yamuna river in Vrindavana; such a matchless adornment (of dust) gives great joy to the devotees,
who, with the adornment of dust on his face, wanders about with the cows in Vrindavana playing melodious tunes in his flute,
who is the beloved of the devotees and stainless pure divinity, whose lotus feet is a source of auspicious blessings, and the splendour of whose pure toe-nails remove the darkness within (the heart of devotees).
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- शोभितमुखधूलं (śobhitamukhadhūlaṃ)
- face adorned with dust (śobhita:adorned | mukha:face | dhūlaṃ:dust)
- यमुनाकूलं (yamunākūlaṃ)
- shore of Yamuna (yamunā:Yamuna | kūlaṃ:shore)
- निपट (nipaṭa)
- matchless
- अतूलं (atūlaṃ)
- incomparable
- सुखदतरम् (sukhadataram)
- gives great joy
- मुखमण्डितरेणुं (mukhamaṇḍitareṇuṃ)
- face adorned with dust (mukha:face | maṇḍita:adorned | reṇuṃ:dust)
- चारितधेनुं (cāritadhenuṃ)
- wanders with cows (cārita:wanders | dhenuṃ:cows)
- वादितवेणुं (vāditaveṇuṃ)
- playing the flute (vādita:playing | veṇuṃ:flute)
- मधुरसुरम् (madhurasuram)
- melodious tunes (madhura:melodious | suram:tunes)
- वल्लभम् (vallabham)
- beloved
- अतिविमलम् (ativimalam)
- stainless pure
- शुभपदकमलं (śubhapadakamalaṃ)
- auspicious lotus feet (śubha:auspicious | pada:feet | kamalaṃ:lotus)
- नखरुचिअमलं (nakharuciamalaṃ)
- pure toe-nail splendor (nakha:toe-nail | ruci:splendor | amalaṃ:pure)
- तिमिरहरं (timiraharaṃ)
- removes darkness (timira:darkness | haraṃ:removes)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- Nandakumara (nanda:Nanda | kumāraṃ:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāraṃ:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflecting on divine essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflecting)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme Brahman (brahma:Brahman | param:supreme)
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Verse 4
शिरमुकुटसुदेशं कुञ्चितकेशं नटवरवेशं कामवरम् ।
मायाकृतमनुजं हलधर_अनुजं प्रतिहतदनुजं भारहरम् ॥
वल्लभव्रजपालं सुभगसुचालं हितमनुकालं भाववरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥४॥
śiramukuṭasudeśaṃ kuñcitakeśaṃ naṭavaraveśaṃ kāmavaram .
māyākṛtamanujaṃ haladhara_anujaṃ pratihatadanujaṃ bhāraharam ..
vallabhavrajapālaṃ subhagasucālaṃ hitamanukālaṃ bhāvavaraṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..4..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who has a crown well-decorating his head, from which curly locks flow down; who has assumed the dress of a dancing actor and the beauty of that form excels the god of love,
who has assumed a human form through his power of maya, and became the younger brother of Haladhara (Balaram); who checked the demons and removed the weight of sins from the earth,
who is the beloved protector of vraja, bringing good fortune to the people and guiding them well; who is always a benefactor of everyone and feels deeply for his devotees.
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- शिरमुकुटसुदेशं (śiramukuṭasudeśam)
- well-decorated crown (śira:head | mukuṭa:crown | sudeśam:well-decorated)
- कुञ्चितकेशं (kuñcitakeśam)
- curly-haired (kuñcita:curly | keśam:hair)
- नटवरवेशं (naṭavaraveśam)
- actor's attire (naṭa:actor | vara:best | veśam:attire)
- कामवरम् (kāmavaram)
- excelling love (kāma:love | varam:excelling)
- मायाकृतमनुजं (māyākṛtamanujam)
- maya-created human (māyā:illusion | kṛta:created | manujam:human)
- हलधर_अनुजं (haladhara_anujam)
- younger brother of Haladhara (haladhara:Balarama | anujam:younger brother)
- प्रतिहतदनुजं (pratihatadanujam)
- checked demons (pratihata:checked | danujam:demon)
- भारहरम् (bhāraharam)
- remover of burdens (bhāra:burden | haram:remover)
- वल्लभव्रजपालं (vallabhavrajapālam)
- beloved protector of Vraja (vallabha:beloved | vraja:Vraja | pālam:protector)
- सुभगसुचालं (subhagasucālam)
- charming and well-guiding (subhaga:charming | sucālam:well-guiding)
- हितमनुकालं (hitamanukālam)
- benefactor of all (hita:benefactor | anukālam:of all)
- भाववरं (bhāvavaram)
- deeply feeling (bhāva:feeling | varam:deeply)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāram)
- Nandakumara (nanda:Nanda | kumāram:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāram)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāram:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāram)
- reflecting on essence (tattva:essence | vicāram:reflecting)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme Brahman (brahma:Brahman | param:supreme)
॥ ५ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 5
इन्दीवरभासं प्रकटसुरासं कुसुमविकासं वंशिधरम् ।
हृतमन्मथमानं रूपनिधानं कृतकलगानं चित्तहरम् ॥
वल्लभमृदुहासं कुञ्जनिवासं विविधविलासं केलिकरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥५॥
indīvarabhāsaṃ prakaṭasurāsaṃ kusumavikāsaṃ vaṃśidharam .
hṛtamanmathamānaṃ rūpanidhānaṃ kṛtakalagānaṃ cittaharam ..
vallabhamṛduhāsaṃ kuñjanivāsaṃ vividhavilāsaṃ kelikaraṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..5..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who shine like the blossom of a blue lotus and manifests his divine plays like the blossom of the flowers, holding the divine flute in his hand,
who takes away the pride of manmatha through his repository of beauty, and playing melodious music with his flute, steals the heart of all,
who is extremely dear to all and has a gentle smile; who dwells in the grooves of Vrindavana and plays various divine plays with the gopis.
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- इन्दीवरभासं (indīvarabhāsaṃ)
- shining like blue lotus (indīvara:blue lotus | bhāsaṃ:shining like)
- प्रकटसुरासं (prakaṭasurāsaṃ)
- manifest divine essence (prakaṭa:manifest | surāsaṃ:divine essence)
- कुसुमविकासं (kusumavikāsaṃ)
- blossom of flowers (kusuma:flower | vikāsaṃ:blossom)
- वंशिधरम् (vaṃśidharam)
- holding the flute (vaṃśi:flute | dharam:holding)
- हृतमन्मथमानं (hṛtamanmathamānaṃ)
- remover of pride of Manmatha (hṛta:remover | manmatha:Manmatha | mānaṃ:pride)
- रूपनिधानं (rūpanidhānaṃ)
- repository of beauty (rūpa:beauty | nidhānaṃ:repository)
- कृतकलगानं (kṛtakalagānaṃ)
- creator of melodious music (kṛta:creator | kala:melodious | gānaṃ:music)
- चित्तहरम् (cittaharam)
- stealer of hearts (citta:heart | haram:stealer)
- वल्लभमृदुहासं (vallabhamṛduhāsaṃ)
- dear with gentle smile (vallabha:dear | mṛdu:gentle | hāsaṃ:smile)
- कुञ्जनिवासं (kuñjanivāsaṃ)
- dweller in groves (kuñja:groves | nivāsaṃ:dweller)
- विविधविलासं (vividhavilāsaṃ)
- various divine plays (vividha:various | vilāsaṃ:divine plays)
- केलिकरं (kelikaraṃ)
- performer of plays (keli:plays | karaṃ:performer)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- Nandakumara (nanda:Nanda | kumāraṃ:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāraṃ:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflection on essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflection)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme brahman (brahma:brahman | param:supreme)
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Verse 6
अतिपरप्रवीणं पालितदीनं भक्ताधीनं कर्मकरम् ।
मोहनमतिधीरं फणिबलवीरं हतपरवीरं तरलतरम् ॥
वल्लभव्रजरमणं वारिजवदनं हलधरशमनं शैलधरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥६॥
atiparapravīṇaṃ pālitadīnaṃ bhaktādhīnaṃ karmakaram .
mohanamatidhīraṃ phaṇibalavīraṃ hataparavīraṃ taralataram ..
vallabhavrajaramaṇaṃ vārijavadanaṃ haladharaśamanaṃ śailadharaṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..6..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) who is very skillful and wise, and protects the distressed; who is under the control of his devotees and performs his duties in a steady manner,
who is very captivating as well as composed, and who with his elder brother Balavira (i.e. Balarama), the incarnation of serpent Shesha, killed mighty enemies; who is also extremely playful,
who is very dear to the gopis of vraja and delights them with his lotus-like face; who pacifies the anger of Haladhara (i.e. Balarama) and lifted the Govardhana mountain.
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- अतिपरप्रवीणं (atiparapravīṇam)
- very skillful (ati:very | para:supreme | pravīṇam:skillful)
- पालितदीनं (pālitadīnam)
- protects the distressed (pālita:protected | dīnam:distressed)
- भक्ताधीनं (bhaktādhīnam)
- under control of devotees (bhakta:devotees | adhīnam:under control)
- कर्मकरम् (karmakaram)
- performs duties (karma:duties | karam:performing)
- मोहनमतिधीरं (mohanamatidhīram)
- captivating and composed (mohana:captivating | mati:mind | dhīram:composed)
- फणिबलवीरं (phaṇibalavīram)
- with Balavira (Balarama) (phaṇi:serpent | bala:strong | vīram:hero)
- हतपरवीरं (hataparavīram)
- killed mighty enemies (hata:killed | para:mighty | vīram:enemies)
- तरलतरम् (taralataraṃ)
- extremely playful (tarala:playful | taram:extremely)
- वल्लभव्रजरमणं (vallabhavrajaramaṇam)
- dear to gopis of Vraja (vallabha:dear | vraja:Vraja | ramaṇam:delighting)
- वारिजवदनं (vārijavadanaṃ)
- lotus-like face (vārija:lotus | vadanaṃ:face)
- हलधरशमनं (haladharaśamanaṃ)
- pacifies Haladhara (haladhara:Balarama | śamanaṃ:pacifying)
- शैलधरं (śailadharaṃ)
- lifted Govardhana mountain (śaila:mountain | dharaṃ:holding)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- Nandakumara (nanda:Nanda | kumāraṃ:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāraṃ:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflecting on divine essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflection)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- nature of supreme brahman (brahma:brahman | param:supreme)
॥ ७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 7
जलधरद्युतिअङ्गं ललितत्रिभङ्गं बहुकृतरङ्गं रसिकवरम् ।
गोकुलपरिवारं मदनाकारं कुञ्जविहारं गूढतरम् ॥
वल्लभव्रजचन्द्रं सुभगसुछन्दं कृतआनन्दं भ्रान्तिहरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥७॥
jaladharadyutiaṅgaṃ lalitatribhaṅgaṃ bahukṛtaraṅgaṃ rasikavaram .
gokulaparivāraṃ madanākāraṃ kuñjavihāraṃ gūḍhataram ..
vallabhavrajacandraṃ subhagasuchandaṃ kṛtaānandaṃ bhrāntiharaṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..7..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) whose body has the splendour of rain-clouds and bends in three-parts in playful attitude, who performed many plays and is a great rasika (one who delight in rasa or love plays),
who treats the entire gokula as a great family, and with his beautiful form which is like Madana (god of love), moves about in the grooves of vraja performing his divine plays; who is also very mysterious,
who is the beloved moon of vraja, bringing good fortune to all, and with his alluring form he gives great joy to all, taking away the delusion and monotony from life,
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- जलधरद्युतिअङ्गं (jaladharadyutiaṅgaṃ)
- with cloud-like splendor (jaladhara:cloud | dyuti:splendor | aṅgaṃ:body)
- ललितत्रिभङ्गं (lalitatribhaṅgaṃ)
- graceful three-bend posture (lalita:graceful | tri:three | bhaṅgaṃ:bend)
- बहुकृतरङ्गं (bahukṛtaraṅgaṃ)
- performed many plays (bahu:many | kṛta:performed | raṅgaṃ:plays)
- रसिकवरम् (rasikavaram)
- great connoisseur (rasika:connoisseur | varam:great)
- गोकुलपरिवारं (gokulaparivāraṃ)
- Gokula's family (gokula:Gokula | parivāraṃ:family)
- मदनाकारं (madanākāraṃ)
- form like Madana (madana:Madana | ākāraṃ:form)
- कुञ्जविहारं (kuñjavihāraṃ)
- grove wanderer (kuñja:grove | vihāraṃ:wanderer)
- गूढतरम् (gūḍhataraṃ)
- very mysterious
- वल्लभव्रजचन्द्रं (vallabhavrajacandraṃ)
- beloved moon of Vraja (vallabha:beloved | vraja:Vraja | candraṃ:moon)
- सुभगसुछन्दं (subhagasuchandaṃ)
- charming and delightful (subhaga:charming | suchandaṃ:delightful)
- कृतआनन्दं (kṛtānandaṃ)
- gives joy (kṛta:gives | ānandaṃ:joy)
- भ्रान्तिहरं (bhrāntiharaṃ)
- removes delusion (bhrānti:delusion | haraṃ:removes)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- Nandakumara
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāraṃ:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflection on essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflection)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme Brahman (brahma:Brahman | param:supreme)
॥ ८ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 8
वन्दितयुगचरणं पावनकरणं जगदुद्धरणं विमलधरम् ।
कालियशिरगमनं कृतफणिनमनं घातितयमनं मृदुलतरम् ॥
वल्लभदुःखहरणं निर्मलचरणम् अशरणशरणं मुक्तिकरं ।
भज नन्दकुमारं सर्वसुखसारं तत्त्वविचारं ब्रह्मपरम् ॥८॥
vanditayugacaraṇaṃ pāvanakaraṇaṃ jagaduddharaṇaṃ vimaladharam .
kāliyaśiragamanaṃ kṛtaphaṇinamanaṃ ghātitayamanaṃ mṛdulataram ..
vallabhaduḥkhaharaṇaṃ nirmalacaraṇam aśaraṇaśaraṇaṃ muktikaraṃ .
bhaja nandakumāraṃ sarvasukhasāraṃ tattvavicāraṃ brahmaparam ..8..
(Salutations to Sri Nandakumara) whose pair of feet is extolled by the devotees; that pair of feet which make everything pure and uplift the world; that pair of feet which has embodied purity itself,
who moving about over the head of serpent Kaliya, bent its hood and danced over them, after destroying its deadly bind with his soft and tender body,
who is the beloved of the devotees and takes away their sorrows, and his pure holy feet gives refuge to those who are without refuge, and finally grants them liberation,
worship that Nandakumara, the essence of all joy, by reflecting on his divine essence (which is) of the nature of supreme brahman.
Word by word
- वन्दितयुगचरणं (vanditayugacaraṇam)
- extolled pair of feet (vandita:extolled | yuga:pair | caraṇam:feet)
- पावनकरणं (pāvanakaraṇam)
- makes everything pure (pāvana:pure | karaṇam:making)
- जगदुद्धरणं (jagaduddharaṇam)
- uplift the world (jagat:world | uddharaṇam:uplifting)
- विमलधरम् (vimaladharam)
- embodied purity (vimala:pure | dharam:holding)
- कालियशिरगमनं (kāliyaśiragamanaṃ)
- moving over Kaliya's head (kāliya:Kaliya | śira:head | gamanaṃ:moving)
- कृतफणिनमनं (kṛtaphaṇinamanaṃ)
- bent its hood (kṛta:made | phaṇi:serpent | namanaṃ:bending)
- घातितयमनं (ghātitayamanaṃ)
- destroying deadly bind (ghātita:destroyed | yamanaṃ:binding)
- मृदुलतरम् (mṛdulataram)
- soft and tender
- वल्लभदुःखहरणं (vallabhaduḥkhaharaṇaṃ)
- beloved, takes away sorrows (vallabha:beloved | duḥkha:sorrows | haraṇaṃ:taking away)
- निर्मलचरणम् (nirmalacaraṇam)
- pure holy feet (nirmala:pure | caraṇam:feet)
- अशरणशरणं (aśaraṇaśaraṇaṃ)
- refuge to the refuge-less (aśaraṇa:without refuge | śaraṇaṃ:refuge)
- मुक्तिकरं (muktikaraṃ)
- grants liberation (mukti:liberation | karaṃ:granting)
- भज (bhaja)
- worship
- नन्दकुमारं (nandakumāraṃ)
- Nandakumara (nanda:Nanda | kumāraṃ:son)
- सर्वसुखसारं (sarvasukhasāraṃ)
- essence of all joy (sarva:all | sukha:joy | sāraṃ:essence)
- तत्त्वविचारं (tattvavicāraṃ)
- reflecting on divine essence (tattva:essence | vicāraṃ:reflection)
- ब्रह्मपरम् (brahmaparam)
- supreme brahman (brahma:brahman | param:supreme)
ॐ
