Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs)

Śrī Kṛṣṇer Viṁśottara-Śata-Nām
(One Hundred and Twenty Names of Lord Kṛṣṇa) – Song 1

(Refrain:) 
nagare nagare gorā gāy

(Refrain:) From village to village Lord Gaura sings these names of Śrī Kṛṣṇa:

Part 1

(1)
yaśomatī-stanya-pāyī śrī-nanda-nandana


indra-nīla-maṇi braja-janera jīvana

1) Kṛṣṇa is the baby who feeds on the breast milk of Mother Yaśodā. He is the son of Mahārāja Nanda, dark blue like an indra-nīla gem (sapphire), and the life of the residents of Vraja.

(2)
śrī-gokula-niśācarī-pūtanā-ghātana


duṣṭa-tṛnāvarta-hantā śakaṭa-bhañjana

2) He destroyed the witch of Gokula named Pūtanā, He killed the wicked whirlwind demon Tṛnāvarta, and He broke the cart in which the demon Śakaṭāsura was hiding.

(3)
navanīta-cora dadhi-haraṇa-kuśala


yamala-arjuna-bhañjī govinda gopāla

3) He likes to steal butter, and is an expert thief of yogurt. He broke the two arjuna trees, He is a cowherd boy who always gives pleasure to the cows, and He is the protector of the cows.

Part 2

(4)
dāmodara bṛndābana-go-vatsa-rākhāla


vatsāsurāntaka hari nija-jana-pāla

4) He is so naughty that His mother bound Him around the waist with ropes, and He is the keeper of the cows and calves of Vṛndāvana. He is the the destroyer of the calf-demon Vatsāsura, He is the remover of all evils, and is the protector of His devotees.

(5)
baka-śatru agha-hantā brahma-vimohana

dhenuka-nāśana kṛṣṇa kāliya-damana

5) He is the enemy of the stork-demon Bakāsura, the slayer of the snake-demon Aghāsura, the bewilderer of Lord Brahmā, the destroyer of the ass-demon Dhenukāsura, He is all-attractive, and the subduer of the Kāliya serpent.

(6)
pītāmbara śikhi-piccha-dhārī venu-dhara


bhānḍīra-kānana-līlā dāvānala-hara

6) He dresses in yellow silk cloth, wears peacock feathers on His head, and He always holds a flute. He performs pastimes in the Bhānḍīra forest, and He swallowed a forest fire in order to save the inhabitants of Vraja.

Part 3

(7)
naṭabara guhācara śarata-bihārī


vallabī-vallabha deva gopī-vastra-hārī

7) He is the best of dancers, He wanders in the caves of Govardhana Hill, and He enjoys various amorous pastimes in the autumn season. He is the lover of the young cowherd maidens, the Supreme Lord of all, and the stealer of the gopīs‘ garments.

(8)
yajña-patnī-gaṇa-prati karunāra sindhu

govardhana-dhṛk mādhava braja-bāsī-bandhu

8) He is the ocean of mercy for the wives of the sacrificial brāhmanas, He is the holder of Govardhana Hill, the husband of the goddess of fortune, and the dearmost friend of the inhabitants of Vraja.

(9)
indra-darpa-hārī nanda-rakṣitā mukunda

śrī-gopī-vallabha rasa-krīḍa pūrnānanda

9) He broke Indra’s pride, and is the protector of His father, Nanda Mahārāja. He is the giver of liberation, the lover of the cowherd maidens of Vraja, the enjoyer of the rāsa dance, and the reservoir of fully complete pleasure.

Part 4

(10)
śrī-rādhā-vallabha rādhā-mādhava sundara


lalitā-viśākhā-ādi sakhī-prāneśwara

10) He is the lover of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the very springtime of Her life, and is very handsome. He is the Lord of the lives of all the sakhīs of Vṛndāvana, headed by Lalitā and Viśākhā.

(11)
nava-jaladhara-kānti madana-mohana

vana-mālī smera-mukha gopī-prāna-dhana

11) He possesses the lovely complexion of a fresh raincloud, He is the bewilderer of Cupid, and is always garlanded with fresh forest flowers. His face is full of sweet smiles and laughter, and He is the wealth of the lives of all the young cowherd maidens in Vraja.

(12)
tri-bhaṅgī muralī-dhara jamunā-nāgara


rādhā-kunḍa-raṅga-netā rasera sāgara

12) He possesses a beautiful three-fold bending form, and holds a flute known as muralī. He is the lover of the Yamunā river, the director of all the amorous love-sports at Rādhā Kunḍa, and He is the ocean of sweet devotional mellows.


Part 5

(13)
candrāvalī-prāna-nātha kautukābhilāṣī


rādhā-māna-sulampaṭa milana-prayāsī

13) He is the Lord of the life of Candrāvalī, and He is desirous of joking and playing pranks. He is very anxious to enjoy the moods of His beloved Rādhikā’s feigned sulking, and He always endeavors to meet with Her.

(14)
mānasa-gaṅgāra dānī prasūna-taskara

gopī-saha haṭha-kārī braja-baneśwara

14) He is the giver of the Mānasa Gaṅgā lake to the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, and a thief of flower blossoms. He acts very outrageously with the maidens of Vṛndāvana, not caring for social restrictions, and He is the Lord of the Vraja-manḍala forests.

(15)
gokula-sampad gopa-duḥkha-nivāraṇa

durmada-damana bhakta-santāpa-haraṇa

15) He is the wealth of Gokula, and He protects the cowherd boys from all miseries. He curbs all foolish pride and removes all distress from His devotees.

Part 6

16)
sudarśana-mocana śrī-śaṅkha-cūḍāntaka


rāmānuja śyāma-cānda muralī-vādaka

16) He is the liberator of the demigod Sudarśana, and is the destroyer of the demon Śaṅkhacūḍa. He is the younger brother of Lord Baladeva (Rāma), He is the beautiful dark moon of Vṛndāvana, and the player of the muralī flute.

(17)
gopī-gīta-śrotā madhu-sūdana murāri

ariṣṭa-ghātaka rādhā-kunḍādi-bihārī

17) He listens to the devotional songs of the gopīs, and is the slayer of the demon Madhu. He is the enemy of the demon Mura, the killer of the bull-demon Ariṣṭāsura, and He regularly enjoys amorous sports at Rādhā Kunḍa and other places in Vraja.

(18)
vyomāntaka padma-netra keśi-nisūdana

raṅga-krīḍa kaṁsa-hantā malla-praharaṇa

18) He is the destroyer of the sky-demon Vyomāsura, His eyes are shaped like lotus petals, and He is the killer of the horse-demon Keśī. He is fond of frolicsome pastimes, is the slayer of King Kaṁsa, and is the conqueror of Kaṁsa’s wrestlers named Cānūra and Muṣṭika.

Part 7

(19)
vasudeva-suta vṛṣṇai-vaṁśa-kīrti-dhvaja

dīna-nātha mathureśa devakī-garbha-ja

19) He is the beloved son of Vasudeva, and the emblem of fame for the Vṛṣṇai dynasty. The Lord of the fallen souls, He is the Monarch of Mathurā, and He appears to have taken birth from the womb of Devakī.

(20)
kubjā-kṛpāmoya viṣnu śauri nārāyana

dwārakeśa naraka-ghna śrī-yadu-nandana

20) He is full of mercy for the hunchbacked girl Kubjā. He is the maintainer of the entire creation, the son of Vasudeva, the refuge of all souls, the Lord of Dvārakā, the slayer of the demon Narakāsura, and the beloved descendant of the Yadu dynasty.

(21)
śrī-rukminī-kānta satyā-pati sura-pāla

pānḍava-bāndhava śiśupālādira kāla

21) He is the lover of Rukminī, the husband of Satyā, the protecter of the godly, the beloved friend of the five Pānḍava brothers, and the cause of death for Śiśupāla and other demonic kings.

Part 8

(22)
jagadīśa janārdana keśavārta-trāna

sarva-avatāra-bīja viśvera nidāna

22) He is the Lord of the universe, the maintainer of all living beings, the possessor of beautiful hair, and the deliverer from all misery. He is the primordial seed of all His various incarnations, and is the origin of all universes.

(23)
māyeśwara yogeśwara brahma-tejādhāra

sarvātmāra ātmā prabhu prakṛtira pāra

23) He is the Lord of Māyā, the master of mysticism, and the proprietor of the spiritual powers of the brāhmanas. The Soul of all souls, He is the Supreme Lord and master, being the opposite shore of the ocean of material nature.

(24)
patita-pāvana jagannātha sarveśwara


bṛndābana-candra sarva-rasera ākara

24) Lord Kṛṣṇa is the purifier of the fallen souls, the Lord of the universe, the controller of all beings, the moon of Vṛndāvana, and the original reservoir of all rasas.

(25)
nagare nagare gorā gāy

bhakativinoda tachu pāy

25) From village to village Lord Gaurāṅga sings these names of Kṛṣṇa, and Bhaktivinoda remains at His lotus feet.


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