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Das'āvatāra Stotra Text
& Melody:
Sri Jayadeva
Gosvāmi Intro (1) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F ) (G F G Dm C F
C) Kurma Avatāra: (2) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) * Varāha
Avatāra: (3) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) Nrisimha
Avatāra: (4) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) (Am Bdim C Dm
E F D Am F Dm C dm Em F G Vāmana
Avatāra: (5) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) Paras'urāma
Avatāra: (6) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) *
Rāma Avatāra: (7) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) Balarāma
Avatāra: (8) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) *
Buddha
Avatāra: (9) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) Kalki
Avatāra: (10) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) *
* To this poem: (11) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) To Lord
Krishna: (12) (C Em F G F) (G Am Dm C) as Nrsimha
the demon, As Vāmana Bali, and
as Parasurāma the ksatriyas. (C G Em F) (G F G Dm C F
C) ELABORATE
TRANSLATION (Prabhupāda) (1) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of a fish! All glories to You!
You easily acted as a boat in
the form
of a giant fish just to give
protection to the Vedas, which
had become
immersed in the turbulent sea
of devastation. (2) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of a tortoise! All glories to
You! In this incarnation as a
divine
tortoise the great Mandara
Mountain rests upon Your
gigantic back as a
pivot for churning the ocean
of milk. From holding up the
huge mountain
a large scar like depression
is put in Your back, which has
become most
glorious. (3) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of a boar! All glories to You!
The earth, which had become
I,merged in
the Garbhodaka Ocean at the
bottom of the universe, sits
fixed upon the
tip of Your tusk like a spot
upon the moon. (4) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of half-man, half-lionl All
glories to You! lust as one
can easily
crush a wasp between one's
fingernails, so in the same
way the body of
the wasp like demon
Hiranyakasipu has been ripped
apart by the
wonderful pointed nails on
Your beautiful lotus hands. (5) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of a dwarf-brahmana! All
glories to You! O wonderful
dwarf, by Your
massive steps You deceive King
Bali, and by the Ganges water
that has
emanated from the nails of
your lotus feet, You deliver
all living
beings within this world. (6) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of Bhrgupati [Parasurama] !
All glories to You! At
Kuruksetra You bathe
the earth in the rivers of
blood from the bodies of I he
demoniac
ksatriyas that You have slain.
The sins of the world are
washed away by
You, and because of You people
are relieved room the blazing
fire of
material existence. (7) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
haze assumed the form
of Ramacandra! All glories to
You! In the battle of Lanka
You destroy
the ten-headed demon Ravana
and distribute his heads as a
delightful
offering to the presiding
deities of the ten directions,
headed by
Indira. This action was long
desired by all of them, who
were much
harassed by this monster. (8) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of Balarama, the yielder of
the prowl All glories to You!
On Your
brilliant white body You wear
garments the color of a fresh
blue rain
cloud. These garments are
colored like the beautiful
dark hue of the
River Yamuna, who feels great
fear due to the striking of
Your
plowshare. (9) O
Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the form
of Buddha! All glories to You!
O Buddha of compassionate
heart, you
decry the slaughtering of poor
animals performed according to
the rules
of Vedic sacrifice (10)
0 Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed the
form of Kalki! All glories to
You! You appear like a comet
and carry a
terrifying sword for bringing
about the annihilation of the
wicked
barbarian men at the end of
the Kali-yuga. (11)
0 Kesava! O Lord of the
universe! O Lord Hari, who
have assumed these
ten different forms of
incarnation! All glories to
You! O readers,
please hear this hymn of the
poet Jayadeva, which is most
excellent, an
awarder of happiness, a
bestower of auspiciousness,
and is the best
thing in this dark world. (12)
O Lord Krsna, I offer my
obeisances unto You, who
appear in the forms
of these ten incarnations. In
the form of Matsya You rescue
the Vedas,
and as Karma You bear the
Mandara Mountain on Your back.
As Varaha You
lift the earth with Your tusk,
and in the form of Narasimha
You tear
open the chest of the daitya
Hiranyakasipu. In the form of
Vāmana
You trick the daitya king Bali
by asking him for only three
steps of
land, and then You take away
the whole universe from him by
expanding
Your steps. As Parasurama You
slay all of the wicked
ksatriyas, and as
Ramacandra You conquer the
raksasa king Ravana. In the
form of Balarama
You carry a plow with which
You subdue the wicked and draw
toward You
the River Yamuna. As Lord
Buddha You show compassion
toward all the
living beings suffering in
this world and a the end of
the Kali-yuga
You appear as Kalki to
bewilder the mlecchas
[degraded low-class men]. Further
Purports: Matsya
Purport: The
first avatara
signifies the restoration of
true knowledge (Vedas),
recovered from the
deluge of egoism, which has to
be destroyed in the process. Kurma
Purport: The
incarnation of God
in the Tortoise form during
the churning of the Ocean,
signifies that
the churning of the ocean of
experience with the churn of
knowledge,
towards the Absolute can rest
only on the immovable,
all-sufficient,
all-sustaining basis of
self-evident truth, symbolized
by the Tortoise
avatara. Varāha
Purport: The
Boar avatara is
identified with sacrifice both
in the Vishnupurana and
Bhagavata. As
sacrifice (of worldly affairs)
is essential for the stability
of mind
for contemplation on God, it
is symbolized by the Boar form
of the
Lord. Nrsmha
Purport:
This avatara illustrates
that a true devotee is
fearless (as Prahlāda) and God
comes to
his rescue. Vāmana
Purport: The
Dwarf avatara shows
that valour (as exemplified by
King Bali) can find its
fulfilment only
in complete surrender. Parasurāma
Purport: When
the rulers, endowed
with power for protection of
the subjects, had however
degenerated into
an oppressive tyranny, it had
to be crushed ruthlessly. This
is
illustrated by the Parasurama
avatara. Rāma
Purport: The
Sri Rāma
avatara is an ideal
demonstration of how a man can
rise to divinity, by
unswerving adherence to
dharma, in all its details. Kalki
Purport: The
yet to be avatara
is Kalki, the mighty warrior,
born in a pious family, to rid
the world
of the oppression of its
unrighteous rulers. Comment The
Dasavatara Stotra
is a Hymn in salutation to the ten
incarnations of Lord Maha Vishnu.
The Stotra forms the first section
of Gita Govinda, the masterpiece
work of Sri Jayadeva. He was a
court poet of King Lakshmanasena,
who
ruled Bengal during the 12th
Century. Sri Jayadeva was a great
devotee
of Lord Krishna and a mystic. His
mastery of Sanskrit language was
matched by his extraordinary
talent in music and dancing. The
theme of Gita
Govindam is the love of Radha Devi
and Sri Krishna, symbolizing the
longing and striving of the
individual, for communion with
God,
culminating in their blissful
union. Incarnation
is a
special manifestation of God for
the protection of the good, the
destruction of evil and the
establishment of Dharma. Holy
scriptures,
such as Bhagavata Purana enumerate
24 incarnations, including Kapila,
the great sage and founder of the
Sankhya school of philosophy, and
Rishabha, whom the Jains revere as
their first prophet. Worship
of the
incarnation and contemplation of
His attributes are for most men
and
women the best preparation for
unitive knowledge of Godhead. Sri
Jayadeva in the
Dasavatara Stotra enumerates the
ten incarnations of the Lord. Sri
Krishna Chaitanya, the great
Vaishnavite saint took inspiration
from
his songs. In
the Sri Krishna
temple of Guruvayoor in Kerala,
Jayadeva's songs are sung daily in
Carnatic Music ragas. In Nepal,
they are sung during the Spring
festivals. Guru Arjun Singh
included two of Jayadeva's songs
in Adi
Guru Grantha, the holy scripture
of the Sikhs. (source) I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII ©bhagavata.org
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Anand
Aadhar Prabhu
Duration:
9
min 35 sec
Date:
18
Dec. 2002
(C Em F G F G Am Dm C)
pralaya-payodhi-jāle
dhritavān
asi vedam
In
the waters of deluge, to
preserve the knowledge of
Vedas,
vihita-vahitra-caritram
akhedam
You
held the Vedas like a vessel
undeflected from its course.
kes'ava
dhrita-mīna-s'arīra
O
Kesava, in the form of a Fish,
Hail Hari, Lord of the
universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
kshitir
iha
vipulatare tishthati
tava prishthe
On
the wide expanse of your back
as a pivot for churning
dharani-dhārana-kina-cakra-garishthe
rests
the
world, the mountain, creating
round marks.
kes'ava
dhrita-kūrma-s'arīra
O
Kes'ava, in the form of
Tortoise, Hail Hari ! Lord of
the universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
vasati
das'ana-s'ikhare dharanī
tava lagnā
The
earth once submerged at the
bottom of the ocean,
s'as'ini
kalaģka-kaleva
nimagnā
sits
fixed
on your tusk like a spot on
the moon.
kes'ava
dhrita-s'ūkara-rūpa
O Kes'ava, in
the form of the Boar! Hail
Hari ! Lord of the universe!.
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
tava
kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-s'rīngam
The
sharp nails on your hands
became wonderful claws
dalita-hiranyakas'ipu-tanu-bhrīngam
that
tore
up the body of Hiranyakasipu
kes'ava
dhrita-narahari-rūpa
O Kes'ava, of
body Man-Lion, Hail Hari! Lord
of the universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
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chalayasi
vikramane balim
adbhuta-vāmana
Skillfully
You
defeated Bali, the mighty king
of the world, o Vāmana !
pada-nakha-nīra-janita-jana-pāvana
and
from your toe-nails came the
Ganga, the purifier of the
world.
kes'ava
dhrita-vāmana-rūpa
O
Kes'ava, in the form of a
dwarf, Hail Hari! Lord of the
universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
kshatriya-rudhira-maye
jagad-apagata-pāpam
freeing
us
of the tyrannous rulers, thus
cleansing out the sin,
snapayasi
payasi
s'amita-bhava-tāpam
You
destroy the anguish of the
world
kes'ava
dhrita-bhrigupati-rūpa
O
Kes'ava, as Lord of Bhrigus Hail Hari!
Lord of the universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
vitarasi
dikshu
rane dik-pati-kamanīyam
To
uphold dharma, You scattered
Rāvana's ten heads
das'a-mukha-mauli-balim
ramanīyam
splendidly
in
the four directions, to the
splendour of the guardians
kes'ava
dhrita-rāma-s'arīra
O
Kes'ava, as Lord Sri Rāma!
Hail Hari! Lord of the universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
vahasi
vapushi
vis'ade vasanam jaladābham
wearing
on
your radiant body a garment of
the color of the cloud,
hala-hati-bhīti-milita-yamunābham
blue
like
the Yamuna river, flowing as
if afraid for your plough!
kes'ava
dhrita-haladhara-rūpa
O
Kes'ava in the form of
Balarāma. Hail Hari! Lord of
the universe.
jaya
jagadīs'a
hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
nindasi
yajńa-vidher
ahaha s'ruti-i-jātam
Decrying
slaughter
according the rules of Vedic
sacrifice,
sadaya-hridaya
dars'ita-pas'u-ghātam
You
are compassionate of heart
with the poor animals.
kes'ava
dhrita-buddha-s'arīra
O
Kes'ava in the form of Buddha!
Hail Hari! Lord of the
universe.
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
mleccha-nivaha-nidhane
kalayasi karavālam
For
the destruction of the wicked,
with a comet for a sword,
dhūmaketum
iva
kim api karālam
You're
trailing
a train of disaster to them.
kes'ava
dhrita-kalki-s'arīra
O
Kes'ava!, in the form of
Kalki! Hail Hari! Lord of the
universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
s'rī-jayedeva-kaver
idam
uditam udāram
Hear
this
hymn of the poet Jayadeva, O
readers, it's most excellent,
s'rinu
sukha-dam
s'ubha-dam bhava-a-sāram
it
gives happiness, good fortune,
it's the best in this dark
world.
kes'ava
dhrita-das'a-vidha-rūpa
0
Kes'ava in the ten different
incarnations!
Hail
Hari! Lord of the universe!
jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya
jagadīs'a hare, jaya jagadīs'a
hare
vedān
uddharate
jaganti vahate
bhū-golam udbi-bhrate.
As Matsya the Vedas, as Kurma
the mountain, as Varāha the
earth.
daityam dārayate balim chalayate kshatra-kshayam
kurvate
paulastyam jayate halam
kalayate kārunyam
ātanvate-e
As
Rāma Rāvana, as Balarāma the
wicked, as Buddha of
compassion
mlecchān
mū-u-rchayate, das'a
kriti-i-krite
krishnāya
tubhyam namah
As
Kalki to bewilder the
degraded, O Krishna, O
Krishna, my obeisances unto
You
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