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Dasavatara-stotra
Pralaya Payodhi Jale - from Gita-govinda
By Jayadeva Gosvami
Contributed by Madhava Kanta
pralaya-payodhi-jale dhrtavan asi vedam
vihita-vahitra-caritram akhedam
kesava dhrta-mina-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
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 sunk in the turbulent sea of devastation.
ksitir iha vipulatare tisthati tava prsthe
dharani-dharana-kina-cakra-garisthe
kesava dhrta-kurma-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
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 scarlike depression is put in Your back, which
has become most glorious.
vasati dasana-sikhare dharani tava lagna
sasini kalanka-kaleva nimagna
kesava dhrta-sukara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
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
immersed in the Garbhodaka Ocean at the bottom of the universe, sits
fixed upon the tip of Your tusk like a spot upon the moon.
tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-srngam
dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhrngam
kesava dhrta-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
4
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari who have assumed the
form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can
easily crush a wasp between ones fingernails, so in the same way
the body of the wasplike demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart
by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.
chalayasi vikramane balim adbhuta-vamana
pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana
kesava dhrta-vamana-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
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.
ksatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papam
snapayasi payasi samita-bhava-tapam
kesava dhrta-bhrgupati-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
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 the
demoniac ksatriyas that You have slain. The sins of the world are
washed away by You, and because of You people are relieved from the
blazing fire of material existence.
vitarasi diksu rane dik-pati-kamaniyam
dasa-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam
kesava dhrta-rama-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
7
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari who have 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 Indra. This action was long desired by all of them, who
were much harassed by this monster.
vahasi vapusi visade vasanam jaladabham
hala-hati-bhiti-milita-yamunabham
kesava dhrta-haladhara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
8
O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari who have assumed the
form of Balarama, the wielder of the plow! 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.
nindasi yajna-vidher ahaha sruti-jatam
sadaya-hrdaya darsita-pasu-ghatam
kesava dhrta-buddha-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
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.
mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavalam
dhumaketum iva kim api karalam
kesava dhrta-kalki-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
10
O 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.
sri-jayedeva-kaver idam uditam udaram
srnu sukha-dam subha-dam bhava-saram
kesava dhrta-dasa-vidha-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
11
O 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.
vedan uddharate jaganti vahate bhu-golam udbibhrate
daityam darayate balim chalayate ksatra-ksayam kurvate
paulastyam jayate halam kalayate karunyam atanvate
mlecchan murchayate dasakrti-krte krsnaya tubhyam namah
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 Kurma 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 Vamana 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 at the end of the Kali-yuga You appear as Kalki to
bewilder the mlecchas (degraded low-class men).
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