Chapter 6 - Prayers by the Wives of Kāliya-nāga (Dhānasi-rāga)

Text 1

tumi deba narayana jagata-adhikarī sṛṣṭi-sthiti-pralayera tumi adhikarī

tumi-You; deba-Lord; narayana-Narayana; jagata- adhikarī-the master of the universes; sṛṣṭi-creation; sthiti-maintenance; pralayera-and destruction; tumi-You; adhikarī-the master.

You are Lord Nārāyaṇa, the master of the universes. You are the creator, maintainer, and destroyer.

 

Text 2

tumi deba nirañjana sabara karaṇ tumi deba tumi nara paśu-pakṣi-gaṇ

tumi-You; deba-the Lord; nirañjana-untouched by matter; sabara-of all; karaṇ-the cause; tumi-You; deba-demigod; tumi-You; nara-human being; paśu-animals; pakṣi-gaṇ-and birds.

You are the cause of everything, but You are nevr touched by matter. You incarnate among the demigods, human beings, animals, and birds.

 

Text 3

sakala sṛjile tumi jagata-saṃsare tumi prana nile prana keba dite pare

sakala-all; sṛjile-create; tumi-You; jagata-saṃsare-in the material world; tumi-You; praṇa-life; nile-to remove; praṇa-life; keba dite-to give; pare-able.

You have created all living beings in this world of birth and death. You have the power to save or to kill.

 

Text 4

tumi ta' sṛjile more khala-rupa kari bhala-manda-jñana nai paile saṃhari

tumi ta'-You; sṛjile-create; more-of me; khala-rupa-the form of a rascal; kari-do; bhala-manda-jñana-good and bad knowledge; nai+not; paile-can; saṃhari-remove.

You have given me this lowly form. No one can stop your order that a living being have good or bad intelligence.

 

Text 5

brata-upabase kata kaila aradhan te-karana paila kali tomara caran

brata-vows; upabase-and fasting; kata-how many?; kaila-may be; aradhan-worship; te-karaṇa-teh cause; paila-is able; kali-Kaliya-naga; tomara-of You; caraṇ-the feet.

How many vows, fasts, and acts of worship must Kāliya have performed in the past that now he has attained Your feet?

 

Text 6

koṭi koṭi janma jadi tapa kari mari tabu ta' tomara maya bujhite na pari

koṭi koṭi-millions and millions; janma-of births; jadi-if; tapa-austerities; kari-does; mari-indeed; tabu-still; ta'-then; tomara-of You; maya-illusory potency; bujhite-to know; na-not; pari-able.

Even if a person performs austerities for millions of births, he cannot become free from Your illusory potency, Māyā.

 

Text 7

kata kata janma lakṣmī tapa je karila tara phale tomar pada-padma paraśila

kata kata-how many?; janma-births; lakṣmī-the goddess of fortune; tapa-austerities; je-who; karila-did; tara-of her; phale-result; tomaḥ-of You; pada-padma-lotus feet; paraśila-touched.

For how many lifetimes did Goddess Lakṣmi perform austerities before she was able to touch Your feet?

 

Text 8

hena pada-padma kalir mastaka-upari kalira kateka bhagya balite na pari

hena-like that; pada-padma-lotus feet; kaliḥ-Kaliya; mastaka-upari-on the head; kalira-of Kaliya; kateka-some; bhagya-good fortune; balite-to say; na-not; pari-am able.

I cannot explain how Kāliya became so fortunate that his head became the resting place of Your lotus feet.

 

Text 9

bhala haila naga-janma haila mahī-tale bhala haila ghara kaila jamunara jale

bhala-good; haila-became; naga-janma-birth as a snake; haila-became; mahī-tale-on the surface of the earth; bhala-good; haila-became; ghara-home; kaila-became; jamunara-of the Yamuna; jale-in the water.

By the touch of Your feet his birth as a snake in this world became auspicious. By the touch of Your feet his home in the waters of the Yamunā became auspicious.

 

Text 10

aji su-prabhata haila kalir dina-mani mastaka pada-padma dilena cakra-pani

aji-today; su-prabhata-the dawning of good fortune; haila-is; kaliḥ-of Kali; dina-maṇi-the sun; mastaka-on the head; pada- padma-the lotus feet; dilena-give; cakra-paṇi-the Lord who holds the cakra in His hand.

Today the sun of the Supreme Lord's lotus feet has risen on the horizon of Kāliya's head, a sun that brings a new day of great good fortune.

 

Text 11

eta bali naginī juḍi dui kar swamī-dana deha more tridaśa-īśwar

eta-this; bali-speaking; naginī-the wives of the snake; juḍi-folding; dui-two; kaḥ-hands; swamī-of their husband; dana-the gift; deha-please give; more-to us; tridaśa-īśwaḥ-O master of the demigods.

After speaking these words, Kāliya's wives folded their hands and said: O master of the demigods, please give us our husband. Please give this gift to us.