Dasakam 22. Krishna Kadha- Story of Krishna

Dasakam 22. Krishna Kadha- Story of Krishna

(Krishna’s story is told in this chapter  highlighting    most of his activities as suffering. This is narrated in chapter 34 in the 4^th nook   of Devi Bhagawatha.Krishna lived   in cow shed.He stile butter etc ,he was made tired by Sun when he went to herd the cow.hE killed Kamsa. Since he was troubled by Jarasandha  , he had to vacate  his city and go to Dwaraka.He brought  Parijatha   flower from heavens to please  Sathyabama.He was given to sage  Narada  who imprisoned him,.He had to fight with Bana to recover  Pradhymna,Due to curse of Gabdhari , he lost his entire clan,. And later went back to heaven.)

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Sriya pathir  Go mala  moothra Gandhi-,

Nyastha prabho gopa kule   vishanna,

Krishnabhidho vathsa  bakaadhi beetho ,

Rudhan sadaa devi ninaya  balyam.

1.Oh Goddess  , the consort  of Goddess Lakshmi,

Sppent his childhood   in Gokula   filled    with smells  of,

Urine  and shit of the cow, having lost his  luster,

With the name Krishna  and always   cried,

Due to scare  of  Asuras   like Baka and Vathsa

2.Hayyangaveenam   madhitham payascha,

Gopir   vilajja sathatham   yayaache,

Saa  chaambaya gora saucharya chunju,

Rulookhale   pasavarena badha.

2.When he was without   any shame started,

Always  begging for butter,  , curds and milk from the gopis,

And  was interested in stealing the   juices of the cow,

He was tied   to  the mortar  by his  mother.

3.Vaneshu  bheemathapa   sushka  gathrai,

Gaascharayam  kandaka  vidha  paadha,

Vanyaambu paayi phala  moola bakshi,

Dhine dhine glaanimavapa  Krishna.

3.Krishna   became very tired  with a faded body,

Due to the great  heat of    sun light  in the forest,

And due to thorns piercing his feet,

And drank   water from the   forest springs,

And due to daily   herding   the cattle.

4.Deivna mukththaa   sa cha    gopa daasyaath-,

akroora  neetho  madhuraam  pravishnta,

Kamasam nihathyaapi hathaabhilaashaa,

Stotra grasenayasya babhuva dasa.

4.Due to grace of God , Krishna was freed,

And leaving his ties with gopas, lead by Akroora,

He reached  Mathura and also killed Kamsa,

But without fulfilling   his desires  ,

He became  the slave of king Ugrasena.

5.Drusthwaa jara sandha chamoom bhayena,

Sa bandhu kmithro  mathuraam vihaaya,

Dhavan   kadaschid bahu durgamaartha,

Sa  dwararaka dweepa pure  pravesa.

5.When he saw    the army of Jarasandha  he was scared,

He rushed out of  Mathura   along with his friends   and relatives,

Became   extremely tired and some how   entered,

The Mansion in  Dwaraka island  with very many forts.

6.Sa Rukmanim   jambhavathim   cha  Bhaamaam,

Kanyaasthadhaa  dwayashta   sahasra manyaa,

SAmudwahan   sasmitha narma  laapa,

Kreedaarmrugobhooh  sathatham  vadhoonaam.

6.He then married   Rukmani  , Jambhavathi  , Sathya Bhama,

\And also    sixteen thousand    other maids and

He started sportingly  talking    and laughing ,

Along with them  and became  their playing pet.

7.Sa   daasya vrruthi stridevajjahaaraa,

Bhamaa niyuktha  sura  paarijaatham,

Sathyaa cha tham  govrushavath   sarosham,

Badhwaa  tharou   durvachasaa abhya nishinchath.

7.As per the orders  of Bhama  , he just like a thief,

Went   to the heavens and brought  a Parijatha tree,

Another   of his wife   Sathya , due to great anger ,

Tied him to a tree  like a bull and anointed ,

Him     with   very   bad words.

8.Sri Naradha yaatgidhaye  thayaa sa,

Dathodha  muktho  muninaa cha neethaa,

Thathatha   yaasmai  kanakam pradhaayaam

Punar graheethasthra  payaapa mounam.

8.At that   time when Narada   came as a guest,

She gave Krishna to him  and he got freedom thus,

And when he was taken away by the sage,

She gave lot of gold    to the sage and,

Got him back and later she became mum due  to shyness.

9,Soothi gruhaadh bheeshmaka jaasuthe  sa,

Pradhyumna  naamneeswari   sambarena,

Hruthe   sisou   nimarthithaabhimaanaa,

Uchairudham sthwaam  saranam prapanna.

9.Oh Goddess , when Sambara   stole away,

Pradhyumna , the son of Rukmani   from the delivery room,

He sacrificed his prestige and  loudly wept and cried,

And He    surrendered to you.

10.Puthrardhinim  Jambhavathim aputhraam,

Sa  thoshayishyannupamanyu sishya,

Mudi cha Dandi   cha shivasya   shaile  ,

Manthram japan ghora thapaschakaaraa

10.For making   Jambhavathi   who did not have children,

And who wanted children, Krishna went to Shiva’s mountain,

And became   disciple of sage  Upamanyu,

And  he did  Fierce Thapas   after  shaving off his head,

Holding a staff and chanting   the Manthras.

11.Varenabhargasya   dasathmajaan saa,

Prassotha   sarvaa   dayithaascha  soure,

THadaiva   labdhwaa  sa suthaayuthaani,

Sukham   na lebhe  nijakamaadhishaath.

11.Due to strength of   the   boon of Lord Shiva,

She begot ten sons  and all the  wives of Krishna,

Thus begot  several such ten thousand   sons,

But  in spite of that  due to Karma ,

Krishna    did   not get   any happiness

12,Saapaa drusheenaam   DRuharashtra  pathnyaa,

Sca anyonya   vairena   kruthaa haveshu,

SArve   hathaa   hantha  kulam yadhoonaam,

Mahath  pradagdham   Vanamaagni neva

12, Due to the curse   of the wife  of Dritharashtra,

As well as   various sages,  in the war due to mutual   enmity ,

Between  them , All of them died and alas,

The great Yadhu  clan  got destroyed  ,

Like   a forest    which was   surrounded by fire.

13.Vyaadheshu vidho  mruthimaapa  Krisha,

Kusa sthali   chaabdhi jalaapluthaa abhooth,

Haa  jahvire  dasyubhirena saashtaa-,

Vakrasya   saapena yadhu sthriyascha.

13.Lord Krishna    died due to arrow  of a hunter,

And his town of Kusasthali was drowned in sea water,

And  the females  of Yadhu clan due to sins committed,

And the curse  of sage Ashta Vakra  ,

Were alas  kidnapped   by dacoits.

14,Yevam Hari   Karma phalaanya buktha,

Na kopi   muchyetha   cha Karma Bandhaath,

Dukham   thaw bhakthasya   sudusuhham   syaadh,

BHakthasya   they thath   sausaham   bhvescha.

14.Thus Lord Hari suffered   due to results  of karma,

As no one    can ever   escape  from ties of Karma,

And for a non devotee , the sorrow  would be unbearable,

But  your devotee   can easily   bear it.

15.Jaanaasyaham   they padayorabhaktho,

Bhaktho nu kim  vethi   na chaiva  jaane,

Thwam sarva   sakthaa  kuru maam susaktham,

SArvathra bhooyopi  Shive namasthe

15.It is only known to you   whether I am ,

Not a devotee of your feet or I am a devotee,

As I do not know, you who are   greatly strong  ,

Make me also strong, Oh  Consort of Shiva,

Salutations    to   you again and again.