A great shloka (which is also usually sung in the bhajan tradition) which is a succinct summary of the Dasha-avatara (as described by the saint-poet Jaydev).
Vedaan uddharate,
Jagan-nivahate,
Bhugolam ud-vibhrate
Daityam daarayate
Valim chhalayate,
Kshatra kshayam kurvate,
Poulashyam jayate,
Halam chalayate,
Kaarunyam aatanvate,
Mlechchanu murchhayate,
Dashaakriti krite,
Krishnaaya tubhyam namaha
….and here is Barbara Stoler Miller’s beautiful translation of this shloka:
For upholding the Vedas,
For supporting the earth,
For raising the world,
For tearing the demon asunder,
For cheating Bali,
For destroying the warrior class,
For wielding the plow,
For spreading compassion,
For routing the barbarians,
Homage to you, Krishna,
In your ten incarnate forms!
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vikram, i liked to thank krishna for all things he has done.
can u please explain wy wy we should thank krishna for cheating bali . should we thank him for both good and bad he did.
homage to u krishna in ur ten incarnations.
thank u.
now this is something m really interested in… Sanskrit shlokas n their meanings…
WOW! thanx
JGD
Jai Gurudev Bhaiya,
Heard u sing a couple of shlokas at the starting of satsangs.
Om Namah Pranavarthaya Shudh Gyane Kamurtauye
Nirmalaye Prshantaye Dakhisna Murthaye
Ishwaro Gururatmineti Murti Bhed Vibhagini
Vyom vyapt vyapt deha dakshina Murthaye.
I want to know the meaning of them. Please correct the shloka wherever it is wrong.
With Love and Warm Regards,
Siddharth
aaaaaaaaaaarrrgh….blue n yellow?? y? y? bro..y?
plzz do post more these types of sholkas love to read it n plz do post ur guru stories….jgd!
it would be great if you could post the link to this song! 🙂 [if you had sung it would be even more wonderful! ]
Hey,,I like this new look to your blog!
hey vikram bhayya, i remember there is a very beautiful interpretation on lord ganesha……..so on ganesh chaturdhi,can you share this with all of us?????
dear venu
I guess the greatness of the divine lies in simultaneously being a witness to all things good and bad without judgement, while also ensuring that there is an overall evolutionary trajectory to nature and her rhythms. A surgeon’s scalpel cd be viewed as a healing instrument as well as a sharp weapon, I guess it is the greater common good that it results in which vindicates its acts. 🙂
That said, I find that the further I delve into the mysteries of creation, the more wonderstruck and less judgemental do I become; revelling instead as a witness who has an infinitesimal lifespan, and infinite drama to observe therein.
warm regards
Vikram
Hey Tinni
Its cream and light blue; and was sort of inspired by the cream linen pants and pale blue t-shirt I was wearing at the time! heheheh no deeper significance than that!
Bidisha
glad you like it, will leave it this way but change my clothes of course!
luv to all at home
JGD
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Jai guru dev, I am searching for gopala gopala song from krishna kanha by Rishi nitya pragya. Not able to find it. Can you please help me to download.