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Rämacandra; jaya jagadéça hare...
TRANSLATION
O Keçava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the
form of Rämacandra! All glories to You! In the battle of Laìkä You destroy the
ten-headed demon Rävaëa 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.
Text Eight
vahasi vapuñi viçade vasanaà jaladäbhaà
hala-hati-bhéti-milita-yamunäbham
keçava dhåta-haladhara-rüpa jaya jagadiça hare
SYNONYMS
vahasi–You wear; vapuñi viçade–on Your brilliant white body;
vasanam–garments; jalada-äbham–the color of a fresh blue rain cloud;
hala-hati–due to the striking of Your plowshare; bhéti–who feels great fear;
milita–happened; yamunä-bham–the personified river Yamunä appeared;
keçava–O Lord Keçava, of fine hair!; dhåta-haladhara-rüpa–who have accepted
the form of Lord Balaräma, the wielder of the plow (hala–plow, dhara–the
holder); jaya jagadéça hare...
TRANSLATION
O Keçava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the
form of Balaräma, 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 Yamunä,
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