IFH Songbook

Greeting Their Lordships

by Lord Brahmā, Brahma-saṃhitā 5.30–31

veṇuṃ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣaṃवेणुं क्वणन्तम् अरविन्ददलायताक्षंవేణుం క్వణన్తమ్ అరవిన్దదలాయతాక్షంவேணும் க்வணந்தம் அரவிந்ததலாயதாக்ஷம்વેણું ક્વણન્તમ્ અરવિન્દદલાયતાક્ષંbarhāvataṃsam asitāmbuda-sundarāṅgamबर्हावतंसम् असिताम्बुदसुन्दराङ्गम्బర్హావతంసమ్ అసితామ్బుదసున్దరాఙ్గమ్பர்ஹாவதம்ஸம் அஸிதாம்புதஸுந்தராங்கம்બર્હાવતંસમ્ અસિતામ્બુદસુન્દરાઙ્ગમ્kandarpa-koṭi-kaminīya-viśeṣa-śobhaṃकन्दर्पकोटिकमिनीयविशेषशोभंకన్దర్పకోటికమినీయవిశేషశోభంகந்தர்பகோடிகமிநீயவிஶேஷஶோபம்કન્દર્પકોટિકમિનીયવિશેષશોભંgovindam ādi-puruṣaṃ tam ahaṃ bhajāmiगोविन्दम् आदिपुरुषं तम् अहं भजामिగోవిన్దమ్ ఆదిపురుషం తమ్ అహం భజామిகோவிந்தம் ஆதிபுருஷம் தம் அஹம் பஜாமிગોવિન્દમ્ આદિપુરુષં તમ્ અહં ભજામિ

Word for word

veṇum—the flute; kvaṇantam—playing; aravinda-dala—(like) lotus petals; āyata—blooming; akṣam—whose eyes; barha—a peacock's feather; avataṃsam—whose ornament on the head; asita-ambuda—(tinged with the hue of) blue clouds; sundara—beautiful; aṅgam—whose figure; kandarpa—of Cupids; koṭi—millions; kamanīya—charming; viśeṣa—unique; śobham—whose loveliness; govindam—Govinda; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; tam—Him; aham—I; bhajāmi—worship.वेणुम्—the flute; क्वणन्तम्—playing; अरविन्ददल—(like) lotus petals; आयत—blooming; अक्षम्—whose eyes; बर्ह—a peacock's feather; अवतंसम्—whose ornament on the head; असितअम्बुद—(tinged with the hue of) blue clouds; सुन्दर—beautiful; अङ्गम्—whose figure; कन्दर्प—of Cupids; कोटि—millions; कमनीय—charming; विशेष—unique; शोभम्—whose loveliness; गोविन्दम्—Govinda; आदिपुरुषम्—the original person; तम्—Him; अहम्—I; भजामि—worship.వేణుమ్—the flute; క్వణన్తమ్—playing; అరవిన్దదల—(like) lotus petals; ఆయత—blooming; అక్షమ్—whose eyes; బర్హ—a peacock's feather; అవతంసమ్—whose ornament on the head; అసితఅమ్బుద—(tinged with the hue of) blue clouds; సున్దర—beautiful; అఙ్గమ్—whose figure; కన్దర్ప—of Cupids; కోటి—millions; కమనీయ—charming; విశేష—unique; శోభమ్—whose loveliness; గోవిన్దమ్—Govinda; ఆదిపురుషమ్—the original person; తమ్—Him; అహమ్—I; భజామి—worship.வேணும்—the flute; க்வணந்தம்—playing; அரவிந்ததல—(like) lotus petals; ஆயத—blooming; அக்ஷம்—whose eyes; பர்ஹ—a peacock's feather; அவதம்ஸம்—whose ornament on the head; அஸிதஅம்புத—(tinged with the hue of) blue clouds; ஸுந்தர—beautiful; அங்கம்—whose figure; கந்தர்ப—of Cupids; கோடி—millions; கமநீய—charming; விஶேஷ—unique; ஶோபம்—whose loveliness; கோவிந்தம்—Govinda; ஆதிபுருஷம்—the original person; தம்—Him; அஹம்—I; பஜாமி—worship.વેણુમ્—the flute; ક્વણન્તમ્—playing; અરવિન્દદલ—(like) lotus petals; આયત—blooming; અક્ષમ્—whose eyes; બર્હ—a peacock's feather; અવતંસમ્—whose ornament on the head; અસિતઅમ્બુદ—(tinged with the hue of) blue clouds; સુન્દર—beautiful; અઙ્ગમ્—whose figure; કન્દર્પ—of Cupids; કોટિ—millions; કમનીય—charming; વિશેષ—unique; શોભમ્—whose loveliness; ગોવિન્દમ્—Govinda; આદિપુરુષમ્—the original person; તમ્—Him; અહમ્—I; ભજામિ—worship.

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals, with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.

aṅgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-mantiअङ्गानि यस्य सकलेन्द्रियवृत्तिमन्तिఅఙ్గాని యస్య సకలేన్ద్రియవృత్తిమన్తిஅங்காநி யஸ்ய ஸகலேந்த்ரியவ்ருத்திமந்திઅઙ્ગાનિ યસ્ય સકલેન્દ્રિયવૃત્તિમન્તિpaśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraṃ jagantiपश्यन्ति पान्ति कलयन्ति चिरं जगन्तिపశ్యన్తి పాన్తి కలయన్తి చిరం జగన్తిபஶ்யந்தி பாந்தி கலயந்தி சிரம் ஜகந்திપશ્યન્તિ પાન્તિ કલયન્તિ ચિરં જગન્તિānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasyaआनन्दचिन्मयसदुज्ज्वलविग्रहस्यఆనన్దచిన్మయసదుజ్జ్వలవిగ్రహస్యஆநந்தசிந்மயஸதுஜ்ஜ்வலவிக்ரஹஸ்யઆનન્દચિન્મયસદુજ્જ્વલવિગ્રહસ્યgovindam ādi-puruṣaṃ tam ahaṃ bhajāmiगोविन्दम् आदिपुरुषं तम् अहं भजामिగోవిన్దమ్ ఆదిపురుషం తమ్ అహం భజామిகோவிந்தம் ஆதிபுருஷம் தம் அஹம் பஜாமிગોવિન્દમ્ આદિપુરુષં તમ્ અહં ભજામિ

Word for word

aṅgāni—the limbs; yasya—of whom; sakala-indriya—of all the organs; vṛtti-manti—possessing the functions; paśyanti—see; pānti—maintain; kalayanti—manifest; ciram—eternally; jaganti—the universes; ānanda—bliss; cit—truth; maya—full of; sat—substantiality; ujjvala—full of dazzling splendor; vigrahasya—whose form; govindam—Govinda; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; tam—Him; aham—I; bhajāmi—worship.अङ्गानि—the limbs; यस्य—of whom; सकलइन्द्रिय—of all the organs; वृत्तिमन्ति—possessing the functions; पश्यन्ति—see; पान्ति—maintain; कलयन्ति—manifest; चिरम्—eternally; जगन्ति—the universes; आनन्द—bliss; चित्—truth; मय—full of; सत्—substantiality; उज्ज्वल—full of dazzling splendor; विग्रहस्य—whose form; गोविन्दम्—Govinda; आदिपुरुषम्—the original person; तम्—Him; अहम्—I; भजामि—worship.అఙ్గాని—the limbs; యస్య—of whom; సకలఇన్ద్రియ—of all the organs; వృత్తిమన్తి—possessing the functions; పశ్యన్తి—see; పాన్తి—maintain; కలయన్తి—manifest; చిరమ్—eternally; జగన్తి—the universes; ఆనన్ద—bliss; చిత్—truth; మయ—full of; సత్—substantiality; ఉజ్జ్వల—full of dazzling splendor; విగ్రహస్య—whose form; గోవిన్దమ్—Govinda; ఆదిపురుషమ్—the original person; తమ్—Him; అహమ్—I; భజామి—worship.அங்காநி—the limbs; யஸ்ய—of whom; ஸகலஇந்த்ரிய—of all the organs; வ்ருத்திமந்தி—possessing the functions; பஶ்யந்தி—see; பாந்தி—maintain; கலயந்தி—manifest; சிரம்—eternally; ஜகந்தி—the universes; ஆநந்த—bliss; சித்—truth; மய—full of; ஸத்—substantiality; உஜ்ஜ்வல—full of dazzling splendor; விக்ரஹஸ்ய—whose form; கோவிந்தம்—Govinda; ஆதிபுருஷம்—the original person; தம்—Him; அஹம்—I; பஜாமி—worship.અઙ્ગાનિ—the limbs; યસ્ય—of whom; સકલઇન્દ્રિય—of all the organs; વૃત્તિમન્તિ—possessing the functions; પશ્યન્તિ—see; પાન્તિ—maintain; કલયન્તિ—manifest; ચિરમ્—eternally; જગન્તિ—the universes; આનન્દ—bliss; ચિત્—truth; મય—full of; સત્—substantiality; ઉજ્જ્વલ—full of dazzling splendor; વિગ્રહસ્ય—whose form; ગોવિન્દમ્—Govinda; આદિપુરુષમ્—the original person; તમ્—Him; અહમ્—I; ભજામિ—worship.

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.

Translations

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is adept in playing on His flute, with blooming eyes like lotus petals, with head decked with peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds, and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.

I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, whose transcendental form is full of bliss, truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendor. Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees, maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.

The word-for-word meanings and translations are by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (www.krishna.com).

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