Alokaye Sri Balakrishnam

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• verse 1

  रागं: हुसेनितालं: आदि

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  rāgaṃ: husēnitāḻaṃ: ādi

  meaning

  Performance note: Raga: Huseni. Tala: Adi (eight-beat cycle). This is a kriti (composed piece) in the Carnatic music tradition.

• verse 2

  पल्लविआलोकये श्री बाल कृष्णंसखि आनन्द सुन्दर ताण्डव कृष्णम् ॥आलोकये॥

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  pallaviālōkayē śrī bāla kṛṣṇaṃsakhi ānanda sundara tāṇḍava kṛṣṇam ॥ālōkayē॥

  meaning

  Behold Sri baby Krishna, O friend — the beautiful blissful dancing Krishna!

• verse 3

  चरणं 1चरण निक्वणित नूपुर कृष्णंकर सङ्गत कनक कङ्कण कृष्णम् ॥आलोकये॥

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  charaṇaṃ 1charaṇa nikvaṇita nūpura kṛṣṇaṃkara saṅgata kanaka kaṅkaṇa kṛṣṇam ॥ālōkayē॥

  meaning

  The Krishna whose feet jingle with anklets, whose wrists are adorned with golden bracelets — behold!

• verse 4

  किङ्किणी जाल घण घणित कृष्णंलोक शङ्कित तारावलि मौक्तिक कृष्णम् ॥आलोकये॥

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  kiṅkiṇī jāla ghaṇa ghaṇita kṛṣṇaṃlōka śaṅkita tārāvaḻi mauktika kṛṣṇam ॥ālōkayē॥

  meaning

  The Krishna whose waist-bells clang loudly, girdled with strands of pearls that even startle the worlds — behold!

• verse 5

  चरणं 2सुन्दर नासा मौक्तिक शोभित कृष्णंनन्द नन्दनं अखण्ड विभूति कृष्णं

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  charaṇaṃ 2sundara nāsā mauktika śōbhita kṛṣṇaṃnanda nandanaṃ akhaṇḍa vibhūti kṛṣṇaṃ

  meaning

  Krishna adorned with a shining pearl on his beautiful nose, the delight of Nanda, of boundless glory —

• verse 6

  कण्ठोप कण्ठ शोभि कौस्तुभ कृष्णंकलि कल्मष तिमिर भास्कर कृष्णं

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  kaṇṭhōpa kaṇṭha śōbhi kaustubha kṛṣṇaṃkali kalmaṣa timira bhāskara kṛṣṇaṃ

  meaning

  Krishna with the Kaustubha gem gleaming at his throat, the sun that dispels the darkness of the Kali age's sins —

• verse 7

  नवनीत खण्ठ दधि चोर कृष्णंभक्त भव पाश बन्ध मोचन कृष्णम् ॥आलोकये॥

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  navanīta khaṇṭha dadhi chōra kṛṣṇaṃbhakta bhava pāśa bandha mōchana kṛṣṇam ॥ālōkayē॥

  meaning

  Krishna the thief of butter, curds, and tender cream, who breaks the bonds of the devotee's cycle of existence — behold!

• verse 8

  नील मेघ श्याम सुन्दर कृष्णंनित्य निर्मलानन्द बोध लक्षण कृष्णं

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  nīla mēgha śyāma sundara kṛṣṇaṃnitya nirmalānanda bōdha lakṣaṇa kṛṣṇaṃ

  meaning

  Krishna dark and beautiful as a fresh rain cloud, whose nature is eternal, pure, and blissful consciousness —

• verse 9

  वंशी नाद विनोद सुन्दर कृष्णंपरमहंस कुल शंसित चरित कृष्णम् ॥आलोकये॥

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  vaṃśī nāda vinōda sundara kṛṣṇaṃparamahaṃsa kula śaṃsita charita kṛṣṇam ॥ālōkayē॥

  meaning

  Krishna beautiful with the delight of flute-music, whose deeds are celebrated by the lineage of Paramahamsas — behold!

• verse 10

  चरणं 3गोवत्स बृन्द पालक कृष्णंकृत गोपिका चाल खेलन कृष्णं

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  charaṇaṃ 3gōvatsa bṛnda pālaka kṛṣṇaṃkṛta gōpikā chāla khēlana kṛṣṇaṃ

  meaning

  Krishna the protector of herds of young calves, who plays the game of teasing the Gopis —

• verse 11

  नन्द सुनन्दादि वन्दित कृष्णंश्री नारायण तीर्थ वरद कृष्णम् ॥आलोकये॥

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  nanda sunandādi vandita kṛṣṇaṃśrī nārāyaṇa tīrtha varada kṛṣṇam ॥ālōkayē॥

  meaning

  Krishna worshipped by Nanda, Sunanda, and others, the boon-giver to Narayana Tirtha — behold!