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Bhagavatam - Kunti Stuti
Bhagavatam - Kunti Stuti
मायाजवनिकाच्छन्नमज्ञाधोक्षजमव्ययम्।
न लक्ष्यसे मूढदृशा नटो नाट्यधरो यथा॥१९॥
"I, an ignorant woman, make obeisance to You, the Prime Person,
transcending Prakrti and dwelling inside as well as outside all
created beings, the invisible and imperishable God existing beyond
the range of sense-perception and screened by the curtain of Maya.
You, cannot be seen by a man of perverted vision even as a dunce
would fail to recognize an actor appearing in a garb appropriate to
the stage. (18-19)
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O All pervading Lord! Do cast on me, the foresaken one, the glances
of Thy pair of eyes which are attractive with brows that are
tremulous like gentle waves in the ocean of compassion. Thy eyes
which are very lustruous and have rows of beautiful bluish
eyelashes. They are shaped like big red lotus petals and have very
beautiful pupils. Thy glances cool the worlds.
नमोऽकिञ्चनवित्ताय निवृत्तगुणवृत्तये।
आत्मारामाय शान्ताय कै वल्यपतये नमः॥२७॥
"I believe You to be Kala (the Time-Spirit), the almighty Ruler of all,
having no beginning n/ or end and moving alike among all the
creatures, although it is You, again, who serve as an occasion
forthem to contend with one another. (28) None, O Lord, can know
what You intend doing when You are acting like men. No one is ever
dear or loathsome to You; it is men alone who think of You in terms
of diversity. (29) O Lord, You are the Soul of the universe, nay, the
universe itself. You are, as a matter of fact, devoid of birth and
actions; Your birth and actions in the sub-human species as well as
among men, Rsis and aquatic creatures are mere sport.(30) When
You offended (Your foster-mother) Yasoda (by smashing the pot of
curds) and she took a cord to bind You, the way in which You stood
full of fear, with Your face cast down, Your eyes rolling about in
confusion and their collyrium dissolved in tears, fills me with
bewilderment. To think that even He of whom Fear itself is afraid
should appear so stricken with fear! (31) Some people aver that,
though unborn, You have appeared in the race of Your beloved
Yadu of sacred renown just in order to enhance his glory, even as a
sandal tree takes root on the Malaya mountain in order to bring
reputation to the latter. (32) Others declare that, though birthless,
You were born of Devaki, Vasudeva's wife for the protection of this
world and the extermination of the enemies of gods, as solicited by
the couple (in their previous existence). (33) Still others assert that
in response to the prayer of Brahma (the self- born Creator) You
have appeared (in our midst) to relieve the burden of the earth,
which was groaning under a heavy load like a vessel sinking in the
sea. (34) Some others maintain that You have descended on earth
with the intention of performing deeds fit to be heard of or dwelt
upon by those who are being tormented in this world by ignorance,
desire and selfish acts.(35) That is why Your devotees constantly
listen to, sing, repeat to others and contemplate on Your stories and
rejoice; and it is they alone who behold before long Your lotus-feet
that put an end to the stream of births and deaths. (36) O Lord', (we
know) You have always granted the wishes of Your own people. Is it
a fact, then, that You intend this very day to leave us, Your
relations, who exclusively depend on You and who have no asylum
other than Your lotus-feet, having alienated other monarchs by
inflicting suffering on them ? (37) When You are out of sight, the
Yadus and ourselves, the Pandavas, are of no more consequence in
name or form than the senses when their ruler, the soul, has
quitted them. (38) This earth will not look so bright then, O Wielder
of a mace, as it does now, adorned by Your foot-prints, which are
easily distinguished by their characteristic marks (of a lotus,
thunderbolt, banner and goad etc.).(39) These territories, so highly
prosperous and so rich in their ripe crops and vegetation, as well as
these woodlands and hills, rivers and oceans, flourish only under
Your benign looks. (40) O Lord, You are not only the Ruler and the
Soul of the universe but the universe itself; kindly cut asunder the
strong bond of affection that binds me with my own people, the
Pandus and the Vrsnis (the Yadus). (41)