by Damodara Rao Dasu

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Ehi Ehi vijaya gOpAla - sourAshTra - aTa

slOkam :
hasantam vadantam sameepE vasantam
muhussamsmarantam tapaha prAktanam tat
paraprEma bhaktyA prabhum prArdhayantee
svayam prAha chEdam vachassAdhu kubjA .

A woman appearing awkward with her hunchback came near Sri Krishna. She was laughing and talking. But Krishna remembered her previous birth and pious life. She bowed to Lord Krishna and prayed.
P Ehi Ehi vijaya gOpAlabAla
pAhiha mAm pAlaya lOkapAla ||
Oh victorious Gopala, please come. Oh lord of 'lokas', please protect me.
C 1 bhuvana sundara chAru vadanAbja
bhoori krupAlaya bhoomAbhidhAna
savitru manDala kOTi bhAsa
samsruti druDhapASa bandha vidaLana ||
Oh Krishna, you are the most beautiful lord with lotus like face. You are very compassionate and great. You are effulgent like million Suns. You sever our compelling worldly bonds.
C 2 gOparamaNeejAra ramaNa
gOvindaguNa maNi gaNavarAbharaNa
pApAsura brundanirharaNa
paramapAvana charita pAtakaharaNa ||
You bewitch beautiful Gopikas. Your unique virtues are your ornaments. You eradicated evil by destroying demons. Your glory is supreme. You dispel the most henious sins.
C 3 gandhamAlyAdi gruhANa gaLita
bhava phaNeendra garuDa viharaNa
sundara mama dEhi suratamiha
sukhaya mAmiha dEva mama bhava SaraNam ||
Oh Lord, please accept sandalwood garlands and other auspicious things. You recline on Adisesha. Garuda bird is your vehicle. Bestow me the happiness of your company. I seek for refuge.
C 4 kalita kasturikAtilaka
karadhruta muraLee kalanAdarasika
balajita suravairi nivaha
baddha mAyoora pincha vanajAbha nayana||
Kasturi mark on your forehead is attractive. You hold flute in your hand and enjoy playing music. You destroyed demons with your amazing power. You look beautiful with peacock feathers on your head. Your eyes are beautiful like lotus flower.
C 5 paripurNAnanda samudra
pApa mahATavee pAvaka roudra
parijana kruta bahubhadra
vara nArAyaNa teerdha dhruta bOdha mudra ||
Oh Krishna, you are absolutely beautiful. You are like devastating fire that destroys forest-like sins. You are protector of devotees. Narayana Teerdha is blessed to follow your sacred preachings.