by Damodara Rao Dasu

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SaraNam bhava krishNa - kApi - aTa

Slokam:
SravaNAnjalibhirgOpyO gOvinda vachanAmrutam
peetvApi jAti svabhAvyAllajjA bhAra bharaisthitAh||
Meaning:
Gopikas listened to the nectarine words of Krishna but due to their feminine nature kept silent in modesty.

P SaraNam bhava krishNa samsaratAm bhava krishNa || Oh Krishna, please protect us from sufferings of worldly life.
A.P. karuNA tava samsaraNa payOdhi sam
taraNeeti varamuni phaNiti rasmAkam ||
Great sages told us that we can cross the ocean of worldly problems by your grace.
C 1 ArambhaNa madha jagati phalAvadhi
dheera munibhi riha nischita makilam
bhoori krupAlaya mAhurihAgama ||
They said that you are creator and soul of the universe, that you are the essence of Vedas and that you are ever pious. Great sages revealed that you are ocean of compassion.
C 2 noonam tribhuvana gruhiNee patiriti
gAnam mahatA manu samviditam
Sri nandAtmaja Sri vasudhAdhipA
nandam tvA manuyAmO niratam ||
Oh son of Nanda, Oh Lord of the universe, you are the lord of Lakshmi the queen of all 'Lokas'. We are sure of it and seek refuge in you always.
C 3 kAminee jana sakala kAmaduham parama
kAruNikam prAhu rEva bhavantam
kOmala girA gOpikAgaNa geetam
gOvindamiti nArAyaNa teerdha bhaNitam ||
You are embodiment of mercy. Gopikas absolutely believe that you fulfill all their desires. Narayana Teerdha wrote this song of sweet words of Gopikas addressed to Sri Krishna.