by Damodara Rao Dasu

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33. gOpiya bhAgya vidu - bEhAg - Adi

P gOpiya bhAgyavidu
Sripati tA SiSu rupina liruvudu ||
Mother Yasoda is fortunate to have Lord Vishnu as child Krishna with her.
C 1 kaDu muddu rangana toDeyamElettuta
jaDeya hENedu hoomuDisi bEga
biDade muTTina chendaraLeleyanu
saDagaradinda alankAridaLu ||
She kept pretty Ranga on her lap, plaited his hair and decorated with flowers. Before he started crying she would decorate him with beautiful pendant joyfully.
C 2 nityanirmala nige neeraneredu tan
detti toDe yoliTu moleyadi
muTTu koTTu balu vidha dindADisi
ardhiyendali tA toogidaLu ||
She gave bath to Krishna who is ever unblemished. She seated him on her lap fed him with her milk. She fondled and kissed him. She rocked his cradle with immense love.
C 3 drushTi tAkee tendiTTu vibhutiya
taTTeyoLa Arati gaLa beLagi
dhaTTane uppu bEvu nivALisi
toTTi lOLiTTu tA toogidaLu ||
She smeared sacred ash on Krishna to drive away evil spirits. She offered auspicious 'Harati' . She waved salt and neem leaves around his face to ward off evil spirits. She kept him in cradle and rocked it gently.
C4,C5 ennaya rannane summani rO doDDa
gummanu baruvanu aLabEDa
summane iruninagammi koDuve nendu
bommana pitana tA toogidaLu ||
mAdhava jO madhusudana jOjO
yAdava rAya Sri rangana jO
Adimooruti namma purandara viTThalana
adaradinda tA toogidaLu ||
Oh sweet Krishna, sleep silently. Otherwise ogre will come to scare you. Don't cry. I'll give you my milk. She rocked the cradle of Krishna the father of Brahma. How fortunate Mother Yasoda is!!!.
Oh Madhava, Oh Madhusudana
Oh king of Yadavas, Oh Ranga
You are primordial deity. You are Purandara Vitthala. She rocked Krishna in the cradle singing gently.