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Damodara Lila

by Gurusevananda

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These are 8 Sanskrit verses praising Krishna's childhood pastimes known as Damodara Lila

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namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ
lasat-kuṇḍalaṁ gokule bhrājamānam
yaśodā-bhiyolūkhalād dhāvamānam
parāmṛṣṭam atyantato drutya gopyā

rudantam muhur netra-yugmam mṛjantaṁ
karāmbhoja-yugmena sātaṅka-netram
muhuḥ śvāsa-kampa-trirekhāṅka-kaṇṭha-
sthita-graivaṁ dāmodaram bhakti-baddham

itīdṛk sva-līlābhir ānanda-kuṇḍe
sva-ghoṣaṁ nimajjantam ākhyāpayantam
tadīyeṣita-jñeṣu bhaktair jitatvam
punaḥ prematas tam śatāvṛtti vande

varam deva mokṣaṁ na mokṣāvadhim vā
na cānyaṁ vṛṇe ‘háṁ vareśād apīha
idaṁ te vapur nātha gopāla-bālaṁ
sadā me manasy āvirāstām kim anyaiḥ

idaṁ te mukhāmbhojam atyanta-nīlair
vṛtaṁ kuntalaiḥ snigdha-raktaiś ca gopyā
muhuś cumbitam bimba-raktādharam me
manasy āvirāstām alaṁ lakṣa-lābhaiḥ

namo deva dāmodarānanta viṣṇo
prasīda prabho duḥkha-jalābdhi-magnam
kṛpā-dṛṣṭi-vṛṣṭyāti-dīnam batānu
gṛhāṇeśa mām ajñam edhy akṣi-dṛśyaḥ

kuverātmajau baddha-mūrtyaiva yadvat
tvayā mocitau bhakti-bhājau kṛtau ca
tathā prema-bhaktim svakām me prayaccha
na mokṣe graho me ‘sti dāmodareha

namas te 'stu dāmne sphurad-dīpti-dhāmne
tvadīyodarāyātha viśvasya dhāmne
namo rādhikāyai tvadīya-priyāyai
namo 'nanta-līlāya devāya tubhyam

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released November 1, 2020
Gurusevananda Das: acoustic guitar and vocal
Nitai Pada Kamala Das: Bansuri, Pakhawaj, karatalas, harmonium, vocal
Brahmarshi Das: vocal

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Gurusevananda Waterloo, Ontario

Born in Brazil, Gurusevananda spent over twelve years in India as a wandering sadhu. There he discovered the beauty and the transforming power of mantras, which became central to his human and spiritual development. His album Mantra-Yoga marks a transition from a phase of deep internal cultivation in India to a moment when he begins sharing this rich spiritual legacy. ... more

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