Daśarūpa-Gītikā (Song for the Ten-Incarnation God)
Extracted from Sanskrit
Kāvya ‘Mātŗigītikāñjalih’
(English Translation by the
Author Dr. Harekrishna Meher)
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(For protection of the world
and for welfare of the creation,
Supreme God manifests His
own self in various mortal forms.
Matsya, Kūrma, Varāha,
Narasimha, Vāmana, Paraśurāma,
Śrīrāma, Balarāma, Buddha
and Kalki, these ten incarnations
of the Almighty Supreme
being are extolled in this lyric.)
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Om,
Salutations to thee, Victory to thee.
O
Ye Ten-Incarnation God !
For
the safe establishment of righteousness
in
the world, you have discus shining
in
your hand that severs all the evils. (0)
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You,
the Supreme omnipotent Lord,
killing
the demon Śańkha, preserve
the
Vedic scriptures of Brahmā, the Creator.
With
divine excellence, you Fish-Incarnate,
rejoice
in dissolution caused by the overflow
of
great unsurpassable vast oceans.
Salutations
to thee. (1)
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At
the time of churning the ocean,
you
bear on your back
the
great mountain Mandara
wisely
placed by the deities and the demons.
O
Tortoise-Incarnation !
Thy
noble deed in this aquatic form
renders
welfare of the world.
All
the kinnaras, nāgas and human beings
are
pleased with thy form.
Salutations
to thee. (2)
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The
process of worldly creation
should
be protected safely.
So
the Earth merged
in
the unfathomable waters
finds
refuge in the tip of teeth
of
your Boar-Incarnation that holds
the
movable and the immovable beings
and
that is adored by the people.
Salutations
to thee. (3)
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You
infuse great delight in the mind
of
your dear devotee Prahlāda.
You
tear the heart of the demon-king Hiraņyakaśipu
with
your sharp-pointed nails
destroying
evils in your Man-Lion- Incarnation.
For
protection of your devotee,
you
are the slayer of the wicked.
Salutations
to thee. (4)
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O
Dwarf-Incarnation !
You
are the saviour of the gods of heaven.
You
press down the demon-king Bali
into
the abyss of the nether world
under
the pretext of begging
three-feet
land as a gift from him.
The
great among the great,
You
pervade the three regions with your feet.
Salutations
to thee. (5)
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You
wander all over the world
twenty-one
times and
kill
the wicked Kshatriya warriors.
Having
an excellent axe in your hand,
You,
the great terrible warrior,
eradicate
the wild evils
in
your Paraśurāma-Incarnation.
Salutations
to thee. (6)
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O
Lord ŚrīRāma, the Consort of Sītā !
O
Crest-jewel of the dynasty of King Raghu !
O
Subduer of the demons such as Khara and Dushaņa !
O
Ye, the giver of fearlessness to Vibhīshaņa !
O
Ye, the terrible one in killing the demon-king Rāvaņa !
Thy
glory is designed in the battle of Lańkā
waged
with thy sin-destroying bow and arrow.
Salutations
to thee. (7)
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O
Balarāma-Incarnation
embellished
with blue attires !
Commendable
is thy celebrity
having
slain the demon Pralamba
and
having pierced the river Yamunā.
All
the evils fly away while you hold
the
auspicious plough and bow in your hands.
Sweet
voice of Kŗishņa,
the
slayer of the demon Madhu,
is
accompanied with thyself.
Salutations
to thee. (8)
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Your
preaching against violence
and
animal-sacrifice renders peace
and
well-being of the people.
O
Buddha, the Enlightened One !
Everyone
follows thy noble quality
in
the flow of compassion, affection and love,
effulgent
with thy heartiest feelings for others.
Salutations
to thee. (9)
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O
Kalki-Incarnation !
You
hold the great sword
scintillating
with the fire of virtues
and
exterminate the unbearable vices
in
the horrible age of Kali,
wherein
the roarings of the wicked
form
great fevers to the society.
Salutations
to thee. (10)
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May
thy auspicious eternal mercy
render
wellbeing on the holy occasion of this prayer
with
songs composed by Harekrishna Meher.
May
my mind always be engrossed in thyself,
the
Consort of Goddess Lakshmī.
O
Ten-Incarnation God !
Salutations
and victory to thee. (11)
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(Thus ends Daśarūpa-Gītikā)
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