Narayaniyam Dashaka 69
Narayaniyam Dashaka 69
nArAyaNIyaM dazaka 69 - rAsakrIDA
kezapAzadhRtapiJchikAvitatisaJcalanmakarakuNDalaM
hArajAlavanamAlikAlalitamaGgarAgaghanasaurabham |
pItaceladhRtakAJcikAJcitamudaJcadaMzumaNinUpuraM
rAsakeliparibhUSitaM tava hi rUpamIza kalayAmahe ||1||
tAvadeva kRtamaNDane kalitakaJculIkakucamaNDale
gaNDalolamaNikuNDale yuvatimaNDale'tha parimaNDale |
antarA sakalasundarIyugalamindirAramaNa saJcaran
maJjulAM tadanu rAsakelimayi kaJjanAbha samupAdadhAH ||2||
vAsudeva tava bhAsamAnamiha rAsakelirasasaurabhaM
dUrato'pi khalu nAradAgaditamAkalayya kutukAkulA |
veSabhUSaNavilAsapezalavilAsinIzatasamAvRtA
nAkato yugapadAgatA viyati vegato'tha suramaNDalI ||3||
veNunAdakRtatAnadAnakalagAnarAgagatiyojanA-
lobhanIyamRdupAdapAtakRtatAlamelanamanoharam |
pANisaGkvaNitakaGkaNaM ca muhuraMsalambitakarAmbujaM
zroNibimbacaladambaraM bhajata rAsakelirasaDambaram ||4||
spardhayA viracitAnugAnakRtatAratAramadhurasvare
nartane'tha lalitAGgahAralulitAGgahAramaNibhUSaNe |
sammadena kRtapuSpavarSamalamunmiSaddiviSadAM kulaM
cinmaye tvayi nilIyamAnamiva sammumoha savadhUkulam ||5||
svinnasannatanuvallarI tadanu kApi nAma pazupAGganA
kAntamaMsamavalambate sma tava tAntibhAramukulekSaNA ||
kAcidAcalitakuntalA navapaTIrasAraghanasaurabhaM
vaJcanena tava saJcucumba bhujamaJcitorupulakAGkurA ||6||
kApi gaNDabhuvi sannidhAya nijagaNDamAkulitakuNDalaM
puNyapUranidhiranvavApa tava pUgacarvitarasAmRtam |
indirAvihRtimandiraM bhuvanasundaraM hi naTanAntare
tvAmavApya dadhuraGganAH kimu na sammadonmadadazAntaram ||7||
gAnamIza virataM krameNa kila vAdyamelanamupArataM
brahmasammadarasAkulAH sadasi kevalaM nanRturaGganAH |
nAvidannapi ca nIvikAM kimapi kuntalImapi ca kaJculIM
jyotiSAmapi kadambakaM divi vilambitaM kimaparaM bruve ||8||
modasImni bhuvanaM vilApya vihRtiM samApya ca tato vibho
kelisammRditanirmalAGganavagharmalezasubhagAtmanAm |
manmathAsahanacetasAM pazupayoSitAM sukRtacodita-
stAvadAkalitamUrtirAdadhitha mAravIraparamotsavAn ||9||
kelibhedaparilolitAbhiratilAlitAbhirabalAlibhiH
svairamIza nanu sUrajApayasi cArunAma vihRtiM vyadhAH |
kAnane'pi ca visArizItalakizoramArutamanohare
sUnasaurabhamaye vilesitha vilAsinIzatavimohanam ||10||
kAminIriti hi yAminISu khalu kAmanIyakanidhe bhavAn
pUrNasammadarasArNavaM kamapi yogigamyamanubhAvayan |
brahmazaGkaramukhAnapIha pazupAGganAsu bahumAnayan
bhaktalokagamanIyarUpa kamanIya kRSNa paripAhi mAm ||11||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Narayaniyam Dashaka 69 is the sixty-ninth ten-verse section of the Narayaniyam, the Sanskrit devotional work composed by Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri in the 16th century CE. This dashaka is titled "Rasa Kreeda" and narrates the divine dance of Lord Krishna with the gopis of Vrindavana as described in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Within the Narayaniyam's overall retelling of the Bhagavatam, this section covers one of the most celebrated episodes of Krishna's life, interpreted in the tradition as a symbol of the soul's union with the divine.
What are the benefits of chanting Narayaniyam Dashaka 69?
- Deepens devotion through meditation on Krishna's Rasa Kreeda
- Cultivates qualities of surrender and love toward Lord Narayana-Krishna
- Purifies the mind through contemplation of the divine play (lila)
- Is recited on festivals associated with Krishna's life and the autumn full moon (Sharad Purnima)
When is the best time to recite this?
The dashaka is recited in the morning and evening. It is particularly significant during Janmashtami, Radhashtami, and Sharad Purnima, which is the traditional occasion of the Rasa Kreeda in the Bhagavatam narrative.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri composed the Narayaniyam at the Guruvayur temple in Kerala over 100 days around 1586 CE, producing a 1,000-verse condensation of the Srimad Bhagavatam. The Rasa Kreeda episode originates in the tenth canto of the Bhagavatam and is one of the most commented-upon episodes in Vaishnava theology. Bhattathiri's poetic rendering follows the bhakti-Vedanta framework characteristic of the Kerala school, treating the Rasa as both devotional narrative and philosophical allegory. This dashaka has 11 verses, one more than the standard ten.
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Related Texts
- Narayaniyam Dashaka 1 — the opening dashaka of the same work that provides the philosophical framework within which the Rasa Kreeda is narrated
- Gopika Geetam — the song of the gopis from the Srimad Bhagavatam, the source text that Bhattathiri condensed in this dashaka