Poet Sri Jayadeva starts his famous “Geeta Govinda Kavya’ meditating upon the incarnations of Sri Maha Bishnu on the earth, to protect the righteous and punish the wicked from time to time.
yadi hari smaraNE sarasam manO
yadi vilAsa kaLA sukutoohalam
madhura kOmala kAnta padAvaLeem
SruNu tadA jayadEva sarasvateem ||
If you are interested in meditating upon Srihari , if you are interested in knowing about divine love sports of Radha and Krishna and if you want to enjoy sweet and beautiful ‘Ashtapadis’, listen to Poet Jayadeva’s divine lyrics.
praLaya payOdhi jalE dhruta vA nasi vEdam
vihita vihitra charitra makhEdam
kESava dhruta meena Sareera
jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
Oh Sri Krishna, you incarnated on the earth as divine fish to restore the Vedas from oceans at the time of great deluge. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
kshitirati vipulatarE tava tishTati prushThE
dharaNi dharaNakina chakra garishTE
kESava dhruta kachchapa roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You incarnated as divine tortoise to bear ‘Mandara’ mountain on your vast hard back. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
vasati daSana SikharE dharaNi tava lagna
SaSini kaLanka kalEva nimagna
kESavadhruta sookara roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You incarnated as great boar with tough tusks and lifted the earth which resembled crescent moon. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
tava kara kamalE nakha madbhuta Srungam
daLita hiraNyakaSipu vara bhrungam
kESavadhruta narahari roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You incarnated as Narasimha, the man-lion with amazing sharp nails. You cut asunder demon Hiranyakasipa who was just like a bee before you. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
chalayasi vikramaNE balimadbhuta vAmana
pada nakha neera janita jana pAvana
kESavadhruta vAmana roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You incarnated as little bachelor Vamana and asked for three steps of space
from demon-king Bali. But you smartly spanned the whole cosmos in three steps.
Ganga river was born at your toe-nails. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
kshatriya rudhiramayE jagadapagata pApam
snApayasi payasi Samita bhava tApam
kESavadhruta bhrugu roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You incarnated as Parasurama and annihilated wicked Kshatriya kings to
dispel the sufferings of mankind. You created pools of blood to cleanse
the world from afflictions. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
vitarasi dikshuraNE dikpati kamaneeyam
daSamukha mouLi balim ramaNeeyam
kESavadhruta rAma Sareera jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You incarnated as Srirama and severed ten heads of demon Ravana and
offered them to lords of all the ten directions. Victory to Hari the
lord of the world.
vahasi vapushi viSadE vasanam jaladAbham
halahati bheeti miLita yamunAbham
kESavadhruta haladhara roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You took the form of Balarama who was bright like white cloud but
covered with black cloth. It was like black Yamuna river struck by
Balarama’s plough. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
nindasi yajna vidhE rahaha Sruti jAtam
sadaya hrudaya darSita paSughAtam
kESavadhruta buddha Sareera jaya jagadeeSaharE ||
You incarnated as compassionate Buddha who condemned animal sacrifice
during Yajnas and rituals. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
mlEchcha nivaha nidhanE kalayasi karavALam
dhoomakEtumiva kimapi karAlam
kESavadhruta kalki Sareera jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
You’ll incarnate as Kalki, wielding comet-like sword to destroy
barbarious communities ferociously by the end of Kaliyuga. Victory to
Hari the lord of the world.
Sri jayadEva kavErida mudita mudAram
SruNu Subhadam sukhadam bhava sAram
kESavadhruta daSavidha roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||
Poet Jayadeva describes the ten Avatars of Lord Krishna (Adi Vishnu).
Devotees who listen will be blessed with happiness, prosperity and the true
essence of worldly existence.
