Sri Krishna Chathusthayam

Sri Krishna   Chathusthayam

(The four verse  prayer to lord Krishna)

By

Kadathanattu K.Padmanabha Variar

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Radha slishta  thanum kaLaaya  kusuma  shyamam , prasannanananm,

Hasthanyastha svuvarna venumathulam  jyothirmayam mokshadham,

Vandhe  nirjara  sevitham pasupa  kanya vrundha  nethramrutham,

Pinchalankrutha moordhajam  gala lasad aaravalim  madhavam.

1.Salutations to him,  whose  body in embraced  by Radha ,  who is black like  the black flower  , who has a  pleasant face,

Who holds   in his hand    the  incomparable  lustrous golden flute , Who grants salvation,

Who is   served by the devasm, who is the  nectar   to the eyes  of  hoards  of cows and maids ,

Who decorates  his hair with  peacock feather and who is  Madhava who wears shining  garlands.

2.Yogeenaam hrudayeshu gopa ganikaa  vasseshu , suryathmaja ,

Theere kaliya  masthake   kuvalayaa peedasya   danthanthare  ,

Kamsasyopari  kauravasya   cha sabhaayaam  arjuna syandhane  ,

Yadrantham  parisobhitha  Ghana  nibham  thanme puro  bhasathaam.

2. Let  him   who lives  in the  heart  of sages  and gopa maidens,

Who on the banks  of Yamuna dances on head of Kaliya.

Who is in between the tusks   of the  elephant   called  Kuvalayapeeta,

Who is on the  top of Kamsa,  who was in the  royal hall of Kauravas ,

And who heavily  shines   driving chariot  to  Arjuna, shine on me.

3.Vandhe megha kalaaya  neela  vapusham, peethambaradambaram,

Bhaswath kausthubha rathna   shobitha  galam  vanyasyajalnkrutham,

Samasrarnava  tharakam , yadhu kula ksheerabdhi   jatham    vidhum,

Radha vakthra  saraoja  bhaskaram   aham  sri vasudevam vibhum.

3.I salute him who is   pretty with blue colour of the cloud , Who  wears  a yellow silk  luxuriously,

Who has a shining  neck wearing the Kausthubha   gem , who decorates himself   with forest  flowers,

Who makes us cross   the  ocean of Samsara, Who  is born out of the milky ocean of Yadhu clan,

Who shines like  the  lotus  flower  on the beck of RAdha   and who is  Lord  Vasudeva.

4,Krishnam naumi   mayoora  pincha  makutam maaleya  pundram  Ghana-,

Shyamam   shyamala roopamatha  muraleem  , kandollasad  kaushthubham,

Gogopalaka palakai   parivrutham   gobhi janabhyarchitham,

Nanda syanaka   dundhubescha sukruthaavraatham  , kisorakruthim.

4.I salute  Krishna   who   has  a crown decorated   with peacock feather  and lotus   garland,

Who is  like a black cloud  , who has a black form holding   a flute,

Who wears Kausthubha  gem on his neck, who is  surrounded by cows and cow herd boys  ,

Who is worshipped   by Gopi maidens, who used to play on small drums of for getting joy,

AS well  on very huge kettle    drums  and who had   a form of a lad.