chadimanaharivimukhan

Chadi man hari vimukhan by Soordas at Stutimandal

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Sample: O my mind! Abandon the company of those who have turned away from Hari. (Because) With those men, delusion is born and it becomes an obstacle in the bhajana (of Hari).[1]

dudha_prasanga

Doodh Prasang by Soordas at Stutimandal

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Sample: (Krsna says) O Mother! I will drink milk only on the condition that it will taste very nice; bring the milk which I milched out of the cow — feed me with only that milk.[1]

nisadina_barasata

Nisadin Barsat Nain by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: Our eyes are watery, day and night; ever since Śyāma left Vraja, the season of rain has dawned on us. (The eyes are shedding tears like rain drops, continuously.) The kājala-pigments don’t stay in eyes for long; they flow with tears and our hands and cheeks become dark due to it.[2]

hanuman_chalisa

Hanuman Chalisa by Tulsidas at Stutimandal

Dohā: The dust of lotus-feet of preceptor may sharpen the mirror like mind. [I am] narrating the pristine glory of Raghuvara (Rāma), which bestows all the four fruits — dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa — in life.[1]

gopalajhulana

Gopal Jhulan by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: Yaśodā is swinging Krsna (Gopāla) in a baby swing. Among the three-hundred thirty million demi-gods and sages, there is excitement about this event.[1]

godi_me_syaam

Godi me Syaam by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: Mother Yaśodā is swinging Śyāma (Kṛṣṇa) in the baby-swing. She is singing with immense happiness; the wife of Nanda (Yaśodā) sinks deep in her thoughts due to emotions.[1]

palanaa_jhuulanaa

Palanaa Jhulanaa of Krishna by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: Yaśodā is swinging Kṛṣṇa in a baby-swing. She moves the baby-swing and coaxes Kṛṣṇa with voice out of affection. She sings whichever lullaby comes to Her mind.[1]

yashoda_ji_prem

Yashoda Krishna Prem by Animesh at Stutimandal

Sample: When Yaśodā held Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa) in Her lap, she was not able to speak due to immense upsurge of emotions. She dedicated her heart and gazed at Vihārī (Kṛṣṇa), thereby blooming lotuses in her lake-like mind.[1]

krishna_palanaa

Krishna in Baby Swing by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: The carpenter has made a baby-swing adorned with jewels, gems, and gold; there are many toys kept around it and strings of beautiful pearls are hanging at the four corners.[1]

uluukhal_bandhan

Ulookhal Bandhan by Soordas at Stutimandal

Sample: [Yaśodā says] ‘I have tied You (Kṛṣṇa) now and I will see who sets You free.’ Yaśodā said, ‘You have bothered me a lot,’ and tied the hand of Kṛṣṇa to a wooden-mortar.[1]

uluukhal_bandhan

Ulookhal Bandhan by Tulsidas at Stutimandal

Sample: [Cowherdesses say to Yaśodā] Look at the beautiful body of Hari (Kṛṣṇa). Why are you scolding Him like a heartless person? Just throw away that stick from your hands.[1]