Gita Govinda -Jayadeva 36

Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami

Act One : sämoda dämodaraù

The Delighted Captive of Love

Scene One

Song 1

Verse 5

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pralaya-payodhi-jale dhåtavän asi vedam
vihita-vahitra-caritram akhedam
keçava dhåta-ména-çaréra jaya jagadéça hare
 

Translation

O Jagadéçvara! O Hari! From your eternal spiritual abode, you descend to this temporary world in the form of a fish and save the Vedas from the ocean of universal devastation, just as a ship effortlessly rescues a drowning man. May you be victorious.

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