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Shri Krishna Lahari with Translation..}## \itxtitle{.. shrIkR^iShNAlaharI sArthA ..}##\endtitles ## %69 chaturbAhuH shrImatsajalajaladashyAmalatanuH prakAshadvaktrenduH saduDugaNamuktAvalirapi | taDidvAsA bhAsvatsutilakalasanmauliraghahR^it kShamAdhyasya hyatrerapi jayati sUnuH svahitakR^it || 1|| api shrIkR^iShNe te mahimaparapAraM bhajati ko na sheSho.asheShAsyairapi kathayituM vA prabhavati | ato hyIto vAchaH shuchaya iha vachmyalpakamidaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 2|| alakShyaM te rUpaM vachanahR^idayAdhvAtigamato nato.ahaM te lakShyaM kathamapi cha vij~nAya varade | pravR^ittastvAM stotuM svamatigatitaste varamude namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 3|| kR^itA sAhityaj~nairapi suguNasampatsalalitA imatArthAstAnarthA na cha tava mude sApi kavitA | samarthAthApi tvaM shishuvachanavanme shR^iNu mudA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 4|| rasaj~nA me dattA muninamitadattAtrajapade mude tasyApIyaM prabhavati na kiM sAdhulaharI | harIshAtmA kR^iShNA yata iyamabhUddattadayitA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 5|| na cha prAjyaM rAjyaM na cha vibudhapUjyaM surapadaM padaM pUShNo jiShNorapi mama na viShNorabhimatam | mataM dattAtreyaprapadaparipUtaM tava taTaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 6|| na bhogaM no yogaM na cha duritabha~NgaM laShati me mano.arogaM gA~NgaM jalamapi na sA~NgaM shrutigaNam | na yAgaM na svargaM tava satatayogaM lasati me namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 7|| mano me shrIkR^iShNe tvadapasarati kvApi na kalau malaughaghnItIghnI bhavati bhavatIheti satatam | suvishvastaM srastaM jagati gatide sAdhanachayAnna maH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 8|| mahAbha~NgA ga~NgA yadi duritabha~NgA.atra kathitA matA.apIha tvattaH kathamadhikatAmeti vimatA | hareH sA~NghryudbhUtA tvamiha nanu mUrtA paritanurna maH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 9|| harergaM~NgA~NghryabjAbhinavabisavallI bhavatu vA.a\- dhitiShThatvITshIrShaM sragiva cha patAkeva sutarAm | prakAmaM mukterna tvamiva bhavati shrIharitanurna maH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 10|| gate jIve kanyAM jagati bahumAnyAM shikhariNI\- ha sahre tvAM dhanyA janani bhaginIvAmarasarit | samAgatyApyabdaM paramaniyamAttiShThati mudA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 11|| mahAjambudvIpe vR^ijinaharatIrthAni varade samAyAnti tvAntu trividhamalade tAni parade | tadA tvatsnAnAdeH phalamapi na vaktuM prabhurajo namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 12|| pitR^Inuddishyaiko vitarati nivApA~njalimaye manuShyastvayyagre sakalapitarosya drutaraye | gatiM yAnti shrAddhAdapi cha punarAvR^ittirahitAM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 13|| mahApApyAkalpaM yadi vidhivashAddurgatimito vR^iShotsargAtso.api drutamiha hi nArAyaNabaleH | tripiNDIshrAddhAdvA vrajati sugatiM durlabhatarAM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 14|| sutaM lebhe vandhyA R^iNahatimR^iNI duHkhyapi sukhaM naro yo yo yaM yaM smarati hR^idi kAmaM sa sa cha tam | avApeti j~nAtvA janani patitaste.adya purato namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 15|| aho mAhAtmyaM te shukajanaka AhAtra hi mahA\- baleshAdAsindhorubhayataTasaMstheShu bahuShu | mahAtIrtheShvagryaM nR^iharipuri tIrthAShTakamidaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 16|| mukhaM te sahyAdhaH sadayahR^idayaM te narahareH pure.apyAndhre nAbhiH prapadayugalaM prAchyaviShaye | aye shrIkR^iShNe te prathitamiha rUpaM munimate namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 17|| naraH shrIkR^iShNe te sulabhamamR^itaspardhi madhuraM varaM nAma brUyAtkathamapi sa niHshreyasamiyAt | sudUrastho svastho.apyatha kimuta sAkShAdbhajati yo namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 18|| pureShTaM dattaM vA vihitamapi pUrtaM cha sukR^itaM svadhItaM vA japtaM shrutamapi yasho.ajasya hi tadA | bhavaddR^iShTiH kR^iShNe bhavati bhavabhIhR^itkhalu nR^iNAM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 19|| prakR^ityaikyAdbhedo na hariharayoH pratyayavashAt pR^ithagvadbhAtIti prathayitumaho shambhuvapuShA | yutA veNyApi tvaM bhagavati pR^ithaktvaM na bhajase namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 20|| aye yogidhyeye nigamagaNageye.abdhinilaye.a napAye dattAye kaluShavilaye sahyatanaye | tvadanyanno vIkShe sulabhasharaNaM lIDhamaraNaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 21|| parikrAntA deshA bhagavati chatasrao.api cha dishA na shAntA duShTAshApyajani vapuSho me.antimadashA | prashAntAdyaivAshA tava dR^ishivashAdAsa sudashA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 22|| tvadIye sattoye jalacharagaNA ye gatabhayA vayAMsIshe vAnye pashumR^igagaNAH kITakagaNAH | api snAtAH pItAH kathamapi tataste divamitA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 23|| gataH krUro jAro divamapi cha choro vanacharo varode te snAnAtkathamapi naro yaH shrutiparaH | sa kiM snAnAtte na vrajati gatimamba shrutamate namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 24|| api snAtaM tIrthaM sakalamakhilaM daivatamihArchitaM sarvaM dattaM hutamapi cha pUrtaM khalu kR^itam | tava snAtaM mAtarvidhivadiha yenAmbu sugate namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 25|| avaj~nAtaM tIrthaM sakalamapi devA avamatA na dattaM me neShTaM matamapi cha pUrtaM kimapi no | shritaM tvatsAmarthyAdarabharavashAddevi sarite namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 26|| kShamaH kasyApyagre kShaNamapi na cha sthAtumabhave bhaveyaM tUrdhvAsyobhavamiha hi hAsyAspadamataH | taveyaM lajjAstAmapi sapadi mAmuddhara hite namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 27|| tvayA pratyAkhyAto yadi bhavati bhIto.ayamabhave bhavedaj~nasyAsya trijagadudare kiM nu sharaNam | raNannuchchairuchchaistadiha maraNaM yAmi mahite namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 28|| mahApApaM tApaM gatamapi sakampaM gatakR^ipaM sashApaM loko mAM hasatu tamu tApaM na gaNaye | bibhemyaMhopAye tava birudabha~NgAdbhaganute namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 29|| tritApaghnItighnI bhuvi patitapAvanyaghaharA tritApaghnI bhIghnI vividhavaradAtrI R^iNaharA | varA sindhuShvetadbirudanichayo jIvatu chiram namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 30|| yadA.asyAvirbhUtA tvamiha tata Arabhya patitA vishodhyApyunnItA adhikatama ebhyo.asmyata imam | yadoddhartuM shaktA tvamasi tata uttiShTha sarite namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 31|| ayaM sAmAnyo.astItyapi manasi mA sthApaya yataH samastAghaughAste janani mayi tiShThanti suchiram || ato baddhvottiShTheshvari parikaraM tvaM dR^iDhataram namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || mamoddhAreNAdya trijagati sukIrtirbhavatu te.a\- site.atIte kAle na khalu vimale tvIdR^igabhavat | prasa~Ngo.asa~Ngo.ahaM tata upari yAsye.abhayapadaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 33|| ataH prAdurbhUtvA paramanijarUpeNa sahasA mamAghAdrInbhitvA sakalamalahantrIha sahasA | kR^ipAkShIraM dhR^itvA.a~Nkamupari cha me dehi sahasA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 34|| kutastvayyetAvadduritamiti sha~NkAstu na yato.a\- nyathA.a.atmAnaM santaM tata itarathA vedmi hi mayA | nijAtmastenena pratipadamaghaM kiM na vihitaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 35|| samaM sAkShAtpashyasyakhilahR^idayasthe bhagavati tvadagre vaktavyaM na hi na hi tathApIha vadati | prabhoragre lokastadanusaraNaM me.astu sharaNaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 36|| svabhUrUpeNa tvaM sR^ijasi haridhAmnA.avasi harAt manA haMsIndrAdyA visR^ijasi vibhUtIH svakalayA | layAnte te kukiMSha vishati sakale ma~Ngalagate namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 37|| ihApi tvaM pApiprachayamalasa~NkShAlanapaTUdakAt mA bhUrAbhUrapi suragaNAH shApamiShataH | svatantre sanmantre sarita iha bhUtvA tava gatA namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 38|| tamonutte bhAsA jagati khalu bhAsvAnna bhavati svaya~njyotiH sa tvAM tapanamiva bhaM bhAsayata it | ayaM bhAtAM tvAnu dyumaNisahitaM bhAti sakalaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 39|| gaNI veNI bhUtvA.apyasurasuravArAdR^itapado madoddhR^ityai yaddR^igbhuvanajayino.alaM kusumagoH | sa govAho.api tvAM paramasakhivatsa~Ngata uto namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 40|| svayambhUrbrahmA.ayaM bhuvanarachanAbhij~nadhiShaNaH kukudmatyAkhyA.asau saridiha hi bhUtvA.api sutavat | samAyAtastvAM sammukhamu karahATAkhyaviShaye namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 41|| dvijAH kAle kAle shuchiShu cha chaturbhiH phaladR^isha\- shchaturbhidrvAbhyAM pa~nchabhirapi budhA juhvati sati | punadrvAbhyAM snAnAdapi nayasi nAkaM tvamakhilAn namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 42|| prabhAvaste.apIdR^igdahati dahano vAti pavano manohlAde bhItastapati tapano dhAvati mR^itiH | vR^iShA varShatyanye ta iha balimujhjhanti niyataM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 43|| kva shaktiste.anante vivadhakukR^itAdripraharaNa\- kShamA sAmAnyaM me trividhamapi pApaM kva nu kiyat | tavAgre vahnyagre virasabahushaShpAdrivadaho namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 44|| na kR^ichChrAdyAH shaktA yadaghaharaNAyApi bahusho na cha prAyashchittaM havanajapanAdyaM kShamamabhUt | sa kR^iShNe tvatsnAnAdvrajati sushachiH sandivamaho namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 45|| kusa~NgAnyAtryarthApaharaNamukhaM kAyikamaghaM harejyA.a.aryonnindAkadashanamukhaM vAchikamagham | kuchintA.anyAnarthasmaraNamukharaM mAnasamaghaM namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 46|| svadIyAtmaspR^iShTaH spR^ishatu gatide sparshana uta svadIyaM pAnIyaM patatu vadanAbje mama bata | utAho tvannIre tuhinashishire.a~Nga patatu me namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 47|| nutAM tIrthaiH sarvairapi jagati sarvAbhiramale saradbhirdevendrairapi munibhiratyAdR^itataTAm | na kastvAM seveta pravarasaridatrAdhimathane namaH shrIkR^iShNe te jaya shamitatR^iShNe gurumate || 48|| dharendratanaye.abhaye.asmyupagato.anukampodaye jayeshvari harIsharUpiNi maNidyute tvA.arthaye | aye nadi na dInatAM vrajatu hR^inmadIyaM svaye.a\- kShaye vapuShi te.asite bhavatu dR^iktvadIye.ammaye || 49|| kAchitkShAlayati prabhoH padayugaM kAchitkamArohati svedAtkApi jaTAditaH prakaTitA baddhA.aparodvAhitA | uchchaiH kAchana mAninIha patitA jAtA gatA kApyadha\- styaktaM te na cha nAma rUpamapi satkR^iShNe dashAyAmiha || 50|| (hArabandhaH) deveDye vedavedye jaya jaya bhavahR^ittvaM kR^ipAkR^iShTakR^iShNe trAhi trAhi grahItR^IMstava bhavahavarAkhyAM sadA satyasandhe | bhUyo bhUyo.abhayoktirvitara tava tanuryeha mohaprahartrI sA me kAmesha medhyA manasi nayanayorAdastu datta || 51|| (gomUtrikAbandha) kR^iShNAM yo vR^iNute bhaktaH padaM yAyAnnirantaram tR^iShNAM yo vR^iNute.abhaktaH khedaM yAyAnnirantaram || 52|| kR^iShNAsthapreritamatirvAsudevasarasvatI | kR^iShNAmastaudataH prIyAnnarasiMhasarasvatI || iti shrIvAsudevAnandasarasvatIvirachitA kR^iShNAlaharI samAptA | ## \chapter{Sri Krishnaa the River Translation} by P. R. Kannan The daughter of (Sahyadri) hills, Krishnaa river, who has four arms, with shining black body like water bearing clouds, face radiant like moon, with pearl necklaces of stars, apparel of lightning, face luminous with beautiful Tilaka, destroyer of sins (of bathers), and who does good for devotees, shines, along with Dattatreya, son of Atri Maharishi. (1) The poet is a devotee of Dattatreya. O Sri Krishnaa, who can reach the unattainable limit of your glory! Even Sesha with all his (thousand) mouths cannot express it. Hence, with modesty, I proceed to say these few straight words. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are the impelling force of Gurus. (2) O boon giver Sri Krishnaa, your real form is not perceptible, as it is beyond the path (scope) of words and heart. Somehow having understood the perceptible form, I bow to you. For your supreme pleasure, I am embarking on this praise of yours in accordance with my intellect. Prostrations to you, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are the driving force of Gurus. (3) Sri Krishnaa, poetry endowed with virtues and graceful ease has been rendered by experts in literature. However a poem with limited, though free from absence of, meanings, has not been put out for your pleasure. Now please listen happily to my childish words. Prostrations to you, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are the driving force of Gurus. (4) Sri Krishnaa, my tongue has been dedicated to you, who are worshipped by Munis, you who is at the feet of Dattatreya; does this virtuous wave of poetry not become source of cheer to Dattatreya? Indeed it does because Krishnaa, the very form of Hari and Shiva, became the beloved of Dattatreya. Prostrations to you, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (5) I do not desire well endowed kingdom, nor the state of Deva like Agni, regarded highly by Devas, nor Surya's, nor Indra's, nor even Vishnu's. I do desire your riverbank, purified by the feet of Dattatreya. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (6) My mind does not long for worldly pleasures, nor Yoga, nor removal of sins or difficulties, nor good health, nor Ganga waters, nor the mass of Vedas with the six Angas (parts), nor Yagas, nor Swarga, but it longs only for your constant company. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (7) Sri Krishnaa, my mind does not swerve from you anywhere; it is my firm belief that here in this world, in this Kaliyuga, you are the destroyer of all masses of sins and also disasters like too much of rain etc. O bestower of Gnana and virtuous path, in this world, I have dropped use of various means (of attaining Purusharthas). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (8) If Ganga of powerful waves is reckoned here to destroy sins and is also honoured accordingly, I have to disagree as to how She is higher than you. She is born of the feet of Hari, whereas you are certainly the very form of Hari. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (9) Let Ganga be the new lotus stem at the lotus feet of Hari, or let it adorn the head of Shiva like a garland, or let it be the flag of Mukti as desired intently, but Ganga does not become the body of Hari. (That merit belongs to Krishnaa only). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (10) O Mother, when Brihaspati transits to Kanya Rashi, Ganga, the celestial river, comes to you, you being fortunate and highly regarded in the world, in the Sahyadri mountains, as if approaching a sister and remains here for a year with great discipline (observing the rule of not going anywhere else) happily (for ridding herself of sins left by those who bathe in her). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (11) Note: Ganga Kund in Sahyadri is observed to be full during this period when Guru is in Kanya Rashi and empty during other periods. O giver of boons, remover of three types of impurities (mental, vocal and bodily), in the great Jambudvipa, many tirthas, which remove sins, come to you (for cleansing themselves). O bestower of Moksha, when those tirthas arrive, even Brahma is incapable of describing the fruit of bath etc. (touch, drinking etc ) in your waters. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (12) O river of fast speed, someone gives in your waters offerings for his forefathers. O foremost river, all his Pitrus attain good state. When he performs Tirthashraaddha, his Pitrus attain the state free from rebirth.  Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (13) If a sinner who has committed the five great sins attains evil state, viz. Naraka, for long period till the end of kalpa, even he attains good state, difficult of attainment, viz. Moksha quickly, when someone in his lineage performs here in Krishnaa river Vrishotsarga (letting off bull, performed on eleventh day), with Narayanabali (special Shraaddha in such cases), or Tripindi Shraaddha. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (14) I came to know that with your blessings, a barren woman got a son, an indebted person got released from debt, a person in misery attained happiness; whichever man thought of whichever desire in his heart, he attained it. O Mother, today I have dropped in obeisance in front of you. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (15) What a wonder! Your glory was sung by Vyasa, the father of Suka. There it is stated that there are many great tirthas on both the banks of the river, starting from Mahabaleshwar, the originating place till the ocean; of them, the eight tirthas in Nruharipur (Narasimhawadi) are the foremost. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (16) Your face is in the region at the foot of Sahyadri mountains (place called Wai); your compassionate heart is in Narasimhapuri (Narasimhawadi); your navel is in Andhra region (Kurupur/ Kurugaddi); your twin feet are in the eastern region (two branches at the place of joining the ocean). O Sri Krishnaa, your form here, worshipped by sages, is celebrated. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (17) O Sri Krishnaa, when a man, who is at a great distance and is not in good health, chants, under whatever circumstances, your easily pronounced name, whose sweetness challenges nectar and is the best, he attains the highest spiritual good, viz. Moksha. Then, what to say of him, who comes to you in person (and bathes). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (18) When Ishta Dharma (yagnas etc. for public good), charity (Danam), Purta Dharma (roads etc. for public good) as specified in Shastras, or other meritorious deeds are done, Vedic study undertaken, chanting of Mantras done, or the fame of Vishnu and Shiva is heard, oh Krishnaa, then seeing you, which removes the fear of Samsara, falls to the lot of men. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (19) Owing to unity of disposition, there is no difference between Hari and Hara; but due to custom they are known to appear different. O Bhagavati, you are joined by Veni, who is of Shambhu's form, hence you are not different. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (20) O Devi meditated upon by yogis, sung by mass of Vedas, with destination of ocean, undiminished, bestower of good fortune, remover of sins, daughter of Sahyadri, I do not see any other, easy to take refuge in and destroyer of death. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (21) O Bhagavati, I have roamed around countries, went in all four directions; my evil desires have not been quelled. The end state of my body has arrived. By seeing you, my desires have been sublimated today; good state has dawned on me. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (22) O Iswari, aquatic creatures, birds, other animals and insect groups take bath in your sacred waters without fear, and also drink your waters somehow; they then move to Swarga. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (23) O Mother, by somehow bathing in your celebrated waters, even a cruel person, an adulterer, a thief and a forest-dweller attain to Swarga. O Devi celebrated in Shastras, when a man dedicated to Vedas takes bath in your waters, does he not attain to the lofty state? Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (24) O Devi of Supreme Gnana, one who has bathed in your waters as per procedure laid down, has indeed bathed in all Tirthas, has worshipped all Devatas here, has given all Danams (ritual charity), has performed all yagnas, and has indeed performed all Purta dharmas (like roads etc. for public good). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (25) O Devi in the form of river, owing to my great admiration for your capacity, all Tirthas were dishonored by me, Devas were also disrespected, no Danam (charity) was done, no Ishta Dharma (yagas etc. for public good) was done, no Purta Dharma (digging wells etc. for public use) was done. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (26) O Devi beyond samsara, I am unable to stand even for a second in front of anyone (Devata, tirtha etc.) I shall only move about with face turned upwards (in worry of who is going to protect me). Hence I am the subject of ridicule. But this should cause bashfulness in you. O well wisher, please raise me quickly. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (27) O Devi beyond birth, if I am rejected by you, I shall fear as to who in the belly of the three worlds would give this ignorant me refuge; crying more and more loudly, I shall embrace death here, O glorious Devi. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (28) Let the world laugh at me, who is a great sinner, subject to threefold misery (Aadhidaivika, Aadhibhoutika and Adhyatmika), trembling (at not finding refuge), having lost all sympathy, also subject to curse of the world. I do not reckon that to be distress. O destroyer of misery, O Devi worshipped by Surya, I fear the damage to your laudatory attributes. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst  (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (29) Your group of titles of praise includes: destroyer of threefold misery, eliminator of natural disasters like floods, purifier of the fallen in the world, remover of grief, destroyer of three types of sins (committed with thought, word and deed), remover of fear, bestower of many types of boons, eliminator of debts (to Devas, Rishis and Pitrus), the best among rivers. May this list of titles last long. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (30) O Devi River, from the time you manifested here, you have been purifying the ones who are fallen and raising them to higher state; but I am the worst of the lot. Hence if you are capable of raising me, please rise. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (31) O Mother, do not establish even a thought in your mind that this me (in front of you) is an ordinary fellow, because masses of all sins have abided in me for long. Hence, O Iswari, you please fasten your girdle firmly and get up (to raise me). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (32).   O Dark coloured Devi, by rescuing me today, may your fame spread in all three worlds. O pure one, in the past no such occasion (of having rescued such a great sinner) arose. When you lift me up, I shall become unattached and shall proceed upwards to the state of total freedom from fear (as fear arises only on account of the cognition of another entity as per Upanishad). Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (33) Hence please appear quickly in your supreme natural form (with four arms etc.). O remover of all impurities, destroy the mountains of my sins here urgently. O lovely Devi, please place me with love on your lap and give me milk of compassion. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (34) Let there be no doubt as to from where this kind of sin came in me. The cause is that when the Atman is there (non doer, non enjoyer etc.), I have understood otherwise (that I am the doer, enjoyer etc.). Thus by me, who has robbed my own Atman, which sin has not been committed in every step? Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (35) O Bhagavati, you abide in the hearts of all beings and hence you witness everything directly. There is nothing remaining to be said at all in front of you. Even then I say all this as I follow the practice of this world of submitting all miseries in front of Iswara. Please give me refuge. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (36) In the form of Brahma you create the world, as Vishnu you protect, as Shiva you destroy. You release with your power manifestations of glory like Indra. At the time of Mahapralaya, all creation enters your belly, O glorious Devi, the form of all auspiciousness. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (37) O all pervading Devi, here too you are in the form of water, master in cleansing the mass of impurities of sinners. O Devi of free will, of excellent resolve, even groups of Devas have taken the form of rivers here under the pretext of curse and join you. (Devas including Brahma and Rudra were cursed once by Saraswathi to become inert and they became rivers. Brahma became Kakudmati and Shiva became Veni. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (38) Owing to your radiance, Surya, Chandra and Agni acquire brightness and destroy darkness in the world. You are self luminescent;  Surya does not make you bright in the way he brightens the stars. Following your luminosity, the whole world along with the Sun shines brightly. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (39) To cleanse the arrogance of the conqueror of worlds, Manmatha (the flower arrowed), Shiva's mere look was sufficient. Even that Shiva, whose vehicle is Nandi, who is the head of Ganas, whose feet are honoured by Asuras and Devas, joined you like the greatest friend in the form of Veni river. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (40) The self born Brahma, possessed of the expertise in creation of worlds, became a river called Kakudmati and joined you like a son in the area of Karahat. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst  (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (41) O Devi, the wise twice born, who look for fruits (as said in Vedas) perform oblation from time to time in Agnis with mantras of four letters (by Adhvaryu), four letters (by Aagneedhra), two letters (by Adhvaryu), five letters (by Hota) and again mantra of two letters (by Hota). But you lead all people through mere bath to Swarga. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (42) O delighter of mind, your power is such that owing to fear of you, Agni burns, Vayu moves about, Surya heats up, Mrityu runs (after dying persons), Indra rains and others here make specified offerings. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (43) O infinite Devi, where is your power of ability in destroying mountains of sins and where is my ordinary threefold (of thought,  word and deed) sin. It is like a heap of dry tender grass in front of fire. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (44) O Krishnaa, he, whose sins are not removed by Krichchra (Vedic expiation) and other such practices, nor by Havana, Japa etc., attains to Heaven , having been purified by bathing in your waters. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (45) Please remove my bodily sins of evil company, harming others, stealing others' wealth etc., sins by mouth of criticizing those worthy of worship, great and virtuous persons, eating prohibited food etc., and mental sins of bad thought, thought of evil for others etc. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (46) O Devi bestowing Supreme state, may the air contact me after touching you; may your waters drop into my lotus mouth; oh, may my body drop into your ice cool waters. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (47) O Devi, the pure one, the remover of mental afflictions, you are adored by all Tirthas, all rivers and highly regarded by great Devas and Munis. O the chief among rivers, is there anyone who will not worship you here. Prostrations to you, Sri Krishnaa, victory to you. You are the queller of thirst (for water as well as for mundane things); you are held in respect by Guru Dattatreya. (48) O the fearless daughter of Mountain (Sahyadri), the very source of compassion, I have come to you. O Iswari, the very form of Hari and Shiva, with gem like radiance, victory to you (in raising me). I pray to you, O Mother River, may my heart never feel any want. O auspicious, undecaying Devi, in the dark form of water, may my sight be on your form. (49) Some river (Yamuna) washes the feet of the Lord (Krishna), another (Ganga) ascends to the crest of Shiva, another (Narmada) emerges from the heat (of Shiva), another (Godavari) from the matted tresses (of Shiva), another (Mandakini) was tied up in the tresses (of Shiva), another (Ganga) was married (to Shantanu), another (Ganga and Saraswathi) quarreled and dropped here (from upper worlds), another went to nether worlds (Bhogavathi). But o Krishnaa, in your case, your auspicious name (Krishnaa) and form (dark) were never abandoned by you here. (50) O Devi praised by Devas, you are known only to Vedas, you are remover of fear, victory to you. O Krishnaa full of compassion, cling to your name as the best among eliminators of samsara and continue to protect me always. O true keeper of promise, utter your words of freedom from fear again and again. O pure one, fulfiller of desires, may this form of yours, which kills delusion, remain with honour in my mind and my eyes. (51) May the devotee, who worships Krishnaa, attain the eternal state. May the one, who has no devotion and is wedded to desire, attain everlasting grief. (52) Thus ends Krishnaa Lahari written by Shri Vasudevananda Saraswathi. Translated: P. R. Kannan \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}