Text 45] The Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
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Thākura sings,  mārabi rākhabi — yo icchā tohārā : “O Lord, I fully surrender unto Your lotus feet. Now, as You desire, You may protect me or annihilate me. You have the full right to do either.”
TEXT 45
हंसाय दहनिलयाय निरीक्षकाय कृष्णाय मृष्टयशसे निरुपक्रमाय । सत्संग्रहाय भवपान्यनिजाश्रमाप्ता- वन्ते परीष्टगतये हरये नमस्ते ॥४५॥
haṁsāya dahra-nilayāya nirīkṣakāya kṛṣṇāya mṛṣṭa-yaśase nirupakramāya sat-saṁgrahāya bhava-pāntha-nijāśramāptāv ante parīṣṭa-gataye haraye namas te
haṁsāya —unto the most exalted and pure ( pavitraṁ paramam , the supreme pure);  dahra —in the core of the heart;  nilayāya —whose abode;  nirīkṣakāya —supervising the activities of the individual soul;  kṛṣṇāya —unto the Supersoul, who is a partial manifestation of Kṛṣṇa;  mṛṣṭa-yaśase —whose reputation is very bright;  nirupakramāya —who has no beginning;  sat-saṁgrahāya —understood only by pure devotees;  bhava-pāntha-nija-āśrama-āptau —being obtainment of the shelter of Kṛṣṇa for persons within this material world;  ante —at the ultimate end;  parīṣṭa-gataye —unto Him who is the ultimate goal, the highest success of life;  haraye —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  namaḥ —respectful obeisances;  te —unto You.
TRANSLATION
O Lord, O supreme pure, You live within the core of everyone’s heart and observe all the desires and activities of the conditioned souls. O Supreme Personality of Godhead known as Lord Kṛṣṇa, Your reputation is bright and illuminating. You have no beginning, for You are the beginning of everything. This is understood by pure devotees because You are easily accessible to the pure and