Text 45] The Appearance of the Demon Vrtrasura 145

Thakura sings, mdrabi rakhabi—yo iccha tohara: “‘O Lord, I fully sur-
render 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

dam zetasama = fadaar

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qed GCeMTAY aA AAA NEI!

hamsdaya dahra-nilayaya niriksakaya
krsndya mrsta-yasase nirupakramaya

sat-samgrahaya bhava-pdntha-nijasramaptav
ante parista-gataye haraye namas te

hamsaya—unto the most exalted and pure (pavitrarn paramam, the
supreme pure): dahra—in the core of the heart; nilayéya—whose
abode; niriksakaya—supervising the activities of the individual soul;
krsnaya—unto the Supersoul, who is a partial manifestation of Krsna;
mrsta-yasase —whose reputation is very bright; nirupakramaya—who
has no beginning; sat-sarngrahdya —understood only by pure devotees:
bhava-pantha-nija-asrama-aptau—being obtainment of the shelter of
Krsna for persons within this material world; ante—at the ultimate end;
parista-gataye—unto Him who is the ultimate goal, the highest success
of life: haraye—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; namah—re-
spectful 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 Krsna,
Your reputation is bright and illuminating. You have no begin-
ning, for You are the beginning of everything. This is understood
by pure devotees because You are easily accessible to the pure and
