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 aefaoarr fadeara
SUT FEAT FeTRATT |
qed Velemay BA TARA V4
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
