242 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16

namo marakata-syama-
vapuse ‘dhigata-sriye

kesavaya namas tubhyarh
namas te pita-vasase

namah—I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; marakata-syama-
vapuse — whose bodily hue is blackish like the marakata gem; adhigata-
Sriye—under whose control is mother Laksmi, the goddess of fortune;
kesavaya—Lord KeSava, who killed the Kesi demon; namah tubhyam—
I offer my respectful obeisances unto You; namah te—again I offer my
respectful obeisances unto You; pita-vdsase —whose garment is yellow.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, who are
dressed in yellow garments, whose bodily hue resembles the
marakata gem, and who have full control over the goddess of for-
tune. O my Lord KeSava, I offer my respectful obeisances unto
You.

TEXT 36
aq maar: gat ater aia |
wad Aaa dha: wetagaad 134i

tvam sarva-varadah pumsam
varenya varadarsabha
atas te sreyase dhirah

pada-renum updsate

tvam—You; sarva-vara-dah—who can give all kinds of benedictions;
purhsadm —to all living entities; varenya—O most worshipable; vara-da-
rsabha—O most powerful of all givers of benediction; atah—for this
reason; te—Your; sreyase—the source of all auspiciousness; dhirah —
the most sober; pada-renum updsate—worship the dust of the lotus feet.

TRANSLATION

O most exalted and worshipable Lord, best of those who bestow
benediction, You can fulfill the desires of everyone, and therefore
