220 TEACHINGS OF QUEEN KUNTI
whose feet are engraved with lotus flowers (and who are therefore said to
possess lotus feet).
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yatha—as it were; hrsikesa—the master of the senses; khalena—by the
envious; devaki—Devaki (the mother of Sri Krsna); kartsena—by King
Karnsa; ruddha—imprisoned; ati-ciram—for a long time; suca-arpita—
distressed; vimocitad—released; aham ca—also myself; saha-atma-ja—
along with my children, vibho—O great one; tvayad eva—by Your Lord-
ship; ndthena—as the protector, muhuh—constantly; vipat-ganat—from a
series of dangers.
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visat—from poison; mahd-agneh—from the great fire; purusa-ada—the
man-eaters; darsanat—by combating; asat—vicious;, sabhayah—assem-
bly; vana-vasa—exiled to the forest; kArcchratah—sufferings, mrdhe
mrdhe—again and again in battle; aneka—many; mahd-ratha—great
generals; astratah—weapons; drauni—the son of Dronacarya; astratah—
from the weapon of; ca—and; dsma—indicating past tense; hare—O my
Lord; abhiraksitah—protected completely.
8
vipadah—calamities, santu—let there be, tah—all; sasvat—again and
again; tatra—there; tatra—and there; jagat-guro—O Lord of the uni-
verse; bhavatah—Your;, darsanam—meeting; yat—that which; syat—is;
apunah—not again; bhava-darsanam—seeing repetition of birth and
death.
9
janma—birth; aisvarya—opulence; sruta—education,; sribhih—by the
possession of beauty, edhamana—progressively increasing, madah—in-
toxication; pumdn—the human being; na—never, eva—ever; arhati—
deserves; abhidhatum—to address in feeling, vai—certainly,; tvam—You,;
akinicana-gocaram—one who is approached easily by the materially ex-
hausted man.
10
namah—all obeisances unto You, akificana-vittaya —unto the property
of the materially impoverished; nivrtta—completely transcendental to the
actions of the material modes; guna—material modes; wrttaye—affection;
