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| Krishna and Mother Devaki |
Vasudeva Sutam Devam
Kamsa Chanoora Mardanam
Devaki Paramaanandam
Krishnam Vande Jagat Gurum
वसुदेवसुतं देवं कंस चाणूर मर्दनम् ।
देवकी परमानन्दं कृष्णं वन्दे जगात्गुरुम् ॥
Word to word meaning: Vasudeva = Vasudeva, Sri Krishna's father; Sutam = to the son (Sutaha = son); Devam = to the Lord/God; Kamsa = Kamsa, Krishna's maternal uncle or mama; Chanoora = Chanoora, a wrestler in Kamsa's court; Mardanam = to the one who killed; Devaki = Devaki, Krishna's mother; Parama = immense; Anandam = to the one who caused joy; Krishnam = to Lord Krishna; Vande = I bow upon/I salute or namaskar; Jagat = world; Gurum = to the teacher.
Meaning: I bow to Lord Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, who was the cause of mother Devaki's immense happiness, and the one who killed the wicked Kamsa and Chanoora, and who is the supreme teacher of the universe.
Happy Janmashtami!
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