Jaidev's Geeta Govinda and Krishna's avatars

Aug 14, 2009, 12.00am IST

Geeta Radhakrishna.

Hayagreeva stole the Vedas and hid them in the ocean,

The floods occurred,
The great Lord in the form of a giant fish
Lifted the Vedas from the bottom of the sea,
And preserved them for the benefit of mankind.
As Meenasharira or the fish incarnation.


During the churning of the milky ocean,
The Lord in the form of a giant tortoise
lifted the Mandara Mountain,
Protecting the world by bearing its weight
On His strong, broad back...

Hiranyaksha pushed the earth into the deepest hole of hell,
But the earth saved itself,
By holding on to the tip of the giant boar's tusk,
The earth appeared like a spot on the crescent moon.






As Shookararupa or the boar incarnation,
O Jagadeeshwara - the Lord of the world,
O Keshava! We salute you!

The conceited king Hiranyakashipu,
Disgusted with his son Prahalada's devotion to Vishnu
Raised his sword to slay Prahalada,
The Lord appeared as man-lion and tore the king to pieces.

The generous king Mahabali bestowed his subjects
With the best of things and made them happy and content...
The Lord in the garb of a dwarf
Begged for three footsteps of terrain.
With two steps the dwarf covered heaven and earth;
The third step he placed on Mahabali's head,
Pushing him down to the depths of the earth.




To fight against evil forces
And relieve people of their trauma and pain,
The Lord took the form of Parshurama.

The handsome Prince Rama
Fought against the ten-headed Ravana and killed him,
Then, He hurled each of Ravana's ten heads far and wide.
As Raghupatirupa or the Rama incarnation,
O Jagadeeshwara - the Lord of the world,
O Keshava! We salute you!


Balarama, strong and broad shouldered,
Protected the cowherds along the Yamuna River...
His weapon - the plough, became a symbol of great strength!
Deeply compassionate and empathetic,
To one and all, be it a human or an animal,
As the epitome of ahimsa - The Buddha.
As Buddhasharira or the Buddha incarnation,
O Jagadeeshwara - the Lord of the world,
O Keshava! We salute you!


The tenth incarnation is the fierce avenger - the Kalki,
To destroy, all evils and barbarism existing in this world!
As Kalkisharira or the Kalki incarnation,
O Jagadeeshwara - the Lord of the world,
O Keshava! We salute you!






...The ten incarnations are the ten cosmic forms of Krishna.
May the song shower blessings and happiness
On all those who listen to it!