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Mukunda-mala-stotra
The Mukunda-mala-stotra is a set of 53 verses composed
in prayer to Lord Krishna by Kulasekhara Maharaj, a great
stalwart devotee of the Sri Vaisnava sampradaya. The prayers
are in Sanskrit and infinitely beautiful.
Translation of selected verses follows; translation by
Srila Prabhupada and his disciples. A translation and
elaborate commentary on Mukunda-mala-stotra is available
through the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust -- their WWW page
is http://www.webcom.com/~ara
(1) O Mukunda, my Lord! Please let me become a constant
reciter of Your names, addressing You as Sri-vallabha ["He
who is very dear to Laksmi"], Varada ["the bestower of
benedictions"], Dayapara ["He who is causelessly merciful"],
Bhakta-priya ["He who is very dear to His devotees"],
Bhava-lunthana-kovida ["He who is expert at plundeirng the status
quo of repeated birth and death"], Natha ["the Supreme Lord"],
Jagan-nivasa ["the resort of the cosmos"], and Naga-sayana ["the
Lord who lies down on the serpent bed"].
(2) All glories to this Personality of Godhead known as the son
of Srimati Devakidevi! All glories to Lord Sri Krsna, the brilliant
light of the Vrsni dynasty! All glories to the Personality of Godhead,
the hue of whose soft body resembles the blackish color of a
new cloud! All glories to Lord Mukunda, who removes the burden of the
earth!
(28-29) O Srinatha, Narayana, Vasudeva, divine Krsna, O kind friend of Your
devotees! O Cakrapani, Padmanabha, Acyuta, Kaitabhari, Rama, Padmaksa,
Hari, Murari! O Ananta, Vaikuntha, Mukunda, Krsna, Govinda, Damodara,
Madhava! Although all people can address You, still they remain silent.
Just see how eager they are for their own peril!
(48) The unlimited and infallible Visnu, who is always present in the
lotus of the heart, grants fearlessness to those who fix their
intelligence upon Him. The devotees who meditate on Him will reach the
supreme perfection of the Vaisnavas.
(53) Who among those who recite this Mukunda-mala will not achieve
complete happiness? An embodied being who chants these prayers will have
all his sinful reactions eradicated and proceed straight to the
supreme abode of Lord Visnu.
