SB 8.16.35

SB 8.16.35

Devanagari

नमो मरकतश्यामवपुषेऽधिगतश्रिये ।
केशवाय नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्ते पीतवाससे ॥ ३५ ॥

Verse text

namo marakata-śyāma-
vapuṣe ’dhigata-śriye
keśavāya namas tubhyaṁ
namas te pīta-vāsase

Synonyms

namaḥ — I offer my respectful obeisances unto You ; marakata-śyāma-vapuṣe — whose bodily hue is blackish like the marakata gem ; adhigata-śriye — under whose control is mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune ; keśavāya — Lord Keśava, who killed the Keśī demon ; namaḥ tubhyam — I offer my respectful obeisances unto You ; namaḥ te — again I offer my respectful obeisances unto You ; pīta-vāsase — 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 fortune. O my Lord Keśava, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

I offer respects to you, Keśava dressed in yellow garments, with a dark blue complexion, possessor of Lakṣmī. I offer my respectful obeisances unto you.