Jaya Gokula Samtrasi Kesi

Jaya Gokula Samtrasi Kesi, Lord Krishna

Sanatana Goswami has written this song “Jaya Gokula Samtrasi Kesi”. The official name of this song is Obeisance 79 Verses 319 to 320. This song is taken from the book Krsna Lila Stava. In this song, Sanatana Goswami describes the divine pastime of Killing of The Kesi demon by Lord Krishna.

(1)
jaya gokula-saḿtrāsi-keśi-vikṣepaṇa prabho
hayāsura-mahāsyāntaḥ-praveśita-mahā-bhuja

(2)
helā-hata-mahā-daitya jaya keśi-nisūdana
keśavaḿ keśi-mathanaḿ vande tvāḿ devatārcitam

(1) O Lord Krsna, all glories unto You. When the demon Kesi, who has assumed the form of a terrible horse frightened the residents of Gokula, You casually tossed him away, and then pushed Your great hand within his gigantic mouth.
(2) O Lord Krsna, You casually struck the great demon, and causing him much pain, killed him. All glories unto You. O Lord Kesava, who was then worshipped by the demigods, I offer respectful obeisances unto You.