Lyrics
(1) jaya kṛta-mathurā-praveśa-bhāvuka māthura-janatā-subhagam-bhāvuka (2) nānā-vilasita-nandita-nāgara nagara-vadhū-jana-mohana-nāgara (3) sa-rajaka-kaḿsaka-vasanādāyaka kṛta-ruci-vāyini nija-ruci-dāyaka (4) bhakta-gaṇe dhṛta-karuṇā-pūraka mālākara-manoratha-pūraka (5) tanu-tata-kubjā-candana-citraka kubjā-vakrima-hṛti-kṛta-citraka (6) kaḿsa-makha-sthita-dhanur-anuyojaka nagara-janānām sukha-śata-yojaka (7) kaḿsa-dhanur-makha-dhanur-anubhańgada tad-asahanoddhata-yoddhṛṣu bhańgada (8) hastipam anu nija-vartma-samardaka tasmin dhṛta-ruṣi hasti-vimardaka (9) bhrātrā saha kari-danta-vibhūṣaṇa rańgam praviśan bhoja-vibhūṣaṇa (10) gaja-raktādibhir ańgaḿ paricita bahu-vidha-bhāvair vividhaḿ paricita (11) jagati samantād aprati-mallaka kaḿsāgre hata-tat-pratimallaka (12) sadasi samaste nāsti-samohana malla-naṭana-kṛta-viśva-vimohana (13) kaḿsaja-guru-nindana-kampākula dṛṣṭi-vikīrṇa-dyuti-śampākula (14) pluti-līlākṛta-mañca-kṣobhaka krīḍā-vikrama-kaḿsa-kṣobhaka (15) sahasā mañcat kaḿsa-nipātaka tena dhvasta-tri-jagat-pātaka (16) akhila-janānāḿ duḥkha-vimokṣada kaḿsasyāpi ca sahasā mokṣada (17) mocita-vasudevādika-bandhaka sādhu-sukhaḿ prati dhṛta-nirbandhaka (18) viśrāntiḿ prati kaḿsākarṣaka vyañjita-nija-bala-valayotkarṣaka (19) kaḿsa-pitari nija-rājya-nidhāyaka nija-yaśasākhila-śarma-vidhāyaka (20) vrajatah poṣyākhila-nistāraka punar api ca vraja-sukha-vistāraka (21) jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya jaya vira
Translation
(1) Glory to You, O Lord who gracefully entered Mathura, O Lord who delighted the people of Mathura, . . . (2) O Lord whose pastimes delighted the people of the city, O hero who enchanted the women of Mathura, . . . (3) O Lord who took Kamsa's garments from a washerman, O Lord who gave Your own splendor to a tailor that pleased You, . . . (4) O Lord flooded with mercy for Your devotees, O Lord who fulfilled a florist's desires, . . . (5) O Lord whose body a hunchback girl artistically anointed with sandal paste, O Lord who removed the girl's crookedness and made her wonderfully beautiful, . . . (6) O Lord who asked about the bow in Kamsa's yajna-arena, O Lord who brought a hundred happiness to the people of Mathura, . . . (7) O Lord who broke the bow in Kamsa's dhanur-yajna, O Lord who defeated many ferocious and invincible warriors, . . . (8) O Lord whose path was blocked by an elephant driver, O Lord who crushed the angry elephant, . . . (9) O Lord who, in Your brother's company and decorated with the elephant's tusk, entered the arena, O ornament of the Bhoja dynasty (10) O Lord whose body was sprinkled with drops of the elephant's blood, O Lord who was seen in different ways by the different groups in the arena, . . . (11) O Lord undefeated by anyone in the universe, O Lord who killed the wrestlers as Kamsa looked on, . . . (12) O Lord whose unprecedented power bewildered the whole assembly, O Lord whose graceful battle with the wrestlers charmed everyone, (13) O Lord who shook with anger as Kamsa offended his elders, O Lord whose glance was a glittering thunderbolt, . . . . (14) O Lord who playfully jumped into the royal box, making in shake, O Lord whose playful power made Kamsa shake in fear, . . . (15) O Lord who violently threw Kamsa from the royal box, O Lord who killed Kamsa, the greatest sinner in the three worlds, . . . (16) O Lord who removed everyone's sufferings, O Lord who at once gave liberation to Kamsa, . . . (17) O Lord who released Vasudeva and the others from their shackles, O Lord eager to please Your devotees, . . . (18) O Lord who, to prove that he was dead, dragged Kamsa here and there, O Lord who revealed that You are the strongest of the strong. (19) O Lord who returned the kingdom to Kamsa's father (Ugrasena), O Lord whose fame delighted the entire world, . . . . (20) O Lord who protect Your dependents, O Lord who will again bring happiness to Vraja, . . (21) O hero, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory, glory to You!