Kasturi Tilakam (Gopala Dhyana Shloka) — Complete Lyrics
कस्तूरीतिलकम् (गोपाल ध्यान श्लोक)
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
कस्तूरीतिलकं ललाटपटले वक्षःस्थले कौस्तुभं
नासाग्रे नवमौक्तिकं करतले वेणुं करे कङ्कणम् ।
सर्वाङ्गे हरिचन्दनं सुललितं कण्ठे च मुक्तावलिं
गोपस्त्रीपरिवेष्टितो विजयते गोपालचूडामणिः ॥
Kasturi-tilakam lalata-patale vakshah-sthale kaustubham
Nasagre nava-mauktikam karatale venum kare kankanam |
Sarvange harichandanam sulalitam kanthe cha muktavalim
Gopastri-pariveshtito vijayate gopala-chudamanih ||
With a tilaka of musk upon his forehead, the Kaustubha gem upon his chest, a fresh pearl on the tip of his nose, the flute resting in his palm and a bracelet upon his wrist; his whole body gracefully anointed with divine sandal-paste, and a string of pearls about his neck — surrounded by the cowherd women, Gopala, the crest-jewel of all cowherds, shines forth in supreme glory and triumph.
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