by Damodara Rao Dasu

Poet Sri Jayadeva starts his famous "Geeta Govinda Kavyam' meditating upon the incarnations of Sri Maha Vishnu on the earth, to protect the righteous and punish the wicked from time to time.

SlOkam	yadi hari smaraNE sarasam manO yadi vilAsa kaLA sukutoohalam madhura kOmala kAnta padAvaLeem SruNu tadA jayadEva sarasvateem ||	If you are interested in meditating upon Srihari , if you are interested in knowing about divine love sports of Radha and Krishna and if you want to enjoy sweet and beautiful 'Ashtapadis', listen to Poet Jayadeva's divine lyrics.
C 1	praLaya payOdhi jalE dhruta vA nasi vEdam vihita vihitra charitra makhEdam kESava dhruta meena Sareera jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	Oh Sri Krishna, you incarnated on the earth as divine fish to restore the Vedas from oceans at the time of great deluge. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 2	kshitirati vipulatarE tava tishTati prushThE dharaNi dharaNakina chakra garishTE kESava dhruta kachchapa roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as divine tortoise to bear 'Mandara' mountain on your vast hard back. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 3	vasati daSana SikharE dharaNi tava lagna SaSini kaLanka kalEva nimagna kESavadhruta sookara roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as great boar with tough tusks and lifted the earth which resembled crescent moon. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 4	tava kara kamalE nakha madbhuta Srungam daLita hiraNyakaSipu vara bhrungam kESavadhruta narahari roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as Narasimha, the man-lion with amazing sharp nails. You cut asunder demon Hiranyakasipa who was just like a bee before you. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 5	chalayasi vikramaNE balimadbhuta vAmana pada nakha neera janita jana pAvana kESavadhruta vAmana roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as little bachelor Vamana and asked for three steps of space from demon-king Bali. But you smartly spanned the whole cosmos in three steps. Ganga river was born at your toe-nails. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 6	kshatriya rudhiramayE jagadapagata pApam snApayasi payasi Samita bhava tApam kESavadhruta bhrugu roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as Parasurama and annihilated wicked Kshatriya kings to dispel the sufferings of mankind. You created pools of blood to cleanse the world from afflictions. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 7	vitarasi dikshuraNE dikpati kamaneeyam daSamukha mouLi balim ramaNeeyam kESavadhruta rAma Sareera jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as Srirama and severed ten heads of demon Ravana and offered them to lords of all the ten directions. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 8	vahasi vapushi viSadE vasanam jaladAbham halahati bheeti miLita yamunAbham kESavadhruta haladhara roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You took the form of Balarama who was bright like white cloud but covered with black cloth. It was like black Yamuna river struck by Balarama's plough. Victory to Hari the lord of the world.
C 9,10,11	nindasi yajna vidhE rahaha Sruti jAtam sadaya hrudaya darSita paSughAtam kESavadhruta buddha Sareera jaya jagadeeSaharE || mlEchcha nivaha nidhanE kalayasi karavALam dhoomakEtumiva kimapi karAlam kESavadhruta kalki Sareera jaya jagadeeSa harE || Sri jayadEva kavErida mudita mudAram SruNu Subhadam sukhadam bhava sAram kESavadhruta daSavidha roopa jaya jagadeeSa harE ||	You incarnated as compassionate Buddha who condemned animal sacrifice during Yajnas and rituals. Victory to Hari the lord of the world. You'll incarnate as Kalki, wielding comet-like sword to destroy barbarious communities ferociously by the end of Kaliyuga. Victory to Hari the lord of the world. Poet Jayadeva describes the ten Avatars of Lord Krishna (Adi Vishnu). Devotees who listen will be blessed with happiness, prosperity and the true essence of worldly existence.