I am not an ardent follower of any religion.I don't pray to any god, yet I like some of the slokas describing Hindu gods. It's my idiosyncrasy may be! Every now and then I try to recite some sankrit poems. I somehow like pronouncing all those difficult sanskrit words. Of course knowing the meaning is even better.
Here is one Sloka on Krishna a Hindu God.
kasturi tilakam lalaata palake,
vakshasthale kaustubham, nasaagre navamouktikam
karatale venum, kare kankanam
sarvaange harichandanam cha kalayam, kanthe cha muktaavali
gopastree pariveshtitho, vijayate gopaala choodamanee
vijayate gopaala choodamanee
Meaning of this sloka:
Oh Sri Krishna ! You have been decorated with Kasturi Tilakam, a beautiful Namam on the smooth forehead;
You have an ornament of Kausthubham on your Vakshasthalam, the seat of Sri Maha Lakshmi (on the chest);
On the nose, You have nava mouktikam, another ornament;
On your fingertips, You have a Flute; You also have a Bracelet on Your wrist;
Your entire body is bedecked with sandawood paste giving out fragrance;
Your neck too is surrounded by another ornament;
You are the giver of Mukti (salvation) to the lady-cowherds who went rounds and rounds around You;
Oh that Lord, Victory to You -The Ornament to the ornaments of cowherd (meaning, the commonest of the common man too has his wealth in Him) !
Here is one Sloka on Krishna a Hindu God.
kasturi tilakam lalaata palake,
vakshasthale kaustubham, nasaagre navamouktikam
karatale venum, kare kankanam
sarvaange harichandanam cha kalayam, kanthe cha muktaavali
gopastree pariveshtitho, vijayate gopaala choodamanee
vijayate gopaala choodamanee
Meaning of this sloka:
Oh Sri Krishna ! You have been decorated with Kasturi Tilakam, a beautiful Namam on the smooth forehead;
You have an ornament of Kausthubham on your Vakshasthalam, the seat of Sri Maha Lakshmi (on the chest);
On the nose, You have nava mouktikam, another ornament;
On your fingertips, You have a Flute; You also have a Bracelet on Your wrist;
Your entire body is bedecked with sandawood paste giving out fragrance;
Your neck too is surrounded by another ornament;
You are the giver of Mukti (salvation) to the lady-cowherds who went rounds and rounds around You;
Oh that Lord, Victory to You -The Ornament to the ornaments of cowherd (meaning, the commonest of the common man too has his wealth in Him) !