The famous Mukam Karoti Vachalam is a powerful Sanskrit shloka dedicated to Lord Krishna. It praises the boundless grace of the Divine, stating that with His blessings, even the seemingly impossible becomes possible. [1, 2]
The Shloka (Verse)
मूकं करोति वाचालं पङ्गुं लङ्घयते गिरिम् ।
यत्कृपा तमहं वन्दे परमानन्दमाधवम् ॥ [1]
Transliteration
mūkaṃ karoti vācālaṃ paṅguṃ laṅghayate girim |
yat-kṛpā tam ahaṃ vande paramānanda-mādhavam || [1]
Word-by-Word Meaning
मूकं (Mūkam): A person who is mute / cannot speak.करoti (Karoti): Makes.वाचालं (Vācālam): Eloquent / capable of speaking wonderfully.पङ्गुं (Paṅgum): A person who is lame / cannot walk.लङ्घयते (Laṅghayate): Causes to cross over.गिरिम् (Girim): A mountain.यत्कृपा (Yat-kṛpā): By whose mercy / grace.तमहं (Tam-ahaṃ): Unto Him, I.वन्दे (Vande): Offer my salutations / bow.परमानन्दमाधवम् (Paramānanda-mādhavam): To Lord Madhava (Krishna), who is the embodiment of supreme bliss. [1, 2]
English Translation
"I bow down to Lord Madhava (Krishna), the embodiment of supreme bliss, by whose mercy a mute person becomes an eloquent speaker and a lame person is able to cross mountains." [1]
Spiritual Significance
This verse is often chanted as a prayer of surrender, usually recited before beginning the study of scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita or a Guru's teachings. It highlights that with the grace of the Lord or the Guru, any devotee can overcome their limitations, no matter how great or impossible they may seem
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