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Post by Nitaidas on Dec 2, 2008 10:16:24 GMT -6
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Post by Nitaidas on Dec 4, 2008 10:46:26 GMT -6
[Another little piece of Govinda Dasa. Song Thirty.]
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aparuupa goraa na.taraaja|\\
praka.ta prema binoda naagara\\
\hspace{1cm}bihare nabadviipa maajha\\
ku.tila-kuntala gandha-parimala\\
\hspace{1cm} candana-tilaka-lalaa.ta|\\
heri kuulavati laaja-mandira-\\
\hspace{1cm} dvaare deola kapaa.ta||
adhara baandhuli-bandhu bandhura\\
\hspace{1cm} madhura bacana rasaala|\\
kunda-haasa prakaa"sa sundara\\
\hspace{1cm} indu-mukha ujiyaara||
karivara-kara jini baahu subalani\\
\hspace{1cm} dosari gajamati haara|\\
sumeru "siikhara upare yaichana\\
\hspace{1cm} baha{}i suradhuuni-dhaara||
raatula cara.na-yugala pekhalu/\\
\hspace{1cm} nakhara bidhuma.ni jora|\\
saurabhe aakula matta alikula\\
\hspace{1cm} gobindadaasa-mana bhora||
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Wonderful Gor\=a, king of all dancers,\\
divine love incarnate, pleasing gallant,\\
enjoys in the midst of Navadv{\=\i}pa.
With his long curling locks and fragrant scent,\\
his forehead adorned with sandalwood paste,\\
when they see him, ladies of good breeding\\
close the doors to their shrines of modesty.
My dear friend's red lips are Bandhuli blooms;\\
his honied words are tasteful and witty.\\
His smile's bright beauty is jasmine in bloom;\\
his face is alight much like the full moon.
Strong arms defeat a great elephant's trunk;\\
a second necklace of fine husker pearls\\
flows like the current of holy Ga\.ng\=a\\
from the tall peak of golden Sumeru.
I gaze upon those crimson-bottomed feet,\\
whose toe-nails like moonstones take me by force,\\
their sweet fragrance unsettling drunken bees;\\
Govinda Dasa's mind tastes ecstasy.
\end{verse}
\subsection{Commentary}
[Tomorrow B. B. Majumdar's commentary]
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Post by Nitaidas on Jan 19, 2009 13:14:26 GMT -6
[B.B. Majumdar's Comment on Song Thirty]
In describing the beauty of the heroine, Vidyapati and BaRu Candidasa
many times compared her breasts with Sumeru and her Gajamati necklace with the current of
the Ganga.
In the Ksanadagitacintamani this song has been collected with
the signature of Vasudeva Datta. No other song is found in the name of Vasudeva Datta
in the Padakalpataru or any other anthology. Vasudeva Datta used to sing kirtana with Sriman Mahaprabhu. His brother, Mukunda Datta, was also one
of Mahaprabhu's dear companions. Mahaprabhu used to say:
Although Mukunda has been
with me since we were children,
I feel greater joy when
I see you rather than him. (This is said to Vasudeva at Cc. 2.11.124:
yadyapi mukunda amar sange sisu haite
tanha haite adhika sukha tomake dekhite)
Vrndavanadasa repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Vasudeva Datta in his Sri Caitanya-bhagavata.
[Song Thirty-one Tomorrow]
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Post by Nitaidas on Jan 27, 2009 11:37:10 GMT -6
Song Thirty-one
[paahiRaa rAga]
kaahe puna gaura ki"sora
abanata-maathe likhata mahi-ma.n.dala
na.yane gala.ye ghana lora||
kanaka-bara.na tanu jhaamara bhela janu
jaagare ninda naahi bhaa.ya|
yoi para"se puna taaka badana ghana
chalachala locane caa.ya||
khene khene badana paani-tale dhaara{}i
choRa{}i diigha ni"saasa|
aichana carite taarala saba nara naarii
ba~ncita gobindadaasa||
Why once more is Gaurakisora
with head bent down
scratching on the ground?
His eyes flow with thick tears.
His gold-colored body looks pale.
He's awake all the time;
sleep never comes.
At someone's touche his face clouds;
he stares with tearful eyes.
From time to time he places
the palm of his hand on his neck
and breathes a deep sigh.
By such acts he has saved
all women and men.
Only Govindadasa missed out.
[Thirty-two soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Jan 31, 2009 15:57:32 GMT -6
[Song Thirty-two]
[mallaara]
naace goraa preme bhoraa
ghana ghana bale hari|
khene b.rndaabanakara.ye smara.na
khene khene praa.ne"svarii||
yaabaka bara.na ka.tira basana
"sobhaa kare goraa raa.ya|
kakhana kakhana yamunaa bali.yaa
suradhunii-tiire dhaa.ya||
taataa thai thai m.rda"nga baaja{}i
jhana jhana karataala|
na.yana-ambuje bahe suradhunii
gale dole banamaala||
aananda-kanda gaura candra
aki~ncane baRa da.yaa|
gobindadaasa karata aa"sa
o pada-pa"nkaja-chaa.yaa||
Gaura dances electrified with love.
Repeatedly he says ``Hari!"
Sometimes he thinks of Vrndavana,
from time to time the Goddess of his life.
With reddish cloth around his waist,
shining brightly is Gaura Ray.
Sometimes shouting ``Yamuna!"
he runs to the bank of the Ganga.
``Taw Taw Thai Thai" the drums sound;
``Jhan Jhan" go the cymbols.
From his lotus eyes a Ganga flows;
round his neck swings a flower garland.
A blast of bliss is Gauracandra,
compassionate to the poor.
Govindadasa is hoping for
a place in the shade of his feet.
[Song Thirty-three soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Feb 5, 2009 11:47:55 GMT -6
[Song Thirty-three]
[suha{}i raga]
madanamohana tanu gauraa"nga sundara|\\
lalaa.te tilaka "sobhe uurddhve manohara||\\
trikaccha basana sobhe ku.tila kuntala|\\
praak.rta na.yana du{}i parama ca~ncala||\\
"subhra yaj~nasuutra rahe beRhi.yaa "sariire|\\
suuk.smaruupe ananta ye hena kalebare||\\
adharete m.rdu haasa "sriibhuja tuli.yaa|\\
purubera niku~nja liilaa manete paRi.laa||\\
gadaadharera sa"nge gaura aanande bibhora|\\
heri.yaa bhakataga.na sukhera naahi ora||\\
gaura gadaadharera kelibilaasa|\\
duurahi nehaarata gobindadaasa||
Beautiful Gauranga's body\\
even enchants the god of love.\\
On his forehead brightly shines\\
holy tilak that points above.\\
Three tucks has the cloth he wears\\
and filled with curls is his hair.\\
His natural, unadorned eyes\\
move about most unsteadily.\\
A shining sacred thread surrounds\\
his body like cosmic serpent\\
Ananta in subtler form.\\
On his lips plays a gentle smile;\\
his blessed arms he raises high.\\
His dalliances in forest bowers\\
of long ago capture his mind.\\
In the company of Gadadhara\\
Gauranga is suffused with joy.\\
Seeing them there the bhaktas\\
feel no higher happiness.\\
The playful activities\\
of Gaura and Gadadhara\\
Govindadas watches from far.
[Song Thirty-four soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Feb 11, 2009 18:53:30 GMT -6
Song Thirty-four
sahacara sa"nge ra"nge "saciinandana bihara{}i suradhunitiira|\\
naanaabidha kautuka keli bi"saarada sabhe rasama.ya rasadhiira||\\
aparuupa gaurabilaasa|\\
naacata gaaota yantra baajaaota kai kai haasa parihaasa|\\
gadaadhara sa"nge pahu sarasa sambhaa.sa{}i pulake puurala prati a"nga|\\
naaha naaha bacana ka.n.tha hi kebala prakaa"sa.ya bhaabakadamba||\\
choRi ni"svaasa tahi mahi girala gadaa{}i|\\
puru.sottama paa"sa|\\
gadaadhara kor la{}i bhaaba sambara.na karu\\
naa bujhala gobinda daasa||
In pleasure with his companions\\
sports Sri Sacinandana\\
on the bank of the Suradhuni.
Excelling in amusements and sport\\
of various and sundry sorts,\\
all are rasa-filled, in rasa adept.\\
How wondeful are Gaura's sports!
They are dancing and singing\\
and ``kai kai" the instruments sound.\\
And all are smiling and laughing.\\
The Lord with Gadadhara\\
is sweetly conversing, each limb\\
covered over with goosebumps.\\
Words cannot escape from his throat;\\
only symptoms of ecstasy enfold,\\
releasing a deep sigh\\
on the ground twists Gadai\\
close by the Master's side.\\
Up on to his lap he lifts him\\
and restrains his ecstatic symptoms.\\
Govinda Das does not comprehend.
[Thirty-five soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Feb 19, 2009 12:20:07 GMT -6
Song Thirty Five
[bhairabii]
advaita aacaarya gauraa"nga "sire|\\
.dhaarata jaahnaviibaari dhiire dhiire||\\
snaana samaapana yaba tachu bhela|\\
nitaa{}i hema a"nga muchaaola||\\
pa.t.ta basana lei "sriibaasa pa.n.dita|\\
gaura kalebara karala be.s.tita||\\
cu.yaacandana taba aani gadaa{}i|\\
goraa a"nge lepe sukhe abagaa{}i||\\
gauriidaasa "sire dharala chatra|\\
narahari byajane byaja.ye gaatra||\\
adabhuuta aananda "sriibaasagehe|\\
gobindadaasa ba~ncita bhela taahe||
On Gauranga's head Advaitacarya\\
slowly slowly pours Jahnavi's waters.\\
And when his ablution is thus complete,\\
Nitai dries his golden limbs, head to feet.\\
Pandita Srivasa takes silken cloth\\
and wraps it full around Gaura's body.\\
Then Gadai brings fragrant sandalwood paste\\
and rubs it in bliss on Gora's limbs and face.\\
Gauridasa holds high the parasol;\\
Narahari with yak-tail fans his limbs.\\
Wonderful the bliss at Srivasa's place!\\
Govindadasa sadly missed it all.
[Song Thirty-six Soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Feb 24, 2009 13:41:34 GMT -6
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Post by Nitaidas on Feb 26, 2009 11:47:07 GMT -6
Song Thirty-six
"sriivaasa pa.n.dita-bigraha-gehe|\\
ratna si.mhaasane "sriigaura "sohe||\\
bapu sa~ne jyoti nikasa.ye kata|\\
janu uda.ya bhela bhaanu "sata "sata||\\
taa heri.yaa siitaapati nitaa{}i|\\
karu abhi.seka aanande abagaa{}i||\\
kalasi bhari suradhunii-baari|\\
aani basaaola kari saari saari||\\
jhaari bhari advaita mana aanande|\\
snaana karaaola "sriigauracande||\\
gobindadaasa ati mati manda|\\
naa herala so abhi.seka aananda||
In Srivasa Pandita's image-home\\
shines forth Sri Gaura on a jeweled throne.\\
How much light radiates from his body,\\
as if hundreds of suns have risen at once!\\
Seeing that, Sitapati and Nitai\\
perform his ablution, submerged in joy.\\
Filling pots with Suradhuni's waters,\\
they bring them and place them row after row.\\
Advaita, bliss-hearted, fills small spouted pots\\
and performs the bath of Sri Gauracand.\\
Govinda Dasa's devotion's most weak;\\
that joyful ablution he did not see.
[Song Thirty-seven soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Mar 5, 2009 12:20:15 GMT -6
Song Thirty-seven
[bhuupaalii]
atanusundara gauraki"sora|
hera{}ite na.yane baha.ye premalora||
jaanulambita bhuja taahe banamaala|
tahi/ ali gu~nja{}i "sabada rasaala||
lola bilokane na.yanahilora|
rasabati h.rda.ye baandhala prema.dora||
pulakapa.talabala.yita chiri a"nga|
premabati aali"ngite lahari-tara"nga||
gobindadaasa aa"sa karu taa.ya|
gauracara.nanakhakira.nagha.taa.ya||
Kama's own beauty has Gaurakisor.
Just seeing him brings love's tears to one's eye.
He wears a garland; his arms reach his knees,
Sweet the sound made 'round him by buzzing bees.
In unsteady glances his eyes roll apart.
Ropes of love bind up his relish-filled heart.
His holy body is flush with goose-flesh,
like swelling waves while embracing one's love.
Govindadas therefore places his hope
in the splendid rays of Gaura' toenails.
[Thirty-eight soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Mar 17, 2009 12:23:50 GMT -6
Song Thirty-eight
kaa~ncana kamalaka kaanti kalevara
bihara{}i suradhuni tiira|
taru.na taru.na taru taru heri toRa{}i
kunda kusuma karabiira||
sama-baya sakala sakhaaga.na sa"ngahi
sarasa rabhasa-rase bhora|
gajabaragamana ga~nji gati manthara
gopate gadaadhara kora||
aparuupa gauraa"ngara"nga
puuraba prema paramaanande puurita
pulakapa.talama.ya a"nga|
nirupama nadi.yaa nagara para niti niti
naba naba karata bilaasa
diine da.yaa karu durita du.hkha haru\\
kahatahi gobinda daasa||
Like a golden lotus flower\\
is the complexion of his body\\
as he sports on Suradhuni's shore.\\
Numerous trees, supple and young,\\
beholding him bring forth jasmine and oleander.\\
Accompanied by all his same-aged friends,\\
he's overcome with powerful rapturous delight.\\
His head-elephant's gait defeats all tusker's movements;\\
he falls headlong into Gadadhara's lap.\\
So amazing is Gauranga's sport.\\
Filled with the supreme bliss of his previous love,\\
his body is covered with goose-flesh.\\
In the matchless town of Nadiya\\
forever newer and newer are his sports.\\
He shows compassion to the fallen\\
and removes sorrows brought by sin.\\
So says a servant of Govinda.
[Thirty-nine soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Mar 19, 2009 13:11:49 GMT -6
Song Thirty-nine
naace "saciinandana dekhi ruupa sanaatana\\
gaana kare svaruupa daamodara|\\
gaa.ya raa.ya raamaananda mukunda maadhavaananda\\
baasugho.sa gobinda "sa"nkara||\\
prabhura dak.si.na paa"se naace narahari daase\\
baame naace pri.ya gadaadhara|\\
naacite naacite prabhu aa{}ulaa~naa paRa.ye kabhu\\
bhaabaabe"se dhare du/haara kara||\\
nityaananda mukha heri bale pahu/ hari hari\\
k.r.s.na k.r.s.na .daake uccai.hsvare|\\
so"nari "sriib.rndaabana praa.na kare ucaa.tana\\
para"sa kara.ye raa.yera kare||\\
"sriinibaasa haridaasa naace gaa.ya premollaasa\\
prabhura saattvika bhaabaabe"sa|\\
iha rasa premadhana paaola jagajana\\
gobinda maaga.ye eka le"sa||
Dances Sacinandana\\
seeing Rupa Sanatana.\\
Sings Svarupa Damodara.\\
Sing Raya Ramananda,\\
Mukunda, Madhavananda,\\
Vasughosa, Govinda, Sankara.\\
On the Lord's right-hand side\\
dances Dasa Narahari.\\
At his left-hand side\\
dances dear Gadadhara.\\
Dancing, dancing the Lord\\
becomes disoriented sometimes.\\
In the ecstasy of feelings deep\\
he takes their hands to keep.\\
Gazing on Nityananda's face\\
``Prabhu, Hari Hari" he says.\\
``Krsna, Krsna"
he calls out like thunder.\\
Recalling Sri Vrndavana,\\
his breathing becomes disturbed.\\
He touches Raya on the hand.\\
Srinivasa and Haridasa\\
dance and sing in thrills of love.\\
The Lord is filled with ecstatic signs.\\
This delectable gift of love\\
the people of the world received.
Govinda begs for just a little.
[Song Forty soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Mar 28, 2009 14:22:27 GMT -6
Song Forty
jaga jaga-taara.na-kaara.na dhaama|\\
aananda-kanda-nityaananda raama|\\
.dagamaga locana-kamala .dhuyaa.yata\\
sahaje athira-gati jiti maato.yaara\\
bhaa{}i.yaa abhiraama bali ghana ghana .daaka{}i\\
gaura-prema-bhare cala{}i naa paara||\\
gadagada aadha madhura bacanaam.rta\\
lahu lahu haasa-bikaa"sita ga.n.da|\\
paa.sa.n.da-kha.n.dana "sriibhuja-ma.n.dana\\
kana.ya khacita abalambana-da.n.da||\\
kaliyuga kaala-bhuja"ngame da.m"sala\\
dagadhala sthaabara ja"ngama dekhi|\\
premasudhaarasa jaga bhari barikhala\\
gobindadaasake kaa/he upekhi||
O you whose shelter causes the salvation of the world!\\
O Rama, Nityananda, source of surpassing joy!\\
Your brimming eye-lotuses swing back and forth,\\
your naturally unsteady gait bests drunkards'\\
Saying ``Brother Abhirama," you call out like thunder.\\
In the throes of Gaura's love, you are unable to move.\\
Half stutter is the nectar of your sweet words;\\
a gentle, gentle smile spreads wide your cheeks.\\
Refuting non-believers, your arms well ornamented,\\
you lean on a rod encrusted with gold.\\
Seeing that, bitten by the dark snake of Kali Age,\\
all creatures, moving and unmoving, are burned.\\
He rained on the world the juice of divine love's nectar.\\
Why has Govindadasa been overlooked?
[Forty-one soon]
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Post by Nitaidas on Mar 29, 2009 14:41:47 GMT -6
Commentary on Song Forty:
The cause of the uplifting or salvation of the world is the Ocean of Causation ({\it k\=ara\d{n}\=ar\d{n}ava}) and the one who has his abode or foundation there, K\=ara\d{n}\=ar\d{n}ava-\'say{\=\i} Vi\d{s}\d{n}u, is the one addressed in this song. And that one, who is the very root or source of supreme joy or bliss, is also known as Balar\=ama whose form is Nity\=ananda. His reddish eyes defeat the unsteady movements of the eyes of dunkards who imbibe alcohol. Nity\=ananda Prabhu's dear disciple, V\d{r}nd\=avanad\=asa has written in the {\it Caitanya-bh\=agavata} that Nit\=ai used go about wearing ornaments on all of his limbs and carrying a golden rod. The dark snake in the form of the Age of Kali has bitten them, therefore all of the moving and unmoving creatures are scorched. Seeing that Nity\=ananda has rained down on the world the rasa of the nectar of divine love. Only Govindad\=asa has been neglected.
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