Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs)

Prasād-Sevāya
(During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) – Song 6

(This sixth song is to be sung while honoring the Lord’s bāla-bhoga)

(1)
bhāi-re!


rāma-kṛṣṇa gocāraṇe, jaibena dūra vane,


eto cinti’ yaśodā-rohinī


khīr, sār, chānā, nanī, du’jane khāowāno āni’,
vātsalye ānanda mane gaṇi’

1) O brothers! Mother Yaśodā and Mother Rohinī were thinking, “Today our two boys, Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, will go to a distant forest to tend Their cows.” Contemplating thus in the ecstasy of parental affection, they prepared a wonderful feast for the two boys, consisting of khīra, solid cream, curd, and fresh yellow butter.

(2)
vayasya rākhāla-gaṇe, khāy rāma-kṛṣṇa-sane,


nāce gāy ānanda-antare


kṛṣṇaera prasāda khāy, udara bhoriyā jāy,


’āra deo’ ‘āra deo’ kore

2) All the cowherd boyfriends take lunch with Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa while dancing and singing in ecstasy. They eat the remnants of Kṛṣṇa’s meal until their bellies are full, and still exclaim, “Give us more! Give us more!”

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