Gītā-mālā

(1)
pradoṣa-samaye śrīvāsa-aṅgane
saṅgopane gaura-maṇi
śrī-hari-kīrtane nāce nānā-raṅge
uṭhila maṅgala-dhvani

At twilight, within the secluded courtyard of Śrīvāsa, Lord Gauramaṇi arose in ecstatic kīrtana, dancing in many different moods, and a most auspicious sound of divine vibration filled the air.

(2)
mṛdaṅga-madala bāje karatāla
mājhe mājhe jaya-dhvani
prabhura naṭana dekhi’ sakalera
hoila santāpa-dūra

With the mṛdaṅga and madala drums resounding, and karatālas ringing amidst intermittent cries of “Jaya!”, all distress was driven far away upon seeing the Lord’s dancing.

(3)
akhaṇḍa premete mātala takhana
sakala bhakta-gaṇa
āpana pāsari’ gaura-candre gheri’
nāce gāya anukṣaṇa

At that time, all the devotees became completely intoxicated with uninterrupted divine love. Forgetting themselves entirely, they surrounded Gaura-candra and danced and sang without cessation.

(4)
emana samaye daiva-vyādhi-yoge
śrīvāsera antaḥpure
tanaya-viyoge nārī-gaṇa śoke
prakāśila uccaiḥ-svare

At that very moment, by the arrangement of divine providence, in the inner quarters of Śrīvāsa’s house, his son passed away due to illness. In separation from the child, the women began to lament loudly in grief.

(5)
krandana uṭhila habe rasa-bhaṅga
bhaktivinoda ḍare
śrīvāsa mahāśaya bujhila kāraṇa
praviśila āpana ghare

Bhaktivinoda fears that the rising sound of weeping may disrupt the divine rasa of the kīrtana. However, Śrīvāsa Mahāśaya understood the cause of the disturbance and entered his own house.