Gītā-mālā

(1)
prabhura vacana, takhana śuniyā
śrīvāsa loṭāñā bhūmi
bale śuna nātha, tava rasa-bhaṅga
sahite nā pāri āmi

Hearing the Lord’s words, Śrīvāsa rolled on the ground and said, “Please listen, O Lord! I cannot tolerate any disturbance to the rasa of Your kīrtana.”

(2)
ekati tanaya mariyāche nātha
tāte mora kiba duḥkha
yadi saba mare tomāre heriyā
tabe ta pāiba sukha

“Only one of my sons has died, O Lord – what real sorrow is there in that for me? Even if all my sons were to die, I would still feel happiness by seeing You.”

(3)
tava nṛtya-bhaṅga haile āmāra
maraṇa haite hari
tāi ku-saṁvāda nā dilā tomāre
vipada-āśaṅkā kari’

“If Your dancing were disturbed because of me, that would be worse than death. Therefore I did not inform You of this bad news, fearing it would bring calamity to Your ecstasy.”

(4)
ebe ājñā deha mṛta-suta laiyā
satkāra karuka sabe
eteka śuniyā gaura-dvija-maṇi
kāṅdite lāgilā tabe

“Now please give Your permission so that we may take the body of the deceased child and perform the proper rites.” Hearing this, Gaura, the jewel among the twice-born, began to weep.

(5)
kemane e saba chāḍiyā yāiba
parāṇa vikala haya
se kathā śuniyā bhaktivinoda
mane pāila bhaya

“How could I ever abandon all of this and go away, when my very life becomes agitated at the thought?” Hearing such words, Bhaktivinoda felt fear arise in his heart.