Gītā-mālā

(1)
mṛta śiśu la’ye tabe bhakta-vatsala
bhakta-saṅgete gāya śrī-nāma-maṅgala

Then the Lord, ever affectionate to His devotees, took the dead child and, accompanied by the assembled devotees, chanted the auspicious Holy Names.

(2)
gāite gāite gelā jāhnavīra tīre
bālake satkāra kaila jāhnavīra nīre

Singing as they went, they arrived upon the bank of the Jāhnavī, where the proper funeral rites for the boy were performed with the sacred waters of the Gaṅgā.

(3)
jāhnavī balena mama saubhāgya apāra
saphala haila vrata chila ye āmāra

Then the personified Gaṅgā spoke: “My good fortune today is boundless! All the vows and austerities that I have observed have now borne their perfect fruit.”

(4)
mṛta śiśu dena gorā jāhnavīra jale
uṭhali jāhnavī devī śiśu laya kole

Gaura then placed the dead child within the waters of the Jāhnavī. Immediately, Jāhnavī arose and took the child upon her lap.

(5)
uṭhaliyā sparśa gorā-caraṇa-kamala
śiśu kole preme devī haya ṭalamala

Rising from the water, she touched the lotus feet of Gaura. Holding the child upon her lap, the goddess trembled in ecstatic love.

(6)
jāhnavīra bhāva dekhi’ yata bhakta-gaṇa
śrī-nāma-maṅgala-dhvani kare anukṣaṇa

Witnessing the ecstatic emotions of Jāhnavī, all the devotees continuously raised the auspicious vibration of the Holy Names.

(7)
svarge haite deve kare puṣpa-variṣaṇa
vimāna saṅkula tabe chāila gagana

From heaven the Devas showered down flowers, and the sky became crowded with celestial airplanes.

(8)
ei rūpe nānā-bhāve haiyā magana
satkāra kariyā snāna kaila sarva-jana

Thus everyone became absorbed in various bhāvas. After completing the funeral rites, all bathed in the sacred river.

(9)
parama ānande sabe gela nija ghare
bhaktivinoda māje gorā-bhāva-bhare

Thereafter all returned to their homes in great happiness, while Bhaktivinoda remained immersed in the overwhelming ecstasy for Gaura.