Arunodaya Kīrtan – Song One

(1)
udilo aruṇa pūraba-bhāge, 
dwija-maṇi gorā amani jāge,
bhakata-samūha loiyā sāthe,
 gelā nagara-brāje

1) When the eastern horizon became tinged with the redness that heralds the rising of the sun, the jewel among the twice-born brāhmaṇas, Lord Gaurasundara, immediately awakened. Taking all His devotees with Him, He journeyed through the towns and villages of Nadīyā.

(2)
‘tāthai tāthai’ bājalo khol,
 ghana ghana tāhe jhāṅjera rol,
preme ḍhala ḍhala sonāra aṅga, 
caraṇe nūpura bāje

2) The mṛdaṅgas resounded “tāthai, tāthai” in quick succession while the large jhāṅjha cymbals chimed in time. Lord Gaurāṅga’s golden form trembles again and again in ecstatic love of Godhead, and His footbells jingle.

(3)
mukunda mādhava yādava hari,
 bolena bolo re vadana bhori’,
miche nida-baśe gelo re rāti,
 divasa śarīra-sāje

3) Lord Caitanya calls out to the townsfolk, “Fill your mouths with the holy names ‘Mukunda! Mādhava! Yādava! and Hari!’ You spend your nights uselessly sleeping and your days decorating your bodies!

(4)
emana durlabha mānava-deho,
 pāiyā ki koro bhava nā keho,
ebe nā bhajile yaśodā-suta,
carame poḍibe lāje

4) “You have achieved this rare human body. Don’t you care for this gift? If you do not worship the darling of Mother Yaśodā now, then great sorrow awaits you at the time of your death.

(5)
udita tapana hoile asta,
 dina gelo boli’ hoibe byasta,
tabe keno ebe alasa hoy,
 nā bhaja hṛdoya-rāje

5) “With every rising and setting of the sun, a day passes and is lost. Why then do you remain idle and not serve the Lord of the heart?

(6)
jīvana anitya jānaha sār,
 tāhe nānā-vidha vipada-bhār,
nāmāśraya kori’ jatane tumi,
 thākaha āpana kāje

6) “You should understand this essential fact: Life is temporary and filled with various kinds of misery. Therefore, carefully take shelter of the holy name and remain always engaged in His service as your eternal occupation.

(7)
jīvera kalyāna-sādhana-kām,
 jagate āsi’ e madhura nām,
avidyā-timira-tapana-rūpe,
 hṛd-gagaṇe virāje

7) “Desiring to shower benedictions upon all living entities, this sweet name of Kṛṣṇa has descended to this material universe and shines like the sun in the sky of the heart, destroying the darkness of ignorance.”

(8)
kṛṣṇa-nāma-sudhā koriyā pān, 
juḍāo bhakativinoda-prān,
nāma vinā kichu nāhiko āra,
 caudda-bhuvana-mājhe

8) Drink the pure nectar of the holy name of Kṛṣṇa and thus satisfy the soul of Bhaktivinoda. Except for the holy name there is nothing within all the fourteen worlds.