Topic: Gītāvalī

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 7 (11) śata-koṭi gopī mādhava-man 

rākhite nāri lokori' jatan
 11) Millions of cowherd damsels are unable to please the mind of Mādhava although endeavoring to do so.
 (12) venu-gīte ḍākerādhikā-nām 'eso eso rādhe!'ḍākoye śyām
 12) The flute song calls the name of Rādhikā "Come here, come here, Rādhe!" Śyāma calls out in the night.
 (13) bhāṅgiyā śrī-rāsa-manḍala tabe rādhā-anveṣanecalaye jabe
 13) When the Śrī-rāsa-manḍala comes to a halt in search of Beloved Rādhā He then goes. (14) 'dekhā Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 6 (1) baraja-bipine jamunā-kūle

 mañca manoharaśobhita phule
 1) In the forests of Vraja on the banks of the Yamunā there are beautiful thrones bedecked with flowers. (2) banaspati-latātuṣaye āṅkhi 

tad upari kotoḍākaye pākhī
 2) The creepers and fruit trees give satisfaction to the eyes and upon these trees and creepers many birds sing sweetly. (3) malaya anilavahaye dhīre ali-kula madhu-lobheye phire
 3) A breeze from the Malaya hills blows ever so gently while swarms of bumblebees fly about Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 5 (1) mahābhāva-cintāmaṇi, udbhāvita tanu-khāni, sakhī-pati-sajjā prabhāvatī kārunya-tārunya ār, lāvanya-amṛta-dhār, tāhe snātā lakṣmī-jayī satī
 1) Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's transcendental bodily form has arisen out of the mahābhāva-cintāmaṇi. She is the decoration of the Lord of the sakhīs, and is effulgent with divinely splendorous potency. She takes her first bath in the shower of the nectar of compassion, Her second bath in the nectar of youth, and Her third bath in the nectar of bodily luster. She thus conquers the Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 4 (1) rasika nāgarī-gaṇa-śiromaṇi, kṛṣṇa-preme sarahaṁsī bṛṣabhānu-rāja, śuddha kalpa-ballī, sarva-lakṣmī-gaṇa-aṁśī
 1) Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is the crest jewel of all amorous young maidens who take pleasure in relishing transcendental mellows. She is a beautiful swan in the waters of love for Kṛṣṇa, a transcendental wish-fulfilling creeper on the family tree of king Vṛṣabhānu, and the original source of all the goddesses of fortune (2) rakta paṭṭa-vastra, nitamba-upari, kṣudra ghanṭi dule tā'y kuca-yugopari, duli' muktā-mālā, citta-hārī śobhā pāy
 2) Upon Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 3 (1) ramaṇī-śiromaṇi, bṛṣabhānu-nandinī, nīla-vasana-paridhāna chinna-puraṭa jini', varna-vikāśinī, baddha-kabarī hari-prāna
 1) The beloved daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu is the crest-jewel of all young women. She is fond of wearing blue garments. Her radiant complexion is very pleasing and conquers the beauty of freshly cut gold, Her locks of hair are nicely arranged, and She is the life and soul of Lord Kṛṣṇa. (2) ābharaṇa-manḍita, hari-rasa-panḍita, tilaka-śusobhita-bhālā kañculikācchāditā, stana-maṇi-manḍitā, kajjala-nayanī rasālā
 2) She is artfully adorned with jewels, She Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 2  (1) virajār pāre śuddha-paravyoma-dhām 

tad upari śrī-gokula-bṛndāraṇya nām
 1) Beyond the Virajā River lies the pure spiritual sky, and above that Vaikuṇṭha realm lies the divine abode known as Śrī Goloka Vṛndāvana.
 (2) bṛndābana cintāmaṇi, cid-ānanda-ratna-khani,

 cinmoy apūrva-daraśan 

tahi mājhe camatkār, kṛṣṇa vanaspati sār,

 nīla-maṇi tamāla jemon
 2) The land of Vṛndāvana is made of spiritual gems and is therefore likened to a mine of fully cognizant and blissful jewels. This transcendentally conscious realm is certainly a Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Rādhāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers in Glorification of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī) - Song 1 (1) rādhikā-caraṇa-padma, sakala śreyera sadma,

 jatane je nāhi ārādhilo 

rādhā-padmāṅkita dhāma, bṛndābana jār nāma, 

tāhā je nā āśroy korilo
 1) He who has failed to carefully worship the lotus feet of Śrīmatī Rādhikā, which are the abode of all auspiciousness; he who has not taken shelter in the transcendental abode known as Vṛndāvana, which is decorated with the beautiful lotus flower named Rādhā... (2) rādhikā-bhāva-gambhīr, citta jebā mahādhīr,

 gaṇa-saṅga nā koilo jīvane

 kemone se śyāmānanda, rasa-sindhu-snānānanda,

 labhibe Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nāmāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers Glorifying the Holy Name) - Song 8 [Maṅgala-Vibhāṣa-Ekatālā] (1) nārada muni, bājāya vīṇā,

 'rādhikā-ramana'-nāme

 nāma amani, udita hoya ,
bhakata-gīta-sāme
 1) When the great soul Nārada Muni plays his stringed vīṇā, the holy name of Rādhikā-Ramana descends and immediately appears amidst the kīrtan of the Lord's devotees. 
(2) amiya-dhārā, bariṣe ghana, 

śravana-yugale giyā 

bhakata-jana, saghane nāce,

 bhoriyā āpana hiyā
 2) Like a monsoon cloud, the holy name showers pure nectar into their ears. All the devotees, due to great ecstasy, enthusiastically dance to their heart's content. Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nāmāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers Glorifying the Holy Name) - Song 7 [Lalita Jhiṅjhiṭa-Ekatālā] (1) ohe harinām, tava mahimā apār tava pade nati āmi kori bār bār
 1) O holy name! Your glories are boundless! Therefore I bow down at Your lotus feet again and again.
 (2) gokuler mahotsava ānanda-sāgar!

 tomār caraṇe paḍi' hoiyā kātar
 2) O grand festival of Gokula! O ocean of bliss! I fall down at Your lotus feet, for I am feeling very distressed and troubled at heart. 
(3) tumi kṛṣṇa, pūrna-vapu, rasera nidān tava pade Read More...

Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nāmāṣṭaka (Eight Prayers Glorifying the Holy Name) - Song 6 [Vibhāṣa-Jhāṅphi, Lophā] (1) vācya o vācaka-dui swarūp tomār vācya-tava śrī-vigraha cid-ānandākār 1) O Lord, You possess two transcendental forms, properly called vācya (that which is nameable) and vācaka (that which denotes). The vācya is Your beautiful personal bodily form full of transcendental knowledge and bliss. (2) vācaka swarūp tava 'śrī-kṛṣṇa ādi' nām

 varna-rūpī sarva-jīva-ānanda-viśrām
 2) The vācaka forms are Your holy names, such as Śrī Kṛṣṇa and so forth. Thus appearing in the form of transcendental sound vibration, Read More...