Śoka Śātana – Song Seven
Gītā-mālā (A Garland of Songs) Chapter Three Śoka Śātana (The Dispelling of Grief) Śrī Gaurāṅga-līlā-caritra (The Character and Activities of Lord Gaurāṅga's Transcendental Pastimes) Song 7 The Manifestation of Various Absolute Truths from the Mouth of the Dead Boy (1) gorācandera ajña peye gṛha-bāsi-gaṇa mṛta suta aṅganete āna tata-khaṇa Then the Lord ordered the household members to bring the boy's body out into the courtyard, and they immediately complied. (2) kali-mala-hari gorā jijñāse takhana śrībāse chāḍiyā śiśu jāo ki kāraṇa Then the merciful Lord Gaura, Who removes the gloomy, dirty influence of the Read More...
Śoka Śātana – Song Six
Gītā-mālā (A Garland of Songs) Chapter Three Śoka Śātana (The Dispelling of Grief) Śrī Gaurāṅga-līlā-caritra (The Character and Activities of Lord Gaurāṅga's Transcendental Pastimes) Song 6 The Affectionate Inclination of Śrī Gaurahari Towards His Own Devotees (1) prabhura bacana takhana śuniyā śrībāsa loṭāñā bhūmi bole śuno nātha taba rasa-bhaṅga sahite nā pāri āmi Then, hearing these words of the Lord, Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita began rolling on the ground, crying out, "Please hear me, oh Lord! I am simply not able to tolerate any disturbance or interruption of the ecstatic mellows of Your kīrtana!" (2) Read More...
Śoka Śātana – Song Five
Gītā-mālā (A Garland of Songs) Chapter Three Śoka Śātana (The Dispelling of Grief) Śrī Gaurāṅga-līlā-caritra (The Character and Activities of Lord Gaurāṅga's Transcendental Pastimes) Song 5 Manifestation of Symptoms of Separation by Bhaktavatsala (Lord Caitanya) due to the Death of His Dear Devotee (1) śrībāsa-bacana śrabaṇa koriyā sādhwī pati-brata-gaṇa śoka parihari' mṛta śiśu rākhi' hari-rase dilo mana Hearing these words of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita, all those chaste and faithful ladies gave up their lamentation for the dead son, because Śrīvāsa had satisfied their minds by informing them of the transcendental mellows of Lord Hari. Read More...