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Apurba Baisnaba Tattwa Atmara Ananda

Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

apūrba baiṣṇaba-tattwa ātmāra ānanda-

prasrabana nāhi jā'ra tulana soṁsāre

swa-dharma bolya jā'ra āche paricoya

e jagate e tattwera suno bibaraṇa

para-brahma sanātana ānanda-swarūpa

nitya-kāla rasa-rūpa rasera ādhāra

parāt para adwitīya ananta apāra

tathāpi swarūpa-tattwa śakti-śaktimāna

līlā-rasa-parakāṣṭha āśroya-swarūpa

tarka ki se tattwa kabhu sparśibāre pāre

rasa-tattwa su-gambhīra samādhi-āśroye

Verse 2

upalabdha āhā māri samādhi ki dhana

samādhi-stha ho'ye dekho su-sthira antare

he sādhaka rasa-tattwa akhaṇḍa ānanda

kintu tahe āswādaka-āswādya-bidhana

nitya-dharma anusyūta adwitīya prabhu

āswādaka kṛṣṇa-rūpa āswādya rādhikā

dwaitānanda parānanda-pīṭha bṛndābana

prākṛta jagate jā'ra prokāśa biśeṣa

jogamāyā prakāśita taṅhara āśroye

labhiche sādhaka-brnda nitya prema-tattwa

ādarśa jāhāra nāma baikuṇṭha kalyāṇa

jadi cāha nityānanda prabāha sebite

abirata guru-padāśroya koro' jība

nīrasa bhajana samudoya parihori'

brahma-cintā ādi jata sadā sādha' rati

kusumita bṛndābane śrī-rāsa-maṇḍale

puruṣatwa-ahaṅkāra nitanta durbala

taba tumi śuddha jība āswādya swajana

śrī-radhikār nitya sakhī parānanda-rasa

anubhabi māyā-bhoga tomāra patana

Translation

Verse 1

How wonderful is the Vaiṣṇava philosopphy! It is a fountain of bliss for the soul. It has no equal in this world. O world, please hear this description of the Vaiṣṇava philosophy. The Supreme Brahman is eternal and blissful. For eternal time He is full of nectar, the reservoir of nectar. He is greater than the greatest, unrivaled, endless, and limitless. Still, He is all potencies and He is the master of all potencies. He is the sweetest nectar of transcendental pastimes and He is the supreme shelter. How can ordinary material logic have the power to touch Him? He is the deep nectar seen in rapt meditation.

Verse 2

Ah! What a great treasure is seen in that rapt meditation! O devotees, see what is manifested in the meditation of one who has a peaceful heart! The Supreme Truth is nectar, is unbroken bliss. Still, He is divided into the enjoyer and the enjoyed. That is His eternal nature. He is the supreme master. He has no rival. As the enjoyer He is Kṛṣṇa. As the enjoyed He is Rādhā. How much bliss does He enjoy by being these two! his blissful transcendental abode is Vṛndāvana. His Yogamaya potency manifests Vṛndāvana within the material world. The devotees who take shelter of Vṛndāvana attain eternal love for the Lord. How auspicious is Vṛndāvana! Its name is auspicious even in Vaikuṇṭha. O soul, if you wish to serve the eternal and blissful Supreme Lord, then take shelter of a bona fide spiritual master. Renounce all dry and nectarless methods of worship and strive to fall in love with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who enjoys pastimes in the rāsa-dance circle in flower-filled Vṛndāvana. Your idea that you are a male is a pathetic mistake. O pure soul, you are meant for Lord Kṛṣṇa's enjoyment. You are an eternal friend of Śrī Rādhā. Please taste the nectar of transcendental bliss. The pleasures of Māyā are your falldown.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerBhaktivinoda Thakura
SourceKalyanakalpataru
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses2 verses

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