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Aruna Kamala Dale Sesa Bichaiba

Bhajan | Narottama Dasa Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

arūṇa-kamala-dale śeṣa bichāiba

basāiba kiśora-kiśorī

alakābhṛta-mukha- paṅkaja manohara

marakata-śyāma hema-gaurī

Verse 2

prāṇeśvari kabe more habe kṛpa diṭhi

ājñāya āniya kabe bibidha phula-bara

śunaba racana duṅhu miṭhi

Verse 3

mṛgamada tilaka sa-sindūra banāyaba

lepaba candana-gandhe

gānthi mālatī-phula hāra parāoba

dhāoyāba madhukara-vṛnde

Verse 4

lalitā kabe more bījana deoyaba

bījana māruta mande

śrama-jala sakala miṭaba duṅhu-kalebara

heraba parama ānande

Verse 5

narottama dāsa āśa pada-paṅkaja

sevana mādhurī-pāne

ho-oba hena dina nā dekhiye kona cihna

duṅhu-jana heraba nayāne

Translation

Verse 1

When will I scatter red lotus petals before the charming youthful Divine Couple, whose lotus faces are nicely decorated with curling locks of hair, and who appear like a dark emerald accompanied by glittering gold?

Verse 2

O queen of my life, when will you place Your merciful glance upon me? When, directly hearing the orders of the Divine Couple, will I bring them various flowers and sweet candies?

Verse 3

When will I anoint the Divine Couple with tilaka markings made of musk and red sindura? When will I anoint Their bodies with sandalwood paste? When will I string a garland of jasmine flowers for Them, and then have to flee from the swarm of bumble-bees eager to claim the honey of those flowers?

Verse 4

When, on Lalita's order, will I gently fan the Divine Couple, banishing the perspiration from Their transcendental bodies? When, will I see the Divine Couple, my heart filling with spiritual bliss?

Verse 5

Narottama dasa hopes that some day he will be able to drink the sweet honey of the service of the lotus feet of the Divine Couple. Will that day ever be? I do not see any indication that I will become able to directly see the Divine Couple with my own eyes.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerNarottama Dasa Thakura
SourcePrarthana
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses5 verses

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