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Dhani Dhani Aparupa Rasa Bihari

Bhajan | Govinda Dasa Kaviraja

Verses

Verse 1

dhani dhani aparupa rasa-bihara

thira bijura sane cancala jaladhara

rasa barakhiye anibara

Verse 2

kancana mani-gana janu nirama-ola

ramani-mandala saja

majhahi majha maha-marakata sama

syama nata-bara raja

Verse 3

kata kata canda timira para bilasa-i

timirahi kata kata cande

kanaka-lataye tamalaha kata kata

duhu duhu tanu tanu bandhe

Verse 4

kata kata padumini pancama ga-ota

madhukara dharu sruti-bhasa

madhukara mili kata padumini ga-ota

mugadhala gobinda-dasa

Translation

Verse 1

Blessed, blessed is this wondrous sporting of the rasa dance -- a steady flash of lightning beside a restless raincloud, ceaselessly showering down the rain of rasa.

Verse 2

As if a golden garland set with gems, the circle of lovely women forms an array; in their very midst, like a great emerald, dark Krishna, the king of dancers, shines.

Verse 3

How many moons sport amid the darkness, and how many darknesses amid the moons! How many golden creepers entwine the tamala trees, body after body bound to body!

Verse 4

How many lotus-women sing in the fifth note, their voices like the drone of bees! How many lotus-women, joined with their bees, go on singing -- Govinda Dasa remains utterly enchanted.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerGovinda Dasa Kaviraja
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses4 verses

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