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Eka Dina Mane Pahum Kaila Acambita

Bhajan | Locana Dasa Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

eka-dina mane pahuṁ kaila ācambita

pūrba deśa yāba āmi saba jana hita

Verse 2

yātrā kari yāra pahuṁ saṅge nija jana

chaṭaphaṭa kare śacī māyera jībana

Verse 3

māyere kahena prabhu nā bhābiha tumi

tomāra nikaṭe sadā rahiba ye āmi

Verse 4

lakṣmīre karila prabhu hāsiya uttara

mātāra sebāya tumi ha-ibā tat-para

Verse 5

śubha-yātrā kare pahuṁ saṅge nija jana

kautuke bhramaṇa kare ānandita mana

Verse 6

brāhmaṇa saj-jana baise padmābatī taṭe

dibya puruṣa nārī snāna kare ghāṭe

Verse 7

biśwambhara snāna kaila se-padmābatī

saba-jana pāpa-hare snāna kaile tathi

Verse 8

pūrba-deśe basati karaya yata-jana

sabhāre yāciyā pahuṁ dile hari-nāma

Verse 9

śuci bā aśuci kibā ācāra bicāra

nā mānila sabāre karila bhaba pāra

Verse 10

nāma-saṅkīrtana prabhu nauka sājā-iyā

pāra kaila sarba-loke āpani yāciyā

Verse 11

ye-jana palāya tāre dhare kole kari

bhaba-nadī kare pāra gaurāṅga śrī-hari

Verse 12

locana kahiche pahuṁ sarba-loka-pati

karuṇā prakāśi lokera kaila śuddha-mati

Translation

Verse 1

One day Lord Gaura suddenly thought in His heart: “For the benefit of the people there, I will go east."

Verse 2

Taking His closest companions with Him, Lord Gaura would travel east. He who is mother Śacī's very life was restless to travel.

Verse 3

To His mother Lord Gaura said: "Please don't worry. I will always be near you."

Verse 4

To Lakṣmīpriyā smiling Lord Gaura said: "Serve My mother. Be devoted to her."

Verse 5

Accompanied by His close companions, Lord Gaura began His auspicious journey. With a happy heart He traveled.

Verse 6

Brāhmaṇas and saintly persons stayed on the bank of the Padmāvatī. Effulgent spiritual men an women bathed at the ghāṭas there.

Verse 7

When Lord Viśvambhara bathed in the Padmāvatī, everyone became freed of sins by bathing there.

Verse 8

The people who lived in the east Lord Gaura begged to accept the holy name. He gave them the chanting of Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy name.

Verse 9

He did not consider who was pure or impure, or who had acted well or ill. Everyone He carried to farther bank of the river of birth and death.

Verse 10

Lord Gaura built a boat of nāma-saṅkirtana (chanting of the holy names). He personally begged everyone to enter that boat. With that boat He brought them all to the farther bank of the river of birth and death.

Verse 11

Anyone who fled from Him, He caught in His arms. Lord Gaurāṅga, who is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, carried those persons to the farther bank of the river of birth and death.

Verse 12

Locana dāsa says: Lord Gaura is the master of all the worlds. Giving His mercy to the people, He made them all pure at heart.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerLocana Dasa Thakura
SourceSongs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses12 verses

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