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Gajendra Gamane Nita I Calaye Manthare

Bhajan | Traditional

Verses

Verse 1

gajendra-gamane nitā-i calaye manthare

yāre dekhe tāre bhāsāya premera pāthāre

Verse 2

patita durgata pāpīra ghare ghare giyā

brahmāra durlabha prema dichena yāciyā

Verse 3

yenā laya tāre kaya dante tṛṇa dhari

āmāre kiniyā la-o bala gaura-hari

Verse 4

to sabāra lāgiyā kṛṣṇera abatāra

śuna bhā-i gaurāṅga sundara nadīyāra

Verse 5

yo pahuṁ gokula-pure nandera kumāra

to sabhāra lāgi ebe kaila abatāra

Verse 6

śuniyā kāndaye pāpī caraṇe dhariyā

pulake pūrala aṅga gara gara hiyā

Verse 7

tāre kole kari nitā-i yā-i āna-ṭhāma

hena mate preme bhāsā-ola pura grāma

Verse 8

debakīnandane bole mu-i abhāgiyā

ḍubiluṁ biṣaya-kūpe nitā-i nā bhajiyā

Translation

Verse 1

Like the graceful king of elephants, Lord Nityananda slowly walks.Whomever He sees He makes float in an ocean of ecstatic spiritual love.

Verse 2

Going from house to house, He begs the fallen misled sinners to please purchase His goods of ecstatic spiritual love, goods even the demigod Brahmā finds difficult to buy.

Verse 3

Placing a straw between His teeth, Lord Nityānanda says, “Please purchase My goods. Please pay the price of chanting, `Gaura-Hari!’ and take the goods I sell.

Verse 4

“O My brothers, please listen. Śrī Gaurāṅgasundara of Nadīyā is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, Kṛṣṇa who has descended to this world to be with you.

Verse 5

“He is the Supreme Lord. He is Nanda’s son in Gokulapura, and He has descended to this world to be with you.”

Verse 6

Hearing these words, the sinners weep. They grasp Lord Nityānanda’s feet. The hairs of their bodies stand urpight. Their hearts are overcome with ecstatic spiritual love.

Verse 7

LordNityānanda hugs them and then goes to the next house. In this way Lord Nityānanda made entire villages and towns float in the nectar of ecstatic spiritual love.

Verse 8

Devakīnandana dāsa says: I am vrey unfortunate. I never worshiped Lord Nitāi. That is why I am drowning in this well of materialistic life.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerTraditional
SourceThe Acaryas Songs Glorifying Lord Gauranga and Govinda
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses8 verses

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