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Kaliya Damana Dina Naha

Bhajan | Govinda Dasa Kaviraja

Verses

Verse 1

kaliya-damana dina-naha

kalindi-kula kadamba chaha

Verse 2

kata kata braja naba bala

pekhalu janu thira bijarika mala

Verse 3

tohe kaho subala sangati

tabadhari hama na jani diba rati

Verse 4

tahi dhani mani du-i cari

tahi mano-mohini eka nari

Verse 5

so rahu majhu mane pathi

manasija dhume ghuma nahi dithi

Verse 6

anukhana tahita samadhi

ko jane kaichana biraha-biyadhi

Verse 7

dine dine ksina bhela deha

gobinda-dasa kaha aiche naba-leha

Translation

Verse 1

Krsna, who is the Lord of the poor and meek and the hero that vanquished Kaliya, stays in a kadamba tree's shade on the Yamuna's banks.

Verse 2

(Lord Krsna says:) How many girls of Vraja have I seen? Still, this one girl is splendid like a garland of unmoving lightning flashes,

Verse 3

O friend Subala, I tell you: from that moment I no longer know whether it is day or night.

Verse 4

In that place were two or four beautiful girls splendid like glistening jewels. But only one of those girls cast a spell on My heart.

Verse 5

I keep that girl in my heart. My heart is filled with the smoke of Kamadeva's flames. Lost in the smoke, I cannot see the directions.

Verse 6

Moment after moment I am rapt in thinking of this girl. I know nothing but Her. I am overcome by the fever of separation from Her.

Verse 7

Day after day my body becomes more thin and emaciated. Govinda dasa says: These are the signs of new love.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerGovinda Dasa Kaviraja
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses7 verses

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