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Ki Ananda Nadiya Nagare

Bhajan | Narahari Sarakara

Verses

Verse 1

ki ānanda nadīyā-nagare

nimā-ira bibāha-kathā prati ghare ghare

Verse 2

ki nārī puruṣa nadīyāra

bibāha dekhite hiyā uthale sabāra

Verse 3

bhāṭa-gaṇa calaye dhā-iyā

pā-iba aneka dhana mane bicāriyā

Verse 4

nartaka bādaka ādi yata

kare dhā-oyā dhā-i kata kari manoratha

Verse 5

calaye gaṇaka-gaṇa dāñā

kara-iba bibāha apūrba lagna pāñā

Verse 6

mālī-gaṇa calaye ullāse

nānā puṣpa-hāra lañā śrī-śacī ābāse

Verse 7

eka mukhe kahibe ke kata

daridra yācaka tārā cale śata śata

Verse 8

narahari-mane e-i āśa

dekhiba du-āṅkhi bhari bibāha bilāsa

Translation

Verse 1

What kind of bliss fills Nadīyā-nagara? The news of Nimāi's wedding goes from house to house.

Verse 2

What has happened to the men and women of Nadiya? Every heart is flooded with the wish to see Nimāi's wedding.

Verse 3

The poets run. In their hearts they think they will find a priceless treasure.

Verse 4

The dancers, musicians, and other artists also run. How many desires fill their hearts?

Verse 5

The astrologers also run. They have a wonderful auspicious moment for the wedding.

Verse 6

Joyfully the florists run. They bring many varieties of flower garlands to Śacī's house.

Verse 7

What person with only one mouth has the power to describe all these pastimes? How many mouths are enough to describe them? Hundreds and hundreds of poor beggars come to the house.

Verse 8

This wish stays in Narahari's heart: I wish, filling my own two eyes with the sight, I will someday see the pastimes of Lord Nimāi's wedding.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerNarahari Sarakara
SourceSongs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses8 verses

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