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Krsnera Jateka Khela Tara Madhye Nara Lila

Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

kṛṣṇera jateka khelā tāra madhye nara-līlā

sarbottama rasera āloya

e rasa goloke nāi tabe bolo kothā pāi

braja-dhāma tāhāra niloya

Verse 2

nitya-līlā dwi-prakāra sāntara o nirantara

jāhe mājhe rasikera mana

janma-bṛddhi daitya-nāśa mathurā dwārakā-bāsa

nitya-līlā sāntare gaṇana

Verse 3

dibā rātra aṣṭa-bhāge braja-jana anurāge

kore kṛṣṇa-līlā nirantara

tāhāra birāma nāi sei nitya-līlā bhāi

brahma-rudra-śeṣaagocara

Verse 4

jñāna joga koro jata hoya tāhā dūra-gata

śuddha rāga nayane kebala

sei līlā rākhita hoya parānanda bitaroya

hoya bhakta-jībana sambala

Translation

Verse 1

Of all of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, His humanlike pastimes are the best. They are the abode of the rasas. These rasas are not present even in Goloka? Where will I find them, then? Please tell me. The land of Vraja is the place where they stay.

Verse 2

Lord Kṛṣṇa's eternal pastimes are of two kinds: sāntara (manifest at intervals) and nirantara (always manifest). The rasika devotees meditate on these pastimes. Lord Kṛṣṇa's birth, growing up, killing the demons, and living in Mathurā and Dvārakā are counted among His sāntara eternal pastimes.

Verse 3

With great love Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoys His nirantara pastimes with the people of Vraja throughout the eight periods of the day and night. These pastimes never stop. O my brothers, even Brahmā, Śiva, and Śeṣa cannot see these eternal pastimes.

Verse 4

Throw jñāna and yoga far away. With eyes of pure love gaze on these delightful pastimes, pastimes that are the devotees' life, pastimes that are the great treasure they keep.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerBhaktivinoda Thakura
SourceGitamala
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses4 verses

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