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Nija Pati Bhuja

Bhajan | Raghunatha Dasa Goswami

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Verse 1

nija-pati-bhuja-daṇḍac-chatra-bhāvaṁ prapadya

pratihata-mada-dhṛṣṭoddaṇḍa-devendra-garva

atula-pṛthula-śaila-śreṇi-bhūpa priyaṁ me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 2

pramada-madana-līlāḥ kandare kandare te

racayati nava-yūnor dvandvam asminn amandam

iti kila kalanārthaṁ lagnakas tad-dvayor me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 3

anupama-maṇi-vedī-ratna-siṁhāsanorvī-

ruha-jhara-dara-sānu-droṇi-sańgheṣu rańgaiḥ

saha bala-sakhibhiḥ sańkhelayan sva-priyaṁ me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 4

rasa-nidhi-nava-yūnoḥ sākṣiṇīṁ dāna-keler

dyuti-parimala-viddhaṁ śyāma-vediṁ prakaṣya

rasika-vara-kulānāṁ modam āsphālayan me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 5

hari-dayitam apūrvaṁ rādhikā-kuṇḍam ātma-

priya-sakham iha kaṇṭhe narmaṇālińgya guptaḥ

nava-yuva-yuga-khelās tatra paśyan raho me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 6

sthala-jala-tala-śaṣpair bhūruha-chāyayā ca

pratipadam anukālaṁ hanta samvardhayan gāḥ

tri-jagati nija-gotraṁ sārthakaṁ khyāpayan me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 7

surapati-kṛta-dīrgha-drohato goṣṭha-rakṣāṁ

tava nava-gṛha-rūpasyāntare kurvataiva

agha-baka-ripuṇoccair datta-māna drutaṁ me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 8

giri-nṛpa-hari-dāsa-śreṇi-varyeti-nāmā-

mṛtam idam uditaṁ śrī-rādhikā-vaktra-candrāt

vraja-nava-tilakatve klpta-vedaiḥ sphuṭaṁ me

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 9

nija-jana-yuta-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-maitrī-rasākta-

vraja-nara-paśu-pakṣi-vrāta-saukhyaika-dātaḥ

agaṇita-karuṇatvān maṁ urī-kṛtya tāntaṁ

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 10

nirupadhi-karuṇena śrī-śacīnandanena

tvayi kapaṭi-śaṭho 'pi tvat-priyenārpito 'smi

iti khalu mama yogyāyogyatāṁ mām agṛhṇan

nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam

Verse 11

rasada-daśakam asya śrīla-govardhanasya

kṣitidhara-kula-bhartur yaḥ prayatnād adhīte

sa sapadi sukhade 'smin vāsam āsādya sākṣāc

chubada-yugala-sevā-ratnam āpnoti tūrṇam

Translation

Verse 1

O Govardhana, O king of all incomparable great mountains, O hill that became an umbrella with the arm of your own Lord as the handle and then destroyed the pride of the deva king madly attacking with raised weapons, please grant the residence near you that is so dear to me.

Verse 2

O Govardhana, please grant to me the residence near you that will guarantee the sight of the youthful divine couple as they enjoy passionate amorous pastimes in your caves.

Verse 3

O Govardhana, O hill where Lord Krsna happily plays with Balarama and His friends in the incomparable jeweled courtyards, jeweled lion-thrones, trees, waterfalls, mountain-brooks, caves, peaks, and valleys, please grant the residence near you that is so dear to me.

Verse 4

O Govardhana, O hill that provides the dark courtyard that witnesses the dana-keli pastime of the nectar-treasure youthful divine couple, O hill that brings great bliss to the best of they who relish transcendental nectar, please grant to me residence near you.

Verse 5

O Govardhana, O hill that, hiding as you playfully embrace the neck of your dear friend, Lord Hari's dear, unprecedented Radha-kunda, secretly gazes at the pastimes of the youthful divine couple, please grant to me residence near you.

Verse 6

O Govardhana, O hill that by nourishing the cows with its water, grass, and the shade of its trees declares to the three worlds the appropriateness of its own name, please grant to me residence near you. (Govardhana means "that which nourishes (vardhana) the cows (go).")

Verse 7

O Govardhana, O hill that the enemy of Agha and Baka honored by transforming into a new house to give Vraja protection from the sustained fury of the sura king please grant to me residence near you.

Verse 8

O Govardhana, O king of mountains, O hill whose nectar name "the best of Lord Hari's servants” flows from the moon of Sri Radha's mouth, O hill that the Vedas declare to be the tilaka marking of Vraja, please grant to me residence near you.

Verse 9

O Govardhana, O philanthropist that gives transcendental happiness to Vraja's people, animals, and birds, all anointed with the nectar of friendship for Sri Sri Radha-Krsna surrounded by Their friends, out of Your immeasurable mercy, please accept me and please grant me residence near you.

Verse 10

Although I am a cheater and a criminal, unlimitedly merciful Lord Sacinandana, who is very dear to you, has given me to you. O Govardhana, please do not consider whether I am acceptable or not, but simply grant me residence near you.

Verse 11

One who carefully reads these ten nectar verses describing Srila Govardhana, the king of mountains, will very soon reside near that blissful hill and quickly attain the precious jewel of the service to the handsome divine couple.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerRaghunatha Dasa Goswami
SourceSri Sri Govardhana Vasa Prarthana Dasakam
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses11 verses

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