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Āge Janamila Nitā I Cānda

Dhānaśī-rāga

The Acaryas Songs Glorifying Lord Gauranga and Govinda
10 verses

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1

āge janamila nitā-i cānda pātila āsiyā karuṇā phānda

Translation

Now Lord Nitāicandra has taken birth. Now the trap of His mercy is set.

2

narī-gaṇa sabe dekhite yāya sabhāre karuṇā-nayāne cāya

Translation

The ladies go to see Him. Infant Lord Nitāi glances at them with His merciful eyes.

3

deklhiyā se ghare āsite nāre rūpa heri tāra nayāne jhure

Translation

Seeing Him, they cannot stay in the house. After seeing His glorious form they find tears always streaming from their eyes.

4

dekhi sabe mane birāja kare e-i kona mahā-puruṣa bare

Translation

When they gaze at Him, great glory ffills their hearts. Each one of them is a great exalted saint.

5

dekhite dekhite bāḍhaye sādha ghare āsibāre paḍaye bāda

Translation

As they gaze and gaze at Him, the desire to see Him grows stronger and stronger in their hearts. They argue over who will go into the house to see Him.

6

mane kari ihāya hiyāra bhari nayāne kājara kariyā pari

Translation

Infant Lord Nitāi is the kajjala that anoints their eyes. He fills their hearts.

7

kata puṇya kaila ihāra mātā ehena bālaka dila bidhātā

Translation

How many pious deeds had the mother done, that destinay gave to her such an infant boy?

8

eta kahi kāru nayāna diyā ānandera dhārā paḍe bahiyā

Translation

As the ladies gaze at Him, flooding streams of blissful tears flow from their eyes.

9

kāru stana bahi dugadha jhare keha yāya tāre karite kore

Translation

Any lady who places the infant in her lap finds that milk suddenly began to flow from her breasts.

10

e-saba bikāra ramaṇī-gaṇe śibarāma āśā karaye mane

Translation

The ladies there are overcome with ecstatic spiritual love. Śivarāma yearns to join them and also gaze at the infant Lord.

About Āge Janamila Nitā I Cānda

"First the moon Nitai took birth" — āge, "before/first," likely marking his birth as preceding Chaitanya's in the traditional chronology, addressed here by the common "Nitai-moon" epithet for his cooling radiance.

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Now Lord Nitāicandra has taken birth. Now the trap of His mercy is set.

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Āge Janamila Nitā I Cānda has 10 verses.

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