Āhā Mari Āju Ki Ānanda

Kāmoda-rāga

The Acaryas Songs Glorifying Lord Gauranga and Govinda
6 verses

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1 Refrain

āhā mari āju ki ānanda kibā ekacakra-pure hārā-i paṇḍitera ghare abatīrṇa haila nityānanda

Translation

Ah! Ah! What bliss has come to the town of Ekacakra! In Hāḍāi Paṇḍita’s home Lord Nityānanda has descended to this world.

2

ati su-komala tanu hema nabanīta janu śobhaya bhubana bimohita candra mukha nirakhiyā ullāse nā dhare hiyā padmabatī hārā-i paṇḍita

Translation

Infant Lord Nityānanda’s body is soft and delicate. It glistens like new butter or like gold. It enchants all the worlds. Gazing at infant Lord Nityānanda’s moonlike face, Padmāvatī and Hāḍāi Paṇḍita cannot contain the joy in their hearts.

3

śrī-adwaita śāntipure garjaye ānanda-bhare tileka ha-ite nāre thira nāce pahuṁ ūrdhwa-bāhe kāṅkhatāli diyā kahe ānilu ānilu bala-bīra

Translation

In Śāntipura Lord Advaita roars with bliss. Even for a single sesame seed’s worth of tiem He cannot keep still. Raising His arms, He dances. “I will go. I will go to the hero Balarāma.”, He declares.

4

brahmā ādi deba-gaṇa kare puṣpa bariṣaṇa jaya jaya dhwani anibāra gandharba kinnara yata bāya baḍya śata śata gāya guṇa sukhera pathāra

Translation

Brahmā and the demigods shower flowers. “Jaya! Jaya!”, they chant without stop. Hundreds and hundreds of Gandharvas and KInnaras play musical instruments and sing songs praising the blissful ocean of Lord Nityānanda’s virtues.

5

ojha mahā bhāgyabāna putera kalyāna dāna kare yata lekhā nā-i dite kata nā kautuka lañā loka saba āse dhāñā mahā-bhīḍa gṛhe prabeśite

Translation

Fortunate Hāḍāi Ojha was blessed to have such a son. In writing I cannot describe his great good fortune.How many joyful people hurried to Hāḍāi Ojha’s great home!

6

dhanya rāḍha mahī āra dhanya se nakṣatra bāra dhanya māgha śukla-trayodaśī narhaari kahe bhāla dhanya dhanya kāli-kāla prakaṭe khaṇḍila duḥkha-rāśi

Translation

Fortunate is the earth. Fortunate is the land of Rāḍha-desa. Auspicious were the stars at that moment. Auspicious was that śukla-trayodaśī in the month of Māgha. Narahari dāsa says: Auspicious, auspicious is the Kali-yuga, for now that Lord Nityānanda has come, all sufferings will be broken into pieces.

Frequently asked

What is the meaning of Āhā Mari Āju Ki Ānanda?

Ah! Ah! What bliss has come to the town of Ekacakra! In Hāḍāi Paṇḍita’s home Lord Nityānanda has descended to this world.

How many verses does Āhā Mari Āju Ki Ānanda have?

Āhā Mari Āju Ki Ānanda has 6 verses.