Ami Jamuna Puline

Dhānaśī-rāga — (Dhānaśī-rāga)

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jamunā-puline kadamba-kānane ki herinu sakhī āja śyāma baṁśī-dhārī maṇi-mañcopari kore' līlā rāsa-rāja
Word for word
jamunā-puline—on the Yamuna's bank; kadamba-kānane—in a kadamba forest; ki—wheat; herinu—I saw; sakhī—O friend; āja—today; śyāma—dark; baṁśī-dhārī—holding a flute; maṇi-mañcopari—on a jewel platform; kore'—did; līlā—pastimes; rāsa—of the rasa dance; rāja—the king
Translation

O my friend, what did I see today in a kadamba grove by the Yamunā's bank? I saw the dark king of the rāsa dance playing the flute and enjoying pastimes in a jewel courtyard.

kṛṣṇa-keli sudhā-prasrabana aṣṭa-dalopari śrī-rādhā śrī-hari aṣṭa-sakhī parijana
Word for word
kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; keli—pastimes; sudhā—nectar; prasrabana—stream; aṣṭa—eight; dala—petals; upari—on; śrī-rādhā—Śrī Rādhā; śrī-hari—Śrī Kṛṣṇa; aṣṭa-sakhī—eight gopī friends; parijana—associates
Translation

Standing on an eight-petal lotus with Śrī Rādhā and Her eight gopī friends, Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoyed pastimes that were streams of nectar.

su-gīta nartane saba sakhī-gaṇe tuṣiche jugala-dhana kṛṣṇa-līlā heri' prakṛti-sundarī bistāriche śobhā bane
Word for word
su-gīta—beautiful singing; nartane—dancing; saba—all; sakhī-gaṇe—gopī friends; tuṣiche—pleased; jugala-dhana—the treasure that is the divine couple; kṛṣṇa-līlā—Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes; heri'—seeing; prakṛti—His potency; sundarī—beautiful; bistāriche—expanded; śobhā—beauty; bane—in the forest
Translation

With singing, music, and dancing, the gopīs pleased the great treasure that is the divine couple. I saw Kṛṣṇa's pastimes and I saw His beautiful beloved fill the forest with splendor.

ghare nā jāibo bane prabeśibo o līlā-rasera tore tyaji' kūla-lāja bhaja braja-rāja binoda minati kore'
Word for word
ghare—home; nā—not; jāibaḥ—I will go; bane—in the forest; prabeśibaḥ—I will enter; aḥ—this; līlā-rasera—of nectar pastimes; tore—crossing; tyaji'—renouncing; kūla—family; lāja—shyness; bhaja—worship; braja-rāja—the king of Vraja; binoda—Bhaktivinoda; minati—request; kore'—does
Translation

I will not return home. I will enter the forest to taste the nectar of these pastimes. Leaving behind my family and my shyness, Ia will worship Vraja's king. That is Bhaktivinoda's prayer.

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Who wrote Ami Jamuna Puline?

Ami Jamuna Puline was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Ami Jamuna Puline?

O my friend, what did I see today in a kadamba grove by the Yamunā's bank? I saw the dark king of the rāsa dance playing the flute and enjoying pastimes in a jewel courtyard.

Where can I listen to Ami Jamuna Puline?

You can listen to 8 recordings of Ami Jamuna Puline on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HH Vedavyasa Priya Swami, HH Radhanath Swami, Vaishnavas.

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Ami Jamuna Puline has 4 verses.