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Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Gitamala

baraṇe taḍit bāsa tārābalī kamala mañjarī nāma sāḍe bāra barṣa bayasa satata swānanda-sukhada-dhāma

Word for word

baraṇe in color; taḍit lightning; bāsa garments; tārābalī a host of stars; kamala mañjarī Kamala-manjari; nāma name; sāḍe and a half; bāra twelve; barṣa years; bayasa age; satata eternally; swānanda sukhada-dhāma-the abode of Svananda-sukhada

Translation

My color will be lightning, my garments a host of stars, my name Kamala-mañjarī, my age eternally twelve and a half years, my home Svānanda-sukhada.

śrī karpūra-sebā lalitāra gaṇa rādhā jutheśwarī hana mameśwarī-nātha śrī-nanda-nandana āmāra parāṇa dhana

Word for word

śrī karpūra camphor; sebā service; lalitāra of Lalitā; gaṇa group; rādhā Rādhā; jutheśwarī thequeen of the group; hana is; mama of me; īśwarī of the queen; nātha the master; śrī-nanda-nandana Nanda's son; āmāra of me; parāṇa of the life; dhana the treasure

Translation

My service will be preparing camphor. I will be among Lalitā's followers. The queen of my group will be Rādhā. My queen's master will be Nanda's son. He will be the treasure of my
life.

śrī rūpa mañjarī prabhṛtira sama jugala sebāya āśā abaśya se-rūpa sebā pabo āmi parākāṣṭha su-biśwāsa

Word for word

śrī rūpa mañjarī Śrī Rupa-manjari; prabhṛtira beginning; sama like; jugala of the divine couple; sebāya service; āśā desire; abaśya inevitable; serūpa like that; sebā service; pabaḥ I will attain; āmi I; parākāṣṭha greatest; su-biśwāsa faith

Translation

I yearn to serve the divine couple as Śrī Rūpa-mañjarī and the other mañjarīs do. With great faith I will serve Them in that way.

kabe bā e dāsī saṁsiddhi labhibe rādhā-kuṇḍe bāsa kori' rādhā-kṛṣṇa-sebā satata koribe pūrba smṛti parihori'

Word for word

kabe when?; bā or; e this; dāsī maidservant; saṁsiddhi perfection; labhibe will attain; rādhā-kuṇḍe at Rādhā-kuṇḍa; bāsa residence; kori' doing; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-sebā service at Rādhā-kuṇḍa; satata always; koribe will do; pūrba previous; smṛti memory; parihori' leaving

Translation

When will this maidservant attain this perfection? When, residing at Rādhā-kuṇḍa, and forgetting my previous lives, will I serve Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa eternally?

About Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī

Describes a desired spiritual form in physical, poetic detail — complexion like lightning, garments like a row of stars — rather than addressing any particular associate by name, as several of the surrounding songs do.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Gitamala
Mood: Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā)
Verses: 4

Frequently asked

Who wrote Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī?

Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī?

My color will be lightning, my garments a host of stars, my name Kamala-mañjarī, my age eternally twelve and a half years, my home Svānanda-sukhada.

How many verses does Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī have?

Baraṇe Taḍit Bāsa Tārābalī has 4 verses.

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