Basudhā Jāhnabā Debī Śobhā Bidhi Adhibāsa Bhūṣa Bhūṣita Tanu
Bhūpālī-rāga
Their forms decorated with ornaments for the adhivāsa, the goddesses Vasudhā and Jāhnavā shine with great splendor. They glisten with great beauty. They glisten like lightning, or kuṅkuma, or ketakī flowers.
From the four directions brahmanas offer blessing. With joyful hearts, they glance at the the two girls. They chant the Vedas. They speak words of blessing. With auspicious dūrvā grass they touch the two girls’ heads.
The paṇḍita’s wife is so overjoyed that her feet will not stay on the ground, and her heart cannot hold itself steady. The girls all offer auspicious blessings. “Ulu-lulu!”, they warble. How many desires fill their hearts?
Conchshells, bells, and a host of musical instruments sound. A tumult arises, a tumult without equal. Narahari dāsa says: How many demigoddesses came and, unnoticed by the others, with joyful hearts watched all of this?
About Basudhā Jāhnabā Debī Śobhā Bidhi Adhibāsa Bhūṣa Bhūṣita Tanu
Names Nityananda's two consorts, Vasudha and Jahnava Devi, together — both goddesses' forms described as arrayed in ornaments for the adhibasa (pre-wedding) ceremony, fitting the wedding theme running through this cluster of songs (cf. song 897's mention of wedding garments) rather than describing Nityananda's own body.
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Their forms decorated with ornaments for the adhivāsa, the goddesses Vasudhā and Jāhnavā shine with great splendor. They glisten with great beauty. They glisten like lightning, or kuṅkuma, or ketakī flowers.
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