Dekha Adwaita Guṇera Maṇi
Aśābarī-rāga
Look at Lord Advaita, who possesses the jewels of virtues. He freely gives away the precious jewel of pure devotional service. In this way He makes the whole world wealthy in devotion.
The hairas of His body stand etect. His heart is overcome with ecstatic spiritual love. Raising His arms, He chants, “Gaura! Gaura!” and dances.
Flooding tears of bliss flow from His eyes. The hairs stand erect on His body glistening like gold.
From His mouth flows a stream of nectar. From the four directions everyone gazes at His graceful motions and his sweet sweet smile.
Surrounding Lord Advaita on four sides, His companions play the khola and karatālas. With sweet voices they gently slowly sing.
Hearing them, who can remain peaceful and composed? Even the poor sinners are now wild with bliss. Seeing all this, Narahari dāsa does not understand how all this is happening. He is completely puzzled.
About Dekha Adwaita Guṇera Maṇi
"Behold Advaita, the jewel of virtues!" — guṇera maṇi, a stock jewel-metaphor for a person embodying excellent qualities, framed as an invitation to witness him.
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Look at Lord Advaita, who possesses the jewels of virtues. He freely gives away the precious jewel of pure devotional service. In this way He makes the whole world wealthy in devotion.
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Dekha Adwaita Guṇera Maṇi has 6 verses.
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