Govardhana Girivara Kevala Nirjana Sthala

Guru Vandana Gauranga Songs Vrindavana & Braja

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govardhana girivara kevala nirjana sthala rāi kānu karibe śayane lalitā-viśākhā-saṅge sevana kariba raṅge sukhamaya rātūla caraṇe

Word for word

gobardhana--Govardhana; giri-bare--on the best of hills; kebala nirjana sthale--in a solitary place; rai kanu-- Radha and Krsna; karibe--will take; sayane--rest; lalita--of Lalita; bisakha--and visakha; sange--in the association; sebana--service; kariba--I will perform range--in the arena; sukhamaya--full of happiness; ratula--the reddish; carane--lotus feet

Translation

In a solitary place on Govardhana Hill, the best of mountains, Sri Sri Radha and Krsna sit on a couch, when, accompanied by Lalita and Visakha, will I jubilantly serve Their reddish lotus feet?

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kanaka sampūṭa kari karpūra tāmbula bhari yogāiba badana-kamale maṇimaya kiṇkiṇī ratna nupūra āni' parāiba caraṇa-jūgale

Word for word

kanaka--golden; samputa--casket; kari'--making; karpura--with camphor; tambula--and betel-nuts; bhari'--holding; jogaiba--I will place; badana-kamale--in His lotus mouth; mani-maya--made of jewels; kinkini--waist- bells; ratana--with jewels; nupura--ankle-bells; ani'--bringing; paraiba--I will place; caran-jugale--on the lotus feet

Translation

When will I take camphor and betel-nuts from a golden box, and place it in Their lotus mouths? When will I give them sashes made with jewelled bells, and when will I place jewelled ankle-bells on Their lotus feet?

3

kanaka kaṭorā pūri sūgandhi candana bhari doṅhākāra śrī-aṅge ḍāliba guru-rūpā sakhībāme tribhaṅga bhaṅgimā ṭhāme camarera bātāsa Kariba

Word for word

kanaka--golden; katora-goblet; puri'--filling; sugandhi--aromatic; candana--sandalwood paste; buri'--donhakara--of the Divine couple; sri-ange--on the limbs; dhaliba--I will place; guru--of the spiritual master; rupa--in the form; sakhi--gopi; bame--at the left; tribhanga bhangima--three-fold bending; thame--form; camarera--of the camara fan; batasa--breeze; kariba--I will create

Translation

When will I fill a golden goblet for the Divine couple? When will I anoint Their limbs with aromatic sandalwood paste? When, my spiritual master in his original form as a gopi, at my left, will I fan Their three-fold bending forms with a camara wisk?

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doṅhāra kamala āṅkhi pūlaka haiyā dekhi duṅhu pada paraśiba kare caitanya-dāsera dāsa mane mātra abhilāṣa narottama dāse sadā sphure

Word for word

donhara--of both; kamala--lotus flower; ankhi--eyes; pulaka haiya--hairs standing up i ecstasy; dekhi'--seeing; dunhu--of the Divine couple; pada--the lotus feet; parisaba--will touch; kare--does caitanya--of Lord Caitanya; dasera--of the servant; dasa--servant; mane--in his mind; matra--sole; abhilasa--desire; narottama dasa--Narottama dasa; sada--continually; aphure--manifests

Translation

When, seeing the lotus eyes of the Divine couple, will the hairs of my body stand up in ecstasy? When will I be able to directly touch Their lotus feet? Narottama dasa, who is the servant of Lord Caitanya's servants, desires in this way. He has no other desires.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Govardhana Girivara Kevala Nirjana Sthala?

Govardhana Girivara Kevala Nirjana Sthala was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Govardhana Girivara Kevala Nirjana Sthala?

In a solitary place on Govardhana Hill, the best of mountains, Sri Sri Radha and Krsna sit on a couch, when, accompanied by Lalita and Visakha, will I jubilantly serve Their reddish lotus feet?

How many verses does Govardhana Girivara Kevala Nirjana Sthala have?

Govardhana Girivara Kevala Nirjana Sthala has 4 verses.