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Pūrabe Bāndhala Cūḍā Ebe Keṣa Hīna
Gāndhāra-rāga
pūrabe bāndhala cūḍā ebe keṣa-hīna
naṭa-bara-beṣa chāḍi parilā kaupīna
अर्थ
Formerly His hair was bound in a topknot. Now He has no hair. Rejecting His colorful garments of a dancing actor, now He wears a sannyāsī’s kaupīna.
gābhī dohana bhāṇḍa chila bāma kare
karaṅga dharila gorā se-i anusāre
अर्थ
Formerly He carried a pot for milking cows. Now He carries a sannyāsī’s waterpot. Now His complexion is fair.
tretāya dharila dhanu dvāparete baṁṣī
kali-yuge daṇḍa dhari ha-ila sannyāsī
अर्थ
In Tretā-yuga He carried an archer’s bow. In Dvāpara-yuga He carried a flute. In Kali-yuga He carries a daṇḍa. Now He is a sannyāsī.
balarāma kahe śuna nadiyā-nibāsī
balarāma abadhūta kānā-i sannyāsī
अर्थ
Balarāma dāsa says: O residents of Nadīyā, please hear. Balarāma has become an avadhūta, and Kṛṣṇa has become a sannyāsī.