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Sanātana Miśrera Bhabane

Tuḍī-rāga

दिखाएँ
टेक्स्ट
sanātana miśrera bhabane ye maṅgala-kriyā tā kahite kebā jāne
अर्थ

Who can describe the auspicious rituals performed at Sanātana Miśra's home?

bāje nānā bādya śobhamaya uthale ānanda-kolāhala atiśaya
अर्थ

A great variety of musical instruments are beautifully played. A tumult of bliss floods everything.

bandhu-gaṇa sane sanātana āgu-sari āse nite jāmātā-ratana
अर्थ

Accompanied by his kinsmen, Sanātana Miśra enters. He sits down with his jewel son-in-law, Lord Gaura.

jāmātā ki manohara sāje jhalamala kare dibya catur-dola mājhe
अर्थ

How charming is his son-in-law, splendid as He sits on a palanquin.

catur-dike brāhmaṇa sajjana asaṅkhya lokera bhide nā yāya gaṇana
अर्थ

In the four directions is a host of brāhmaṇas and devotees. Numberless guests have come. No one can count them all.

kare hāte hāta andha dāṇḍā-iyā rahaye ye-dike gauracandra
अर्थ

Hand-in-hand, a host of blind people come. They stand before Lord Gauracandra.

paṅgu-gaṇa rāja-pathe āsi dekhaye manera sādhe gorā-rūpa-rāśi
अर्थ

A host of lame people come. With eager hearts they gaze at Lord Gaura's glorious handsomeness.

yeba ke-u calite nā pāre dhariyā laguḍa pathe ā-ise dhīre dhīre
अर्थ

Even though they have no power to walk, grasping their canes they had slowly, slowly walked on the path.

kebā nāhi gorā-guṇa gāya nā jānaye kata sukha bāḍhaye hiyāya
अर्थ

Who did not sing of Lord Gaura's glories? Who did not feel his heart fill with bliss?

nānā bādya bāje nānā chānde nāce bāla bṛddha ke-u thira nāhi bāndhe
अर्थ

A veriety of musical instruments are sounded in many different ways. The young and old dance. No one is peaceful.

kata śata mahā-dīpa jwale dharaṇī chā-ila ālo gagana maṇḍale
अर्थ

How many hundreds of great lamps glisten? The sky and the earth are filled with light.

keha kula-raṅga prakāśaya byāpaye sakala mahī-tale yāhā haya
अर्थ

Everyone is blissful. The guests fill the whole area.

miśra mahā ullasita mane jāmātā la-iyā kole prabeśe bhabane
अर्थ

With a joyous heart Sanātana Misra hugs his son-in-law and takes Him into the house.

apūrba āsane basā-iyā kare puṣpa-bṛṣṭi cānda-mukha-pāne cāñā
अर्थ

He makes Lord Gaura sit on a wonderful throne. He showers Him with flowers. He gazes at His moonlike face.

jaya jaya dhwani anibāra bādābādi baya bādya bādaka doṅhāra
अर्थ

"Jaya! Jaya!" everyone calls without stop. The musicians play their instruments.

miśra kare jāmātā baraṇa narahari tāhā dekhi juḍāya nayana
अर्थ

Sanātana Miśra formally welcomes his son-in-law. Gazing at all this, Narahari feels his eyes become filled with cooling bliss.