Jambunada Tanu Badana Ambuja

Gāndhāra-rāga

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jambunada-tanu badana ambuja saghane hari hari bola nayana ambuje baha-i suradhunī kambu kandhare dola

Translation

His body is gold. His face is a lotus flower. Loudly He chants "Hari! Hari!" From His lotus eyes a celestial Gaṅgā of tears flows down His conchshell neck.

2 Refrain

dekha dekha gaura bara dwija-rāja saṅge sahacara sughaḍa śekhara uyala nabadwīpa mājha

Translation

Look! Look at Lord Gaura the king of the brāhmaṇas! Surrounded by His companions He stands at the crest of Navadvīpa.

3

taruṇa prema-bhare dina rajanī nācata aruṇa caraṇa athira karuṇa diṭhi jale e mahī bhāsala nīlaya baraṇa gabhīra

Translation

Overcome with ever-new ecstatic spiritual love He dances day and night with restless reddish feet. The tears from His merciful eyes flood the world with their deep dark waters.

4

kabahuṁ nācata kabahuṁ gā-ota kabahuṁ gada gada bhāṣa akhila jaga-jane preme pūrala bañcita gobinda dāsa

Translation

Sometimes He dances. Sometimes He sings. Sometimes He speaks broken words. Every person in the world He has plunged int the flood of ecstatic spiritual love. Only Govinda dāsa was not plunged. Only he was cheated.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Jambunada Tanu Badana Ambuja?

Jambunada Tanu Badana Ambuja was composed by Govinda dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Jambunada Tanu Badana Ambuja?

His body is gold. His face is a lotus flower. Loudly He chants "Hari! Hari!" From His lotus eyes a celestial Gaṅgā of tears flows down His conchshell neck.

How many verses does Jambunada Tanu Badana Ambuja have?

Jambunada Tanu Badana Ambuja has 4 verses.