Je Anilo Prema Dhana
Swa Parsada Bhagavad Viraha Janita Vilapa
Sapārṣada-bhagavad-viraha-janita-vilāpa — Lamentation Due to Separation
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He who brought the treasure of divine love and who was filled with compassion and mercy—where has such a personality as Śrīnivāsa Ācārya gone?
Where are my Svarūpa Dāmodara and Rūpa Gosvāmī? Where is Sanātana? Where is Raghunātha Dāsa, the savior of the fallen?
Where are my Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa and Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, and where is Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja? Where did Lord Gaurāṅga, the great dancer, suddenly go?
I will smash my head against the rock and enter into the fire. Where will I find Lord Gaurāṅga, the reservoir of all wonderful qualities?
Being unable to obtain the association of Lord Gaurāṅga accompanied by all of these devotees in whose association He performed His pastimes, Narottama dāsa simply weeps.
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About Je Anilo Prema Dhana
Je Anilo Prema Dhana carries one of the most personal griefs in the entire Gaudiya Vaishnava songbook. Its formal title, Sva-parsada-bhagavad-viraha-janita-vilapa, a lament born of separation from the Lord's own associates, describes exactly what it is. By the time Srila Narottama dasa Thakura composed it, the six Gosvamis of Vrindavana had already departed, and two of his own closest companions, Srinivasa Acarya and Ramacandra Kaviraja, had followed them. Each verse mourns a different one of these predecessor acaryas by name, asking where such great souls have gone. It comes from Narottama's collection Prarthana, itself a book of prayer rather than a formal treatise, and this song sits among its most anguished entries. Tradition holds that Narottama himself passed from this world not long after composing it, at Prema Ghata on the bank of the Ganges at Kheturi, the same spot, it is said, where Caitanya Mahaprabhu himself once sat. Read in that light, this is not a song of abstract theology but of one devotee's own approaching farewell to everyone he loved.
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Who wrote Je Anilo Prema Dhana?
Je Anilo Prema Dhana was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.
What is the meaning of Je Anilo Prema Dhana?
He who brought the treasure of divine love and who was filled with compassion and mercy—where has such a personality as Śrīnivāsa Ācārya gone?
Where can I listen to Je Anilo Prema Dhana?
You can listen to 7 recordings of Je Anilo Prema Dhana on this page, including versions sung by HG Agnidev Prabhu, HG Swarupa Damodar Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu.
How many verses does Je Anilo Prema Dhana have?
Je Anilo Prema Dhana has 5 verses.
Can I download Je Anilo Prema Dhana as a PPT or PDF?
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