Kṛṣṇa Baṁśī Gīta Śuni' Dekhi' Citra Pata Khani

Kāmoda-rāga — (Kāmoda-rāga)

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja Morning Songs

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kṛṣṇa-baṁśī-gīta śuni' dekhi' citra-pata-khani loka-mukhe guṇa śrabaṇiyā pūrba-rāgākrānta cita unmāda-lakhaṇānwita sakhī-saṅge calilā dhāiyā

Word for word

kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; baṁśī—flute; gīta—music; śuni'—hearing; dekhi'—seeing; citra-pata-khani—the painting; loka—of the world; mukhe—in the face; guṇa—the virtues; śrabaṇiyā—hearing; pūrba-rāga—with the beginnings of love; ākrānta—overcome; cita—heart; unmāda—of madness; lakhaṇa—signs; anwita—with; sakhī-saṅge—in the company of the gs; calilā— dhāiyā—ran

Translation

Hearing Kṛṣṇa's flute-music, seeing His wonderful picture, and hearing His virtues from the people's mouths, I find that I have fallen in love with Him. With the other gopīs, I wildly run to Him.

2

nikuñja-kānane korilo abhisāra na mānilo nibaraṇa gṛha-kārya agaṇana dharmādharma nā korilo bicāra

Word for word

nikuñja-kānane—in the forest grove; korilaḥ—did; abhisāra—meeting; na—not; mānilaḥ—knre; nibaraṇa—prohibition; gṛha-kārya—household duties; agaṇana—not considering; dharmādharma—piety or impiety; nā—not; korilaḥ—did; bicāra—consideration

Translation

Not considering household duties, piety, or sin, and not allowing anyone to stop me, I go to meet Kṛṣṇa.

3

jamunā-puline giyā sakhī-gaṇe sambodhiyā jijñāsilo priyera uddeśa chārilo prāṇera bhoya banete prabeśa hoya baṁśī-dhwani koriyā nirdeśa

Word for word

jamunā-puline—to the Yamuna's bank; giyā—going; sakhī-gaṇe—with the gopīs; sambodhiyā—addressing; jijñāsilaḥ—I ask; priyera—of the beloved; uddeśa—news; chārilaḥ—abandoned; prāṇera—of life; bhoya—fear; banete—the forest; prabeśa—entrance; hoya—was; baṁśī-dhwani—the sound of the flute; koriyā—doing; nirdeśa—instruction

Translation

Going to the Yamunā's bank, I ask the gopīs for news of my beloved. Following the command spoken by the flute's melody, I spurn all fear for my life and enter the forest.

4

nadī jathā sindhu prati dhāya ati begabatī sei rūpa rasabatī satī ati bege kuñja-bane giyā kṛṣṇa-sannidhane ātma-nibedane koilo mati

Word for word

nadī—river; jathā—as; sindhu—the ocean; prati—to; dhāya—runs; ati—very; begabatī—strong; sei—this; rūpa—form; rasabatī—nectar; satī—sianlty; ati—very; bege—srtong; kuñja-bane—in the forest; giyā—going; kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa; sannidhane—in the presence; ātma-nibedane—surrendering the self; koilaḥ—do; mati—heart

Translation

As a river very strongly runs to the ocean, so this beautiful, sweet, saintly girl strongly runs into the forest. Finding Lord Kṛṣṇa, she offers herself to Him.

5

keno mora durbala lekhanī nāhi sare abhisāra ārambhiyā sa-kampa antare

Word for word

kenaḥ—why?; mora—my; durbala—weak; lekhanī—pen; nāhi—not; sare—moves; abhisāra—meeting; ārambhiyā—beginning; sa-kampa—with trembling; antare—within

Translation

Why does my weak pen no longer move? As I begin to describe this meeting, my heart trembles.

6

milana sambhoga bipralambādi-barṇana prakāśa korite nāhi sare mama mana

Word for word

milana—meeting; sambhoga—enjoyment; bipralamba—separation; ādi—beginning; barṇana—decsription; prakāśa—manifestation; korite—to do; nāhi—not; sare—moves; mama—my; mana—heart

Translation

My heart does not move to describe the meeting, enjoyment, separation, or anything else about these lovers.

7

durbhaga nā bujhe rāsa-līlā-tattwa-sāra sūkara jemona nāhi cine muktā-hāra

Word for word

durbhaga—unfortunate; nā—not; bujhe—understand; rāsa-līlā-tattwa-sāra—the truth opf the rasa dance pastimes; sūkara—swine; jemona—like; nāhi—not; cine—appreciate; muktā-hāra—a necklace of pearls

Translation

As swine cannot appreciate a string of pearls, so the unfortunate people cannot understand the Lord's rāsa-dance pastimes.

8

adhikāra-hīna-jana-maṅgala cintiyā kīrtana korinu śeṣa kāla bicāriyā

Word for word

adhikāra—qualification; hīna—without jana—people; maṅgala—welfare; cintiyā—considering; kīrtana—glification; korinu—I do; śeṣa—end; kāla—time; bicāriyā—considering

Translation

Considering the benefit of persons who are not qualified to hear of these things, and understanding that the time is not right, I end my kīrtana here.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Kṛṣṇa Baṁśī Gīta Śuni' Dekhi' Citra Pata Khani?

Kṛṣṇa Baṁśī Gīta Śuni' Dekhi' Citra Pata Khani was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Kṛṣṇa Baṁśī Gīta Śuni' Dekhi' Citra Pata Khani?

Hearing Kṛṣṇa's flute-music, seeing His wonderful picture, and hearing His virtues from the people's mouths, I find that I have fallen in love with Him. With the other gopīs, I wildly run to Him.

How many verses does Kṛṣṇa Baṁśī Gīta Śuni' Dekhi' Citra Pata Khani have?

Kṛṣṇa Baṁśī Gīta Śuni' Dekhi' Citra Pata Khani has 8 verses.