Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Bhakta Gaṇa Guṇa Nāma Su Carita

Vraja-gata Madhura-rati-uddīpana — The Uddīpanas (Secondary Causes of Ecstatic Love) in Madhura-rasa in Vraja

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kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa-bhakta-gaṇa guṇa nāma su-carita maṇḍana sambandhi taṭasthādi bhāba jata agaṇana e rasera uddīpana hetu boli' bole rasa-bedi
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kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa-bhakta-gaṇa Kṛṣṇa's devotees; guṇa qualities; nāma names; su-carita pastimes; maṇḍana ornaments; sambandhi relationship; taṭastha natural phenomena; ādi beginning with; bhāba bhava; jata which; agaṇana uncounted; e this; rasera of rasa; uddīpana stimulating; hetu causes; boli' saying; bole say; rasa-bedi they who know the rasas
Translation

They who know the rasas say that Lord Kṛṣṇa's qualities, names, pastimes, and decorations, other things in relationship to Kṛṣṇa, and various natural phenomena are among the numberless uddīpanas that increase the devotees' love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.

mānasa bācika punaḥ kāyikate tina-guṇa nāma-kṛṣṇa śrī-rādhā-mādhaba nṛtya baṁśī-gāna gati go-dohana go-āhuti aghoddhāra goṣṭhete tāṇḍaba
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mānasa of the mind; bācika or words; punaḥ again; kāyikate of the body; tina three; guṇa qualities; nāma names; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; śrī-rādhā-mādhaba Śrī Rādhā - Mādhava; nṛtya dancing; baṁśī-gāna playing the flute; gati motions; go-dohana milking the cows; go-āhuti calling the cows; agha of Aghāsura; uddhāra deliverance; goṣṭhete in the cow pasture; tāṇḍaba enthusiastic dancing
Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa's qualities of three kinds: those of His mind, words, and body. Lord Kṛṣṇa has many names, such as Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava. Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes include His dancing, playing the flute, milking the cows, calling the cows by name, delivering the demon Aghāsura, and enthusiastically dancing with the gopas in the cow-pastures.

mālyānulepana āra bāsa bhūṣā ei cāra prakāra mandana sobhākāra baṁśī śṛṅga bīṇā raba gītaśilpa su-saurabha padāṅka-bhūṣaṇa bādya-swara
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mālya garlands; anulepana ointments; āra and; bāsa garments; bhūṣā decorations; ei these; cāra four; prakāra kinds; mandana ornaments; sobhākāra beautiful; baṁśī flute; śṛṅga horn; bīṇā vina; raba sound; gīta music; śilpa expert skill; su-saurabha sweet fragrance; padāṅka foot; bhūṣaṇa ornaments; bādya-swara sound of musical instruments
Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa's decorations are of four kinds: His flower garlands, scented ointments, garments, and ornaments. Other things in relationship with Kṛṣṇa include: the music of His
flute, buffalo-horn bugle, and vīṇā, His expert singing, sweet bodily fragrance, anklets, playing musical instruments, . . .

śikhi-puccha gābhī yaṣṭi beṇu śṛṅga preṣṭha-dṛṣṭi adri-dhātu nirmālya go-dhūli bṛndābana tad-aśrīta gobardhana rabisutā rāsa ādi jata līlā-sthali
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śikhi peacock; puccha feather; gābhī cows; yaṣṭi stick; benu flute; śṛṅga horn; preṣṭha affectionate; dṛṣṭi glances; adri mountain; dhātu minerals; nirmālya remnants of flowers; go-dhūli dust from the cows; bṛndābana Vṛndāvana; tadaśrīta they who take shelter of Him; gobardhana Govardhana; rabisutā Yamunā; rāsa rasa-dance; ādi beginning; jata which; līlā-sthali pastime places
Translation

. . . peacock feather, cows, stick, flute, buffalo-horn bugle, loving glances, mineral pigments from the hills, remnants of flower-garlands, dust raised by the cows, Vṛndāvana, the holy
places in Vṛndāvana, the pastime places, such as Govardhana Hill, the Yamunā, and the rāsa-dance arena, . . .

khaga bhṛṅga mṛga kuñja tulasikā latā-puñja karṇikāra kadambādi taru śrī-kṛṣṇa-sambandhi saba bṛndābana su-baibhaba uddīpana kore rasa cāru
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khaga birds; bhṛṅga bees; mṛga deer and other animals; kuñja forest groves; tulasikā tulasī; latā- puñja vines; karṇikāra karnikara; kadamba kadamba; ādi beginning; taru trees; śrī-kṛṣṇa-sambandhi inrelationship with Lord Kṛṣṇa; saba all; bṛndābana Vṛndāvana; su- baibhaba glorious; uddīpana uddipanas; kore does; rasa rasa; cāru beautiful
Translation

. . . the birds, bees, deer, other animals, forest groves, tulasī, flowering vines, karṇikāra trees, kadamba trees, other trees, andall the glories of Vṛndāvana are things in relationship with Lord Kṛṣṇa. These uddīpanas make the rasas very beautiful.

jyotsnā ghana saudaminī śarat-pūrṇa-niśāmaṇi gandha-bāha āra khaga-coya taṭasthākhya uddīpana rasāswāda-bibhābana kore saba hoiyā sadoya
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jyotsnā moonlight; ghana clouds; saudaminī lightning; śarat autumn; pūrṇa full; niśāmaṇi the moon that is like the jewel of the night; gandha fragrance; bāha - carrying breeze; āra and; khaga-coya birds; taṭasthākhya callednatural phenomena; uddīpana uddipanas; rasa of the rasas; āswāda relish; bibhābana glory; kore do; saba all; hoiyā being; sadoya kind
Translation

Natural phenomena also become uddīpanas. Thus the moonlight, clouds, lightning, the autumn full-moon, fragrant breezes, and birds also kindly increase the taste of the nectar
rasas.

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They who know the rasas say that Lord Kṛṣṇa's qualities, names, pastimes, and decorations, other things in relationship to Kṛṣṇa, and various natural phenomena are among the numberless uddīpanas that increase the devotees' love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa Bhakta Gaṇa Guṇa Nāma Su Carita has 6 verses.