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Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda

Sindhuḍā-rāga or Vasanta-rāga

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pada-tale bhakata-kalapa-taru siñcita pada-makaranda ya kara chāya surāsura nara-bara paramānanda nirabandha

Translation

The devotees are walking kalpa-taru trees trees with nectar-filled flowers at their feet. In the shade of those trees the demigods humans and demons find a blissful shelter.

2 Refrain

pekhalu gauracandra naṭa-rāja jaṅgama hema dharādhara uyala kiye nabadvīpa mājha

Translation

I saw Lord Gauracandra the king of dancers. How did golden Mount Meru suddenly appear in the midst of Navadvīpa?

3

nayana-nīra janita mandākinī bhubana bharala taraṅge nityānanda candra gaura dinamaṇi bhrama-i pradakṣiṇa rasa-raṅge

Translation

Flowing from His eyes was a celestial Gaṅgā of tears a Gaṅgā that filled with world with its waves. The moon of Lord Nityānanda and the sun of Lord Gaura danced in the nectar dancing circle.

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yā kara caraṇa samādhiye śaṅkara caturānana karu āśa so pahuṁ patita kore kari kāndaye ki kahaba gobinda-dāsa

Translation

Lord Śiva meditates on Their feet. Four-headed Lord Brahmā yearns to meet Them. These two Lords Lord Caitanya and lord Nityānanda, embrace the fallen souls and weep. What more shall Govinda dāsa say?

About Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda

Pictures devotees beneath Chaitanya's feet as a wish-fulfilling kalpa-taru tree, watered by the honeyed nectar (makaranda) of those feet. A garden image for devotion nourished at the source, one of the more distinctive metaphors among this poet's largely descriptive verses.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda?

Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda was composed by Govinda dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda?

The devotees are walking kalpa-taru trees trees with nectar-filled flowers at their feet. In the shade of those trees the demigods humans and demons find a blissful shelter.

How many verses does Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda have?

Pada Tale Bhakata Kalapa Taru Siñcita Pada Makaranda has 4 verses.

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