Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi
Suha-i-rāga
On the full-moon night of Phālguna month, the moon of Lord Gaura arose in the sky of Śacī's lap. Around that moon in the four directions the stars of the devotees shone.
When that moon rose the horrible all-pervading darkness of sin was chased far away. Seeing that moon, the lotus flowers of the people's good fortune smiled with ecstatic love. Their hearts became wild with bliss.
The cakora birds of the devotees, long distraught over the moonless night of sins, now let out a blissful clamor. Drinking the nectar moonlight, those birds felt their hunger flee far away. Everyone became filled with cooling bliss.
Drinking that nectar moonlight of spiritual love, the living entities became filled with bliss. Because of his past misdeeds, Prema dāsa did not drink even a single ray of that nectar moonlight. That is why he now rolls about in the dust.
About Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi
Marks the night of the Phalguna full moon, Chaitanya's traditional appearance date, with Saci receiving Him into her lap as though descending from the sky — the appearance-night scene rendered as a single tender image.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi?
Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi was composed by Prema dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.
What is the meaning of Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi?
On the full-moon night of Phālguna month, the moon of Lord Gaura arose in the sky of Śacī's lap. Around that moon in the four directions the stars of the devotees shone.
How many verses does Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi have?
Phālguna Pūrṇimā Niśi Śacī Aṅkākāse Āsi has 4 verses.
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