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Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī

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pīriti sac-cid-ānande rūpabatī nārī doyā-dharma-ādi guṇa alaṅkāra saba tāhāri

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pīriti love; sac-cid-ānande eternal and full of knowledge and bliss; rūpabatī beautiful; nārī woman; doyā mercy; dharma piety; ādi beginning; guṇa virtues; alaṅkāra ornaments; saba all; tāhāri onher

Translation

Love for the eternal, blissful, all-knowing Supreme Personality of Godhead is a beautiful woman decorated with ornaments of mercy, piety, and other virtues.

2

jñāna tā'ra paṭṭa-śāṭī joga-gandha-paripāṭi e sabe śobhita satī kore kṛṣṇa-mana curi

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jñāna knowledge; tā'ra of her; paṭṭa-śāṭī silk garment; joga yoga; gandha-paripāṭi perfume; e this; sabe all; śobhita beautiful; satī saintly; kore does; kṛṣṇa-mana - of Lord Kṛṣṇa's heart; curi steals

Translation

Knowledge is her silk garment. Yoga is her perfume. Very beautiful, she charm's Lord Kṛṣṇa's heart.

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rūpa binā alaṅkāre kibā śobhā e soṁsāre pīriti-bihīna guṇe kṛṣṇa na tuṣite pāri

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rūpa nbeauty; binā without; alaṅkāre ornaments; kibā how?; śobhā beauty; e this; soṁsāre in the world; pīriti love; bihīna without; guṇe virtue; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; na not; tuṣite pleases; pāri is able

Translation

How can ornaments make an ugly girl beautiful in this world? If a person has virtues but no love, how can he please Lord Kṛṣṇa?

4

bānarīra alaṅkāra śobhā nā hoya tā'ra kṛṣṇa-prema binā tathā guṇe nā ādara kori

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bānarīra of a monkey; alaṅkāra ornament; śobhā beauty; nā not; hoya isd; tā'ra of her; kṛṣṇa-prema love forLord Kṛṣṇa; binā without; tathā so; guṇe virtue; nā not; ādara honor; kori I do

Translation

Ornaments do not make a monkey beautiful. In the same way, I do not honor virtues when love for Lord Kṛṣṇa is absent.

About Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī

Uses the image of attraction to a beautiful woman, rupabati nari, to contrast ordinary worldly love, piriti, with love directed toward Krsna, who is sac-cid-ananda, eternal, full of knowledge, and full of bliss.

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Who wrote Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī?

Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī?

Love for the eternal, blissful, all-knowing Supreme Personality of Godhead is a beautiful woman decorated with ornaments of mercy, piety, and other virtues.

How many verses does Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī have?

Pīriti Sac Cid Ānande Rūpabatī Nārī has 4 verses.

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