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Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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pradoṣa-samaye śrībāsa-aṅgane saṅgopane gorā-maṇi śrī-hari-kīrtane nāce nānā-raṅge uṭhilo maṅgala-dhwani

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pradoṣa-samaye at sunset; śrībāsa-aṅgane in Śrīvāsa's courtyard; saṅgopane secretly; gorā-maṇi the fair jewel of Lord Caitanya; śrī-hari-kīrtane in Kṛṣṇa - kīrtana; nāce dances; nānā-raṅge in different ways; uṭhilaḥ rose; maṅgala-dhwani auspicious sound

Translation

In the early evening, as there was an auspicious sound of Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy names, the golden jewel of Lord Caitanya danced in many ways in Śrīvāsa's secluded courtyard,

2

mṛdaṅga mādala bāje karatāla mājhe mājhe jayatura prabhura naṭana dekhi' sakalera hoilo santāpa dūra

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mṛdaṅga mṛdaṅgas; mādala mādalas; bāje played; karatāla karatalas; mājhe middel; mājhe middle; jayatura sounds of jayatu; prabhura of the Lord; naṭana dancing; dekhi' seeing; sakalera of all; hoilaḥ was; santāpa distress; dūra far away

Translation

There was a great sound of mṛdaṅgas, mādalas, and karatālas. There were calls of "Jayatu" (Victory!). As they gazed at the Lord's dancing, everyone felt their sufferings flee far away.

3

akhaṇda premete mātala takhana sakala bhakata-gaṇa āpana pāsari' gorācande gheri' nāce gāya anukhaṇa

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akhaṇda unbroken; premete love; mātala wild; takhana then; sakala all; bhakata-gaṇa devotees; āpana selves; pāsari' forgetting; gorācande Lord Caitanya; gheri' surrounding; nāce dance; gāya sing; anukhaṇa at every moment

Translation

Wild with love, and forgetting their own selves, at every moment the devotees sang and danced, surrounding Lord Caitanya.

4

emona samaye daiba-byādhi-joge śrībāsera antaḥ-pure tanaya-bijoge nārī-gaṇa śoke prokāśalo uccaiḥ-sware

Word for word

emona at this; samaye time; daiba-byādhi-joge with a destined disease; śrībāsera of Śrīvasa; antaḥ-pure in the inner rooms of the house; tanaya of the son; bijoge - in separation; nārī-gaṇa the women; śoke lamentation; prokāśalaḥ manifested; uccaiḥ loud; sware with sounds

Translation

Touched by fate, at that moment Śrīvāsa's son died of a disease in an inner room of the house. The women loudly grieved for him.

5

krandana uṭhile habe rasa-bhaṅga bhakatibinoda ḍare śrībāsa amani bujhilo kāraṇa paśilo āpana ghare

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krandana weeping; uṭhile arose; habe will be; rasa-bhaṅga breaking of the rasa; bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; ḍare fears; śrībāsa Śrīvasa; amani like that; bujhilaḥ understood; kāraṇa the reason; paśilaḥ entered; āpana his own; ghare house

Translation

Weeping arose. Bhaktivinoda fears the rasa of kīrtana will break. Śrīvāsa knew the reason for the weeping. He entered his house.

About Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane

Opens the narrative at evening in Srivasa Thakura's courtyard, setting the scene — kirtana in progress outside — just before grief breaks out from the inner quarters over his son's death, the event the rest of this section unfolds.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane?

Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane?

In the early evening, as there was an auspicious sound of Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy names, the golden jewel of Lord Caitanya danced in many ways in Śrīvāsa's secluded courtyard,

How many verses does Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane have?

Pradoṣa Samaye Śrībāsa Aṅgane has 5 verses.

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