Pūrṇimā Pratipada Sandhi Samaya Pā I Rāhu Garāsala Gagana Śaśī
Basanta-rāga
At the time of pūrṇimā-pratipada-sandhi Rāhu swallowed the moon in the sky. At that moment another moon the moon of Lord Gaura arose in a maternity-room on the earth a maternity-room that was under a nīm tree.
Effulgent infant Lord Gaura lit up the room. He shone like a hundred lamps. Leaving Svargaloka the demigods and goddesses came to that maternity-room.
Thousand-eyed Indra four-faced Brahmā six-faced Kārttikeya elephant-faced Gaṇeśa five-faced Śiva the 4¹ Maruts Varuṇa and Kuvera the master of treasures all came. They were filled with bliss.
Gazing at Lord Gaura's face they felt very fortunate at heart. They bowed before Lord Gaura's feet. Gazing at her son mother Śacī was overcome with bliss in her heart.
In nthat maternity-=room infant Lord’ Gaura's body shone like a hundred moons. Ghanaśyāma says: Seeing that newborn infant's glorious form the whole world was enchanted. Every heart was filled with bliss.
About Pūrṇimā Pratipada Sandhi Samaya Pā I Rāhu Garāsala Gagana Śaśī
Pinpointing the moment further — at the exact junction (sandhi) between the full-moon day and the one following it, Rahu swallowed the moon in the sky — the same eclipse image given with calendrical precision.
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Pūrṇimā Pratipada Sandhi Samaya Pā I Rāhu Garāsala Gagana Śaśī was composed by Ghanaśyāma dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.
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At the time of pūrṇimā-pratipada-sandhi Rāhu swallowed the moon in the sky. At that moment another moon the moon of Lord Gaura arose in a maternity-room on the earth a maternity-room that was under a nīm tree.
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Pūrṇimā Pratipada Sandhi Samaya Pā I Rāhu Garāsala Gagana Śaśī has 5 verses.
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