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Śrī Nandānandana Dhana Tadīya Ballabhā Gaṇa

Madhura-rase Alambana-rūpa Vibhāva — Primary Causes of Ecstatic Love in Madhura-rasa

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śrī-nandānandana dhana tadīya ballabhā-gaṇa madhura-rasera ālambana gopī-gata rati jāhān gopī-cittāśroya tāhān kṛṣṇa-mātra biṣoya takhan
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śrī-nandānandana Kṛṣṇa; dhana treasure; tadīya His; ballabhā-gaṇa beloveds; madhura-rasera of madhura-rasa; ālambana the primary cause of love; gopī-gata for the gopīs; rati love; jāhān which; gopī of the gopīs; citta hearts; āśroya lovers; tāhān that; kṛṣṇa- mātra Kṛṣṇa alone; biṣoya beloved; takhan then
Translation

The great treasure that is Lord Kṛṣṇa and His many beloveds are the ālambana (primary causes) of madhura-rasa. The gopīs are the lovers and Lord Kṛṣṇa is the only beloved in the gopīs' hearts.

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jāhān rati kṛṣṇa-gata raty-āśroya kṛṣṇa-cita gopī tāhān ratira biṣoya biṣoya āśroya dhore' sthāyī-bhāba rati core naile rati udgata nā hoya
Word for word
jāhān which; rati rasa; kṛṣṇa-gata to Kṛṣṇa; raty- āśroya lover; kṛṣṇa-cita in Kṛṣṇa's heart; gopī thegopīs; tāhān that; ratira love; biṣoya object; biṣoya object; āśroya lover; dhore' holding; sthāyī-bhāba sthayi-bhava; rati love; core goes; naile is not; rati love; udgata rising; nā not; hoya is
Translation

But Lord Kṛṣṇa is also the lover and the gopīs are the beloveds in Kṛṣṇa's heart. Thus, in sthāyi-bhāva, Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs are both lovers and beloveds. Without sthāyi-bhāva this
exchange of love cannot take place.

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bibhābete ālambana rase nitya prayojana braje tāi kṛṣṇa gopīnātha madana-mohana dhana brajāṅganā gopī-jana ballabha rasika rādhā-nātha
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bibhābete in vibhava; ālambana alambana; rase rasa; nitya eternal; prayojana need; braje Vraja; tāi that; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; gopīnātha master of the gopīs; madana-mohana more charming than Kamadeva; dhana treasure; brajāṅganā the girls of Vraja; gopī-jana the gopīs; ballabha beloved; rasika whose relishes rasa; rādhā-nātha the master of Rādhā
Translation

For the rasas to be manifest in vibhāva, the ālambanas are necessary. In Vraja the ālambanas are first Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is the master of Rādhā and the gopīs, the gopīs' beloved, the taster
of the nectar of transcendental mellows, and more charming and enchanting that Kāmadeva, and second the gopīs, who are the girls of Vraja.

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swīya-parakīya-bhede rasa rasāntarāswāde nityānanda biraje mādhaba boro bhāgyabāna jei nije ālambana hoi' āswādaye se rasa-āsaba
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swīya own; parakīya others; bhede difference; rasa rasa; rasa rasas; antara other; āswāde taste; nityānanda eternal bliss; biraje manifest; mādhaba Kṛṣṇa; boraḥ do; bhāgyabāna fortunate; jei which; nije own; ālambana alambana; hoi' being; āswādaye relish; se that; rasa-āsaba nectar of rasas
Translation

In this way Lord Kṛṣṇa tastes the eternal blissful nectar of svakīya and parakīya rasa. The very fortunate souls who become with Him the ālambana in this situation also taste the sweet
nectar of this rasa.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Śrī Nandānandana Dhana Tadīya Ballabhā Gaṇa?

Śrī Nandānandana Dhana Tadīya Ballabhā Gaṇa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Śrī Nandānandana Dhana Tadīya Ballabhā Gaṇa?

The great treasure that is Lord Kṛṣṇa and His many beloveds are the ālambana (primary causes) of madhura-rasa. The gopīs are the lovers and Lord Kṛṣṇa is the only beloved in the gopīs' hearts.

How many verses does Śrī Nandānandana Dhana Tadīya Ballabhā Gaṇa have?

Śrī Nandānandana Dhana Tadīya Ballabhā Gaṇa has 4 verses.

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