Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra
Lalita-rāga, Eka-tālā and Daśakuśī — (Lalita-rāga, Eka-tālā and Daśakuśī)
śrī-rūpa-badane śrī-saci-kumāra
swa-nāma-mahimā koralo pracāra
śrī-rūpa - of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; badane - through the mouth; śrī-saci-kumāra - Lord Caitanya; swa - own; nāma – of the holy name; mahimā - the glory; koralaḥ - did; pracāra - preaching.
Through Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's mouth Lord Caitanya preached the glories of His own holy names.
jo nāma so hari kachu nāi bheda
so nāma satya-miti gāyati beda
jaḥ - which; nāma - name; saḥ - that; hari - LordKṛṣṇa; kichu - something; nāi - not; bheda - different; saḥ - that; nāma - nmae;satya - true; miti - knowledge; gāyati - sing; beda - the Vedas.
Lord Kṛṣṇa is not different from His name. This truth the Vedas sing.
sabu upanisaḍa ratna-mālā-dyuti
jhakamaki' caraṇa-samīpe
maṅgala-ārati koro-i anukhaṇa
dwi-guṇita-pañca-pradīpe
sabu - all; upanisaḍa - the Upaniṣads; ratna - jewels; mālā - necklaces; dyuti - splendor; jhakamaki' - shine;caraṇa - feet; samīpe - near; maṅgala-ārati - maṅgala-ārati; koro-i - do;
anukhaṇa - at every moment; dwi-guṇita - doubled; pañca - five; pradīpe - with lamps.
With two times five lamps, moment after moment the Upaniṣads, glistening like jewel necklaces, offer maṅgala-ārati to the feet of the holy name.
caudda bhūbana māha deba-nara-dānaba
bhāga jākora balabāna
nāma-rasa-pīyūṣa pibo-i anukhaṇa
choḍata karama-geyāna
caudda - fourteen; bhūbana - worlds; māha - within; deba - demigods; nara - humans; dānaba - demons; bhāga - goodfortune; jākora - of whom; balabāna - powerful; nāma - of the name;rasa-
pīyūṣa - nectar; pibo-i - drink; anukhaṇa - moment after moment; choḍata - turning away; karama - from karma; geyāna - and jñāna.
Turning away from karma (fruitive work) and jñāna (impersonal speculation), the most fortunate demigods, humans, and demons in the fourteen worlds drink the nectar of the holy
name moment after moment.
nitya mukta punaḥ nāma-upāsanā
satata koro-i sāma-gāne
goloke baiṭhata gā-owe nirantara
nāma-biraha nāhi jāne
nitya - eternal; mukta - liberated; punaḥ - again; nāma-upāsanā - worship of the holy name; satata - always; koro-i - do; sāma - of the Sāma Veda; gāne - with songs; goloke - in Goloka;
baiṭhata - staying; gā-owe - sing; nirantara - always; nāma - from the name; biraha - separation; nāhi - not;jāne - know.
Singing songs from the Sāma Veda, the eternally liberated souls always worship the holy name in Goloka. They never know separation from the holy name.
sabu-rasa-ākara hari iti dwy-akhara
sabu-bhābe karoluṅ āśroya
nāma caraṇe parḍi bhaktibinoda kohe
tuyā pade māgohuṅ niloya
Word for word
sabu all; rasa nectar; ākara source; hari Ha-ri; iti thus; dwy two; akhara syllables; sabu all; bhābe love; karolun I do; āśroya shelter; nāma the holy name; caraṇe at the feet; parḍi I fall; bhaktibinoda bhaktivinoda; kohe says; tuyā of You; pade at the feet; māgohun I beg; niloya residence
Translation
With all love I take shelter of the two syllables Ha-ri", which are a spring from which all nectar flows. Falling at the feet of the holy name, Bhaktivinoda says, "I beg for a home at Your feet."
Frequently asked
Who wrote Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra?
Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra?
With all love I take shelter of the two syllables Ha-ri", which are a spring from which all nectar flows. Falling at the feet of the holy name, Bhaktivinoda says, "I beg for a home at Your feet."
How many verses does Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra have?
Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra has 6 verses.