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Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane

Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā)

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śrī rūpa mañjarī kabe madhura bacane rādhā-kuṇḍa mahimā barṇibe saṅgopane

Word for word

śrī rūpa mañjarī Śrī Rupa-manjari; kabe when?; madhura sweet; bacane words; rādhā- kuṇḍa - of Rādhā-kuṇḍa; mahimā glory; barṇibe willdescribe; saṅgopane in a secluded place

Translation

When will Śrī Rūpa-mañjarī take me to a secluded place and with sweet words describe the glories of Rādhā-kuṇḍa?

2

e caudda bhubanopari baikuṇṭha niloya tad-apekhā mathurā parama śreṣṭha hoya

Word for word

e these; caudda 14; bhubana worlds; upari above; baikuṇṭha Vaikuṇṭha; niloya abode; tad-apekhā above that; mathurā Mathurā; parama most; śreṣṭha best; hoya is

Translation

"Beyond the fourteen worlds is Vaikuṇṭha, and beyond that is supremely glorious Mathurā.

3

mathurā-maṇḍale rāsa-līlā-sthāna jathā bṛndābana śreṣṭha ati śuno mama kathā

Word for word

mathurā-maṇḍale in the circle of Mathurā; rāsa-līlā- sthāna place of the rasa-dance; jathā as; bṛndābana Vṛndāvana; śreṣṭha best; ati most; śunaḥ please hear; mama my; kathā words

Translation

"Within the circle of Mathurā, the best place is Vṛndāvana forest, the place of the rāsa-dance pastime. Please hear my words.

4

kṛṣṇa-līlā-sthala gobardhana śreṣṭhatara rādhā-kuṇḍa śreṣṭhatama sarba-śakti-dhara

Word for word

kṛṣṇa-līlā-sthala places of Kṛṣṇa's pastimes; gobardhana Govardhana; śreṣṭhatara bettter; rādhā- kuṇḍa Rādhā-kuṇḍa; śreṣṭhatama best; sarba-śaktidhara with all powers

Translation

"Of the places of Kṛṣṇa's pastimes Govardhana is superior and Rādhā-kuṇḍa is best. It is glorious with all potencies."

5

rādhā-kuṇḍa mahimā to' koriyā śrabaṇa lālāyita ho'ye āmi paḍibo takhana

Word for word

rādhā-kuṇḍa mahimā the glories of Rādhā-kuṇḍa; to' indeed; koriyā doing; śrabaṇa hearing; lālāyita overcome with yearning; ho'ye is; āmi I; paḍibaḥ will fall; takhana then

Translation

Hearing Rādhā-kuṇḍa's glories, and yearning to go there, I will suddenly fall unconscious.

6

sakhīra caraṇe kabe koribo ākuti sakhī kṛpā kori' dibe swārasikī sthiti

Word for word

sakhīra of a sakhī; caraṇe the feet; kabe when; koribaḥ I will do; ākuti fervent prayer; sakhī sakhi; kṛpā mercy; kori' doing; dibe will give; swārasikī sthiti a place in the rasas

Translation

When will I fervently pray at a sakhī's feet? When will that sakhī mercifully give me my proper place in the spiritual rasas?

About Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane

Addresses Rupa Manjari directly, the very associate the chapter's essay names alongside Lalita as guiding a devotee's training in Radha's service, and at six verses runs longer than any other song in this closing section.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane?

Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane?

When will Śrī Rūpa-mañjarī take me to a secluded place and with sweet words describe the glories of Rādhā-kuṇḍa?

How many verses does Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane have?

Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī Kabe Madhura Bacane has 6 verses.

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