Śrībāsa Bacana Śrabaṇa Koriyā

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śrībāsa-bacana śrabaṇa koriyā sādhwī pati-brata-gaṇa śoka parihari' mṛta śiśu rākhi' hari-rase dilo mana

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śrībāsa-bacana Śrīvāsa's words; śrabaṇa hearing; koriyā doing; sādhwī saintly woman; pati-brata devoted to her husband; gaṇa host; śoka grief; parihari' abandoning; mṛta dead; śiśu boy; rākhi' keeping; hari-rase in the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa; dilaḥ placed; mana hearts

Translation

Hearing Śrīvāsa's words, the saintly women devoted to their husbands turned away from grief. Guarding the dead boy, they kept their hearts in the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

2

śrībāsa takhana ānande mātiyā aṅgane ailo punaḥ nāce gorā-sane sakala pāsari' gāya nanda-suta-guṇa

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śrībāsa Śrīvāsa; takhana then; ānande with bliss; mātiyā wild; aṅgane in the courtyard; ailaḥ went; punaḥ again; nāce danced; gorā-sane with Lord Caitanya; sakala all; pāsari' forgetting; gāya sang; nanda-suta of Lord Kṛṣṇa; guṇa the glories

Translation

Wild with bliss, Śrīvāsa returned to the courtyard. Forgetting everything, he sang Lord Kṛṣṇa's glories and danced with Lord Caitanya.

3

cāri daṇḍa rātre mārilo kumāra aṅgane keho nā jāne śrī-nāma-maṅgale tṛtīya prahara rajanī atīta gāne

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cāri four; daṇḍa dandas; rātre night; mārilaḥ died; kumāra boy; aṅgane in the courtyard; kehaḥ someone; nā not; jāne knew; śrī-nāma-maṅgale - in the auspicious glories of the holy name; tṛtīya third; prahāra prahara; rajanī night; atīta gone; gāne sang

Translation

An hour and a half into the night the boy had died, but in the courtyard no one knew. Nine hours of the night passed and everyone still sang the auspicious glories of the holy name.

4

kīrtana bhaṅgile kohe gaura-hari āji keno pāi duḥkha bujhi ei gṛhe kichu amaṅgala ghaṭiyā harilo sukha

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kīrtana kirtana; bhaṅgile broke; kohe said; gaura- hari Lord Caitanya; āji now; kenaḥ why?; pāi I haveattained; duḥkha sadness; bujhi I know; ei this; gṛhe in thehouse; kichu something; amaṅgala inauspicious; ghaṭiyā happening; harilaḥ took away; sukha happiness

Translation

The kīrtana broke. Lord Caitanya said: "Why do I feel sad? I know an inauspicious event in this house robbed My joy."

5

tabe bhakta-jana nibedana kore śrībāsa-śiśura kathā śuni' gorā rāya bole hāya hāya marame pāinu byathā

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tabe then; bhakta-jana the devotees; nibedana explanation; kore did; śrībāsa-śiśura ofŚrīvāsa's son; kathā the explanation; śuni' hearing; gorā LordCaitanya; rāya the king; bole said; haya alas; hāya alas; marame in the heart; pāinu attained; byathā suffering

Translation

The devotees explained everything. Hearing about Śrīvāsa's son, Lord Caitanya said, "Alas! Alas! This pains My heart.

6

keno nā kohile āmāre takhana bipada-sambada sabe bhakatibinoda bhakata-batsala snehete mājilo tabe

Word for word

kenaḥ why?; nā not; kohile said; āmāre to me; takhana then; bipada-sambada description of the calamity; sabe all; bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; bhakata-batsala the lover of the devotees; snehete in love; mājilaḥ plunged; tabe then

Translation

"Why did You not tell Me then of this calamity?"
Bhaktivinoda is plunged into love for Lord Caitanya, who
dearly loves His devotees.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Śrībāsa Bacana Śrabaṇa Koriyā?

Śrībāsa Bacana Śrabaṇa Koriyā was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Śrībāsa Bacana Śrabaṇa Koriyā?

Hearing Śrīvāsa's words, the saintly women devoted to their husbands turned away from grief. Guarding the dead boy, they kept their hearts in the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

How many verses does Śrībāsa Bacana Śrabaṇa Koriyā have?

Śrībāsa Bacana Śrabaṇa Koriyā has 6 verses.