Śyāmera Tanu Aba Gaura Baraṇa
Suha-i-rāga
He whose body was dark now has a fair complexion. Leaving Gokula He came to Nadīyā. Putting down His flute He now sings the holy names.
Leaving the Yamunā He came to the Gaṅgā's banks. There He enjoys pastimes. Putting down His yellow garments now He wears the saffron cloth of a sannyāsī.
Sweet-faced Rādha‘ is no longer at His left. The vraja-gopis are no longer around Him. Now Gadādhara Paṇḍita is at His left. Now He always enjoys pastimes with His devotees.
He abandoned His glorious hair. Now He wears a śikhā. With His mouth He now loudly calls the holy names. Hari-vallabha says: Turning away from crooked playful glances He now makes flooding rivers of tears flow from His eyes.
About Śyāmera Tanu Aba Gaura Baraṇa
States the chapter's central claim outright: the body that was once dark (syama, Krishna's own hue) now shows a golden complexion (gaura varna) — Chaitanya read directly as Krishna returned in a different color.
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Who wrote Śyāmera Tanu Aba Gaura Baraṇa?
Śyāmera Tanu Aba Gaura Baraṇa was composed by Hari vallabha dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.
What is the meaning of Śyāmera Tanu Aba Gaura Baraṇa?
He whose body was dark now has a fair complexion. Leaving Gokula He came to Nadīyā. Putting down His flute He now sings the holy names.
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Śyāmera Tanu Aba Gaura Baraṇa has 4 verses.
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