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The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana

Śrī Vṛndāvaner Saundarya

(Koḍā-rāga)

हिन्दी में पढ़ें

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tulasī mālatī yūthī āmalaka kunda tathi' marubaka cāmpā nāgeśwar aḍilā bakula-mālī madhukara kare keli gandha jhiṇṭi ketakī keśar
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tulasī tulasī; mālatī mālatī; yūthī yūthī; āmalaka āmalaka; kunda kunda; tathi therefore; marubaka marubaka; cāmpā cāmpā; nāgeśwaḥ-nāgeśwar; aḍilā aḍilā; bakula-mālī bakula-mālī; madhukara bees; kare keli playing; gandha sweet fragrance; jhiṇṭi jhinti; ketakī keatki; keśaḥ kesar
Translation

Vṛndāvana is fragrant with many tulasī, mālatī, yūthī, āmalaka, kunda, tathi, marubaka, cāmpā, nāgeśwar, aḍilā, bakula-mālī, jhiṇṭi, ketakī, and keśara flowers where many bumblebees play.

aśoka bāsaka keyā kiṁśuka raṅgila cūyā śephalikā bṛkṣera upar apūrba pākāḍi tāla nārikela tamāla rāmaguyā dekhite sundar
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aśoka aśoka; bāsaka bāsaka; keyā keyā; kiṁśuka kiṁśuka; raṅgila raṅgila; cūyā cūyā; śephalikā śephalikā; bṛkṣera trees; upaḥ above; apūrba wonderful; pākāḍi pakadi; tāla tala; nārikela nārikela; tamāla tamāla; rāmaguyā rāmaguyā; dekhite to see; sundaḥ beautiful
Translation

Vṛndāvana is very beautiful with many aśoka, bāsaka, keyā, kiṁśuka, raṅgila, cūyā, śephalikā, pākāḍi, tāla, nārikela, tamāla, and rāmaguyā trees.

śimali panasa śata guya jalapāi kata' kāmarāṅgā rakta-candan arjuna khejura kṣīrī bikaśita bahu āri nabāḍī hetālera ban
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śimali śimali; panasa panasa; śata hundreds; guya guya; jalapāi jalapāi; kata' many; kāmarāṅgā kāmarāṅgā; rakta-candan rakta-candan; arjuna arjuna; khejura khejura; kṣīrī kṣīrī; bikaśita blossoming; bahu āri many; nabāḍī nabāḍī; hetālera hetāla; ban forest groves
Translation

Vṛndāvana is beautiful with many groves of hundreds of blossoming śimali, panasa, guya, jalapāi, kāmarāṅgā, rakta-candana, arjuna, khejura, kṣīrī, nabāḍī, aned hetāla trees.

nānā barṇera bṛkṣa pātā kothāha mādhavī latā nānā puṣpa nāda manohar śārī-śuka nāda pure māyūra pekhama dhare nānā bṛkṣa dekhite sundar
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nānā many; barṇera colors; bṛkṣa trees; pātā manifest; kothāha in many places; mādhavī latā madhavi vines; nānā various; puṣpa flowers; nāda sounds; manohaḥ charming; śārī-śuka parrots; nāda sounds; pure filled; ayūra peacock; pekhama tails; dhare holding; nānā various; bṛkṣa trees; dekhite to see; sundaḥ beautiful
Translation

Vṛndāvana is beautiful with trees of many colors and kinds, blossoming madhavi vines, many beautiful flowers, and the singing of parrots, and great-tailed peacocks.

kañcana-pārula-phule kuñja-guñja-śata-dale kanaka-campaka manohar padma-nīlotpala-dale śāluka kumuda jale śiyālite śobhe sarobar
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kañcana-pārula-phule blossoming golden flowers; kuñja-guñja-śata-dale hundreds of gunja bushes; kanaka-campaka golden campaka; manohaḥ charming; padma-nīlotpala-dale lotus flowers; śāluka kumuda jale water lilies; śiyālite siyalita flowers; śobhe beautiful; sarobaḥ lakes
Translation

Vṛndāvana is beautiful with many golden-colored blossoming flowers, guñjā bushes, golden campaka flowers, lotus flowers, water lilies, śiyālita flowers, and graceful lakes.

About The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana

A descriptive passage praising Vrindavana itself, the forest on the Yamuna's bank where Krishna spent His childhood among the cowherds. Such passages, standard in Bhagavatam-based retellings, evoke its groves, cows, and rivers as a paradise inseparable from Krishna's presence, framing the setting before the specific pastimes unfold.

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Who wrote The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana?

The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana was composed by Gunaraja Khan. It appears in Sri Krsna Vijaya.

What is the meaning of The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana?

Vṛndāvana is fragrant with many tulasī, mālatī, yūthī, āmalaka, kunda, tathi, marubaka, cāmpā, nāgeśwar, aḍilā, bakula-mālī, jhiṇṭi, ketakī, and keśara flowers where many bumblebees play.

How many verses does The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana have?

The Beauty of Śrī Vṛndāvana has 5 verses.

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