Yata Yata Abatāra Sāra

Bhāṭiyāri-rāga

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yata yata abatāra sāra ghuśite rahila āmāra gorā abatāra
Translation

He is the best of all avatāras. This I say of my Lord Gaura-avatāra.

brahmāra durlabha kṛṣṇa prema nāma dhana ā-caṇḍāle diyā prabhu bharila bhubana
Translation

The treasure of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s holy name and love for Lord Kṛṣṇa—a treasure even the demigod Brahmā finds difficult to attain—Lord Gaura gives to everyone, even to the caṇḍālas. He fills the world with that treasure.

mleccha pāśaṇḍa ādi premera banyāya dubiyā sakala loka nāce gāna gāya
Translation

He plunges even the mlecchas, blapshemers, and others like them into a flood of the nectar of ecstatic spiritual love. He makes everyone in the world dance and sing.

paśu-pakśi-byāghra-mṛga-jalacara-gaṇe hāse kānde nāce gāya karaye kīrtane
Translation

He makes even the birds, beasts, tigers, deer, and fish dance, sing, laugh, and weep in kīrtana.

swarga-martya-pātāla ḍubila saba grāme baṇcita ha-ila eka dāsa balarāme
Translation

He plunges the heavenly, middle, and lower worlds in the nectar of ecstatic love. Only Balarāma dāsa is not plunged. Only he is cheated.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Yata Yata Abatāra Sāra?

Yata Yata Abatāra Sāra was composed by Balarāma dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Yata Yata Abatāra Sāra?

He is the best of all avatāras. This I say of my Lord Gaura-avatāra.

How many verses does Yata Yata Abatāra Sāra have?

Yata Yata Abatāra Sāra has 5 verses.