Padavali: Song before Bhagavat-katha (Gauracandrika)

jaYa jaYa nityAnandAdvaita gaurAGga |
nitAi gaurAGga nitAi gaurAGga |
jaYa jaYa nityAnanda zrI-Advaita gaurAGga ||
jaYa jaYa yazodA-nandana zacI-suta gauracandra |
jaYa jaYa rohiNI-nandana balarAma nityAnanda ||
jaYa jaYa mahA-viSNu avatAra zrI-advaita-candra |
jaYa jaYa gadAdhara zrIvAsAdi gaura-bhakta-vRnda ||

“Glory to Yashoda-nandana, the son of Sachi, Gaurachandra; Glory to the son of Rohini, Balarama, Nityananda. Glory to Sri Advaitachandra, Maha-Vishnu’s avatar; Glory to Gadadhar and the devotees of Gaura headed by Srivasa.”

jaYa jaYa svarUpa rUpa sanAtana rAYa rAmAnanda |
jaYa jaYa khaNDa-vAsi narahari murAri mukunda ||
jaYa jaYa paJca-pUtra saGge bhaje rAYa bhavAnanda |
jaYa jaYa tina-putra saGge nAce sena zivAnanda ||

“Glory to Svarupa, Rupa, Sanatana and Raya Ramananda; Glory to Narahari, Murari and Mukunda, residents of Khanda. Glory to Raya Bhavananda, who worships with his five sons; Glory to Sena Shivananda, who dances with his three sons.”

jaYa jaYa dvAdaza gopAla Adi cauSaTTi mahAnta |
jaYa jaYa chaYa cakravartI aSTa kavirAja-candra ||
jaYa jaYa haridAsa vakrezvara vasu rAmAnanda |
jaYa jaYa sArvabhauma pratAparudra gopInAthAcArya |

“Glory to the sixty-four mahantas headed by the twelve gopalas; Glory to the six chakravartis and the eight moon-like kavirajas. Glory to Haridas, Vakreshwar and Vasu Ramananda; Glory to Sarvabhauma, Prataparudra and Gopinath Acharya.”

jaYa jaYa zrInivAsa narottama prabhu zyAmAnanda |
jaYa jaYa uPiYA gauPIYA Adi yata bhakta-vRnda ||
tomarA sabe mili kara kRpA Ami ati manda |
sabe kRpA kari deha gaura-caraNAravinda ||

“Glory to Srinivasa, Narottama and Prabhu Shyamananda; Glory to all the devotees, headed by those from Orissa and Gauda. All of you, bestow your mercy on me, for I am so wretched; All of you, mercifully bestow to me Gaura’s lotus feet!”

Padavali: Jhulanotsava (Gauracandrika)

suradhunI-tIre Aju gaurakizora |
jhulana-raGga-rase pahu~ bhela bhora ||
vividha kusume sabe raca_i hindora |
saba sahacaragaNa Anande vibhora ||
jhulaYe gaura punaH gadAdhara saGga |
tAhe kata upajaYe prema-taraGga ||
mukunda mAdhava vAsu haridAsa meli |
gAota pUrava rabhasa-rasa-keli ||
nadIYa nagare kata aiche vilAsa |
rAmAnanda dAsa karata soi Aza ||

On the banks of Suradhuni today, Gaurakisora
became filled with the relish of the swing pastimes.
The swing was wholly decorated with various flowers
and all the companions were enthralled in joy.
Gaura again swinged in Gadadhara's company
with that, how many waves of prema arose?
Mukunda, Madhava, Vasu and Haridasa joined
singing of the joys of these pastimes of rasa.
How many pastimes does the hero of Nadiya have?
Ramananda Das is longing for this.

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Author: Ramananda Das
Source: Manohara-bhajana-dipika (MBD), p. 747-748 / 3
Theme: Jhulana / Gauracandra
Language: Bengali

Raga: rAga sAraGga

Padavali: Radha-janmotsava (Gauracandrika)

priYAra janama, divasa Aveze, Anande bharala tanu |
nadIYA nagare, vRSabhAnu-pure, udaYa karala janu ||
gadAdhara mukha, heri punaH punaH, nAce gorA naTarAYa |
bhAva anubhava, kari saGgI saba, mahA mahotsava gAYa ||
dadhira sahita, haladi milita, kalase kalase DhAli |
priYagaNa nAce, nAnA kAca kAce, ghana diYA hulAhuli ||
gaurAGga nAgara, rasera sAgara, bhAvera taraGga tAYa |
jagata bhAsila, e hena Ananda, e dAsa ballavI gAYa || 1 ||

Immersed in the birth day of the beloved Radha, his body was filled with joy;
The hero of Nadiya became immersed in thoughts of Vrisabhanu's village.
Beholding Gadadhara's face again and again, Gora, the king of dancers danced;
All the companions felt this bhava, and sung of the great festival.
There were pots and pots of yoghurt mixed with turmeric;
The dear companions danced, making deep hulahuli-sounds.
The clever Gauranga is an ocean of rasa, and there swell the waves of emotion;
The world became filled with such joy -- this is what Ballavi Das sings.

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Author: Ballavi Das
Source: Gita-ratnavali (GRA), p. 19 / 1
Theme: Radha-janma / Gauracandra
Language: Bengali
Raga: rAgiNI kalyANI
Tala: dazakusi