yaśomatī-nandana

A8Noon Ārati

যশোমতীনন্দন, ব্রজবরনাগর,

গোকুলরঞ্জন কান

গোপীপরাণধন, মদনমনোহর,

কালীয়দমনবিধান ১

yaśomatī-nandana, brajabara-nāgara,

gokula-rañjana kāna

gopī-parāṇadhana, madana-manohara,

kālīya-damana-bidhāna 1

yaśomatīMother Yaśodā; nandanason; brajabaraVraja + topmost; nāgarahero; gokulaGokula; rañjanadelight; kāna[an affectionate name for Kṛṣṇa]; gopīcowherd damsels; parāṇadhanalife + treasure; madanacupid; manoharaenchanter; kālīyathe serpent Kālīya; damanasubdual; bidhānaregulator

Kṛṣṇa is the beloved son of Mother Yaśodā, the topmost hero of Vraja, the delight of Gokula, and Kāna [an affectionate nickname for Kṛṣṇa]. He is the treasure of the lives of the gopīs, the enchanter of Cupid, and the punisher of the serpent Kālīya.

অমল হরিনাম অমিয়বিলাসা

বিপিনপুরন্দর, নবীননাগরবর,

বংশীবদন, সুবাসা ২

amala harināma amiya-bilāsā

bipina-purandara, nabīna-nāgarabara,

baṁśībadana, subāsā 2

amalaspotless; harināmanames of Hari; amiyanectar; bilāsāpastimes; bipinaforest; purandaraking; nabīnayouthful; nāgarabarahero + supreme; baṁśībadanaVaṁśī flute + mouth; subāsābeautiful garments

These spotless holy names are filled with Kṛṣṇa’s nectarean pastimes. He is the king of the forests of Vraja and the supreme youthful lover. He holds the flute to His mouth and wears very beautiful garments.

ব্রজজনপালন, অসুরকুলনাশন,

নন্দগোধনরাখওয়ালা

গোবিন্দ, মাধব, নবনীততস্কর,

সুন্দর নন্দগোপালা ৩

brajajana-pālana, asurakula-nāśana,

nanda-godhana-rākhaoyālā

gobinda, mādhaba, nabanīta-taskara,

sundara nandagopālā 3

brajajanaVraja + people; pālanamaintenance; asurakulademons + group; nāśanadestroying; nandaNanda Mahārāja; godhanaherd of cows (lit. cow-wealth); rākhaoyālāprotector; gobindagiver of pleasure to the cows, gopas, and gopīs); mādhabathe consort of the original Lakṣmī, Śrīmatī Rādhikā; nabanītabutter; taskaratheif; sundarabeautiful; nandagopālāNanda Mahārāja + cowherd boy

He is the maintainer of the residents of Vraja, the killer of many demons, and the protector of Nanda Mahārāja’s herd of cows. He is Govinda (the giver of pleasure to the cows, gopas, and gopīs) and Mādhava (the consort of the topmost Lakṣmī). He is a butter thief and the beautiful cowherd boy of Nanda.

যামুনতটচর, গোপীবসনহর,

রাসরসিক ক্ড়্পাময়

শ্রীরাধাবল্লভ, ব্ড়্ন্দাবননটবর,

ভকতিবিনোদআশ্রয় ৪

yāmuna-taṭacara, gopī-basanahara,

rāsa-rasika kṛpāmaya

śrīrādhāballabha, bṛndābana-naṭabara,

bhakatibinoda-āśraya 4

yāmunaYamunā River; taṭacarabanks + wanders; gopīcowherd girls; basanaharaclothes + stealing; rāsathe rāsa-dance; rasikaexpert in relishing mellows; kṛpāmayafull of mercy; śrīrādhāballabhathe beloved of Śrī Rādhā; bṛndābanaVṛndāvana; naṭabaraexpert dancer; bhakatibinodaBhaktivinoda; āśrayashelter

He wanders along the banks of the Yamunā River, and He is the thief of the young gopīs’ clothes. He is the enjoyer of the rasa of the rāsa dance. He is full of mercy. He is the beloved of Śrīmatī Rādhikā, and He is the

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