ভজ ভকতবৎসল শ্রীগৌরহরি
শ্রীগৌরহরি সোহি গোষ্ঠবিহারী,
নন্দয়শোমতীচিত্তহারী ১
bhaja bhakata-batsala śrīgaurahari
śrīgaurahari sohi goṣṭhabihārī,
nanda-yaśomatī-cittahārī 1
bhaja — worship; bhakata batsala — affectionate to devotees; śrīgaurahari — Śrī Gaurahari; śrīgaurahari — Śrī Gaurahari; sohi — (sei) that very; goṣṭhabihārī — pasturing grounds + sporting, promenading; nanda — Nanda Mahārāja; yaśomatī — Mother Yaśodā; cittahārī — heart + (sfx.) taking away, robbing
Just worship Śrī Gaurahari, who is very affectionate to His devotees. He is that very Kṛṣṇa who roams the pasturing grounds of Vṛndāvana with His cows and who steals the hearts of Nanda Mahārāja and Mother Yaśodā.
বেলা হঽল দামোদর, আইস এখন
ভোগমন্দিরে বসিঽ করহ ভোজন ২
belā ha’la dāmodara, āisa ekhana
bhoga-mandire basi’ karaha bhojana 2
belā — late; ha’la — became; dāmodara — O Dāmodara; āisa — come; ekhana — now; bhoga mandire — in the dining hall; basi’ — having sat; karaha bhojana — eat, take Your meal
[Mother Yaśodā calls,] “O Dāmodara, it is very late. Please come right now. Sit down in the dining hall and take Your meal.”
নন্দের নির্দেশে বৈসে গিরিবরধারী
বলদেবসহ সখা বৈসে সারি সারি ৩
nandera nirdeśe baise giribaradhārī
baladebasaha sakhā baise sāri sāri 3
nandera — of Nanda Bābā; nirdeśe — at the order, indication; baise — sits; giribaradhārī — the great hill [Govardhana] + (sfx.) lifter; baladebasaha — Baladeva + with; sakhā — friends; baise — sit; sāri sāri — in rows, lines
At the instruction of Nanda Bābā, Kṛṣṇa, the lifter of Govardhana Hill, sits down with Baladeva and Their friends in rows to take lunch.
শুক্তা শাকাদি ভাজি নালিতা কুষ্মাণ্ড
ডালি ডাল্না দুগ্ধতুম্বী দধি মোচাখণ্ড ৪
śuktā śākādi bhāji nālitā kuṣmāṇḍa
ḍāli ḍālnā dugdhatumbī dadhi mocākhaṇḍa 4
śuktā — a wet and bitter vegetable dish; śākādi — greens + and so on; bhāji — fried savories; nālitā — a jute leaf preparation; kuṣmāṇḍa — a pumpkin preparation; ḍāli — chewable sticks; ḍālnā — a kind of rich curry or gravy; dugdhatumbī — milk-gourd, a sweet of gourd boiled in milk; dadhi — yogurt; mocākhaṇḍa — banana flower + separated into pieces
They are served a feast of śuktā (bitter stew), various kinds of śāk (leafy vegetable preparations), bhāji (fried savories), nālitā (a jute leaf preparation), kuṣmāṇḍa (a pumpkin preparation), ḍāli (chewable sticks), ḍālnā (curry), dugdha-tumbī (gourd boiled in milk), yogurt, and mocā-khaṇḍa (curry of banana flower fritters).
মুদ্গবḓআ মাষবḓআ রোটিকা ঘ্ড়্তান্ন
শষ্কুলী পিষ্টক ক্ষীর পুলি পায়সান্ন ৫
mudgabaḓā māṣabaḓā roṭikā ghṛtānna
śaṣkulī piṣṭaka kṣīra puli pāyasānna 5
mudgabaḓā — mung dahl + fritters, a kind of cake fried in oil; māṣabaḓā — urad dahl + fritters; roṭikā — rotis, capattis, flat-bread; ghṛtānna — ghee + rice; śaṣkulī — a preparation made with rice-flour and sesame seeds; piṣṭaka — varieties of rice-flour cakes (more commonly known as ‘piṭhe’); kṣīra — sweetened condensed milk; puli — a kind of sweet roll, rice-flour dumplings in sweetened condensed milk; pāyasānna — sweet rice-porridge (also known simply as ‘pāyas’)
There is mudga-baḓā (mung dahl fritters), māṣa-baḍā (urad dahl fritters), flat bread, ghṛtānna (rice with ghee), śaṣkulī (a preparation made with rice-flour and sesame seeds), piṭhe (varieties of rice-flour cakes and dumplings), khīra (sweetened condensed milk), pulī (rice-flour dumplings in sweetened condensed milk), and pāyasānna (sweet rice).
কর্পূর অম্ড়্তকেলি রম্ভা ক্ষীরসার
অম্ড়্ত রসালা, অম্ল দ্বাদশপ্রকার ৬
karpūra amṛtakeli rambhā kṣīrasāra
amṛta rasālā, amla dbādaśaprakāra 6
karpūra — camphor; amṛtakeli — a special condensed milk sweet (see Caitanya-caritāmṛta Madhya 4.117-118); rambhā — bananas; kṣīrasāra — condensed cream, rabaḓī; amṛta — nectar; rasālā — juicy sweets; amla — a sour fruit; dbādaśaprakāra — twelve + kinds
They are given karpūra amṛta-keli (ambrosial milk sweets scented with camphor), rambhā (banana sweets), khīra-sāra (condensed cream [rabaḍī]), amṛta-rasālā (juicy nectarean sweets), and twelve kinds of sour chutneys.
লুচি চিনি সরপুরী লাড্ডু রসাবলী
ভোজন করেন ক্ড়্ষ্ণ হঽয়ে কুতূহলী ৭
luci cini sarapurī lāḍḍu rasābalī
bhojana karena kṛṣṇa ha’ye kutūhalī 7
luci — white flour purīs; cini — sugar; sarapurī — cream cakes; lāḍḍu — sweet balls; rasābalī — dahl patties boiled in sugar-water; bhojana karena — eats; kṛṣṇa — Kṛṣṇa; ha’ye — having become; kutūhalī — greatly delighted, eager
There is luci-cini (white-flour purīs dusted with sugar), sarpurī (cream cakes), lāḍḍu (sweet balls), and rasābalī (dahl patties boiled in sugar-water). Kṛṣṇa eats all the preparations with great delight.
রাধিকার পক্ব অন্ন বিবিধ ব্যঞ্জন
পরম আনন্দে ক্ড়্ষ্ণ করেন ভোজন ৮
rādhikāra pakba anna bibidha byañjana
parama ānande kṛṣṇa karena bhojana 8
rādhikāra — Śrīmatī Rādhikā’s; pakba — cooked; anna — rice; bibidha — various; byañjana — vegetables; parama — supreme; ānande — in bliss; kṛṣṇa — Kṛṣṇa; karena bhojana — eats
In supreme bliss, Kṛṣṇa takes the rice and various types of vegetables cooked by Rādhikā.
ছলেবলে লাড্ডু খায় শ্রীমধুমঙ্গল
বগল বাজায় আর দেয় হরিবোল ৯
chale-bale lāḍḍu khāya śrīmadhumaṅgala
bagala bājāya āra deya haribola 9
chale — by trick; bale — by force; lāḍḍu — sweet balls; khāya — eats; śrīmadhumaṅgala — Śrī Madhumaṅgala; bagala — armpits; bājāya — plays; āra — and; deya — gives; haribola — “Haribol”
Madhumaṅgala takes lāḍḍus by hook or by crook, and he makes a funny sound by putting his hand under his armpit and flapping his arm as he calls out, “Haribol!”
রাধিকাদিগণে হেরিঽ নয়নের কোণে
ৎড়্প্ত হঽয়ে খায় ক্ড়্ষ্ণ যশোদাভবনে ১০
rādhikādi-gaṇe heri’ nayanera koṇe
tṛpta ha’ye khāya kṛṣṇa yaśodā-bhabane 10
rādhikādi — Śrīmatī Rādhikā + and the others; gaṇe — to the group; heri’ — having seen; nayanera — of the eyes; koṇe — from the corner; tṛpta — satisfied; ha’ye — having become; khāya — eats; kṛṣṇa — Śrī Kṛṣṇa; yaśodā — Mother Yaśodā; bhabane — in home
Glancing at Rādhikā and Her sakhīs out of the corner of His eye, Kṛṣṇa takes His lunch at Mother Yaśodā’s house with great satisfaction. [Now offer to Gurudeva, Vrajavāsīs, and Vaiṣṇavas]
ভোজনান্তে পিয়ে ক্ড়্ষ্ণ সুবাসিত বারি
সবে মুখ প্রক্ষালয় হঽয়ে সারি সারি ১১
bhojanānte piye kṛṣṇa subāsita bāri
sabe mukha prakṣālaya ha’ye sāri sāri 11
bhojanānte — meal + at the end; piye — having drunk; kṛṣṇa — Śrī Kṛṣṇa; subāsita — scented; bāri — water; sabe — they all; mukha — mouths; prakṣālaya ha’ye — having washed; sāri sāri — in lines
After finishing His meal, Kṛṣṇa drinks rose-scented water. Then all the sakhās, standing in lines, wash their mouths.
হস্তমুখ প্রক্ষালিয়া যত সখাগণে
আনন্দে বিশ্রাম করে বলদেবসনে ১২
hasta-mukha prakṣāliyā yata sakhāgaṇe
ānande biśrāma kare baladeba-sane 12
hasta — hands; mukha — mouth; prakṣāliyā — having washed; yata — whatever; sakhāgaṇe — cowherd boys; ānande — blissfully; biśrāma kare — rest; baladeba — Baladeva; sane — with
After washing their hands and mouths, all the sakhās blissfully take rest along with Baladeva.
‘জাম্বুলঽ ‘রসালঽ আনে তাম্বূলমসালা
তাহা খেয়ে ক্ড়্ষ্ণচন্দ্র সুখে নিদ্রা গেলা ১৩
‘jāmbula’ ‘rasāla’ āne tāmbūla-masālā
tāhā kheye kṛṣṇacandra sukhe nidrā gelā 13
jāmbula’ — Jāmbula; rasāla’ — Rāsala; āne — bring; tāmbūla — betel nuts; masālā — spiced; tāhā — that; kheye — having eaten; kṛṣṇacandra — the moon-like Kṛṣṇa; sukhe — happily; nidrā — sleep; gelā — goes
The sakhās Jāmbula and Rasāla bring Kṛṣṇa spiced betel nuts. After chewing them, Kṛṣṇa-candra happily goes to sleep.
‘বিশালাক্ষঽ শিখিপুচ্ছ চামর ঢুলায়
অপূর্ব শয়্যায় ক্ড়্ষ্ণ সুখে নিদ্রা যায় ১৪
‘biśālākṣa’ śikhipuccha cāmara ḍhulāya
apūrba śayyāya kṛṣṇa sukhe nidrā yāya 14
biśālākṣa’ — Viśālākṣa; śikhipuccha — peacock-feather; cāmara — fan; ḍhulāya — waves; apūrba — wonderful; śayyāya — upon a bed; kṛṣṇa — Śrī Kṛṣṇa; sukhe — happily; nidrā — sleep; yāya — goes
While His servant Viśālākṣa waves a peacock-feather fan to cool Him, Kṛṣṇa sleeps contentedly upon His very beautiful bed.
যশোমতীআজ্ঞা পেয়ে ধনিষ্ঠাআনীত
শ্রীক্ড়্ষ্ণপ্রসাদ রাধা ভুঞ্জে হঽয়ে প্রীত ১৫
yaśomatī-ājñā peye dhaniṣṭhā-ānīta
śrīkṛṣṇaprasāda rādhā bhuñje ha’ye prīta 15
yaśomatī — Mother Yaśodā; ājñā — order, request; peye — having received; dhaniṣṭhā — Dhaniṣṭhā; ānīta — had brought; śrīkṛṣṇaprasāda — Śrī Kṛṣṇa + food-remnants; rādhā — Śrī Rādhā; bhuñje — enjoys; ha’ye — having become; prīta — joyful
Upon Mother Yaśodā’s request, Rādhā joyfully relishes the remnants of Kṛṣṇa’s plate, brought to Her by Dhaniṣṭhā.
ললিতাদি সখীগণ অবশেষ পায়
মনে মনে সুখে রাধাক্ড়্ষ্ণগুণ গায় ১৬
lalitādi sakhīgaṇa abaśeṣa pāya
mane mane sukhe rādhākṛṣṇa-guṇa gāya 16
lalitādi — Lalitā + and the other; sakhīgaṇa — girl-friends; abaśeṣa — remnants; pāya — receive; mane mane — within the mind; sukhe — happily; rādhākṛṣṇa — Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa’s; guṇa — qualities, glories; gāya — sing
Receiving Her remnants, Lalitā and the other sakhīs happily sing the glories of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa within their minds.
হরিলীলা একমাত্র যাংহার প্রমোদ
ভোগারতি গায় সেই ভকতিবিনোদ ১৭
harilīlā ekamātra yā̃hāra pramoda
bhogārati gāya sei bhakatibinoda 17
harilīlā — Śrī Hari + pastimes; ekamātra — one + only; yā̃hāra — whose; pramoda — joy; bhogārati — Bhoga-ārati; gāya — sings; sei — this; bhakatibinoda — Bhaktivinoda
This Bhaktivinoda, whose joy is only found in the pastimes of Hari, sings this bhoga-ārati song.