ānanda kanda, nitāi-canda

N19The Wonderful Qualities of Nityānanda PrabhuŚrī Nityānanda Prabhu

আনন্দ কন্দ, নিতাইচন্দ,

অরুণ নয়ন করুণ ছন্দ

করুণপূর, সঘনে ঝুর,

হরি হরি ধ্বনি বোল রে ১

ānanda kanda, nitāi-canda,

aruṇa nayana karuṇa chanda

karuṇa-pūra, saghane jhura,

hari hari dhbani bola re 1

ānanda kandaroot of bliss; nitāi candathe moon-like Nitāi; aruṇacrimson; nayanaeyes; karuṇamercy; chandadesire, proneness, inclination; karuṇa pūrafilled with mercy; saghanerepeatedly, ceaselessly; jhurastream; hari hari“Hari Hari”; dhbanisounds; bolaHe sings; reoh

Śrī Nitāi-candra is the root of divine bliss. His eyes, which are the color of a crimson sunrise, overflow with a desire to bestow mercy. He is an abode of mercy. From Him a stream of compassion ceaselessly flows as He sweetly sings, “Hari! Hari!”

নটকরঙ্গ, ভকতসঙ্গ,

বিবিধভাস রসতরঙ্গ

ঈষতহাস, মধুরভাষ,

সঘনে গীমদোল রে ২

naṭaka-raṅga, bhakata-saṅga,

bibidha-bhāsa rasa-taraṅga

īṣata-hāsa, madhura-bhāṣa,

saghane gīmadola re 2

naṭakadancing; raṅgaenjoying; bhakata saṅgathe company of devotees; bibidhamulticolored; bhāsaHe floats; rasanectar; taraṅgawaves; īṣatagently; hāsaHe smiles; madhurasweet; bhāṣaspeech; saghaneceaselessly; gīmadolaneck + swings; reoh

While enjoying spectacular dancing in the company of His devotees, Nitāi floats in multicolored waves of rasa. He smiles gently, speaks sweetly, and moves His neck to and fro.

পতিত কোর, জপত গৌর,

দিনরজনী আনন্দ ভোর

প্রেমরতন, করিয়া যতন,

জগজনে করু দান রে ৩

patita kora, japata gaura,

dina-rajanī ānanda bhora

prema-ratana, kariyā yatana,

jagajane karu dāna re 3

patitathe fallen; kora(aliṅgan) He embraces; japatachants; gaura‘Gaura’; dinaday; rajanīnight; ānandabliss; bhoraabsorbed, filled; premadivine love; ratanathe jewels; kariyā yatanawith great vigor; jagajaneworld + to people; karu dānaHe distributes; reoh

Remaining absorbed in bliss day and night, He embraces the fallen while chanting the names of Gaura. With great vigor, He distributes the treasure of prema to the people of the world.

কীর্তনমাঝ, রসিকরাজ,

যৈছন কনয়াগিরি বিরাজ

ব্রজবিহার, রসবিথার,

মধুর মধুর গান রে ৪

kīrtana-mājha, rasika-rāja,

yaichana kanayā-giri birāja

brajabihāra, rasa-bithāra,

madhura madhura gāna re 4

kīrtanachanting; mājhain the midst; rasika rājathe king of those expert in relishing transcendental mellows; yaichanajust like; kanayā(svarṇa) golden; girimountain; birājagracefully present; brajabihāraVraja + playful pastimes; rasamellows; bithāraHe spreads; madhurasweet; madhurasweet; gānasongs; reoh

In the midst of kīrtana, Śrī Nitāi-candra, the king of rasikas, is like a golden mountain. He spreads the rasa of the playful pastimes of Vraja through His sweet, sweet singing.

ধূলিধূসর, ধরণীউপর,

কবহুং লুঠত প্রেমে গরগর

কবহুং চলত, কবহুং খেলত,

কবহুং অট্টহাস রে ৫

dhūli-dhūsara, dharaṇī-upara,

kabahũ luṭhata preme garagara

kabahũ calata, kabahũ khelata,

kabahũ aṭṭahāsa re 5

dhūlidust; dhūsaraashen grey; dharaṇīthe earth; uparaon top; kabahũsometimes; luṭhataHe wanders; premein divine love; garagaraoverwhelmed; kabahũsometimes; calataHe moves, walks, runs; kabahũsometimes; khelataHe plays; kabahũsometimes; aṭṭahāsavery loud, roaring laughter; reoh

Overwhelmed with prema, sometimes He rolls on the earth, covering Himself with ashen-grey dust. Sometimes He wanders restlessly, sometimes He plays, and sometimes He laughs very loudly.

কবহুং স্বেদ, কবহুং খেদ,

কবহুং পুলক, স্বরবিভেদ

কবহুং লম্ফ, কবহুং ঝম্প,

কবহুং দীর্ঘশ্বাস রে ৬

kabahũ sbeda, kabahũ kheda,

kabahũ pulaka, sbara-bibheda

kabahũ lampha, kabahũ jhampa,

kabahũ dīrghaśbāsa re 6

kabahũsometimes; sbedaHe perspires; kabahũsometimes; khedaHe laments; kabahũsometimes; pulakahorripilation; sbaravoice; bibhedastammers; kabahũsometimes; lamphaHe leaps and bounds; kabahũsometimes; jhampaHe jumps; kabahũsometimes; dīrghaśbāsadeep + He breaths; reoh

Sometimes He perspires, sometimes He laments, sometimes He experiences horripilation, and sometimes He stammers. Sometimes He leaps long distances, sometimes He jumps high into the air, and sometimes He heaves deep sighs.

করুণাসিন্ধু, অখিল বন্ধু,

কলিয়ুগতমপূরণৈন্দু

জগতলোচন, পটলমোচন,

নিতাই পূরল আশ রে ৭

karuṇā-sindhu, akhila bandhu,

kaliyuga-tama-pūraṇa-indu

jagata-locana, paṭala-mocana,

nitāi pūrala āśa re 7

karuṇāmercy; sindhuocean; akhilathe entire universe; bandhufriend; kaliyugathe age of Kali; tamaignorance; pūraṇafull; indumoon; jagataworld; locanaeyes; paṭalacataract; mocanaremoving; nitāiNitāi; pūralafulfilled; āśadesires; reoh

He is the ocean of mercy, the friend of all, and the full moon dissipating the darkness of ignorance in the age of Kali. By removing the cataracts of illusion from the eyes of the residents of this world, Śrī Nitāi has fulfilled their desires.

অন্ধঅধম, দীনদুরজন,

প্রেমদানে করল মোচন

পাওল জগত, কেবল বঞ্চিত,

এ রাধাবল্লভদাস রে ৮

andha-adhama, dīna-durajana,

premadāne karala mocana

pāola jagata, kebala bañcita,

e rādhāballabhadāsa re 8

andhathe blind; adhamathe fallen; dīnathe destitute; durajanathe wicked; premadānelove + by bestowing; karala mocanadelivered; pāolacaused to get; jagatathe world; kebalaonly; bañcitadeprived; ethis; rādhāballabhadāsaRādhā-vallabha dāsa; reoh

By bestowing prema, He has delivered the blind, the fallen, the destitute, and the wicked. The whole world has been delivered; only this Rādhā-vallabha dāsa has been deprived.

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