ānanda kanda, nitāi-canda
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 kanda — root of bliss; nitāi canda — the moon-like Nitāi; aruṇa — crimson; nayana — eyes; karuṇa — mercy; chanda — desire, proneness, inclination; karuṇa pūra — filled with mercy; saghane — repeatedly, ceaselessly; jhura — stream; hari hari — “Hari Hari”; dhbani — sounds; bola — He sings; re — oh
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
naṭaka — dancing; raṅga — enjoying; bhakata saṅga — the company of devotees; bibidha — multicolored; bhāsa — He floats; rasa — nectar; taraṅga — waves; īṣata — gently; hāsa — He smiles; madhura — sweet; bhāṣa — speech; saghane — ceaselessly; gīmadola — neck + swings; re — oh
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
patita — the fallen; kora — (aliṅgan) He embraces; japata — chants; gaura — ‘Gaura’; dina — day; rajanī — night; ānanda — bliss; bhora — absorbed, filled; prema — divine love; ratana — the jewels; kariyā yatana — with great vigor; jagajane — world + to people; karu dāna — He distributes; re — oh
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
kīrtana — chanting; mājha — in the midst; rasika rāja — the king of those expert in relishing transcendental mellows; yaichana — just like; kanayā — (svarṇa) golden; giri — mountain; birāja — gracefully present; brajabihāra — Vraja + playful pastimes; rasa — mellows; bithāra — He spreads; madhura — sweet; madhura — sweet; gāna — songs; re — oh
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
dhūli — dust; dhūsara — ashen grey; dharaṇī — the earth; upara — on top; kabahũ — sometimes; luṭhata — He wanders; preme — in divine love; garagara — overwhelmed; kabahũ — sometimes; calata — He moves, walks, runs; kabahũ — sometimes; khelata — He plays; kabahũ — sometimes; aṭṭahāsa — very loud, roaring laughter; re — oh
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
kabahũ — sometimes; sbeda — He perspires; kabahũ — sometimes; kheda — He laments; kabahũ — sometimes; pulaka — horripilation; sbara — voice; bibheda — stammers; kabahũ — sometimes; lampha — He leaps and bounds; kabahũ — sometimes; jhampa — He jumps; kabahũ — sometimes; dīrghaśbāsa — deep + He breaths; re — oh
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
karuṇā — mercy; sindhu — ocean; akhila — the entire universe; bandhu — friend; kaliyuga — the age of Kali; tama — ignorance; pūraṇa — full; indu — moon; jagata — world; locana — eyes; paṭala — cataract; mocana — removing; nitāi — Nitāi; pūrala — fulfilled; āśa — desires; re — oh
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
andha — the blind; adhama — the fallen; dīna — the destitute; durajana — the wicked; premadāne — love + by bestowing; karala mocana — delivered; pāola — caused to get; jagata — the world; kebala — only; bañcita — deprived; e — this; rādhāballabhadāsa — Rādhā-vallabha dāsa; re — oh
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.