Bhaja Bhakata Vatsala
Sri Surabhi Kunjer Bhoga Arotik (Arati Kirtan Song 4)
bhaja bhakata-vatsala
śrī-gaurahari śrī-gaurahari sohi goṣṭha-bihārī nanda-jaśomatī-citta-hari (bhaja
govinda govinda gopāla)
Word for word
bhaja - just worship; bhakata-vatsala - who is always very affectionate to His devotees; śrī-gaurahari - Lord Caitanya; śrī-gaurahari - this Srī Gaurahari; sohi - is the same as; goṣṭha-bihārī -He who sports in the pasturelands; nanda-yaśomatī-citta-hārī -who has stolen the hearts of Nanda Mahārāja and Mother Yaśodā.
Just worship Sri Gaurahari, who is always affectionate toward His devotees. He is the same Supreme Godhead, Krsna, who sported in the cowherd pastures of Vraja and stole the hearts of Nanda and Yasoda. Just worship Govinda, Govinda, Gopala!
belā
ho'lo dāmodara āisa ekhano bhoga-mandire bosi' koraho bhojana
Word for word
belā ha' lo - it is very late; dāmodara - O Dāmodara!; āisa ekhona - please come now; bhoga-mandire - in the prasāda hall; basi' -sitting; karoha bhojana - please take Your lunch.
Mother Yasoda calls to Krsna, "My dear Damodara, it is very late. Please come right now, sit down in the dining hall, and take Your lunch."
nandera
nideśe baise giri-bara-dhārī baladeva-saha sakhā baise sāri sāri
Word for word
nandera nideśe - on the direction of Nanda Mahārāja; baise - sits; girivara-dhārī - the holder of Govardhana Hill; baladeva-saha - along with Srī Baladeva; sakhā - the cowherd boys; baise sāri sāri - sit down in rows.
On the direction of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna, the holder of Govardhana Hill, sits down, and then all the cowherd boys, along with Krsna's elder brother, Sri Baladeva, sit down in rows to take their lunch.
śuktā-śākādi
bhāji nālitā kuṣmāṇḍa dāli dālnā dugdha-tumbī dadhi mocā-khaṇḍa
Word for word
śuktā - bitter curry; śāka - spinach; ādi - and so forth; bhāji - fried savories; nālitā - salad with green leaves of the jute plant; kuṣmāṇḍa - pumpkin; ḍāli ḍālnā - baskets of fruit; dugdha - tumbī -squash cooked with milk; dadhi - thick yogurt; mocā-khaṇḍa - vegetable preparations made from the flower of the banana tree.
They are then served a feast of sukta and various kinds of green leafy vegetables, then nice fried things, and a salad made of the green leaves of the jute plant. They are also served pumpkin, baskets of fruit, small square cakes made of lentils and cooked down milk, then thick yogurt, squash cooked in milk, and vegetable preparations made from the tower of the banana tree.
mudga-borā
māṣa-borā roṭikā ghṛtānna śaṣkulī piṣṭaka khīr puli pāyasānna
Word for word
mudga-boḍā - fried squares of dahl paddies; roṭikā - capātīs; ghṛtānna - rice with ghee; śaṣkulī - sweetmeats made with milk, sugar and sesame seeds; piṣṭaka - sweetened rice flour cakes; khīr - thick, cooked-down milk; puli - sweet rolls; pāyasānna - sweet rice in condensed milk.
Then they receive fried squares of mung dahl patties, and urad dahl patties, capatis, and rice with ghee. Next, sweets made with milk, sugar and sesamum, rice flour cakes; thick cooked-down milk; cakes floating in milk; and sweet rice.
karpūra
amṛta-keli rambhā khīra-sāra amṛta rasālā, amla dwādaśa prakāra
Word for word
karpūra - scented with camphor; amṛta-keli - exotic sweet rice; rambhā - bananas; khīra-sāra - delicious cheese; amṛta rasāla - nectarean mangos; amla - sour preparations; dvādaśa prakāra -of twelve different kinds.
There is also sweet rice that tastes just like nectar due to its being mixed with camphor. There are bananas, and cheese which is nectarean and delicious. They are also served twelve kinds of sour preparations made with tamarinds, limes, lemons, oranges, and pomegranates.
luci
cini sarpurī lāḍḍu rasābalī bhojana korena kṛṣṇa ho'ye kutūhalī
Word for word
luci cini - purīs with sugar; sarpurī - purīs filled with cream; lāḍḍu - chickpea flour sweetballs; rasābalī - dahl paddies boiled in sugared rice; bhojana korena kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa eats; ho'ye kutūhalī - in great fun.
There are puns made with white flour and sugar; puns filled with cream; laddus; and dahl patties boiled in sugared rice. Krsna eagerly eats all of the food.
rādhikāra
pakka anna vividha byañjana parama ānande kṛṣṇa korena bhojana
Word for word
rādhikāra - by Rādhikā; pakka anna - cooked grains; vividha - various; vyañjana - cooked vegetables; parama ānande - in supreme bliss; kṛṣṇa korena bhojana - Kṛṣṇa eats.
In great ecstasy and joy Krsna eats the rice, curried vegetables, sweets, and pastries cooked by Srimati Radharani.
chale-bale
lāḍḍu khāy śrī-madhumaṅgala bagala bājāy āra deya hari-bolo
Word for word
chale-bale - by hook or by crook; lāḍḍu khāy - eats lāḍḍu sweetballs; śrīmadhumańgala - Kṛṣṇa's funny brāhmaṇa friend Madhumańgala; bagala bājāy - makes a funny sound by slapping his hands under his armpits; āra deya - give me more!; hari-bolo - "Haribol! Haribol!"
Krsna's funny brahmana friend Madhumangala, who is very fond of Laddus, gets them by hook or by crook. Eating the laddus he shouts, "Haribol! Haribol!~' and makes a funny sound by swapping his sides under his armpits with his hands.
rādhikādi
gaṇe heri' nayanera koṇe tṛpta ho'ye khāy kṛṣṇa jaśodā-bhavane
Word for word
rādhikādi gaṇe - Rādhārāṇī and Her gopī friends; heri' - beholding; nayanera koṇe - out of the corners of His eyes; tṛpta ho'ye - being very satisfied; khāy kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa eats; yaśodā-bhavane - at the house of Mother Yaśodā.
Beholding Radharani and Her gopifriends out of the courters of His eyes, Krsna eats at the house of mother Yasoda with great satisfaction.
bhojanānte
piye kṛṣṇa subāsita bāri sabe mukha prakhāloy ho'ye sāri sāri
Word for word
bhojanānte - after lunch; piye kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa drinks; suvāsita vāri - sweet-scented water; sabe - all His friends; mukha prakhāloy - wash their mouths; ho' ye sāri sāri - standing in lines.
After lunch, Krsna drinks rose-scented water. Then all of the boys, standing in lines, wash their mouths.
hasta-mukha
prakhāliyā jata sakhā-gaṇe ānande biśrāma kore baladeva-sane
Word for word
hasta-mukha - their hands and mouths; prakhāliyā - after washing; jata sakhā-gaṇe - all the cowherd boys; ānande - in great bliss; viśrāma kore - they take rest; baladeva-sańe - along with Lord Balarāma.
After all the cowherd boys wash their hands and mouths; in great bliss they take rest with Lord Balarama.
jambula
rasāla āne tāmbūla-masālā tāhā kheye kṛṣṇa-candra sukhe nidrā gelā
Word for word
jambula rasāla - Kṛṣṇa's servants named Jambula and Rasāla; āne - bring; tāmbūla-masālā - spiced betel nuts; tāhā kheye - chewing that; kṛṣṇacandra - the moonlike Kṛṣṇa; sukhe - happily; nidrā gelā - goes to sleep.
The two cowherd boys Jambula and Rasala then bring Krsna pan made with betel nuts, fancy spices, and catechu. After eating that pin, Sri Krsnacandra then happily goes to sleep.
biśālākha
śikhi-puccha-cāmara ḍhulāya apūrba śayyāya kṛṣṇa sukhe nidrā
jāya.
Word for word
viśālākṣa - His servant named Viśālākṣa; śikhi-puccha-cāmara - a fan of peacock feathers; ḍhulāya - waves; apūrva śayyāya - on an excellent bedstead; kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; sukhe - happily; nidrā jāya - goes to sleep.
While Krsna happily takes His rest on an excellent bedstead, His servant Visalaksa cools Him with a fan of peacock feathers.
jaśomatī-ājñā
pe'ye dhaniṣṭhā-ānīto śrī-kṛṣṇa-prasāda rādhā bhuñje ho'ye
prīto
Word for word
yaśomatī-ājñā - the order of Mother Yaśodā; pe'ye - receiving; dhaniṣṭhā ānīto - brought by the gopī named Dhaniṣṭhā; śrī-kṛṣṇa-prasāda - the food remnants of Srī Kṛṣṇa; rādhā - Srīmatī Rādhārāṇī bhuñje - eats; ho'ye prīto - being extremely delighted.
At mother Yasoda's request the gopi, Dhanistha, brings remnants of food left on Krsna's plate to Srimati Radharani, who eats them with great delight
lalitādi
sakhī-gaṇa avaśeṣa pāya mane mane sukhe rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa gāya
Word for word
Lalitādi - headed by Lalitā; sakhī-gaṇa - the assembly of girlfriends; avaśeṣa pāya - receiving Her remnants; mane mane - in their heart-of-hearts; sukhe - blissfully; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa - the qualities of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; gāya - they sing.
Lalita-devi and the other gopis then receive the remnants, and within their hearts they sing the glories of Radharani and Krsna with great joy.
hari-līlā
ek-mātra jāhāra pramoda bhogārati gāy ṭhākur bhakativinoda
Word for word
hari-līlā - the wonderful pastimes of Lord Hari; ekmātra - one and only; yāhāra - whose; pramoda - joy; bhogārati - this Bhoga-ārati song; gāy - sings; ṭhākur bhakativinoda - Thākur Bhaktivinoda
Thakura Bhaktivinoda, whose one and only Joy is the pastimes of Lord Hari, sings this Bhoga-arati song
Translation
Just worship Sri Gaurahari, who is always affectionate toward His devotees. He is the same Supreme Godhead, Krsna, who sported in the cowherd pastures of Vraja and stole the hearts of Nanda and Yasoda. Just worship Govinda, Govinda, Gopala!
Mother Yasoda calls to Krsna, "My dear Damodara, it is very late. Please come right now, sit down in the dining hall, and take Your lunch."
On the direction of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna, the holder of Govardhana Hill, sits down, and then all the cowherd boys, along with Krsna's elder brother, Sri Baladeva, sit down in rows to take their lunch.
They are then served a feast of sukta and various kinds of green leafy vegetables, then nice fried things, and a salad made of the green leaves of the jute plant. They are also served pumpkin, baskets of fruit, small square cakes made of lentils and cooked down milk, then thick yogurt, squash cooked in milk, and vegetable preparations made from the tower of the banana tree.
Then they receive fried squares of mung dahl patties, and urad dahl patties, capatis, and rice with ghee. Next, sweets made with milk, sugar and sesamum, rice flour cakes; thick cooked-down milk; cakes floating in milk; and sweet rice.
There is also sweet rice that tastes just like nectar due to its being mixed with camphor. There are bananas, and cheese which is nectarean and delicious. They are also served twelve kinds of sour preparations made with tamarinds, limes, lemons, oranges, and pomegranates.
There are puns made with white flour and sugar; puns filled with cream; laddus; and dahl patties boiled in sugared rice. Krsna eagerly eats all of the food.
Notes
This is the Bhoga Arotik which was greatly popularized by the 1970 album "The Radha Krsna Temple" produced by the late George Harrison.