Pekhalu Gauracandra Nata Raja
Song 39
(Refrain) pekhalu gauracandra naṭa-rāja jaṅgama
hema dharādhara uyala kiye nabadwīpa-mājha
(Refrain) I saw Lord Gauracandra, the king of dancers! How has He become so like a golden mountain walking in the midst of Navadvipa?
pada -tale bhakata kalpa-taru siñcita prema-rasa makaranda
yākara chāyāra sosara naba naba paramānanda niradanda
He is a kalpa-taru tree that sprinkles the honey of ecstatic spiritual love on the devotees that approach His feet. The shade of that tree brings newer and newer bliss and peace.
naba nīrada jini kata mandākinī
tri- bhubana bharala taraṅga
nityānandacandra abhirāma
dinamaṇi bhrama-i pradakṣiṇa raṅge
The waves of His tears flood the three worlds. How many celestial Gangas are they like? How many rain-pouring clouds are they like? Lord Nityanandacandra and Abhirama Thakura are like two suns that circle around Him in the dancing-arena.
yākara caraṇa samādhaye śaṅkara caturānana karu āśe se
pahu patita kore dhari kānda-i ki kahaba gobinda-dāse
Rapt in samadhi, Siva meditates on His feet. Brahma yearns to attain Him. Hugging a fallen soul, Lord Gaurancandra weeps. What more need Govinda dasa say?
Translation
(Refrain) I saw Lord Gauracandra, the king of dancers! How has He become so like a golden mountain walking in the midst of Navadvipa?
He is a kalpa-taru tree that sprinkles the honey of ecstatic spiritual love on the devotees that approach His feet. The shade of that tree brings newer and newer bliss and peace.
The waves of His tears flood the three worlds. How many celestial Gangas are they like? How many rain-pouring clouds are they like? Lord Nityanandacandra and Abhirama Thakura are like two suns that circle around Him in the dancing-arena.
Rapt in samadhi, Siva meditates on His feet. Brahma yearns to attain Him. Hugging a fallen soul, Lord Gaurancandra weeps. What more need Govinda dasa say?
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Basanta.