Prabhur Vacana Takha Suniya
Soka Satana Song 6
prabhura bacana takhana śuniyā śrībāsa loṭāñā bhūmi
bole śuno nātha taba rasa-bhaṅga sahite nā pāri āmi
Then, hearing these words of the Lord, Srivasa Pandita began rolling on the ground, crying out, "Please hear me, oh Lord! I am simply not able to tolerate any disturbance or interruption of the ecstatic mellows of Your kirtana!"
ekaṭi tanaya mariyāche nātha tāhe mora kiba duḥkha
jadi saba mare tomāre heriyā tabu to' pāibo sukha
"Only one of my sons has died, oh Lord, and has that really made me upset? Even if all of my sons die, then I will certainly get more than enough happiness by seeing You."
taba nṛtya-bhaṅga hoile āmāra maraṇa hoite hari
tāi ku-sambāda nā dilo tomāre bipada āśaṅkā kori '
"I would certainly die on the spot if I were to interrupt Your dancing, oh Lord. That is why I did not inform You of this bad news. For I was dreading the calamity of disturbing Your ecstasy."
ebe ājñā deho mṛta suta lo'ye satkāra koruna sabe
eteka śuniyā gorā dwija-maṇi kāndite lagilo tabe
"Lord, if You will kindly grant us Your permission now, then we shall all take the boy's body and perform the proper funeral rites." Hearing this much from the mouth of Srivasa Pandita, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord Gaurasundara, then broke down and began to weep piteously on the spot.
kemone e saba chāḍiyā jāibo paraṇa bikala hoya
se kathā śuniyā bhakatibinoda manete pāilo bhoya
Crying and crying, the Lord thought within Himself, "How could I possibly abandon such loving servitors and go elsewhere by taking sannyasa? If I were to do so, my heart would certainly split." Hearing this type of talk, Bhaktivinoda's mind become somewhat fearful.
Translation
Then, hearing these words of the Lord, Srivasa Pandita began rolling on the ground, crying out, "Please hear me, oh Lord! I am simply not able to tolerate any disturbance or interruption of the ecstatic mellows of Your kirtana!"
"Only one of my sons has died, oh Lord, and has that really made me upset? Even if all of my sons die, then I will certainly get more than enough happiness by seeing You."
"I would certainly die on the spot if I were to interrupt Your dancing, oh Lord. That is why I did not inform You of this bad news. For I was dreading the calamity of disturbing Your ecstasy."
"Lord, if You will kindly grant us Your permission now, then we shall all take the boy's body and perform the proper funeral rites." Hearing this much from the mouth of Srivasa Pandita, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord Gaurasundara, then broke down and began to weep piteously on the spot.
Crying and crying, the Lord thought within Himself, "How could I possibly abandon such loving servitors and go elsewhere by taking sannyasa? If I were to do so, my heart would certainly split." Hearing this type of talk, Bhaktivinoda's mind become somewhat fearful.