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AuthorNarottama Dāsa Ṭhākura

Vrndavana Ramya Sthana

Mathura-virohcita Darsana Lalasa Song 3; Vasanti Rasa

1

vṛndāvana
ramya-sthāna dibya-ciṅtāmaṇi-dhāma ratana
mandira manohara abṛta
kālindī-nīre rāja-haṁsa keli kare tāhe
śobhe kanaka-kamal

Word for word

vṛndāvana - Srī Vṛndāvana; ramya-sthāna - beautiful abode; divya - transcendental; cintāmaṇi-dhāma - full of gems; ratana - jewelled; mandira - temples; manohara - enchanting; abṛta - surrounded; kālindīnīre - the waters of Yamunā; rāja-haḿsa keli kare - the swans are sporting; tāhe śobhe - in that water; kanaka - golden; kamala - lotus;

Beautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewel palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows.

2

tār
madhye hema-pīṭha aṣṭa-dale beṣṭita aṣṭa-dale
pradhāna nāyika tār
madhye ratnāsane ba'si āchen dui-jane śyāma-saṅge
sundarī rādhikā

Word for word

tā'ra madhye - in the middle of that lotus; hema-pīṭha - golden altar; aṣṭa-dale beṣṭita - surrounded by eight petals; aṣṭa-dale - eight petals; pradhānā nāyikā - principal sakhīs; tā'ra madhye - in the midst of them; ratnāsane - on a golden throne; ba'si āchen - are seated; dui-jane - both of Them; śyāma-sańge - along with Syāmasundara; sundarī rādhikā - beautiful Srī Rādhikā

In the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the center Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewel throne.

3

o-rūpa-lābaṇya-rāśi
amiyā pariche khasi hāsya-parihāsa-sambhāṣaṇe narottama-dāsa
koy nitya-līlā sukha-moy sadāi
sphurūk mora mane

Word for word

o-rūpa-lābaṇya-rāśi - the beauty and sweetness; amiya pariche khasi - shower of nectar; hāsya - smiling; parihāsa - teasing; sambhāṣaṇe - conversing; narottama-dāsa - Narottama dāsa; kaya - says; nitya-līlā - eternal pastimes; sukha-maya - full of bliss; sadāi - always; sphurūka - manifest; mora mane - in my heart

The great beauty of the Divine couple and Their charming joking and laughter continually showers nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: "I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifested in my heart."

Translation

1

Beautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewel palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows.

2

In the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the center Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewel throne.

3

The great beauty of the Divine couple and Their charming joking and laughter continually showers nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: "I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifested in my heart."

Notes

This song is in Raga Bairagi in Kaherva Tala.