|| Śrīvāsa Cālīsā Prakāśa ||10||
(The Light of Śrīvāsa’s Glorification)
|| Rāga Gautī ||1|
(To be sung in Rāga ‘Gautī’)
|*| Rōlā-Chanda |*|1|
(Composed in a meter
known as 'Rōlā')
paṅcama
tattva bakhāna,
nāma
śrīvāsa kahāyēṅ|
śuddha-bhakta
tini jāna,
bhakta
saba vaṅdana gāyēṅ||1| ||vishrām||
Rendition: Now we are going to sing the glories of fifth
personality amongst the Paṅca-Tattva– Śrīvāsa Prabhu.Knowing Him to be a Pure
Devotee of God (Śuddha-Bhakta), all devotees sing His glories|1| ||Pause||
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā Vr̥tti)- A 'Śuddha-Bhakta' or a Pure Devotee
is the one who renders Pure Devotional Service unto the Lord. Śrīla Rūpa
Gōsvāmī tells about the Pure Devotion as follows– anyābhilāṣitā śūnyaṅ jñāna
karmādyanāvṛtam anukūlyēna kṛṣṇānuśīlanaṅ bhaktiruttamā- (Bhakti Rasāmṛta Sindhu–
1/1/11) - The devotional service which is inundated with loving sentiments,
which is devoid of even the smallest trace of fulfilling the fruitive desires
or the desires for impersonal liberation, and which is offered for the sole
purpose of pleasing Śrī Kṛṣṇa, that devotional service is considered of the
topmost purity (Uttamā-Bhakti).
|*| Caupā'ī Chanda
|*|2|
(Composed in a meter
known as 'Caupāī')
jaya
jaya śrīvāsahiṅ prabhu jaya jaya|
jaladhara
paṅḍita naṅdana jaya jaya||1|
Rendition: All victory to Śrīvāsa Prabhu! All victory to the
dearmost son of Jaladhara Prabhu|1|
jaya
jaya jaya nārada avatārā|
suṅdara
gaura subhakti prasārā||2|
Rendition: All glories to the incarnation of the sage of all demi-gods
(Dēvarṣi Nārada). All glories to the one who preached the devotion of Lord
Gaura-Sundara|2|
jō
nārada vīṇā vādana rata
sō
śrīvāsa prabhuhi bani bicarata||3|
Rendition: The sage of all demi-gods, who sings the Holy Name
'Nārāyaṇa' on His Veena– that Dēvarṣi Nārada has now appeared in the pastimes
of Lord Gaura as 'Śrīvāsa'|3|
prabhu
śrīvāsahiṅ paṇḍita jaya jaya|
hari
dhāya mālinī kō jaya jaya||4|
Rendition: All victory to Śrīvāsa Prabhu! All victory to the wife of Śrīvāsa who became
the nurse of Supreme Lord– Śrīmatī Mālinī Dēvī|4|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): In the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, the one
who is His nurse known by the name of ‘Ambikā’, has now appeared in the
pastimes of Lord Gaura as Śrīmatī Mālinī Dēvī |4|
gaurakṛṣṇa
jaba paragaṭa hōvahiṅ|
mālinī
tini dhāya bani āvahiṅ||5|
Rendition: When Lord Gaura appeared in the form of a newly born
infant– at that time Mālinī Dēvī came to the Lord's home in order to serve
Him|5|
hari
hvaiṅ jū jaba bālaka rūpā|
tini
mālinī sājahiṅ anūpā||6|
Rendition: When Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu was a little boy– at that
time Mālinī Dēvī used to decorate the Lord in many ways|6|
parvata
muni jini vēda pukārahiṅ|
sō
śrīrāma bhrātu bani āvahiṅ||7|
Rendition: The one whome all the scriptures declare as
‘Parvata-Muni’ has now appeared in the pastimes of Lord Gaura as the brother of
Śrīvāsa Prabhu– Śrī Rāma Prabhu|7|
nityānaṅda
baṅga jaba āvahu|
śrīvāsahiṅ
gṛha māhi rahāvahu||8|
Rendition: When Nityānaṅda Prabhu came to bengal, he stayed in
the house of Śrīvāsa Prabhu|8|
tini
ku mālinī putrahiṅ mānaiṅ|
tini
aṅcala prabhu mātahiṅ jānaiṅ||9|
Rendition: Śrīmatī Mālinī Dēvī used to serve Him as her own son
and Nityānaṅda Prabhu also considered Mālinī Dēvī as His own mother|9|
gaura
prathama parakāsa kiyō hai|
tini
prabhu kē hī sadana bhayō hai||10|
Rendition: The pastime of Lord Gaurāṅga wherein He first
exhibited His Godly form in the front of His confidential devotees (this
pastime is known as 'Sapta-Prahariyā-Mahābhāva-Prakāśa)– was also exhibited in
the house of Śrīvāsa Prabhu|10|
niśā
kāla prati ghara inhī kō|
gaura
karaiṅ kīrtana hari hī kō||11|
Rendition: Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu used to visit every night in the
house of Śrīvāsa and used to perform the congregational chanting of Holy
Names|11|
tinhī
ghara nārāyaṇī kanyā|
gaura
kari tini prēma sōṅ vanyā||12|
Rendition: At that time, Śrīmatī Nārāyaṇī Dēvī was also
present. Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu showered His Mercy upon Her and inundated Her mind
with the love of Kṛṣṇa|12|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): The elder brother of Śrīvāsa Prabhu
known by the name of Śrīmāna Nalina Paṅḍita Prabhu had a daughter named ‘Nārāyaṇī’.
In the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, ‘Kilimbikā’– the one who is the sister of His nurse
Ambikāhas now appeared as the niece of Śrīvāsa Prabhu known by the name–
‘Nārāyaṇī’. When Mahāprabhu used to perform His Saṅkīrtana pastimes in the
house of Śrīvāsa Prabhu, at that time Nārāyaṇī Dēvī was a small girl child. She
used to participate every night in the Saṅkīrtana. Once, when Mahāprabhu fulfilled the spiritual desires of
all the devotees present there, He showered His special Mercy on the little
girl Nārāyaṇī by giving His Mahāprasāda food remnants to Her– tabē ta’ karila
saba bhaktē varadāna, ucchiṣṭa diyā nārāyaṇīra karila sammāna– CC 1/17/230)
tinahi
jayō vṛndāvana ṭhākura|
likhihu
bhāgavata prabhu-prēmānkura||13|
Rendition: From the womb of Nārāyaṇī Dēvī appeared the great
personality known by the name 'Śrīla Vṛndāvana Dāsa ṭhākura' who composed a
scripture which is considered as seed of Love of Supreme Lord (in which He
described all the pastimes of Lord– that scripture is known as 'Śrī Caitanya
Bhāgavata')|13|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): The Husband of Nārāyaṇī Dēvī–
‘Vaikuṇṭha Dāsa Vipra’ disappeared at the time when ‘Śrīla Vṛndāvana Dāsa ṭhākura’
was present in the womb of Nārāyaṇī Dēvī. In the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa, the one who
is the author of Mahābhārata and Śrīmad Bhāgavatam well known in world as a
great sage ‘Śrīla Vyāsa Dēva’ has now appeared in the pastimes of Gaura as
Śrīla Vṛndāvana Dasa ṭhākura. He has described the pastimes of Lord gaura in
His Magnum Opus composition known as ‘Caitanya Bhāgavata’. This scripture, as
well as several other scriptures related to the pastimes of Lord Gaura can be
purchased from any Gauḍīya Maṭha or the nearest ISKCON temple.
ēka
bāra prabhu bhaktana saṅgā|
kari
bahu vidhi saṅkīrtana raṅgā ||14|
Rendition: Once upon a time, Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu was performing
the congregational chanting of the Holy Names in the courtyard of Śrīvāsa
Prabhu|14|
vāsahiṅ
putra tabahi tisa kālā|
chāḍi
daī svāsana kī mālā||15|
Rendition: At that time, the son of Śrīvāsa Prabhu passed away,
lying inside one of the rooms|15|
nārī
gana jaba rōvana lāgī|
tini
prabhu baina ucārana lāgī||16|
Rendition: All the ladies surrounding the dead body began to
weep loudly, but Śrīvāsa Prabhu immediately entered the room and forbade the
ladies to weep|16|
gaura
prabhu abhī nṛtya karata haiṅ|
taiṅ
rōdana sōṅ bighana parata haiṅ||17|
Rendition: Śrīvāsa Prabhu said– “Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu is dancing
in the congregational chanting of Holy Names. The sound of your weeping and
mourning will be an impediment to His pastimes”|17|
sōhi
bhāṅti jē rōdana karihauṅ|
nija
prāṇani jāvahiṅ dai dharihōṅ||18|
Rendition: “If you do not listen to me, then I will also give
up my life by plunging and drowning myself in the Ganges”|18|
nṛtya
gaura sundara prabhu karihaiṅ|
kī
kārana rasa thira nahi parihaiṅ||19|
Rendition: In the courtyard, Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu was dancing.
After the completion of singing and dancing, Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu said– “I did
not experience the same bliss in the congregational chanting of Holy Names
today as I experience every day. What could be the reason for this?”|19|
jaba
cīnhēṅ prabhu putra gayō hai|
kraṅdana
sabahī ōra bhayō hai||20|
Rendition: When everyone told Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu that the
little child of Śrīvāsa Prabhu has passed away, then the house of Prabhu was
filled with sounds of mourning that melted everyones hearts|20|
gaura
prēmabasa kraṅda kiyō hai|
tini
sēvā mahimaṇḍa kiyō hai||21|
Rendition: Upon seeing the unwavering faith and devotion of
Śrīvāsa Prabhu towards Himself, Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu also cried with love . He
glorified the devotional service of Śrīvāsa Prabhu|21|
mō
kārana nā karahiṅ prakāsā|
kē
bidhi chāḍhu taiṅ śrīvāsā||22|
Rendition: The Lord said– “For the sake of My Happyness, You
decided to mask such a heart wrenching news of the demise of Your son. How will
I be able to live in seperation of devotees like You?”|22|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): How will I be able to live in
seperation of devotees like You?– When
devotees heard these words from the lotus mouth of the Lord, they became petrified,
thinking whether the Lord will now leave them?– and the same thinbg happened–
Withing few days Mahāprabhu accepted the order of renunciation and and came to
Śrī Jagannātha Purī.
gaura
jīva kō punahi bulāvahiṅ|
mṛta
sarīra mahi jībana āvahiṅ||23|
Rendition: Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu called for the departed soul of
the little boy. Following the order of Supreme Lord, the departed living entity
entered in the dead body and the dead body arose and stood up|23|
sō
pūchahiṅ kē kāja paṭhāyō|
tōra
niyama pālanahiṅ palāyō||24|
Rendition: Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu asked from the departed soul
that why did he go after leaving his body? The little boy replied– “O Lord! I
am following the same eternal rule which is made by You"|24|
saba
jīvahiṅ kē prāṇa nātha hō|
nita
sambandha tuma kē sātha hō||25|
Rendition: You are the life giver of all the living entities.
Therefore, there is an eternal relationship between You and all the living
entities|25|
sō
sambandha jīva bisarē haiṅ|
janma
maraṇa kō puni puni parē haiṅ||26|
Rendition: Upon forgetting this eternal relationship with You,
the living entities are subjected to the cycle of birth and death|26|
aurana
sōṅ sambandha jayō jū|
antakāla
kō naṣṭa bhayō jū||27|
Rendition: The relationship with mother, father, brothers and
friends withers away, being subjected to the factor of Time|27|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): The relationships within the
kingdom of this world are tied by the false identity of this body; when the
body itself is temporary, then how can the relationships based on this body can
be eternal?
aisō
kahi kē jīva paṭhāyō|
tisa
suni kē ura mamatā jāyō||28|
Rendition: Having said thus, the living entity left the body.
Upon hearing such words, the attachment withered away|28|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): Lord was already present in the
courtyard of Śrīvāsa, therefore where could have the living entity possibly
gone after leaving the body? First reason– By the Mercy of Supreme Lord, that
living entity attained eternal residence in the Supreme Abode of Śrī Gōlōka,
therefore, the going and coming back of that living entity was only a pastime
of Mahāprabhu. Second reason– Lord wants to preach that the individuality of
the living entity is eternal and not temporal. The real identity of soul does
not wither away after attaining liberation. Third reason– Lord wanted to
discredit the philosophy of impersonalism which states that after attaining
liberation, the individuality of the soul does not remain after it attains
Para-Brahma– the Supreme entity– in the same way as the light merges with
another light and thus both become indistinguishable. If this had been true,
then was it possible for the liberated living entity to come back in the wordly
domain, after giving up its individuality and merging in the form of the Lord?
Whether the living entity is entangled by the illusory potency or freed by the
jurisdiction of spiritual potency– under both circumstances the living entity
maintains its individuality as a separate quantum of energy, being a function
of the marginal potency. On attaining liberation, the individuality of the
living entities does not evaporate– refer Daśamūla Siddhānta for details.
hari
kahi tini mṛdu sundara bānī|
nija
suta āpani hama kau jā||29|
Rendition: Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu spoke in soft words to Śrīvāsa
Prabhu– “O Śrīvāsa! Please accept Me as Your son.”|29|
hari
vāsahiṅ kō yaha vara dīnai|
udara
bharai jē nā kichu kīnai||30|
Rendition: Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu also gave a benediction to
Śrīvāsa– O Śrīvāsa! even if you do not perform any task for fulfilling the
requirements of yourself, your household and your family members,|30|
mama
pratāpa kārana tina tabahīṅ|
jō
cahihauṅ sō pāvahiṅ sabahīṅ||31|
Rendition: then by the virtue of my potency, whatsoever you will
desire in your heart– that thing will appear before you|31|
śrīvāsani
āngana hari rāyē|
nija
avatārani lai prakaṭāyē||32|
Rendition: It was in the courtyard of Śrīvāsa Prabhu where
Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu manifested all of His incarnations– |32|
rāma-siṅha-vārāha
rasālā|
prakaṭahiṅ
sapta prahara tini kālā||33|
Rendition: Rāma incarnation, Nṛ-Siṅha incarnation and Vārāha
incarnation– and several other eternal incarnation forms were manifested by the
Supreme Lord for a period of seven praharas|33|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): The day is divided into eight
parts: four praharas for the day, and four for the night.
śrīvāsahiṅ
sēvā kē phalasōṅ|
tini
sēvaka dēkhahiṅ acarajasōṅ||34|
Rendition: My the virtue of offering service unto the lotus
feet of Śrīvāsa, even His servants were able to behold all such eternal
spiritual forms of the Lord, with great surpise|34|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): The fruit of offering devotion unto
the lotus feet of real pure devotee of Lord is that the person who offers such
devotion will be able to behold the spiritual form of the Lord with his own
eyes.
saba
sēvaka gaṅgā jala laihaiṅ|
hari
jū kō abhisēka karai haiṅ||35|
Rendition: All servants of Śrīvāsa used to fill the pitchers
with ganges water and bring it to the house of Śrīvāsa for bathing ceremony of
Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu|35|
tini
sēvikā ‘dukhī’ asi nāmā|
karihaiṅ
sēvā sundara kāmā||36|
Rendition: There was a servant who used to serve Gaurāṅga
Mahāprabhu with great devotion. People used to call her as ‘dukhī’ (literally
meaning 'miserable')|36|
kahana
lagē hari sundara bacanā|
mō
sēvaka nahu dukha mama racanā||37|
Rendition: Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu spoke beautiful words to
everyone– “When a living entity becomes engaged in nothing but only my
devotional service, then they can never be affected by the waves of wordily
miseries”|37|
Illuminating Tendency (Prakāśikā-Vr̥tti): In this world, every living entity
works with only one single motive– to attain happyness. Until the time the
fruits of all these tasks are directed towards oneself– the real eternal
happyness does not appear. When the fruits of all these tasks are directed for
the pleasure of the reservoir of all bliss– Lord Gaura-Kṛṣṇa, then the real
bliss awakens, for the living entity is no longer bothered by the temporary
happyness as well as distress of this world. This is because Lord is an ocean
of bliss (rasa). This is mentioned in Yajur-vēda, Taittirīyōpaniṣat 2-7-2 (Oṅ
rasō vai saḥ rasaṅ hyēvāyaṅ labdhvānandī bhavati)
tisi
kārana kai gaura dayānidhi|
nāma
‘sukhī’ yaha dīnha kṛpānidhi||38|
Rendition: Therefore, the ocean of Mercy, Lord Gaurāṅga
Mahāprabhu gave a new name to that servant– ‘Sukhī’ (literally meaning–
'happy'|38|
jaba
hari jagannātha puri āyē|
tini
darasanu prati barasahiṅ āyē||39|
Rendition: When Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu came to Jagannātha Purī
after accepting the renounced order, then Śrīvāsa prabhu & Mālinī Dēvī used
to come every year to pay a visit to the Lord|39|
prabhu
śrīvāsa mālinī caranā|
sō
jahāja haiṅ bhava kō taranā||40|
Rendition: The lotus feet of Śrīvāsa and Śrīmatī Mālinī Dēvī
are the vessels for crossing the ocean of birth and death|40|
||
Rāga Darabārī ||2|
(To be sung in 'Rāga Darabārī')
|*| Manaharaṇa Ghanākṣarī
Chanda |*|1|
(Composed in a meter
known as 'Manaharaṇa Ghanākṣarī')
nārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇa hari nāma parāyaṇa
vīṇā
vādana gāyana guru sō mahāna haiṅ|
pañcarātra
bhaktiśāstra prakaṭa kiyō hai jini
sō
nārada hī śrīvāsa gaura kē parāna haiṅ||1|
śrīvāsa
cālīsā yaha bhakta kathā yukta bhaī
bhakta
guna gāna hari gāna tē mahāna hai|
‘kṛṣṇa
dāsa’ vara cāhē rasanā sadā hī gāyē
bhakta
guna-gāna jaba nikasē parāna haiṅ||2|
Rendition: The one who sings the Holy Names “Nārāyaṇa! Nārāyaṇa!”
while playing the strings of His Veena, and is very much attached towards the
congregational chanting of Holy Names, who is considered a great Guru by all
the Vaiṣṇavas and who composed a great devotional scripture by the name 'Pāṅca-Rātra'–
that sage of all demigods known as 'Dēvarṣi Nārada' has now appeared as
“Śrīvāsa Prabhu”– who is dear most to Lord Gaura as His own life.|1| This song
known as 'Śrīvāsa-Cālīsā' is filled with the glories of the pure devotee of the
Lord. The glorification of the devotees is considered of higher potency than
that of the glorifications of Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa Dāsa requests for only one
benediction– that when I breathe my last, the glorification of the devotees is
present on my lips|2|