Jaya Guru Maharaja Karuna Sagara

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Song Name: Jaya Guru Maharaja Karuna

Sagara

Official Name: Nitai

Caitanya

Arati

Author: Govinda

Goswami

Book Name: None

Language: Bengali

 

LYRICS

(1)

jaya guru mahārāja karuṇāsāgara

śrī bhakti

rakṣaka

deva-goswāmī śrīdhara

 

(2)

prakāśile nīlācale bhuvanamańgala

nitāi-caitanya-deva-sevā

samujjvala

 

(3)

gorāpreme

mātoyārā

nityānandarūpa

rasarāja

mahābhāva caitanya-svarūpa

 

(4)

kasita-kāṇcana

jini

śrī-ańga

lābani

duÂœhuÂœgale

vanamālā

bhāvera

dolanī

 

(5)

murachita

kotīkāma

rūparāsarańge

madhūra narttana-bhāva varābhaya bhańge

 

(6)

kotī-candra-bhānuśobhā ratna-siḿhāsane

prema

netre

dekhe

mahābhāgyavāna jane

 

(7)

mṛdańga

mandirā

bāje

suśańkha-dhvānita

śruti-moli-ratnamālā-dīpa-nirājita

 

(8)

bhuvanamohan

duihui

rūpera

ārati

gupta-vrindāraṇyavāsī

dekhe

niravadhi

 

(9)

śrī svarūpa rāmānanda

rūpa-sanātana

raghunātha

haridāsa gadādhara dhana

 

(10)

sārvvabhauma

gopīnātha jīvānugajana

dekhena

āratiśobha

durllabha-darśana

 

(11)

nadīyā prakāśe nityānanda-gauranidhi

patitapāvanakṣetra milāila vidhi

 

(12)

avicintya

nityānanda-caitanya-prakāśa

śrī guru- prasāde

dekhe

ei

adhama

dāsa

( śrī guru- prasāde

dekhe

śrī

govinda

dāsa )

 

TRANSLATION

1. If we want to do anything we must firstly go to Gurudeva . So we are giving ' jaya ’ to Gurudeva

and taking his permission. Our Srila Guru Maharaj is Srila

Bhakti

Raksak Sridhar Dev- Goswami and I am giving ' jaya ’ to His Divine Grace.

 

2. ' Nilachala ' means Puri

Dham . There in Puri

Dham , both Nitai and Chaitanyadeva are manifested by the divine mercy of Srila Guru Maharaj and Their service is going on continuously.

 

3. Then comes

the glorification of those personalities who are living on the simhasan (altar). First is the glorification of Nityananda

Prabhu , because by the grace of Nityananda

Prabhu

we will get the mercy of Lord Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu . We are saying Nitai-Chaitanya , and it is very appropriate because Nityananda

Prabhu is the form of Sri Gurudeva

and also without His mercy we will not get the mercy of Chaitanya

Mahaprabhu . Sometimes we are saying Chaitanya-Nitai but normally Nitai-Chaitanya . Both are standing there and giving Their merciful glance to the conditioned souls. One form is in the intoxicated, dancing mood of Nityananda

Prabhu , always giving the fearless spiritual wealth by which we will be benefited. Happily we can practise that. The mood of Nityananda

Prabhu , with His right hand up and left hand giving merciful blessings is the mood that fearlessly you will do service. And Mahaprabhu is also present there, but in the form of Rasaraja and Mahabhava . Actually Mahaprabhu’s form is Krishna Himself taking the heart and halo of Radharani and becoming Chaitanyadeva . Then Rasaraja is actually Krishna and Mahabhava is Radharani .

Krishna and Radharani are both there within one, and that is Chaitanya-svarupa , Mahaprabhu . And His manifestation we are seeing in the simhasan .

 

4. Both are standing effulgent like gold. When gold is cut with a sharp knife its effulgence comes out more and more. Their golden form is like that, fully effulgent. Garlands of different beautiful flowers are there and those garlands are playing on the necks of Nitai-Chaitanyadeva .

 

5. If anyone will see that divine form of Nitai-Chaitanyadeva he will faint with transcendental feelings. They are dancing in the mood of bestowing mercy, touching the hearts of everyone and inconceivably giving mercy to the conditioned souls in an unconditional way.

 

Nitai-Chaitanyadeva

are like the morning sun and the full moon but our vision is covered. If we look with clean, devotional eyes, full of love and affection, then we can see Their divine form. And for this vision, we need good fortune which comes through the mercy of the Vaisnavas . Then with sadhu-sanga , association of the Vaisnavas and their merciful glance, we can see that divine form.

 

7. Here is an ornamental expression. When this type of arati comes and we stand in front of Nitai-Chaitanyadeva and do the arati , what do we do? We play the mrdanga

and the karatals and we blow the conch. Externally it happens but also internally. With the panchapati , the ghee lamp with 108 wicks, we are doing arati . Externally we are doing this and internally we shall try to see that each lamp of that arati , is not only a lamp but it is the Vedas. The different parts of the Vedas that are existing within bhakti -yoga have taken form in each lamp as a bhakti -yoga lamp. The 108 Upanishads and all others are taking this form and worshipping the Lord through that arati .

 

8. Anyone who will look with prema

netra (eyes of love) will see love, real love and affection, and they will be extremely charmed. Only those who are living in Gupta Vrindavan

can see with that type of vision. Gupta Vrindavan

means Nabadwip

Dham . Those who are living in Nabadwip

Dham

are always looking at that arati of Nitai

Chaitanyadeva . Every day this arati is performed and by the grace of Srila Guru Maharaj this property of Nabadwip has come to Puri

Dham to bestow its mercy on the conditioned souls.

 

9. This type of Arati is only seen by the Nabadwip

Dhambasis , the parshadas

(associates) of Sriman

Mahaprabhu , and those who are very affectionate with Mahaprabhu , Chaitanyadeva . His associates, Sri Svarupa

Damodara , Ramananda

Raya , Rupa

Goswami ,

Sanatana

Goswami , Raghunatha

Das

Goswami , Haridas

Thakur and Gadadhara

Pandit are performing this arati

and seeing this arati .

 

Sarvabhauma

Bhattacharyya, Gopinath

Acharyya

and Jivanugajana , those who are living in the sampradaya of Jiva

Goswami , they are all glorifying that arati , looking at that arati and doing that arati . It is very easy for them to do this but it is very difficult for others.

 

11. We are so fortunate that the arati of Gauranga

and Nityananda is very famous in Nabadwip

Dham , where Nityananda

Prabhu and Mahaprabhu are present eternally. But in patitapavanaksetra , Puri

Dham , it has been mercifully given by our fortune-maker, Sri Gurudeva .

 

12. ' Avichintya ' means inconceivable. This type of arati can only be conceived by a very fortunate soul. He can see it and can also do that arati if he has received the mercy of Srila

Gurudeva . Through the mercy of Gurudeva

anyone can see this type of manifestation of Nitai-Chaitanyadeva

and Their arati , and can join within that sankirttan .

 

Remarks/ Extra Information

This is the Nitai

Caitanya

arati to glorify Sri Sri

Nitai

Caitanya in Jagannatha

Puri .

 

UPDATED: June 27, 2009