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Song Name: Nilacale
Banakacala
Gora
Official Name: Song 89
Author: Govinda
Dasa
Kaviraja
Book Name: Padavali
Language: Bengali
LYRICS:
(1)
nīlācale
banakācala
gora
gobinda
phāgu-rańge
bhela
bhora
(2)
deba-kumārī
nāgarī-gaṇa
sańga
govinda
phagu
ranga
bhela
bhora
(3)
deva-kumari
nari
gana
sane
pulake
kadamba
karambita
anga
(4)
phagu
khelata
gaura
tanu
prema
sudha
sindhu
murati
janu
(5)
phagu
aruna
tanu
arunahi
cira
banka
nayane
jhara
aruna hi nira
(6)
kanthe hi lohita
arunima
mala
aruna
bhakata-gana
ga
rasala
(7)
kata
kata
bhava
vitharala
anga
nayana
dulayata
prema
taranga
(8)
heri
gadadhara
lahu
lahu
hasa
so
nahi
samughala
govinda
dasa
TRANSLATION
1-2) At Nilacala
Puri , the golden mountain Gora becomes overwhelmed in the bhavas of Govinda’s
Holi festival. While re-enacting this pastime with Lord Jagannatha’s
devadasis , His body erupts with goose bumps the size of kadamba flowers!
3-6)
The
kumari
devadasis throw red powder over Gora’s
limbs. O, His body forms a nectar ocean of prema . Thus everyone’s body and clothes becomes red, as red tears stream from their sidelong glances. The flower garlands around everyone’s necks turn red and so do bhaktas as they sweetly sing.
5-8)
All sorts of ecstatic symptoms surge from Gauranga’s body, and Gadadhara
looks on with a tender smile, Govinda
dasa says: I cannot understand why. Â Pastimes Govinda
dasa has no power to understand.
REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
This song is in Raga Basanta .
UPDATED: July 4, 2009