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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SRI ARATI GITI
Sri Sri Nitai Chaitanya Arati
(Arati song for Sri Sri Nitai-Chaitanya Deities
at Sri Ksetra Temple, composed by
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
jaya guru maharaja karuna-sagara
sri-bhakti-raksaka deva-gosvami sridhara [1]
Glory to Guru Maharaj, Sri Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, an
ocean of mercy.
prakasile nilachale bhuvana-mangala
nitai-chaitanyadeva-seva samujjvala [2]
He manifested the effulgent service to Sri Nitai-Chaitanyadev in Nilachal for
the benefit of the entire world.
gora-preme matoyara nityananda-rupa
rasa-raja maha-bhava chaitanya-svarupa [3]
Nityananda appears engulfed with divine love for Gora, and Chaitanya appears
as a combined form of Rasaraj Sri Krishna and Mahabhava Srimati
Radharani.
kasita-kanchana yini sri-anga lavani
duhu-gale vana-mala bhavera dolani [4]
The beauty of Their holy figures surpasses that of molten gold. Garlands of
forest flowers beautifully swing on Their necks.
murachhita koti-kama rupa-rasa-range
madhura nartana-bhava varabhaya bhange [5]
One will faint to see Their ecstatic beauty, resembling the beauty of ten
million cupids. Their sweet ecstatic dancing overpowers any benediction.
koti-chandra-bhanu-sobha ratna-simhasane
prema netre dekhe maha-bhagyavana jane [6]
Extremely fortunate souls who have the eyes of divine love can see Them
sitting on a throne, shining brighter than millions of moons and suns.
mrdanga mandira baje susankha-dhvanita
sruti-mauli-ratna-mala dipa-nirajita [7]
There are sounds of mridangas and karatals and blowing of the
conch. And Their forms are illuminated by a lamp of 108 Upanisads, the
dazzling crest-jewels of the Vedas.
bhuvana-mohana duhu rupera arati
gupta-vrndaranya-basi dekhe niravadhi [8]
Their arati attracts the whole universe and is always seen by the
residents of Gupta-Vrindavan (Nabadwip).
sri-svarupa ramananda rupa sanatana
raghunatha haridasa gadadhara-dhana [9]
This is the wealth of Sri Svarup, Ramananda, Rupa, Sanatan, Raghunath,
Haridas and Gadadhar.
sarvabhauma gopinatha jivanuga-jana
dekhena arati-sobha durlabha-darsana [10]
Sarvabhauma, Gopinath and followers of Jiva can see this beautiful
arati, which is extremely rare to behold.
nadiya prakase nityananda-gauranidhi
patita-pavana-ksetre milaila vidhi [11]
Nityananda and Gauranidhi manifested Themselves in Nadia, and now Providence
has brought Them to Sri Ksetra (Puri Dham), the abode that rescues fallen
souls.
avichintya nityananda-chaitanya-prakasa
sri-guru-prasade dekhe ei adhama dasa [12]
(sri-guru-prasade dekhe sri-govinda dasa)
This lowly servant sees this inconceivable manifestation of Nityananda and
Chaitanya by the mercy of Sri Guru. (Sri Govinda Das sees it by the mercy of
his Guru Maharaj.)
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