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Antare Nitai Bahire Nitai lyrics

Bengali lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.

Source
Nityananda Caritamrta
Language
Bengali
  1. Verse 1

    (refrain) antare nitāi bāhire nitāi nitāi jagatamaya nāgara nitāi nāgari nitāi kathā ye kaya

    (refrain) antare nitai bahire nitai nitai jagatamaya nagara nitai nagari nitai katha ye kaya

    (रेfरैन्) अन्तरे निताइ बाहिरे निताइ निताइ जगतमय नागर निताइ नागरि निताइ कथा ये कय

    Everyone says it. Nitai is my regulative principles, my object of worship, and the light of my eyes. Nitai is in all ten directions. In fact, He fills all the three worlds.

  2. Verse 1

    sādhana nitāi bhajana nitāi nitāi nayana tārā daśadika maya nitāi sundara nitāi bhuvana bharā

    sadhana nitai bhajana nitai nitai nayana tara dasadika maya nitai sundara nitai bhuvana bhara

    साधन निताइ भजन निताइ निताइ नयन तारा दशदिक मय निताइ सुन्दर निताइ भुवन भरा

    Everyone says it. Nitai is my regulative principles, my object of worship, and the light of my eyes. Nitai is in all ten directions. In fact, He fills all the three worlds.

  3. Verse 2

    rādhāra mādhuri anaṅga mañjarī nitāi nitu se seve koṭi śaśadhara vadana sundara sakhā sakhī baladeve

    radhara madhuri ananga manjari nitai nitu se seve koti sasadhara vadana sundara sakha sakhi baladeve

    राधार माधुरि अनङ्ग मञ्जरी निताइ नितु से सेवे कोटि शशधर वदन सुन्दर सखा सखी बलदेवे

    Nitai as Ananga Manjari eternally serves sweet Srimati Radhika. He is non-different from Baladeva, whose beautiful face resembles millions of moons and is surrounded by sakhas and sakhis.

  4. Verse 3

    rādhāra bhagini śyāmasohāginī sava sakhīgaṇa prāṇa jāṅhāra lābari mandapa sājani śrī maṇi mandira nāma

    radhara bhagini syamasohagini sava sakhigana prana janhara labari mandapa sajani sri mani mandira nama

    राधार भगिनि श्यामसोहागिनी सव सखीगण प्राण जाङ्हार लाबरि मन्दप साजनि श्री मणि मन्दिर नाम

    The sister of Radharani, Ananga Manjari, is very dear to Sri Syama, and she is the life and soul of all the sakhis. She decorates the arena of the temple named Mani Mandira.

  5. Verse 4

    nitāi sundara yogapīṭha dhare ratna siṁhāsana seje basana nitāi bhuṣana nitāi vilase sakhīra mājhe

    nitai sundara yogapitha dhare ratna simhasana seje basana nitai bhusana nitai vilase sakhira majhe

    निताइ सुन्दर योगपीठ धरे रत्न सिंहासन सेजे बसन निताइ भुषन निताइ विलसे सखीर माझे

    Nitai sustains the yogapitha and becomes a throne for the Lord to rest on. Nitai is also the dress and ornaments.

  6. Verse 5

    ki kahiba āra nitāi sabāra aṅkhi mukha sava aṅga nitāi nitāi nitāi nitāi nitāi nutara raṅga

    ki kahiba ara nitai sabara ankhi mukha sava anga nitai nitai nitai nitai nitai nutara ranga

    कि कहिब आर निताइ सबार अङ्खि मुख सव अङ्ग निताइ निताइ निताइ निताइ निताइ नुतर रङ्ग

    He enjoys pastimes with the sakhis. What more can I say? Nitai is the eyes, mouth, and limbs of everyone. Nitai, Nitai, Nitai, Nitai, I see only Nitai dancing.

  7. Verse 6

    nitāi baliyā dubahu tuliyā caliba vrajera pure dāsa vṛndāvana ei nivedana nitāi nā chāḍo more

    nitai baliya dubahu tuliya caliba vrajera pure dasa vrndavana ei nivedana nitai na chado more

    निताइ बलिया दुबहु तुलिया चलिब व्रजेर पुरे दास वृन्दावन एइ निवेदन निताइ ना छाडो मोरे

    Raising my hands and chanting Nitai, I will go to Vraja. I, Vrindavana dasa, only request Nitai to kindly never leave me.

About this song

This can be sung in Raga Misra Des in Kaherva Tala.