Gaura Sandhya Arati
Bhali Goracandera Aratiboni lyrics
Bengali lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Vira Vallabha Dasa
- Source
- Gaura Sandhya Arati
- Language
- Bengali
- Verse 1
bhāli gorācandera āratiboni bāje saṅkīrtanera madhura rasa dhvani
bhali goracandera aratiboni baje sankirtanera madhura rasa dhvani
भालि गोराचन्देर आरतिबोनि बाजे सङ्कीर्तनेर मधुर रस ध्वनि
How beautiful is the evening-arati of Goracanda! The sankirtana resounds sweetly and tastefully.
- Verse 2
śaṅkha bāje, ghaṇṭā bāje, bāje karatāla madhura mṛdaṅga bāje, śunite rasāla
sankha baje, ghanta baje, baje karatala madhura mrdanga baje, sunite rasala
शङ्ख बाजे, घण्टा बाजे, बाजे करताल मधुर मृदङ्ग बाजे, शुनिते रसाल
Conch shells resound, bells ring and kartalas clang. Sweet mridangas pound and all this sounds very tasteful.
- Verse 3
vividha kusuma phule gole vanamālā koto koṭī candra jini vadana ujjvalā
vividha kusuma phule gole vanamala koto koti candra jini vadana ujjvala
विविध कुसुम फुले गोले वनमाला कोतो कोटी चन्द्र जिनि वदन उज्ज्वला
Around His neck Gora wears a garland of different kinds of forestflowers and His face shines brighter than millions of moons.
- Verse 4
brahmā ādi deva yāre karajoḍa kore sahasra vadane śire maṇi chatra dhare
brahma adi deva yare karajoda kore sahasra vadane sire mani chatra dhare
ब्रह्मा आदि देव यारे करजोड कोरे सहस्र वदने शिरे मणि छत्र धरे
Brahma and other demigods stand there with folded hands and the thousand headed Sesa holds a jeweled umbrella over His head.
- Verse 5
śiva śuka nārada veda vicāre nāhi parātpara bhāva vibhore
siva suka narada veda vicare nahi paratpara bhava vibhore
शिव शुक नारद वेद विचारे नाहि परात्पर भाव विभोरे
Siva, Suka and Narada are considering that nothing higher than this can be found in the Vedas, and thus they become absorbed in ecstasy.
- Verse 6
śrīnivāsa haridāsa maṅgala gāoye narahari gadādhara cāmara ḍhulāoye
srinivasa haridasa mangala gaoye narahari gadadhara camara dhulaoye
श्रीनिवास हरिदास मङ्गल गाओये नरहरि गदाधर चामर ढुलाओये
Srinivasa and Haridasa are singing auspicious songs while Narahari and Gadadhara are wielding yak tail fans.
- Verse 7
vīra vallabha dāsa śrī gaura caraṇe āśa jagabhari rahalo mahimā prakāśa
vira vallabha dasa sri gaura carane asa jagabhari rahalo mahima prakasa
वीर वल्लभ दास श्री गौर चरणे आश जगभरि रहलो महिमा प्रकाश
Vira-vallabha Dasa yearns for Sri Gaura’s lotus feet and the whole world is filled with the manifestation of His glories.
About this song
In the 1970 “Radha Krsna Temple” album, the Gaura Arotik track incorrectly used verse 2 of this song in place of verse 5 of Bhaktivinoda Thakura’s song. There were many errors in the song in that track.