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Nilacale Banakacala Gora lyrics

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

Source
Padavali
Language
Bengali
  1. Verse 1

    nīlācale banakācala gora gobinda phāgu-raṅge bhela bhora

    nilacale banakacala gora gobinda phagu-range bhela bhora

    नीलाचले बनकाचल गोर गोबिन्द फागुरङ्गे भेल भोर

    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. Pastimes Govinda dasa has no power to understand.

  2. Verse 2

    deba-kumārī nāgarī-gaṇa saṅga govinda phagu ranga bhela bhora

    deba-kumari nagari-gana sanga govinda phagu ranga bhela bhora

    देबकुमारी नागरीगण सङ्ग गोविन्द फगु रन्ग भेल भोर

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  3. Verse 3

    deva-kumari nari gana sane pulake kadamba karambita anga

    deva-kumari nari gana sane pulake kadamba karambita anga

    देवकुमरि नरि गन सने पुलके कदम्ब करम्बित अन्ग

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  4. Verse 4

    phagu khelata gaura tanu prema sudha sindhu murati janu

    phagu khelata gaura tanu prema sudha sindhu murati janu

    फगु खेलत गौर तनु प्रेम सुध सिन्धु मुरति जनु

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  5. Verse 5

    phagu aruna tanu arunahi cira banka nayane jhara aruna hi nira

    phagu aruna tanu arunahi cira banka nayane jhara aruna hi nira

    फगु अरुन तनु अरुनहि चिर बन्क नयने झर अरुन हि निर

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  6. Verse 6

    kanthe hi lohita arunima mala aruna bhakata-gana ga rasala

    kanthe hi lohita arunima mala aruna bhakata-gana ga rasala

    कन्थे हि लोहित अरुनिम मल अरुन भकतगन ग रसल

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  7. Verse 7

    kata kata bhava vitharala anga nayana dulayata prema taranga

    kata kata bhava vitharala anga nayana dulayata prema taranga

    कत कत भव विथरल अन्ग नयन दुलयत प्रेम तरन्ग

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

  8. Verse 8

    heri gadadhara lahu lahu hasa so nahi samughala govinda dasa

    heri gadadhara lahu lahu hasa so nahi samughala govinda dasa

    हेरि गदधर लहु लहु हस सो नहि समुघल गोविन्द दस

    English meaning not yet written for this verse.

About this song

This song is in Raga Basanta.