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Nitai Guna Mani lyrics

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

Source
Caitanya Mangala
Language
Bengali
  1. Verse 1

    (1) nitāi guṇa-maṇi āmār nitāi guṇa-maṇi āniyā premer vanyā bhāsāilo avanī (2) premer vanyā loiyā nitāi āilā gauḍa-deśe ḍubilo bhakata-gaṇa dīna hīna bhāse (3) dīna hīna patita pāmara nāhi bāche brahmār durlabha prema sabākāre jāce (4) ābaddha karuṇā-sindhu niṭāi kāṭiyā mohān ghare ghare bule prema-amiyār bān (5) locan bole mor nitāi jebā nā bhajilo jāniyā śuniyā sei ātma-ghātī hoilo

    (1) nitai guna-mani amar nitai guna-mani aniya premer vanya bhasailo avani (2) premer vanya loiya nitai aila gauda-dese dubilo bhakata-gana dina hina bhase (3) dina hina patita pamara nahi bache brahmar durlabha prema sabakare jace (4) abaddha karuna-sindhu nitai katiya mohan ghare ghare bule prema-amiyar ban (5) locan bole mor nitai jeba na bhajilo janiya suniya sei atma-ghati hoilo

    (1) निताइ गुणमणि आमार निताइ गुणमणि आनिया प्रेमेर वन्या भासाइलो अवनी (2) प्रेमेर वन्या लोइया निताइ आइला गौडदेशे डुबिलो भकतगण दीन हीन भासे (3) दीन हीन पतित पामर नाहि बाछे ब्रह्मार दुर्लभ प्रेम सबाकारे जाचे (4) आबद्ध करुणासिन्धु निटाइ काटिया मोहान घरे घरे बुले प्रेमअमियार बान (5) लोचन बोले मोर निताइ जेबा ना भजिलो जानिया शुनिया सेइ आत्मघाती होइलो

    My Lord Nityananda, the jewel of all virtues, my Lord Nityananda, the jewel of all virtues, has brought the flood of ecstatic love of God that has drowned the entire world.

About this song

This song was featured in Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura’s compilation, Sri Ksanada Gita Cintamani, Saptadasa Ksanada Sukla Dvitiya (the 17th night, the second day of bright portion of the month), as the second song. This can be rendered in Raga Sri. Variations exist for the following verses: (3B) brahmāra durlabha prema yāre tāre yāce (5) locana bale āmāra nitā-i yebā nāhi māne ānala bhejā-i tāra mājha mukha-khāne “Locana dāsa says: Anyone who will not say, "Lord Nitāi is my master", sets a fire in his mouth.”