Nāma-kīrtana (Gitāvalī)
Yasomati Nandana Lyrics
यशोमती नन्दन
Sanskrit kirtan lyrics with diacritics, Hindi, and English meaning — for temple and home singing.
- Author
- Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
- Source
- Gitāvalī
- Language
- Bengali
- Occasion
- feast, daily, sunday-feast
- Verse 1
yaśomatī-nandana, braja-baro-nāgara, gokula-rañjana kāna gopī-parāṇa-dhana, madana-manohara, kāliya-damana-vidhāna
Son of Yaśodā, foremost lover of Vraja, delight of Gokula — Kāna; life-wealth of the gopīs, stealer of Cupid’s mind, chastiser of Kāliya.
- Verse 2
amala harinām amiya-vilāsā vipina-purandara, navīna nāgara-bora, baṁśī-badana suvāsā
These pure holy names are nectar-pastimes. Lord of Vraja’s forests, ever-fresh best of lovers, flute at His lips, beautifully dressed.
- Verse 3
braja-jana-pālana, asura-kula-nāśana nanda-godhana-rākhowālā govinda mādhava, navanīta-taskara, sundara nanda-gopālā
Protector of Vraja’s people, destroyer of demon clans, keeper of Nanda’s cows; Govinda, Mādhava, butter thief, beautiful Nanda-Gopāla.
- Verse 4
yāmuna-taṭa-cara, gopī-basana-hara, rāsa-rasika, kṛpāmoya śrī-rādhā-vallabha, bṛndābana-naṭabara, bhakativinod-āśraya
Wanderer of Yamunā’s banks, stealer of the gopīs’ clothes, relishers of rāsa, full of mercy; beloved of Śrī Rādhā, best dancer of Vṛndāvana — shelter of Bhaktivinoda.
Remarks
Bengali nāma-kīrtana by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura (Gitāvalī). Roman and Devanagari tabs give a temple-readable form of the same song; the original is Bengali. A feast and Sunday-program staple.
Song FAQ
Who wrote Yasomati Nandana?
- Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, published in Gitāvalī as a nāma-kīrtana.
Is the original language Bengali or Sanskrit?
- Bengali. We also provide Devanagari and Roman for singers who read those scripts.