Jaya Re Jaya Re Gorā Śrī Śacī Nandana

Kedāra-rāga or Maṅgala-rāga

Krishna Songs Morning Songs

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jaya re jaya re gorā śrī-śacī-nandana maṅgala naṭana suṭhāna re kīrtana ānande śrībāsa rāmānande mukunda bāsu guṇa gāna re

Translation

Glory, glory to Śacī's son Gaura, the abode of auspicious dancing! In the bliss of kīrtana Śrīvāsa, Rāmānanda, Mukunda, and Vasudeva Ghoṣa sing His glories.

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drāṁ drāṁ drimi drimi mādala bājata madhura madirā rasāla re śaṅkha karatāla ghaṇṭā-bara bhāla malina pada-tala tāla re

Translation

"Dṛaṁ drāṁ drimi drimi!", the drums declare. The sweet nectar cymbals chime. The conchshells, karatālas, and bells make a sweet sound. The dancers' footsteps mark the beat.

3

ko-i de-i aṅge sugandhi candana ko-i de-i mālatī-māla re pirīti phula-śare marama bhedala bhābe sahacara bhora re

Translation

Someone anoints Lord Gaura's limbs with fragrant sandal-paste. Somone offers Him a jasmine garland. The devotees are overcome with ecstatic love, their hearts pierced by flower-arrows of love for Lord Gaura.

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keha bole gora jānakī-ballabha rādhāra priya pāñcabāṇa re nayanānandera mane āna nāhi jāne āmāra gadādharera prāṇa re

Translation

Some say that Lord Gaura is Jānakī's beloved Rāma, that He is Rādhā's beloved Kṛṣṇa, handsome like Kāmadeva. In Nayanānanda's heart this thought arises: Lord Gaura is the life's breath of my Gadādhara. I do not know anything more than this.

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Who wrote Jaya Re Jaya Re Gorā Śrī Śacī Nandana?

Jaya Re Jaya Re Gorā Śrī Śacī Nandana was composed by Nayanānanda dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Jaya Re Jaya Re Gorā Śrī Śacī Nandana?

Glory, glory to Śacī's son Gaura, the abode of auspicious dancing! In the bliss of kīrtana Śrīvāsa, Rāmānanda, Mukunda, and Vasudeva Ghoṣa sing His glories.

How many verses does Jaya Re Jaya Re Gorā Śrī Śacī Nandana have?

Jaya Re Jaya Re Gorā Śrī Śacī Nandana has 4 verses.