Parama Caitanya Hari Tāṅra Śakti Baneśwarī

Sarva Sakhīra Paraspara Bhāva — The Relationships of All the Sakhīs

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parama caitanya hari tāṅra śakti baneśwarī parā śakti boli' bede gāya śaktimāne sebibāre śakti kāya-byūha kore nānā śakti tāhe bahirāya
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parama supreme; caitanya consciousness; hari Kṛṣṇa; tāṅra of Him; śakti potency; baneśwarī queen of theforest; parā transcendental; śakti potency; boli' saying; bede Vedas; gāya sing; śaktimāne master of potencies; sebibāre to serve; śakti potency; kāya body; - byūha expansion; kore does; nānā various; śakti potencies; tāhe in that; bahirāya outside
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The Vedas say Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental potency is the queen of Vṛndāvana forest. To serve the master of all potencies, the transcendental potency manifests many other potencies from Her own form.

ādhāra-śaktite dhāma ahwaya-śaktite nāma sandhinī-śaktite bastu jata sambit-śaktite jñāna taṭasthā jība-bidhāna hlādinīte koilo sakhī-brata
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ādhāra-śaktite the potency of worlds; dhāma the worlds; ahwaya called; śaktite potency; nāma name; sandhinī-śaktite sandini sakti; bastu thing; jata which; sambit-śaktite samvit sakti; jñāna knowledge; taṭasthā residing on the border; jība-bidhāna - the individual spirit souls; hlādinīte hladini sakti; koilaḥ does; sakhī-brata the gopīs
Translation

Thus the sandhinī potency manifests the various worlds, the samvit potency manifests knowledge and the individual spirit souls who stand on the border of matter and spirit, and the
hlādinī potency manifests the gopīs.

nitya-siddha sakhī saba hlādinīra su-baibhaba hlādinī-swarūpa mūla rādhā candrābalī ādi jata śrī-rādhāra anugata keho nāhe rādhā-premerabādha
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nitya-siddha eternally perfect; sakhī gopīs; saba all; hlādinīra of hladini; su-baibhaba potency; hlādinī hladini; swarūpa forms; mūla root; rādhā Rādhā; candrābalī Candravali; ādi beginning with; jata which; śrī-rādhāra of Śrī Rādhā; anugata followers; kehaḥ some; nāhe not; rādhā-premera by love for Śrī Rādhā; bādha obstacle
Translation

The eternally perfect gopīs (sakhīs) are all manifested from the hlādinī potency. The root of the hlādinī potency is Śrī Rādhā. Candrāvalī and the other gopīs are all followers of Śrī Rādhā. No one can place any obstacle before Śrī Rādhā's love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.

premera bicitra gati prati-dwandwi ho'ye sati candra kore rādhā-prema puṣṭa saba sakhīra eka-mana nānā-kaye nānā-jana braja-juba-dwandwe kore tuṣṭa
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premera of love; bicitra wonderful; gati motion; prati-dwandwi rival; ho'ye is; sati being so; candra Candrāvalī; kore does; rādhā-prema Rādhā's love; puṣṭa increased; saba all; sakhīra of the gopīs; eka-mana one heart; nānā various; kaye bodies; nānā-jana various people; braja-juba-dwandwe the youthful divine couple of Vraja; kore do; tuṣṭa satisfied
Translation

The way of spiritual love is wonderful. Although she seems to be a rival, Candrāvalī nourishes Rādhā's love for Lord Kṛṣṇa. Although they are different persons in different forms, with a single heart the gopīs please the youthful divine couple of Vraja.

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Who wrote Parama Caitanya Hari Tāṅra Śakti Baneśwarī?

Parama Caitanya Hari Tāṅra Śakti Baneśwarī was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Parama Caitanya Hari Tāṅra Śakti Baneśwarī?

The Vedas say Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His transcendental potency is the queen of Vṛndāvana forest. To serve the master of all potencies, the transcendental potency manifests many other potencies from Her own form.

How many verses does Parama Caitanya Hari Tāṅra Śakti Baneśwarī have?

Parama Caitanya Hari Tāṅra Śakti Baneśwarī has 4 verses.