Rasa Tattwa Nitya Jaiche Braja Tattwa Nitya Taiche

Ujjvala-rasāśrita-līlā — Pastimes in Ujjvala-rasa

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rasa-tattwa nitya jaiche braja-tattwa nitya taiche līlā-rasa eka kori' jñāna kṛṣṇa je sākhāt rasa sakala-i kṛṣṇera baśa beda bhāgabate kore gāna
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rasa-tattwa rasa; nitya eternal; jaiche as; braja- tattwa Vraja; nitya eternal; taiche so; līlā pastimes; rasa rasa; eka one; kori' doing; jñāna knowledge; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; je which; sākhāt directly; rasa rasa; sakala-i all; kṛṣṇera of Kṛṣṇa; baśa control; beda Vedas; bhāgabate Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; kore do; gāna song
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The rasas are eternal. Vraja is eternal. Know that Kṛṣṇa's pastimes and rasas are one. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the rasas directly. Everything is under Lord Kṛṣṇa's dominion. This the Vedas and
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sing.

śrī-kṛṣṇa parama tattwa tāra līlā śuddha sattwa māyā jāra dūra-sthita dāsī jība prati kṛpā kori' līlā prokāśilo hori jībera maṅgala abhilāṣī
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śrī-kṛṣṇa Śrī Kṛṣṇa; parama supreme; tattwa truth; tāra of Him; līlā pastimes; śuddha pure; sattwa goodness; māyā maya; jāra of whom; dūra-sthita staying far away; dāsī maidservant; jība souls; prati to; kṛpā mercy; kori' doing; līlā pastimes; prokāśilaḥ manifests; hori Kṛṣṇa; jībera of the souls; maṅgala auspiciousness; abhilāṣī desiring
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Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Truth. His pastimes are in pure goodness. Māyā is His maidservant who stays far away. Desiring the conditioned souls' welfare, and giving His mercy to them, Lord Kṛṣṇa manifests His pastimes in this world.

brahmā śeṣe śiba jāra anweśiyā bāra bāra tattwa bujhibāre nāhi pāre brahmera āśroya jini paramātmāra aṁśī tini swayaṁ bhagabān boli' jā're
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brahmā Brahma; śeṣe Sesa; śiba Siva; jāra of whom; anweśiyā seeing; bāra again; bāra and again; tattwa truth; bujhibāre to understand; nāhi not; pāre are able; brahmera of Brahma; āśroya shelter; jini in whom; paramātmāra of the Supersoul; aṁśī part; tini in Him; swayam personally; bhagabān the Lord; boli' saying; jā're to whom
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Again and again searching for Him, Brahmā, Śeṣa, and Śiva have no power to understand Him. He is the resting place of the impersonal Brahman. The Supersoul is a part of Him. He is the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.

sei kṛṣṇa doyāmoya mūla-tattwa sarbāśroya ananta-līlāra eka khani nirbiśeṣa līlā bhore brahmatā prokāśa kore swīya aṅga kānti guṇa-maṇi
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sei He; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; doyāmoya merciful; mūla- tattwa the root; sarbāśroya shelter of all; ananta limitless; līlāra pastimes; eka one; khani jewel mine; nirbiśeṣa without variety; līlā pastiomes; bhore many; brahmatā impersonal Brahman; prokāśa manifest; kore does; swīya own; aṅga limbs; kānti light; guṇa-maṇi jewelof virtues
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Lord Kṛṣṇa is filled with mercy. He is the root of all existence, the shelter of all. He is a jewel-mine of limitless transcendental pastimes. Enjoying pastimes of pretending to be impersonal, He manifests the impersonal Brahman, which is the effulgence of His own bodily limbs. He possesses the jewels of all transcendental qualities.

aṁśa paramātmā ho'ye baddha-jība-gaṇa lo'ye karma-cakre līlā kore kota deba-loke deba-saha upendrādi ho'ye teha deba-līlā kore kota śata
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aṁśa part; paramātmā Supersoul; ho'ye is; baddha imprisoned; jība-gaṇa souls; lo'ye taking; karma of karma; cakre on the wheel; līlā pastimes; kore does; kota howmany?; deba-loke in Devaloka; deba-saha with the demigods; upendrādi beginning with Vamana; ho'ye is; teha then; deba-līlā pastimes with the demigods; kore does; kota how many?; śata hundreds
Translation

Manifesting His form as the Supersoul, how many pastimes does He enjoy with the conditioned souls who move on the wheel of karma? Manifesting the form of Vāmana and other forms, how many hundreds of pastimes does He enjoy with the demigods in Devaloka?

parabyome nārāyaṇa ho'ye pāle dāsa-jana deba-deba rāja rājeśwara sei kṛṣṇa sarbāśroya braje nara-paricoya nara-līlā korilo bistāra
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parabyome in the spiritual sky; nārāyaṇa Narayana; ho'ye is; pāle protects; dāsa-jana servants; debadeba the master of the demigods; rāja the king; rājeśwara the king of kings; sei He; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; sarbāśroya the shelterof all; braje in Vraja; nara human; paricoya identity; nara- līlā human pastimes; korilaḥ did; bistāra many
Translation

In the spiritual sky He is Nārāyaṇa. He protects His servants. He is the master of the demigods. He is the king of the kings of the kings. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the shelter of everything.
Still, in Vraja He pretends to be a human being and He enjoys humanlike pastimes.

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Rasa Tattwa Nitya Jaiche Braja Tattwa Nitya Taiche was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Rasa Tattwa Nitya Jaiche Braja Tattwa Nitya Taiche?

The rasas are eternal. Vraja is eternal. Know that Kṛṣṇa's pastimes and rasas are one. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the rasas directly. Everything is under Lord Kṛṣṇa's dominion. This the Vedas and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam sing.

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Rasa Tattwa Nitya Jaiche Braja Tattwa Nitya Taiche has 6 verses.