Sanātana Miśrera Bhabane

Who can describe the auspicious rituals performed at Sanātana Miśra's home?

A great variety of musical instruments are beautifully played. A tumult of bliss floods everything.

Accompanied by his kinsmen, Sanātana Miśra enters. He sits down with his jewel son-in-law, Lord Gaura.

How charming is his son-in-law, splendid as He sits on a palanquin.

In the four directions is a host of brāhmaṇas and devotees. Numberless guests have come. No one can count them all.

Hand-in-hand, a host of blind people come. They stand before Lord Gauracandra.

A host of lame people come. With eager hearts they gaze at Lord Gaura's glorious handsomeness.

Even though they have no power to walk, grasping their canes they had slowly, slowly walked on the path.

Who did not sing of Lord Gaura's glories? Who did not feel his heart fill with bliss?

A veriety of musical instruments are sounded in many different ways. The young and old dance. No one is peaceful.

How many hundreds of great lamps glisten? The sky and the earth are filled with light.

Everyone is blissful. The guests fill the whole area.

With a joyous heart Sanātana Misra hugs his son-in-law and takes Him into the house.

He makes Lord Gaura sit on a wonderful throne. He showers Him with flowers. He gazes at His moonlike face.

"Jaya! Jaya!" everyone calls without stop. The musicians play their instruments.

Sanātana Miśra formally welcomes his son-in-law. Gazing at all this, Narahari feels his eyes become filled with cooling bliss.