Soṅara Naba Gaura Sundara

Bhairaba-rāga, Eka-tāla

Krishna Songs Gauranga Songs Morning Songs

Show

Script

Text

1 Refrain

soṅara naba gaura sundara nāgara banoyārī nadīyā-indu karuṇā-sindhu bhakata batsala-kārī

Translation

Please meditate on youthful Lord Gaurasundara as the hero Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa who wears a forest garland. Kṛṣṇa, who is an ocean of mercy and who dearly loves the devotees, has now become Lord Gaurasundara, the moon of Nadīyā.

2

badana canda, adhara kanda nayane galata prema-taraṅga candra-koṭi bhānu mukha, śobhā-bichuyārī kusuma-śobhita, cāñcara cikura lalāṭa tilaka nāsikā upara daśana motima amiya hāsa, dāminī ghanayārī

Translation

His face is a moon. His lips are flowers. Flooding waves of ecstatic spiritual love flow from His eyes as tears. His face is effulgent like millions of moons. His curly hair is decorated with flowers. Tilaka decorates His nose and forehead. His teeth are pearls. His smile is nectar. He is splendid like rainclouds and lightning.

3

makara-kuṇḍala jhalake gaṇḍa maṇi kaustubha dīpta kaṇṭha aruṇa basana, karuṇa bacana, śobhā ati bhāri mālā-candana carcita aṅga lāje lajjita koṭi anaṅga candana balaya ratana nūpura, yajña-sūtra-dhārī

Translation

Shark-shaped earrings glisten at His cheeks. His neck shines with the Kaustubha jewel. He wears reddish garments. His words are kind. He is filled with grace and glory. His limbs are anointed with sandal-paste. He shames millions of Kāmadevas. He wears candana bracelets, jewel anklets, and a glorious sacred-thread.

4

dhārata gā-ota, bhakata-bṛnda kamalā-sebita pāda-dwandwa ṭhamake calata manda manda, yā-u balihāri kahata dīna kṛṣṇa dāsa gaura-caraṇe karata āśa patita-pābana nitā-i cānda, prema-dāna-kārī

Translation

The devotees sing His gloires. The goddess of fortune serves His feet. Please slowly, slowly approach Him. Surrender everything to Him. Poor Kṛṣṇa dāsa says: My yearn to attain the shelter of Lord Gaura's feet. I pray that Lord Nitāicandra, who purifies the fallen, will give to me the gift of ecstatic spiritual love.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Soṅara Naba Gaura Sundara?

Soṅara Naba Gaura Sundara was composed by Kṛṣṇa dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Soṅara Naba Gaura Sundara?

Please meditate on youthful Lord Gaurasundara as the hero Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa who wears a forest garland. Kṛṣṇa, who is an ocean of mercy and who dearly loves the devotees, has now become Lord Gaurasundara, the moon of Nadīyā.

How many verses does Soṅara Naba Gaura Sundara have?

Soṅara Naba Gaura Sundara has 4 verses.