Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra

Lalita-rāga, Eka-tālā and Daśakuśī — (Lalita-rāga, Eka-tālā and Daśakuśī)

Show
Script
Text
śrī-rūpa-badane śrī-saci-kumāra swa-nāma-mahimā koralo pracāra
Word for word
śrī-rūpa of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī; badane through the mouth; śrī-saci-kumāra Lord Caitanya; swa own; nāma – of the holy name; mahimā the glory; koralaḥ did; pracāra preaching
Translation

Through Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's mouth Lord Caitanya preached the glories of His own holy names.

jo nāma so hari kachu nāi bheda so nāma satya-miti gāyati beda
Word for word
jaḥ which; nāma name; saḥ that; hari LordKṛṣṇa; kichu something; nāi not; bheda different; saḥ that; nāma nmae; satya true; miti knowledge; gāyati sing; beda the Vedas
Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa is not different from His name. This truth the Vedas sing.

sabu upanisaḍa ratna-mālā-dyuti jhakamaki' caraṇa-samīpe maṅgala-ārati koro-i anukhaṇa dwi-guṇita-pañca-pradīpe
Word for word
sabu all; upanisaḍa the Upaniṣads; ratna jewels; mālā necklaces; dyuti splendor; jhakamaki' shine; caraṇa feet; samīpe near; maṅgala-ārati maṅgala-ārati; koro-i do; anukhaṇa at every moment; dwi-guṇita doubled; pañca five; pradīpe with lamps
Translation

With two times five lamps, moment after moment the Upaniṣads, glistening like jewel necklaces, offer maṅgala-ārati to the feet of the holy name.

caudda bhūbana māha deba-nara-dānaba bhāga jākora balabāna nāma-rasa-pīyūṣa pibo-i anukhaṇa choḍata karama-geyāna
Word for word
caudda fourteen; bhūbana worlds; māha within; deba demigods; nara humans; dānaba demons; bhāga goodfortune; jākora of whom; balabāna powerful; nāma of the name; rasa- pīyūṣa - nectar; pibo-i drink; anukhaṇa moment after moment; choḍata turning away; karama from karma; geyāna and jñāna
Translation

Turning away from karma (fruitive work) and jñāna (impersonal speculation), the most fortunate demigods, humans, and demons in the fourteen worlds drink the nectar of the holy name moment after moment.

nitya mukta punaḥ nāma-upāsanā satata koro-i sāma-gāne goloke baiṭhata gā-owe nirantara nāma-biraha nāhi jāne
Word for word
nitya eternal; mukta liberated; punaḥ again; nāma-upāsanā worship of the holy name; satata always; koro-i do; sāma of the Sāma Veda; gāne with songs; goloke in Goloka; baiṭhata staying; gā-owe sing; nirantara always; nāma from the name; biraha separation; nāhi not; jāne know
Translation

Singing songs from the Sāma Veda, the eternally liberated souls always worship the holy name in Goloka. They never know separation from the holy name.

sabu-rasa-ākara hari iti dwy-akhara sabu-bhābe karoluṅ āśroya nāma caraṇe parḍi bhaktibinoda kohe tuyā pade māgohuṅ niloya
Word for word
sabu all; rasa nectar; ākara source; hari Ha-ri; iti thus; dwy two; akhara syllables; sabu all; bhābe love; karolun I do; āśroya shelter; nāma the holy name; caraṇe at the feet; parḍi I fall; bhaktibinoda bhaktivinoda; kohe says; tuyā of You; pade at the feet; māgohun I beg; niloya residence
Translation

With all love I take shelter of the two syllables Ha-ri", which are a spring from which all nectar flows. Falling at the feet of the holy name, Bhaktivinoda says, "I beg for a home at Your feet."

Frequently asked

Who wrote Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra?

Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra?

Through Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's mouth Lord Caitanya preached the glories of His own holy names.

How many verses does Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra have?

Śrī Rūpa Badane Śrī Saci Kumāra has 6 verses.