Śrībāsa Aṅgane Binoda Bandhāne

In Śrīvāsa's delightful courtyard Lord Nityānanda Rāya dances. Humans and demigods, men and women, everyone runs to see Him.

The circle of devotees sings auspicious songs. The karatālas and kholas sound. In the midst of it all wild Lord Nitāi dances. He is wild with ecstatic spiritual love.

His graceful arms defeat the golden pillars. His slender waist defeats the lion's waist. His face is the moon. His eyes are lotus flowers. His features enchant even Kāmadeva.

Again and again he roars. He leaps and leaps. He dances like a wrestler, like an athlete. From His reddish eyes tears rain on the circle of the earth.

Lord Nitāi, the moon of avadhūtas, showers tears of love on the circle of the earth. The men and women of the fourteen worlds do not understand Him. Gazing and gazing at His wonderful handsome form, they weep.

Seeing Lord Nitāi's spiritual ecstasy, Lord Advaita, the master of Śāntipura, roars again and again. Noble Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita grasps Lord Nitāi's feet and weeps.

Mukunda weeps for joy. Overcome, he embraces Gadādhara. Tears of spiritual love flow from Abhirāma Ṭhākura's eyes. He calls out, "Hari! Hari!"

Everyone floats in the nectar of ecstatic love. No one knows if it is day or night. Śaṅkara Ghoṣa yearns to attain Lord Nitāi's lotus feet.