Verse 1
(kiba) jaya jaya gorācānder āratiko śobhā(किब) जय जय गोराचान्देर् आरतिको शोभा(কিব) জয় জয় গোরাচান্দের আরতিকো শোভা(కీబ)జయ జయ గోరాచాందేర్ ఆరతి కో శోభా(கிப) ஜய ஜய கோராசாந்தேர் ஆரதிகோ ஶோபா(કિબ) જય જય ગોરાચાન્દેર્ આરતિકો શોભાjāhnavī-taṭa-vane jaga-mana-lobhāजाह्नवीतटवने जगमनलोभाজাহ্নবীতটবনে জগমনলোভাజాహ్నవీ-తట-వనే జగ-మన-లోభాஜாஹ்நவீதடவநே ஜகமநலோபாજાહ્નવીતટવને જગમનલોભાdakhiṇe nitāicānd, bāme gadādharaदखिणे निताइचान्द्, बामे गदाधरদখিণে নিতাইচান্দ, বামে গদাধরదఖిణె నీతాఇచాంద్, బామే గదాధరதகிணே நிதாஇசாந்த், பாமே கதாதரદખિણે નિતાઇચાન્દ્, બામે ગદાધરnikaṭe adwaita, śrīnivāsa chatra-dharaनिकटे अद्वैत, श्रीनिवास छत्रधरনিকটে অদ্বৈত, শ্রীনিবাস ছত্রধরనికటే అద్వైత, శ్రీనివాస ఛత్రధరநிகடே அத்வைத, ஶ்ரீநிவாஸ சத்ரதரનિકટે અદ્વૈત, શ્રીનિવાસ છત્રધર
Word for word
jaya jaya—all glories; gorācānder—Lord Gaurācāndra’s; āratiko—ārotik; śobhā—beautiful; jāhnavī—Jāhnavīdevi; taṭa—on the bank; vane—grove; jaga—universe; mana—mind; lobhā—attracting; dakhiṇe—right side; nitāicānd—Lord Nityānanda; bāme—left side; gadādhara—Gadādhara; nikaṭe—nearby; adwaita—Adwaita; śrīnivāsa—Śrīvāsa; chatra-dhara—to hold;जय जय—all glories; गोराचान्देर्—Lord Gaurācāndra’s; आरतिको—ārotik; शोभा—beautiful; जाह्नवी—Jāhnavīdevi; तट—on the bank; वने—grove; जग—universe; मन—mind; लोभा—attracting; दखिणे—right side; निताइचान्द्—Lord Nityānanda; बामे—left side; गदाधर—Gadādhara; निकटे—nearby; अद्वैत—Adwaita; श्रीनिवास—Śrīvāsa; छत्रधर—to hold;জয় জয়—all glories; গোরাচান্দের—Lord Gaurācāndra’s; আরতিকো—ārotik; শোভা—beautiful; জাহ্নবী—Jāhnavīdevi; তট—on the bank; বনে—grove; জগ—universe; মন—mind; লোভা—attracting; দখিণে—right side; নিতাইচান্দ—Lord Nityānanda; বামে—left side; গদাধর—Gadādhara; নিকটে—nearby; অদ্বৈত—Adwaita; শ্রীনিবাস—Śrīvāsa; ছত্রধর—to hold;జయ జయ—all glories; గోరాచాన్దేర్—Lord Gaurācāndra’s; ఆరతికో—ārotik; శోభా—beautiful; జాహ్నవీ—Jāhnavīdevi; తట—on the bank; వనే—grove; జగ—universe; మన—mind; లోభా—attracting; దఖిణే—right side; నితాఇచాన్ద్—Lord Nityānanda; బామే—left side; గదాధర—Gadādhara; నికటే—nearby; అద్వైత—Adwaita; శ్రీనివాస—Śrīvāsa; ఛత్రధర—to hold;ஜய ஜய—all glories; கோராசாந்தேர்—Lord Gaurācāndra’s; ஆரதிகோ—ārotik; ஶோபா—beautiful; ஜாஹ்நவீ—Jāhnavīdevi; தட—on the bank; வநே—grove; ஜக—universe; மந—mind; லோபா—attracting; தகிணே—right side; நிதாஇசாந்த்—Lord Nityānanda; பாமே—left side; கதாதர—Gadādhara; நிகடே—nearby; அத்வைத—Adwaita; ஶ்ரீநிவாஸ—Śrīvāsa; சத்ரதர—to hold;જય જય—all glories; ગોરાચાન્દેર્—Lord Gaurācāndra’s; આરતિકો—ārotik; શોભા—beautiful; જાહ્નવી—Jāhnavīdevi; તટ—on the bank; વને—grove; જગ—universe; મન—mind; લોભા—attracting; દખિણે—right side; નિતાઇચાન્દ્—Lord Nityānanda; બામે—left side; ગદાધર—Gadādhara; નિકટે—nearby; અદ્વૈત—Adwaita; શ્રીનિવાસ—Śrīvāsa; છત્રધર—to hold;
All glories, all glories to the beautiful ārati ceremony of Lord Caitanya. This Gaura-ārati is taking place in a grove on the banks of the Jāhnavī [Ganges] and is attracting the minds of all living entities in the universe. On Lord Caitanya’s right side is Lord Nityānanda, and on His left is Śrī Gadādhara. Nearby stands Śrī Advaita, and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura is holding an umbrella over Lord Caitanya’s head.
Verse 2
bosiyāche gorācānd ratna-siṃhāsaneबोसियाछे गोराचान्द् रत्नसिंहासनेবোসিয়াছে গোরাচান্দ রত্নসিংহাসনেబోసియాఛే గోరాచాంద రత్న-సింహాసనేபோஸியாசே கோராசாந்த் ரத்நஸிம்ஹாஸநேબોસિયાછે ગોરાચાન્દ્ રત્નસિંહાસનેārati koren brahmā-ādi deva-gaṇeआरति कोरेन् ब्रह्माआदि देवगणेআরতি কোরেন ব্রহ্মাআদি দেবগণেఆరతి కోరెన్ బ్రహ్మా-ఆది దేవ-గణేஆரதி கோரேந் ப்ரஹ்மாஆதி தேவகணேઆરતિ કોરેન્ બ્રહ્માઆદિ દેવગણેnarahari-ādi kori’ cāmara dhulāyaनरहरिआदि कोरि चामर धुलायনরহরিআদি কোরি চামর ধুলায়నరహరి-ఆది కోరి ‘ చామర ఢులాయநரஹரிஆதி கோரி சாமர துலாயનરહરિઆદિ કોરિ ચામર ધુલાયsañjaya-mukunda-bāsu-ghoṣ-ādi gāyaसञ्जयमुकुन्दबासुघोषादि गायসঞ্জয়মুকুন্দবাসুঘোষাদি গায়సంజయ ముకుంద బాసు ఘోషాది గాయஸஞ்ஜயமுகுந்தபாஸுகோஷாதி காயસઞ્જયમુકુન્દબાસુઘોષાદિ ગાય
Word for word
bosiyāche—sitting down; gorācānd—Lord Gaurācānd; ratna—jewel; siṃhāsane—on a throne; ārati—ārotik; koren—does; brahmā—Brahmā; ādi—headed by; deva—demigods; gaṇe—such as; narahari—narahari; ādi—others; kori—does; cāmara—fan; dhulāya—fanning; sañjaya—Sañjaya; mukunda—Mukunda; bāsu-ghoṣ—Vāsu Ghoṣa; ādi—others; gāya—sing.बोसियाछे—sitting down; गोराचान्द्—Lord Gaurācānd; रत्न—jewel; सिंहासने—on a throne; आरति—ārotik; कोरेन्—does; ब्रह्मा—Brahmā; आदि—headed by; देव—demigods; गणे—such as; नरहरि—narahari; आदि—others; कोरि—does; चामर—fan; धुलाय—fanning; सञ्जय—Sañjaya; मुकुन्द—Mukunda; बासुघोष्—Vāsu Ghoṣa; आदि—others; गाय—sing.বোসিয়াছে—sitting down; গোরাচান্দ—Lord Gaurācānd; রত্ন—jewel; সিংহাসনে—on a throne; আরতি—ārotik; কোরেন—does; ব্রহ্মা—Brahmā; আদি—headed by; দেব—demigods; গণে—such as; নরহরি—narahari; আদি—others; কোরি—does; চামর—fan; ধুলায়—fanning; সঞ্জয়—Sañjaya; মুকুন্দ—Mukunda; বাসুঘোষ—Vāsu Ghoṣa; আদি—others; গায়—sing.బోసియాఛే—sitting down; గోరాచాన్ద్—Lord Gaurācānd; రత్న—jewel; సింహాసనే—on a throne; ఆరతి—ārotik; కోరేన్—does; బ్రహ్మా—Brahmā; ఆది—headed by; దేవ—demigods; గణే—such as; నరహరి—narahari; ఆది—others; కోరి—does; చామర—fan; ధులాయ—fanning; సఞ్జయ—Sañjaya; ముకున్ద—Mukunda; బాసుఘోష్—Vāsu Ghoṣa; ఆది—others; గాయ—sing.போஸியாசே—sitting down; கோராசாந்த்—Lord Gaurācānd; ரத்ந—jewel; ஸிம்ஹாஸநே—on a throne; ஆரதி—ārotik; கோரேந்—does; ப்ரஹ்மா—Brahmā; ஆதி—headed by; தேவ—demigods; கணே—such as; நரஹரி—narahari; ஆதி—others; கோரி—does; சாமர—fan; துலாய—fanning; ஸஞ்ஜய—Sañjaya; முகுந்த—Mukunda; பாஸுகோஷ்—Vāsu Ghoṣa; ஆதி—others; காய—sing.બોસિયાછે—sitting down; ગોરાચાન્દ્—Lord Gaurācānd; રત્ન—jewel; સિંહાસને—on a throne; આરતિ—ārotik; કોરેન્—does; બ્રહ્મા—Brahmā; આદિ—headed by; દેવ—demigods; ગણે—such as; નરહરિ—narahari; આદિ—others; કોરિ—does; ચામર—fan; ધુલાય—fanning; સઞ્જય—Sañjaya; મુકુન્દ—Mukunda; બાસુઘોષ્—Vāsu Ghoṣa; આદિ—others; ગાય—sing.
Lord Caitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, perform the ārati ceremony. Narahari Sarakāra and other associates of Lord Caitanya fan Him with cāmaras, and devotees headed by Sañjaya Paṇḍita, Mukunda Datta, and Vāsu Ghoṣa sing sweet kīrtana.
Verse 3
śaṅkha bāje ghaṇṭā bāje bāje karatālaशङ्ख बाजे घण्टा बाजे बाजे करतालশঙ্খ বাজে ঘণ্টা বাজে বাজে করতালశంఖ బాజే ఘంటా బాజే బాజే కరతాలஶங்க பாஜே கண்டா பாஜே பாஜே கரதாலશઙ્ખ બાજે ઘણ્ટા બાજે બાજે કરતાલmadhura mṛdaṅga bāje parama rasālaमधुर मृदङ्ग बाजे परम रसालমধুর মৃদঙ্গ বাজে পরম রসালమధుర మృదంగ బాజే పరమ రసాలமதுர ம்ருதங்க பாஜே பரம ரஸாலમધુર મૃદઙ્ગ બાજે પરમ રસાલ
Word for word
śaṅkha—conchshells; bāje—resound; ghaṇṭā—bells; bāje bāje—resound resound; karatāla—karatālas; madhura—sweet; mṛdaṅga—drum; bāje—resound; parama—supremely; rasāla—sweet.शङ्ख—conchshells; बाजे—resound; घण्टा—bells; बाजे बाजे—resound resound; करताल—karatālas; मधुर—sweet; मृदङ्ग—drum; बाजे—resound; परम—supremely; रसाल—sweet.শঙ্খ—conchshells; বাজে—resound; ঘণ্টা—bells; বাজে বাজে—resound resound; করতাল—karatālas; মধুর—sweet; মৃদঙ্গ—drum; বাজে—resound; পরম—supremely; রসাল—sweet.శఙ్ఖ—conchshells; బాజే—resound; ఘణ్టా—bells; బాజే బాజే—resound resound; కరతాల—karatālas; మధుర—sweet; మృదఙ్గ—drum; బాజే—resound; పరమ—supremely; రసాల—sweet.ஶங்க—conchshells; பாஜே—resound; கண்டா—bells; பாஜே பாஜே—resound resound; கரதால—karatālas; மதுர—sweet; ம்ருதங்க—drum; பாஜே—resound; பரம—supremely; ரஸால—sweet.શઙ્ખ—conchshells; બાજે—resound; ઘણ્ટા—bells; બાજે બાજે—resound resound; કરતાલ—karatālas; મધુર—sweet; મૃદઙ્ગ—drum; બાજે—resound; પરમ—supremely; રસાલ—sweet.
Conchshells, bells, and karatālas resound, and the mṛdaṅgas play very sweetly. This kīrtana music is supremely sweet and relishable to hear.
Verse 4
bahu-koṭi candra jini’ vadana ujjvalaबहुकोटि चन्द्र जिनि वदन उज्ज्वलবহুকোটি চন্দ্র জিনি বদন উজ্জ্বলబహు కోటి చంద్ర జిని ‘ వదన ఉజ్జ్వలபஹுகோடி சந்த்ர ஜிநி வதந உஜ்ஜ்வலબહુકોટિ ચન્દ્ર જિનિ વદન ઉજ્જ્વલgala-deśe bana-mālā kore jhalamalaगलदेशे बनमाला कोरे झलमलগলদেশে বনমালা কোরে ঝলমলగల-దేశే బన-మాలా కోరె ఝలమలகலதேஶே பநமாலா கோரே ஜலமலગલદેશે બનમાલા કોરે ઝલમલśiva-śuka-nārada preme gada-gadaशिवशुकनारद प्रेमे गदगदশিবশুকনারদ প্রেমে গদগদశివ-శుక-నారద ప్రేమే గదగదஶிவஶுகநாரத ப்ரேமே கதகதશિવશુકનારદ પ્રેમે ગદગદbhakativinoda dekhe gorāra sampadaभकतिविनोद देखे गोरार सम्पदভকতিবিনোদ দেখে গোরার সম্পদభకతివినోద దేఖే గోరార సంపదபகதிவிநோத தேகே கோரார ஸம்பதભકતિવિનોદ દેખે ગોરાર સમ્પદ
Word for word
bahu—many; koṭi—millions; candra—moon; jini—his; vadana—face; ujjvala—shines; gala-deśe—around his neck; bana—forest; mālā—garland; kore—does; jhalamala—brilliance (glistening); śiva—Śiva; śuka—Śuka; nārada—Nārada; preme—love; gada-gada—choked; bhakativinoda—Bhakativinoda Ṭhākura; dekhe—seeing; gorāra—Lord Gauranga; sampada—glory.बहु—many; कोटि—millions; चन्द्र—moon; जिनि—his; वदन—face; उज्ज्वल—shines; गलदेशे—around his neck; बन—forest; माला—garland; कोरे—does; झलमल—brilliance (glistening); शिव—Śiva; शुक—Śuka; नारद—Nārada; प्रेमे—love; गदगद—choked; भकतिविनोद—Bhakativinoda Ṭhākura; देखे—seeing; गोरार—Lord Gauranga; सम्पद—glory.বহু—many; কোটি—millions; চন্দ্র—moon; জিনি—his; বদন—face; উজ্জ্বল—shines; গলদেশে—around his neck; বন—forest; মালা—garland; কোরে—does; ঝলমল—brilliance (glistening); শিব—Śiva; শুক—Śuka; নারদ—Nārada; প্রেমে—love; গদগদ—choked; ভকতিবিনোদ—Bhakativinoda Ṭhākura; দেখে—seeing; গোরার—Lord Gauranga; সম্পদ—glory.బహు—many; కోటి—millions; చన్ద్ర—moon; జిని—his; వదన—face; ఉజ్జ్వల—shines; గలదేశే—around his neck; బన—forest; మాలా—garland; కోరే—does; ఝలమల—brilliance (glistening); శివ—Śiva; శుక—Śuka; నారద—Nārada; ప్రేమే—love; గదగద—choked; భకతివినోద—Bhakativinoda Ṭhākura; దేఖే—seeing; గోరార—Lord Gauranga; సమ్పద—glory.பஹு—many; கோடி—millions; சந்த்ர—moon; ஜிநி—his; வதந—face; உஜ்ஜ்வல—shines; கலதேஶே—around his neck; பந—forest; மாலா—garland; கோரே—does; ஜலமல—brilliance (glistening); ஶிவ—Śiva; ஶுக—Śuka; நாரத—Nārada; ப்ரேமே—love; கதகத—choked; பகதிவிநோத—Bhakativinoda Ṭhākura; தேகே—seeing; கோரார—Lord Gauranga; ஸம்பத—glory.બહુ—many; કોટિ—millions; ચન્દ્ર—moon; જિનિ—his; વદન—face; ઉજ્જ્વલ—shines; ગલદેશે—around his neck; બન—forest; માલા—garland; કોરે—does; ઝલમલ—brilliance (glistening); શિવ—Śiva; શુક—Śuka; નારદ—Nārada; પ્રેમે—love; ગદગદ—choked; ભકતિવિનોદ—Bhakativinoda Ṭhākura; દેખે—seeing; ગોરાર—Lord Gauranga; સમ્પદ—glory.
The brilliance of Lord Caitanya’s face conquers millions upon millions of moons, and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines. Lord Śiva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and Nārada Muni are all there, and their voices are choked with the ecstasy of transcendental love. Thus Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda envisions the glory of Lord Śrī Caitanya.
First Refrain (optional)
jaga-jana-mana-lobhāजगजनमनलोभाজগজনমনলোভাజగజనమనలోభాஜகஜநமநலோபாજગજનમનલોભાgaurāṅger ārotik śobhāगौराङ्गेर् आरोतिक् शोभाগৌরাঙ্গের আরোতিক শোভাగౌరాఙ్గేర్ ఆరోతిక్ శోభాகௌராங்கேர் ஆரோதிக் ஶோபாગૌરાઙ્ગેર્ આરોતિક્ શોભાjaga-jana-mana-lobhāजगजनमनलोभाজগজনমনলোভাజగజనమనలోభాஜகஜநமநலோபாજગજનમનલોભા
Second Refrain (optional)
śankha bāje ghaṇṭā bājeशन्ख बाजे घण्टा बाजेশন্খ বাজে ঘণ্টা বাজেశన్ఖ బాజే ఘణ్టా బాజేஶந்க பாஜே கண்டா பாஜேશન્ખ બાજે ઘણ્ટા બાજેmadhur madhur madhur bājeमधुर् मधुर् मधुर् बाजेমধুর মধুর মধুর বাজেమధుర్ మధుర్ మధుర్ బాజేமதுர் மதுர் மதுர் பாஜேમધુર્ મધુર્ મધુર્ બાજે
Translations
Verse 1
All glories, all glories to the beautiful ārati ceremony of Lord Caitanya. This Gaura-ārati is taking place in a grove on the banks of the Jāhnavī [Ganges] and is attracting the minds of all living entities in the universe. On Lord Caitanya’s right side is Lord Nityānanda, and on His left is Śrī Gadādhara. Nearby stands Śrī Advaita, and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura is holding an umbrella over Lord Caitanya’s head.
Verse 2
Lord Caitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, perform the ārati ceremony. Narahari Sarakāra and other associates of Lord Caitanya fan Him with cāmaras, and devotees headed by Sañjaya Paṇḍita, Mukunda Datta, and Vāsu Ghoṣa sing sweet kīrtana.
Verse 3
Conchshells, bells, and karatālas resound, and the mṛdaṅgas play very sweetly. This kīrtana music is supremely sweet and relishable to hear.
Verse 4
The brilliance of Lord Caitanya’s face conquers millions upon millions of moons, and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines. Lord Śiva, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and Nārada Muni are all there, and their voices are choked with the ecstasy of transcendental love. Thus Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda envisions the glory of Lord Śrī Caitanya.
The word-for-word meanings and translations are by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (www.krishna.com).
