International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Founder Acharya — HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare

Vaishnav Bhajan

Kusumita Vrndavane Nacata Sikhi Gane

Composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura

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kusumita vṛndāvane, nācata śikhigaṇe pika kula bhramara jhańkāre priya sahacarī sańge, gāiyā jāibe rańge manohara nikuñja kuṭīre
भावार्थVrndavana is filled with blossoming flowers, the dancing of peacocks and the sounds of cuckoos and bumble-bees. When, in the association of the dear gopis, will I melodiously sing in a charming cottage in a grove of Vrndavana?
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hari hari manoratha phalibe āmāre? duhuka manthara gati, kautuke herabo ati, ańge bhori pulaka antare
भावार्थWhen, seeing the slowly and gracefully moving Divine Couple, will my hairs stand on end because of the ecstasy in my heart?
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caudike sakhīra mājhe, rādhikāra ińgite, ciruṇī loiyā kore kori kuṭila kuntala sab, vithāriyā āńca-dibo, bonāibo vicitra kabarī
भावार्थWhen, in the company of the gopis, will Srimati Radharani gesture that she wants me to comb her hair, and when will I then take the comb in my hand, and carefully comb her curling locks?
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mṛgamada malayaja, sab ańge lepabo, porāibo manohara hār candana kuńkume, tilaka basāibo, herabo mukha sudhākara
भावार्थWhen will I anoint Srimati Radharani's limbs with sandalwood paste and musk? When will I give her beautiful garlands? When will I gaze on her moonlike face as I decorate it with tilaka markings drawn in sandalwood paste and kunkuma?
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nīla paṭṭāmbara, jatane porāibo, pāye dibo ratana mañjīre bhṛńgārera jale rāńgā, caraṇa dhowāibo muchabo āpan cikure
भावार्थWhen will I carefully dress Srimati Radharani in blue garments? When will I place jewelled anklets on her feet? When will I take water from a jar and wash her reddish lotus feet? When will I then dry her feet using my own hair as a towel?
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kusuma kamala dale, śeja bichāibo, śayana korā;bo dońhākāre dhavala cāmara āni, mṛdu mṛdu bījabo, charamita duhuka śarīre
भावार्थWhen will I make a couch of lotus petals for the Divine Couple? When will I gently fan Them with a white camara whisk?
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kanaka sampuṭa kori, karpūra tāmbūla bhori, jogāibo dońhāra vadane adhara sudhārase, tāmbūla suvāse, bhunjabo adhika jatane
भावार्थWhen from a golden box will I take betel-nuts and camphor, and place them in the lotus mouths of the Divine Couple? When will I carefully chew the aromatic remnants of such betel-nuts, which have become mixed with nectar from mouths of the Divine Couple?
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śrī guru karuṇā sindhu, lokanā;tha dīna bandhu, mui dine koro avadhāna rādhā-kṛṣṇa vṛndāvana, priya narma sakhīgaṇa, narottama māge ei dāna
भावार्थO Lokanatha Gosvami, O my spiritual master, O friend of the poor and wretched conditioned souls, O ocean of mercy, please hear the appeal of this person who is very miserable and poor-hearted. O Radha and Krsna, O holy land of Vrndavana, O intimate gopi-friends of the Divine Couple, I beg that you all grant this charity to me. Please fulfil these desires.