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

Vrndavana Ramya Sthana

Composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura

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vṛndāvana ramya-sthāna divya-ciṅtāmaṇi-dhāma ratana-mandira manohara abṛta kālindī-nīre rāja-haṁsa keli kare tāhe śobhe kanaka-kamala
भावार्थBeautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewel palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows.
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tāra madhye hema-pīṭha aṣṭa-dale beṣṭita aṣṭa-dale pradhānā nāyikā tāra madhye ratnāsane ba’si āchen dui-jane śyāma-saṅge sundarī rādhikā
भावार्थIn the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the centre Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewel throne.
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o-rūpa-lābaṇya-rāśi amiya pariche khasi hāsya-parihāsa-sambhāṣaṇe narottama-dāsa kaya nitya-līlā sukha-maya sadāi sphurūka mora mane
भावार्थThe great beauty of the Divine couple and Their charming joking and laughter continually showers nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifest in my heart.