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Real Yearning to Be in the Eternal Present -
01-04-2009, 09:47 PM
Dekhite Dekhite
Srilla Bhaktivinoda Thakura
dekhite dekhite, bhuliba va kabe, nija-sthula-paricaya
nayane heriba, vraja-pura-sobha, nitya cid-ananda-maya (1)
When I will forget my gross bodily identity, then I will behold the exquisite beauty of Vraja, full of eternal spiritual bliss and cognizance.
vsabhanu-pure, janama laiba, yavata vivaha ha’be
vraja-gopi…-bhava, haibe svabhava, ana bhava na rahibe (2)
I shall take birth in Vrsabhanu Maharaja’s town and will marry in the nearby village of Yavat. My sole disposition and nature will be that of a cowherd maiden.
nija-siddha-deha, nija-siddha-näma, nija-rupa sva-vasana
radha-krpa-bale, labhiba va kabe, krsna-prema-prakarana (3)
When will I obtain, by the power of Radha's mercy, my own eternal spiritual body,my own realized name and dress embellishing my real form? And when will I receive initiation into the techniques of expressing divine love for Krsna?
yamuna-salila-aharane giya, bujhibo yugala-rasa
prema-mugdha ha’ye, pagalini-paya, gaiba radhara yasa (4)
As I go to draw water from the Yamuna, I will understand the confidential mellows of Yugala-Kisora’s loving affairs. Being captivated by prema, I will sing Radhika’s glories just like a madwoman.
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