Krsna Kirtana Songs
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Song Name: Nitai
Pada Kamala
Official Name: Nityananda
Nistha Song 1; Mana Siksa
Author: Narottama Dasa Thakura
Book Name: Prarthana
Language: Bengali
LYRICS:
(1)
nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala
je chāyāy jagata jurāy
heno nitāi bine bhāi, rādhā-kṛṣṇa pāite
nāi
dṛḍha kori' dharo nitāir pāy
(2)
se sambandha nāhi jā'r, bṛthā janma gelo tā'r
sei paśu boro durācār
nitāi nā bolilo mukhe, majilo
saḿsāra-sukhe
vidyā-kule ki koribe tār
(3)
ahańkāre matta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā
asatyere satya kori māni
nitāiyer koruṇā
habe, braje rādhā-kṛṣṇa pābe
dharo nitāi-caraṇa
du'khāni
(4)
nitāiyer caraṇa satya, tāhāra sevaka nitya
nitāi-pada sadā koro āśa
narottama boro dukhī, nitāi more koro sukhī
rākho rāńgā-caraṇera
pāśa
TRANSLATION
1)
The lotus feet of Lord Nityananda are a shelter where
one will get the soothing moonlight not only of one, but of millions of moons.
If the world wants to have real peace, it should take shelter of Lord Nityananda. Unless one takes shelter under the shade of the
lotus feet of Lord Nityananda, it will be very
difficult for him to approach Radha-Krsna. If one
actually wants to enter into the dancing party of Radha-Krsna,
he must firmly catch hold of the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda.
2)
Anyone who has not established his relationship with Nityananda
Prabhu is understood to have spoiled his valuable
human birth. Such a human being is actually an uncontrollable animal. Because
he never uttered the holy name of Nityananda, he has
become merged into so-called material happiness. What can his useless education
and family tradition do to help him?
3)
Being maddened after false prestige and identification with the body, one is
thinking, oh, what is Nityananda? What can He do for
me? I don't care. The result is that he is accepting something false to be
truth. If you actually want to approach the association of Radha-Krsna,
you must first achieve the mercy of Lord Nityananda.
When He is merciful toward you, then you will be able to approach Radha-Krsna. Therefore you should firmly grasp the lotus
feet of Lord Nityananda.
4)
The lotus feet of Nityananda are not illusion; they
are a fact. One who engages in the transcendental loving service of Nityananda is also transcendental. Always try to catch the
lotus feet of Lord Nityananda. This Narottama dasa is very unhappy,
therefore I am praying to Lord Nityananda to make me
happy. My dear Lord, please keep me close to Your
lotus feet.
REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:
Purna Das Baul
sang this song in one of the Baul concerts.
PURPORTS:
FOREIGN TRANSLATIONS:
Los Pies De Loto De Nitai (SPANISH)
SYNONYMS:
BENGALI SCRIPT: