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Jaya Jaya Goracander Arotika Sobha

 

Lyrics: Jaya Jaya Gauracander Aratiko Sobha

Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Book Name: Gitavali

Language: Bengali

Raga: Bilawal

 

This song is the kirtana that accompanies the evening arati that is celebrated at every Hare Krishna temple. This glorification of Lord Caitanya is sung in two tunes. The tune presented here is the more popular tune is sung at almost all temples. Some may alter the timing of some of the words, but the melody is still the same.

 

AUDIO GUIDE: Jaya Jaya Goracander Arotika Sobha Guide

 

FORM A:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
P	P	-	-	D	P	m	G
ja	ya	a	a	a	a	ja	ya
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
R	-	R	S	R	-	G	-
ga	au	ra	a	ca	an	de	er
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
		S	S	-	S	-	R
		a	ra	a	ti	i	ka
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
G	R	S	‘N	‘D	-	-	-
so	o	o	o	bha	a	a	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
		S	S	S	-	S	-
		ja	h	na	a	vi	i
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
‘N	-	S	‘N	‘D	‘D	‘P	-
ta	a	ta	a	va	a	ne	e
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
		P	P	-	P	-	P
		ja	ga	a	ma	a	na
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
D	P	m	G	R	-	-	-
lo	o	o	o	bha	a	a	a

 

FORM B:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
D	-	D	-	-	P		D	N
da	khi	i	i	i	i		i	i
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
D	P	-	-	-	D	P	m	G
i	i	i	i	i	i		i	i
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
R	-	G	m	P	-		m	G
i	i	i	i	i	i		ne	ni
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
R	-	R	S	R	-		G	-
ta	a	a	i	ca	a		a	and
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
		S	S	S	S		-	R
		ba	me	e	ga		a	da
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
G	R	S	‘N	‘D	-		-	-
dha	a	a	a	ra	a		a	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
		S	S	S	-		S	-
		ni	ka	te	e		a	ad
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
‘N	-	S	‘N	‘D	‘D		‘P	-
va	ai	ta	a	sri	i		ni	i
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
		P	P	-	P		-	P
		va	sa	a	cha		t	ra
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6		7	8
D	P	m	G	R	-		-	-
dha	a	a	a	ra	a		a	a

 

FORM C:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
G	G	G	-	G	-	G	R
gau	u	ra	ng	e	er	a	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
G	P	P	m	m	G	G	R
ra	a	ti	i	so	o	bha	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
R	R	-	R	R	-	R	R
	ja	a	ga	ja	a	na	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
G	m	P	m	G	R	G	-
ma	a	na	a	lo	o	bha	a

 

FORM D:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	N	-	N	S’	-	S’	N
	sa	n	kha	ba	a	je	e
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
P	-	D	P	m	G	G	R
gha	n	ta	a	ba	a	je	e
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
R	R	-	R	R	-	R	R
	ma	dhu	ur	ma	a	dhu	ur
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
G	m	P	m	G	R	G	-
ma	a	dhu	ur	ba	a	je	e

 

LYRICS:

(1)
(kiba) jaya jaya gorācānder āratiko śobhā
jāhnavī-taṭa-vane jaga-mana-lobhā
jaga-jana-mana-lobhā

(Refrain 1)
(gaurāńger ārotik śobhā jaga-janer-mana-lobhā)

(gaurāńger ārotik śobhā jaga-janer-mana-lobhā)

 

(2)
dakhiṇe nitāicānd, bāme gadādhara
nikaṭe advaita, śrīnivāsa chatra-dhara

 

(3)
bosiyāche gorācānd ratna-siḿhāsane
ārati koren brahmā-ādi deva-gaṇe

 

(4)
narahari-ādi kori' cāmara dhulāya
sañjaya-mukunda-bāsu-ghoṣ-ādi gāya

 

(5)
śańkha bāje ghaṇṭā bāje bāje karatāla
madhura mṛdańga bāje parama rasāla

(Refrain 2)
(śankha bāje ghaṇṭā bāje madhur madhur madhur bāje)

(śankha bāje ghaṇṭā bāje madhur madhur madhur bāje)

 

(6)
bahu-koṭi candra jini' vadana ujjvala
gala-deśe bana-mālā kore jhalamala

 

(7)
śiva-śuka-nārada preme gada-gada
bhakativinoda dekhe gorāra sampada

 

UPDATED: June 16, 2009