(ZrI-rAga)
rAdhA-nAtha baDa aparUpa lIlA
kizora kizorI dui eka mile navadvIpe prakaTiyA
Radha’s Lord enjoys very wonderful pastimes. In Nabadwip, a
teenage boy and a teenage girl have joined together in a single form.
rAdhA-nAtha baDa aparUpa se
zrI-caitanya nAme hIna-jane dayA tapata-kAJcana de
Radha’s Lord is very wonderful. Now He calls Himself by the name Sri Chaitanya,
is very merciful to the poor fallen souls, and has a form splendid like molten gold.
rAdhA-nAtha saGgI aparUpa tAra
nitAi advaita zrIvAsa svarUpa rAya rAmAnanda Ara
Such wonderful companions Radha’s Lord has, including
Nitai, Adwaita, Srivasa, Svarupa, and Ray Ramananda.
rAdhA-nAtha ki kahiba tava raGga
sanAtana rUpa raghunAtha lokanAtha bhaTTa-yuga saGga
O Lord of Radha! How can I describe Your pastimes performed with Sanatan Goswami, Rupa Goswami,
Raghunath Das Goswami, Lokanath Goswami, Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Gopal Bhatta Goswami?
rAdhA-nAtha e saba bhakata meli
nA kailA kIrtana Aveze nartana prema-dAna kutuhali
O Lord of Radha! Meeting with the devotees, You enjoy pastimes of kirtana. You
dance, overcome with ecstatic love, and create a great tumult, bestowing the gift of prema.
rAdhA-nAtha baDa abhAgiyA mui
se-kAle thAkitu prema-dAna pAitu kena nA karila tui
O Lord of Radha! I am very unfortunate.
Why was I not present at that time to receive Your gift of prema?
rAdhA-nAtha baDa-i rahila duHkha
janama ha-ila takhana nahila dekhite nA pA-inu sukha
O Lord of Radha, I am very unhappy. I was not born
at that time. I did not attain the happiness of seeing You.
rAdhA-nAtha ki jAni kahite Ami
gaurasundara dAsera bharasA uddhAra karibA tumi
O Lord of Radha, what do I know to speak about You?
Gaurasundar das simply has faith that You will deliver him.
rAdhA-nAtha baDa aparUpa lIlA
kizora kizorI dui eka mile navadvIpe prakaTiyA
Radha’s Lord enjoys very wonderful pastimes. In Nabadwip, a
teenage boy and a teenage girl have joined together in a single form.
rAdhA-nAtha baDa aparUpa se
zrI-caitanya nAme hIna-jane dayA tapata-kAJcana de
Radha’s Lord is very wonderful. Now He calls Himself by the name Sri Chaitanya,
is very merciful to the poor fallen souls, and has a form splendid like molten gold.
rAdhA-nAtha saGgI aparUpa tAra
nitAi advaita zrIvAsa svarUpa rAya rAmAnanda Ara
Such wonderful companions Radha’s Lord has, including
Nitai, Adwaita, Srivasa, Svarupa, and Ray Ramananda.
rAdhA-nAtha ki kahiba tava raGga
sanAtana rUpa raghunAtha lokanAtha bhaTTa-yuga saGga
O Lord of Radha! How can I describe Your pastimes performed with Sanatan Goswami, Rupa Goswami,
Raghunath Das Goswami, Lokanath Goswami, Raghunath Bhatta Goswami, and Gopal Bhatta Goswami?
rAdhA-nAtha e saba bhakata meli
nA kailA kIrtana Aveze nartana prema-dAna kutuhali
O Lord of Radha! Meeting with the devotees, You enjoy pastimes of kirtana. You
dance, overcome with ecstatic love, and create a great tumult, bestowing the gift of prema.
rAdhA-nAtha baDa abhAgiyA mui
se-kAle thAkitu prema-dAna pAitu kena nA karila tui
O Lord of Radha! I am very unfortunate.
Why was I not present at that time to receive Your gift of prema?
rAdhA-nAtha baDa-i rahila duHkha
janama ha-ila takhana nahila dekhite nA pA-inu sukha
O Lord of Radha, I am very unhappy. I was not born
at that time. I did not attain the happiness of seeing You.
rAdhA-nAtha ki jAni kahite Ami
gaurasundara dAsera bharasA uddhAra karibA tumi
O Lord of Radha, what do I know to speak about You?
Gaurasundar das simply has faith that You will deliver him.
— Jagadbandhu Bhadra. Gaura-pada-taraGginI. Sri Gauranga Press. Calcutta. 1931. Bengali.