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Song Name: Dhani Dhani Aparupa Rasa Bihari

Official Name: Song 78

Author: Govinda Dasa Kaviraja

Book Name: Padavali

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(Refrain)

dhani dhani aparūpa rāsa-bihāra

thira bijura sañe cañcala jaladhara

rasa barakhiye anibāra

(1)

kāñcana maṇi-gaṇa janu niramā-ola

ramaṇī-maṇḍala sāja

mājhahi mājha mahā-marakata sama

śyāma naṭa-bara rāja

(2)

kata kata canda timira para bilasa-i

timirahi kata kata cānde

kanaka-latāye tamālaha kata kata

duhu duhu tanu tanu bāndhe

(3)

kata kata paduminī pañcama gā-ota

madhukara dharu śruti-bhāṣa

madhukara mili kata paduminī gā-ota

mugadhala gobinda-dāsa

TRANSLATION

(Refrain) O beautiful gopi, O beautiful gopi, there is the wonderful rasa-dance pastime. Radha and Krsna are like a stationary lightning flash and restless monsoon cloud that together shower without stop a great monsoon of nectar.

1) Glistening like a gold and jewel necklace, the gopis form a circle. In that circle's center of centers is Lord Krsna, the king of dancers. He glistens like a great sapphire there.

2) How many moons now glisten in the darkness of this night? How many moons now glisten in the darkness of this night? How many golden vines now embrace how many tamala trees? One couple after another are now bound in an embrace.

3) How many lotus like girls sing melodies in the fifth note? How many black bee teenage boys chant the hymns of the Vedas? How many such lotus girls and black bee boys meet and sing charming melodies together? Govinda dasa is charmed by their music.

REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:

This song is sung in Raga Tilak Kamod.

UPDATED: June 25, 2009