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Bhoga-ārati (bhaja bhakata-vatsala)

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ŚRĪ-BHOGA-ĀRATI
by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
1)
bhaja bhakata-vatsala śrī gaurahari
śrī gaurahari sohi goṣṭha-bihārī
nanda-yaśomatī-citta-hari
Worship Śrī Gaurahari, who is always very affectionate to His devotees. Lord Caitanya, who is always having pastimes with many devotees, is Kṛṣṇa Himself, the same personality who has stolen the heart of Yaśodā-Nanda.
2)
belā ho'lo, dāmodara, āisa ekhona
bhoga-mandire bosi' koroha bhojana
Mother Yaśodā calls Kṛṣṇa: "Come on, the time has come for Your meal. Now come down to the hall."
3)
nandera nideśe boise giri-vara-dhārī
baladeva-saha sakhā boise sāri sāri
The holder of Govardhana Hill sits down next to Śrī Baladeva and all His friends,
4)
śuktā-śākādi bhāji nālitā kuṣmāṇḍa
ḍāli ḍālnā dugdhatumbī dadhi mocā-khaṇḍa
and they are served with a feast of śuktā (a bitter tasting wet vegetable which increases the appetite), then nice fried things, then squash and white squash with ḍāla (dahl) and thick yogurt, and vegetables made from the flower of the banana tree.
5)
mudga-boḍā māṣa-boḍā roṭikā ghṛtānna
śaṣkulī piṣṭaka khīr puli pāyasānna
Then there are fried squares of mung ḍāla paddy and urad ḍāla paddies (baḍā), capatis and rice with ghee. Then there are sweets, cakes, thick creams, cakes floating in milk, sweet rice,
6)
karpūra amṛta-keli rambhā khīra-sāra
amṛta rasālā, amla dvādaśa prakāra
bananas, cheese and cream boiled together, twelve different kinds of chutneys,
7)
luci cini sarpurī lāḍḍu rasābalī
bhojana korena kṛṣṇa ho'ye kutūholī
purīs made with white flour and sugar, thick cream (skin of milk) laḍḍus, and ḍāla paddies boiled in sugar rice.
8)
rādhikāra pakka anna vividha byañjana
parama ānande kṛṣṇa korena bhojana
Eating these nice foodstuffs, Kṛṣṇa feels great joy and ecstasy. Rādhārāṇī Herself cooks various kinds of vegetables.
9)
chole-bole lāḍḍu khāy śrī-madhu-maṅgalo
bagala bājāy, āra deya hari-bolo
Kṛṣṇa's brāhmaṇa friend Madhumaṅgala is very fond of laḍḍus, and when he eats them he shouts, "Hari bol! Hari bol!" and makes a funny sound by slapping his sides under his armpits with his hands.
10)
rādhikādi gaṇe heri' nayanera koṇe
tṛpta ho'ye khāy kṛṣṇa yaśodā-bhavane
Rādhārāṇī and Her gopī friends greatly delight at how Kṛṣṇa takes prasāda at Yasoda's house.
11)
bhojanānte piye kṛṣṇa subāsita bāri
sabe mukha prakhāloy ho'ye sāri sāri
12)
hasta-mukha prakhāliyā yata sakhā-gaṇe
ānande viśrāma kore baladeva sane
13)
jambula rasāla āne tāmbūla mosālā
tāhā kheye kṛṣṇa-candra sukhe nidrā gelā
14)
viśālākha, śikhi-puccha cāmara ḍhulāya
apūrba śayyāya kṛṣṇa sukhe nidrā jāya.
11-14) After taking sweets, Kṛṣṇa is served with sweet drinks scented with rose water. Then all the friends of Kṛṣṇa line up to wash their hands and mouths, and Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma go to take rest. They take pan with fancy spices and catechu and very happily take Their rest and are fanned with a tail fan by His servant Viśālākṣa.
15)
yaśomatī-ājñā peye dhaniṣṭhā-ānīto
śrī-kṛṣṇa-prasāda rādhā bhuñje ho'ye prīto
Śrī Dhaniṣṭhā is one of Kṛṣṇa's servants, and by Mother Yaśodā's orders he brings the prasāda that is left on Kṛṣṇa's plate, and Rādhārāṇī eats it.
16)
lalitādi sakhī-gaṇa avaśeṣa pāya
mane mane sukhe rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa gāya
Lalitā-sakhī and all the other gopīs also receive His prasāda and in their hearts also sing the glories of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
17)
hari-līlā ekmātra yāhāra pramoda
bhogārati gāy ṭhākur bhakati-vinoda
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says: "There is no other happiness than that which is found in the pastimes of Śrī Hari."
bhaja govinda govinda gopāla
giri-dhārī gopī-nātha nanda-dulāla
nanda-dulālal yāy gaur gopāla
bhaja bhakata vatsala śrī gaurahari
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