ŚRĪ-RŪPA-MAÑJARĪ-PADA
by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura
by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura
1) śrī-rūpa-mañjarī-pada, sei mora sampada,
sei mor bhajana-pūjana
sei mor bhajana-pūjana
The lotus feet of Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī are my treasure, my devotional service, and my object of worship.
2) sei mora prāṇa-dhana, sei mor ābharaṇa,
sei mor jīvanera jīvana
sei mor jīvanera jīvana
They give my life meaning, and they are the life of my life.
3) sei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mora vāñchā-siddhi,
sei mor vedera dharama
sei mor vedera dharama
They are the perfection of rasa, and they are perfection worthy of attainment. They are the very law of the Vedic scriptures for me.
4) sei vrata, sei tapaḥ, sei mora mantra-japa,
sei mor dharama-karama
sei mor dharama-karama
They are the meaning of all my fasts and penances and my silent utterings of my mantras. They are the basis of religion and activities.
5) anukūla ha'be vidhi, se pade hoibe siddhi,
nirakhibo e-dui nayane
nirakhibo e-dui nayane
By the purifying process of favorable devotional service one will attain perfection and with these two eyes be able to see.
6) se rūpa-mādhurī-rāśi, prāṇa-kuvalaya śaśi,
praphullita habe niśi-dine
praphullita habe niśi-dine
His transcendental form is shining like moonlight in my heart, and my heart therefore shines and reciprocates. In other words, the ordinary moon lights up the night, and its shine illuminates other objects; but the moon of the effulgence of the form of Śrī Rūpa Mañjarī shines into the heart and makes the heart also shine back to the spiritual sky. This moon shines not only in the nighttime, but day and night.
7) tuyā adarśana ahi, garale jārala dehī,
cirodin tāpita jīvana
cirodin tāpita jīvana
Your absence from my vision is like a dose of strong poison, and I will suffer till the end of my life.
8) hā hā rūpa koro doyā, deho more pada-chāyā,
narottama loilo śaraṇa
narottama loilo śaraṇa
Narottama dāsa Thakura says: "Please give me your mercy and the shade of your lotus feet."