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bhaja bhakata-vatsala \u015br\u012b-gaurahari
\u015br\u012b-gaurahari sohi go\u1e63\u1e6dha-bih\u0101r\u012b
nanda-ja\u015bomat\u012b-citta-hari<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(bhaja govinda govinda gop\u0101la)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just worship Sri Gaurahari, who is always affectionate toward His devotees. He is the same Supreme Godhead, Krsna, who sported in the cowherd pastures of Vraja and stole the hearts of Nanda and Yasoda. Just worship Govinda, Govinda, Gopala!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
bel\u0101 ho’lo d\u0101modara \u0101isa ekhano
bhoga-mandire bosi’ koraho bhojana<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mother Yasoda calls to Krsna, “My dear Damodara, it is very late. Please come right now, sit down in the dining hall, and take Your lunch.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
nandera nide\u015be baise giri-bara-dh\u0101r\u012b
baladeva-saha sakh\u0101 baise s\u0101ri s\u0101ri<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the direction of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna, the holder of Govardhana Hill, sits down, and then all the cowherd boys, along with Krsna’s elder brother, Sri Baladeva, sit down in rows to take their lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u015bukt\u0101-\u015b\u0101k\u0101di bh\u0101ji n\u0101lit\u0101 ku\u1e63m\u0101\u1e47\u1e0da
d\u0101li d\u0101ln\u0101 dugdha-tumb\u012b dadhi moc\u0101-kha\u1e47\u1e0da<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are then served a feast of sukta and various kinds of green leafy vegetables, then nice fried things, and a salad made of the green leaves of the jute plant. They are also served pumpkin, baskets of fruit, small square cakes made of lentils and cooked down milk, then thick yogurt, squash cooked in milk, and vegetable preparations made from the tower of the banana tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
mudga-bor\u0101 m\u0101\u1e63a-bor\u0101 ro\u1e6dik\u0101 gh\u1e5bt\u0101nna
\u015ba\u1e63kul\u012b pi\u1e63\u1e6daka kh\u012br puli p\u0101yas\u0101nna<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then they receive fried squares of mung dahl patties, and urad dahl patties, capatis, and rice with ghee. Next, sweets made with milk, sugar and sesamum, rice flour cakes; thick cooked-down milk; cakes floating in milk; and sweet rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
karp\u016bra am\u1e5bta-keli rambh\u0101 kh\u012bra-s\u0101ra
am\u1e5bta ras\u0101l\u0101, amla dw\u0101da\u015ba prak\u0101ra<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is also sweet rice that tastes just like nectar due to its being mixed with camphor. There are bananas, and cheese which is nectarean and delicious. They are also served twelve kinds of sour preparations made with tamarinds, limes, lemons, oranges, and pomegranates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
luci cini sarpur\u012b l\u0101\u1e0d\u1e0du ras\u0101bal\u012b
bhojana korena k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a ho’ye kut\u016bhal\u012b<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are puns made with white flour and sugar; puns filled with cream; laddus; and dahl patties boiled in sugared rice. Krsna eagerly eats all of the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
r\u0101dhik\u0101ra pakka anna vividha bya\u00f1jana
parama \u0101nande k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a korena bhojana<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In great ecstasy and joy Krsna eats the rice, curried vegetables, sweets, and pastries cooked by Srimati Radharani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
chale-bale l\u0101\u1e0d\u1e0du kh\u0101y \u015br\u012b-madhuma\u1e45gala
bagala b\u0101j\u0101y \u0101ra deya hari-bolo<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Krsna’s funny brahmana friend Madhumangala, who is very fond of Laddus, gets them by hook or by crook. Eating the laddus he shouts, “Haribol! Haribol!~’ and makes a funny sound by swapping his sides under his armpits with his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
r\u0101dhik\u0101di ga\u1e47e heri’ nayanera ko\u1e47e
t\u1e5bpta ho’ye kh\u0101y k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a ja\u015bod\u0101-bhavane<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beholding Radharani and Her gopifriends out of the courters of His eyes, Krsna eats at the house of mother Yasoda with great satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
bhojan\u0101nte piye k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a sub\u0101sita b\u0101ri
sabe mukha prakh\u0101loy ho’ye s\u0101ri s\u0101ri<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After lunch, Krsna drinks rose-scented water. Then all of the boys, standing in lines, wash their mouths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hasta-mukha prakh\u0101liy\u0101 jata sakh\u0101-ga\u1e47e
\u0101nande bi\u015br\u0101ma kore baladeva-sane<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After all the cowherd boys wash their hands and mouths; in great bliss they take rest with Lord Balarama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
jambula ras\u0101la \u0101ne t\u0101mb\u016bla-mas\u0101l\u0101
t\u0101h\u0101 kheye k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-candra sukhe nidr\u0101 gel\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two cowherd boys Jambula and Rasala then bring Krsna pan made with betel nuts, fancy spices, and catechu. After eating that pin, Sri Krsnacandra then happily goes to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
bi\u015b\u0101l\u0101kha \u015bikhi-puccha-c\u0101mara \u1e0dhul\u0101ya
ap\u016brba \u015bayy\u0101ya k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a sukhe nidr\u0101 j\u0101ya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Krsna happily takes His rest on an excellent bedstead, His servant Visalaksa cools Him with a fan of peacock feathers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ja\u015bomat\u012b-\u0101j\u00f1\u0101 pe’ye dhani\u1e63\u1e6dh\u0101-\u0101n\u012bto
\u015br\u012b-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-pras\u0101da r\u0101dh\u0101 bhu\u00f1je ho’ye pr\u012bto<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At mother Yasoda’s request the gopi, Dhanistha, brings remnants of food left on Krsna’s plate to Srimati Radharani, who eats them with great delight<\/p>\n\n\n\n
lalit\u0101di sakh\u012b-ga\u1e47a ava\u015be\u1e63a p\u0101ya
mane mane sukhe r\u0101dh\u0101-k\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47a-gu\u1e47a g\u0101ya<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lalita-devi and the other gopis then receive the remnants, and within their hearts they sing the glories of Radharani and Krsna with great joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
hari-l\u012bl\u0101 ek-m\u0101tra j\u0101h\u0101ra pramoda
bhog\u0101rati g\u0101y \u1e6dh\u0101kur bhakativinoda<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thakura Bhaktivinoda, whose one and only Joy is the pastimes of Lord Hari, sings this Bhoga-arati song<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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