Sri Saraswat Arati

By Srila B.R. Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj

jayare jayare jaya gaura-sarasvati
bhakativinodanvaya karunamurati [1]

All glory, all glory to Sri Gaura–Saraswati, the holy embodiment of mercy in the line of Sri Bhaktivinod Thakur.

prakasile gaura-sevabhuvana mangala
bhakati-siddhanta suddha prajnana ujjvala [2]

Revealing service to Sri Gaura, which spreads auspiciousness in this world, you presented devotional teachings (bhakti-siddhanta) that radiate self-effulgent pure transcendental knowledge.

radha-syama eka-tanu dakse goraraya
bame radha madhye svayam syama-gopa jaya [4]

All glory to the combined form of Sri Sri Radha-Syam, Sri Gaura Ray, on the right, Sri Radha on the left, and the dark cowherd boy Himself in the middle!

vraja-rasa nava-bhave navadvipe raje
udare madhura raga abhinava saje [4]

Vraja's rasa manifests in a new way in Nabadwip: madhura-rasa dresses newly in benevolence.

madhurya kaivalya raga vrajera niryasa
prapti parakasthatahe gauranga vilasa [5]

Sweet divine love, Vraja's essence, reaches its climax in Sri Gauranga's Pastimes.

radhabhava-kanti angikari' bhala mate
daksine asana rasa garimadekhate [6]

Sri Gauranga earnestly embraces Sri Radha's heart and halo, and takes His place on the right to show His rasa's glory.

radha-rasa-traya-svada rahasya prayasa
nirakhi praphulla radhamukhe manda hasa [7]

Seeing Krsna's secret endeavour to taste Her threefold rasa, Radha is fulfilled and smiles gently.

madhye rahi' vamsi-rave ghose vamsi-dhara
radhara sampade ami gauranga-sundara! [8]

Remaining in the middle, the flute player declares with the song of His flute, "With Radha's wealth, I am Gauranga-sundar!"

mad abhistha rupa radhara hrdaya mandire
gauranga bhajile susthu sphurti paya tare [9]

"If you serve Gauranga, My form which is cherished in the temple of Radha's heart will be fully revealed to you."

nadiyaprakase mahaprabhu gaura-nidhi
patita-pavana deve milaila vidhi [10]

Gauranga Mahaprabhu appeared in Nadia, and Providence combined the saviour of the fallen (the Kali-yuga-avatar) within Him.

e-rupa arati brahma sambhu agochara
gaura-bhakta krpa-patra matra siddhi sara [11]

This type of arati is unknown to Brahma and Siva. Only a recipient of Sri Gauranga's devotees' mercy reaches such perfection.

srisvarupa, ramananda, rupa, sanatana
sriraghu, jivadi krpaya dekhe bhakta-jana [12]

Devotees see this arati by the mercy of Sri Svarup Damodar, Sri Ramananda Ray, Sri Rupa, Sri Sanatan, Sri Raghunath, Sri Jiva, and their associates.

jaya guru-gaura-radha-govinda-sundara
jaya dao bhakta vrnda nitya nirantara [13]

All glory to Sri Guru, Gauranga, and Radha-Govinda-sundar! O devotees, glorify them always and forever!

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