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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SPECIAL POETRY
Gostha (Pastoral Pastimes)
amara sapati lage, na dhaio dhenura age,
paranera parana nila-mani
nikate rakhiha dhenu, puriha mohana venu,
ghare basi ami yena suni [1]
‘O soul of my heart, my dear sapphire gem! Please promise me that You will
not run ahead of the cows. Play Your charming bamboo flute and keep the cows
close by. Stay near the house so that I can hear You.
balai dhaibe age, ara sisu vama-bhage,
sridama sudama saba pachhe
tumi tara majhe yaio, sanga chhada na haio,
mathe bada ripu-bhaya achhe [2]
‘Balai will run first; some boys will run on Your left; and Sridam, Sudam and
others will go behind You. Go amidst them and do not leave their side. There
are enemies and a lot of danger in the fields!
ksudha paile laiya khaio, patha-pane chahi’ yaio,
atisaya trnankura pathe
karu bole bada dhenu, phirate na yaio kanu,
hata tuli deha mo mathe [3]
‘If You get hungry, eat something! When You walk, look at the road and do not
wander off. Take the road that is covered with soft, tender grass. Even if
anybody asks You to go and fetch the big cows, do not go! Put Your hand on my
head and promise me this.
thakibe tarura chhaya, minati karichhe maya,
rabi yena na lagaye gaya
yadavendre sange laio, badha pani hate thuio,
bujhiya yogabe ranga paya [4]
‘Stay in tree shade’, His mother begs Him, ‘so that You do not get sunburnt.
And take Yadavendra with You – he will carry Your wooden sandals and leather
shoes and will put either of them on Your crimson feet when required.’
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