Vasanti-rasa Lyrics — Moods of Spring
Songs of Separation
Vāsantī-rāsa
By Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura
Read Vasanti-rasa from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
1) vṛndāvana ramya-sthāna divya-ciṅtāmaṇi-dhāma ratana mandira manohara abṛta kālindī-nīre rāja-haṁsa keli kare tāhe śobhe kanaka-kamala
2) tāra madhye hema-pīṭha aṣṭa-dale beṣṭita aṣṭa-dale pradhāna nāyika tāra madhye ratnāsane ba’si āchen dui-jane śyāma-saṅge sundarī rādhikā
3) o-rūpa-lābaṇya-rāśi amiyā pariche khasi hāsya-parihāsa-sambhāṣaṇe narottama-dāsa koy nitya-līlā sukha-maya sadāi sphurūka mora mane
English rendition
1) Vṛndavan, dham of ecstasy, comprised of pure cintāmaṇi, enchants us with its jeweled temple rooms. There, in the Yamunā’s flow, the royal swans swim to and fro, beside a golden lotus in full bloom.
2) In that lotus you will see an altar amid eight gopīs, each one on a lovely lotus petal. That altar of gold provides a sitting places on either side where Rādhe Śyām are comfortably settled.
3) Smiling as They talk and tease, these flawless personalities deliver nectar with Their sweet remarks. Narottama dāsa prays, “May these eternal pastimes stay forever visible within my heart.”