Narada Muni Bajay Vina Lyrics — Narada Muni
Songs of Celebration
Nārada Muni Bājāy Vīṇā
By Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
Read Narada Muni Bajay Vina from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
Refrain: nārada muni bājāy vīṇā ‘rādhikā-ramaṇa’-nāme
1) nārada muni, bājāy vīṇā ‘rādhikā-ramaṇa’-nāme nāma amani, udita haya, bhakata-gītā-sāme
2) amiya-dhārā, bariṣe ghana, śravaṇa-yugale giyā bhakata jana, saghane nāce, bhoriyā āpana hiyā
3) mādhurī-pūra, āsava paśi’, mātāya jagata-jane keho vā kānde, keho vā nāce, keho māte mane mane
4) pañca-vadana, nārade dhori’, premera saghana rol kamalāsana, nāciyā bole, ‘bolo bolo hari bolo’
5) sahasrānana, parama-sukhe, ‘hari hari’ boli’ gāya nāma-prabhāve, mātilo viśva, nāma-rasa sabe pāya
6) śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma, rasane sphuri’, pūrā’lo āmār āśa śrī-rūpa-pade, yācaye ihā, bhakativinoda-dāsa
English rendition
Refrain: nārada muni bājāy vīṇā rādhikā-ramaṇa-nāme (Nārada Muni plays his vīṇā and sings ’Rādhikā Ramaṇa’.)
1) Nārada Muni’s vīṇā beckons sweet names of Rādhikā Ramaṇa, rising spontaneously in devotees singing in sweet harināma.
2) Hearing of Rādhā and Krishna turns showers of nectar to rivers. All the devotees dance in the ecstasy Krishna in their hearts delivers.
3) Brimming with sweetness, this nectar infuses everyone ever created. Some of them dance, and some of them cry, and some think they’re intoxicated.
4) Seeing Nārada, five-faced Lord Siva lovingly sings out a solo. Lord Brahmā just dances and cries, “Bolo bolo hari bolo!”
5) Ananta Śeṣa’s one thousand faces all sing in great exultation. Krishna’s name intoxicates everyone with its enchanting vibrations.
6) Krishna’s name exceeds all that I’ d hoped for, filling my tongue with its rasa. Begging these names from Rūpa Gosvāmī comes Bhaktivinoda dāsa.