Nitai pada kamala Lyrics — Nitai’s Lotus Feet
Songs of Instruction
Nitāi pada kamala
By Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura
Read Nitai pada kamala from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
1) nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala je chāyāy jagata jurāy heno nitāi bine bhāi rādhā-kṛṣṇa pāite nāi dṛḍha kori’ dharo nitāir pāy
2) se sambandha nāhi jā’r, bṛthā janma gelo tā’r sei paśu boro durācār nitāi nā bolilo mukhe majilo saḿsāra-sukhe vidyā-kule ki koribe tār
3) ahaṅkāre matta hoiyā nitāi-pada pāsariyā asatyere satya kori māni nitāiyer koruṇā habe braje rādhā-kṛṣṇa pābe dharo nitāi-caraṇa du’khāni
4) nitāiyer caraṇa satya, tāhāra sevaka nitya nitāi-pada sadā koro āśa narottama boro dukhī nitāi more koro sukhī rākho rāṅgā-caraṇera pāśa
English rendition
1) The two lotus feet of Nitāi, like millions of moons in the sky spread soothing moonbeams all around. When you cling to those unique feet, both Rādhā and Krishna are pleased. My friend, how else can Their grace be found?
2) Whoever won’t link with Nitai ends up with a wasted lifetime, living like a most degraded creature. As he chases false happiness, Nitāi’s name will not cross his lips. His knowledge and fame just make him weaker.
3) If someone puffed up with false pride, overlooks the feet of Nitāi, his finding the truth is most unlikely. Nitāi’s feet take us to Vraj with Rādhā Krishna’s entourage, so always hang on to them very tightly.
4) These two lotus feet of Nitāi make devotees energized and confident, for Nitāi always guides them. Narottama das foresees an end to his long miseries by keeping those pink lotus feet beside him.