Verse 2.23.285

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.285:

নিত্যানন্দ ধরি’, বীরাসন করি’, ক্ষণে মহাপ্রভু বৈসে বাম কক্ষে তালি, দিযা কুতূহলী, `হরি হরি’ বলি’ হাসে ॥ ২৮৫ ॥

नित्यानन्द धरि’, वीरासन करि’, क्षणे महाप्रभु वैसे वाम कक्षे तालि, दिया कुतूहली, `हरि हरि’ बलि’ हासे ॥ २८५ ॥

nityānanda dhari’, vīrāsana kari’, kṣaṇe mahāprabhu vaise vāma kakṣe tāli, diyā kutūhalī, `hari hari’ bali’ hāse || 285 ||

nityananda dhari’, virasana kari’, ksane mahaprabhu vaise vama kakse tali, diya kutuhali, `hari hari’ bali’ hase (285)

English translation:

(285) Mahāprabhu grabbed Nityānanda and sat down in the posture of vīrāsana. In a joyful mood, He then slapped His left side, smiled, and chanted, “Hari! Hari!”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word vīrāsana is described as: vīrānāṃ sādhakānām āsanam—“A particular sitting posture for sādhakas.” The sādhakas perform their sādhana while sitting in this posture. In the Gheraṇḍa-saṃhitā it is stated:

eka-pāda-mathaikasmin vinyasyedurū saṃsthitam itarasmin tathā paścād vīrāsanam idaṃ viduḥ

While making a resolution at the beginning of pūjā, one should sit in vīrāsana. The word vīrāsana refers to sitting (like a hero) with one’s left foot on the right thigh and right foot on left thigh.