Song 1

(Danaśī rāga-Diśā)

Refrain: O master of the lives of Gadādhara and Narahari! O Supreme Lord! Please cast Your merciful glance on all the conditioned souls. O Lord Gauracandra, glory, glory to You!

1. Glory, glory to Lord Gaurāṅga! Glory to Gadādhara and Narahari! Glory to all-powerful Lord Nityānanda!

2. Glory, glory to Advaita Acārya, who is Lord Śiva himself! Glory, glory to the great devotees of Lord Gaurāṅga!

3. I place my head in the dust of all their feet. Now I will speak the Adi-khaṇḍa [Ādikhaṇḍa?]. Please listen attentively.

4. When the Lord’s personal associates had taken birth on the earth, a great proclamation was sounded.

5. It said: "Everyone go to the earth. Don’t delay. Our Lord will soon take birth from Śacī’s womb."

6. Then sounds of "Glory! Glory!" filled the universe. Filled with ecstatic love, the demigods, nāgas, and human beings all watched to see.

7. Some said: "It is the eternal spiritual effulgence." Others said: "It īs Lord Nārāyaṇa, who is greater than the greatest and smaller than the smallest."

8. Others said: "It is the Supreme Brahman, who is greater than the greatest and smaller than the smallest." In this way the people described the Lord who had entered Śacī’s womb.

9. Filling qith [with?] air, Śacī’s womb grew larger and larger. Seeing this, everyone felt more and more spiritual love.

10. One, two, three, four, five, and six months passed. Great bliss was manifest in Śacī’s womb.

11. Day by day Śacī’s body grew more and more effulgent. Seeing this, everyone felt great joy in their hearts.

12. No one knew who it was that had entered Śacī’s womb. In house after house everyone speculated on that person’s identity.

13. When the sixth month ended the effulgence in Śacī’s womb filled her body and her entire house with light.

14. At that time there was a wonderful event. Advaita Acarya unexpectedly came there.

15. Seeing Advaita Acārya, Jagannātha Miśra respectfully stood up.

16. Advaita Acārya Gosāī is thwe abode of all transcendental virtues. In all the three worlds no one is fortunate and glorious like him.

17. Seeing him, Jagannātha Miśra respectfully offered a sitting place to his guest.

18. On his own head he placed the dust from Advaita Acārya’s feet. He was very humble and respectful.

19. Śacī-devī washed Advaita Acārya’s feet with water. As she respectfully gazed at her, Advaita Acārya felt ecstatic spiritual love arise within himself.

20. His two lotus eyed became red with ecstatic love. Tears flowed from his eyes. His face became red.

21. His limbs trembled. He spoke broken words. He had no power to restrain himself.

22. Her circumambulated Śacī, and then he bowed down before her. Seeing these unusual activities, Śacī was very surprised.

23. Sacī was surprised, and Jagannatha Misra was full of doubt. Unhappy at heart, he said: "Why do you do this? Why?"

24. Jagannātha Miśra said: "Please hear, O Advaita Acārya. I do not understand your actions.

25. "If you are kind to me, then please dispel my doubt. Do not allow my body to burn in the flames of worry."

26. Then Advaita Acārya said: "Please hear, O Jagannātha Miśra. In the future you will understand it all." That was his reply.

27. Then Advaita Acārya, learned in all the scriptures, and the hairs on his body erect, anointed Śacī’s glorious womb with fragrant sandal paste.

28. Seven times he circumambulated her. Then he bowed down. He said nothing. Then he left for his own home.

29. Śacī and Jagannātha wondered: "Why did he bow down before my womb?"

30. In this way Advaita Acārya bowed down before Śacī’s womb. Now her womb became a hundred times more effulgent. Śacī forgot herself.

31. She saw that everything was fill of bliss. She saw no sufferings. She saw all the demigods were now standing before her.

32. Brahmā, Śiva, Sanaka, and all the demigods now offered prayers to her womb.

33. They said: "Glory, glory You, O limitless, eternal Supreme Lord who has no rival! Glory, glory to You, O Supreme Lord whose bliss is eternal and who rescues His devotees.

34. "Glory to You, who are beyond the material modes of goodness, passion, and ignorance. Glory to You, O Lord Mahā-Viṣṇu, who reside in the Kāraṇa Ocean.

35. "Glory to You, O very glorious master of the spiritual sky! Glory to You, O Lord beyond material goodness, O Lord whose form is made of spiritual goodness.

36. "Glory to You, who are the master of Goloka and the lover of Rādhā! Glory, glory to You, O king of limitless Vaikuṇṭha worlds!

37. "Glory, glory to You, who are playful and graceful! Glory, glory to You, O Nanda’s son, who charm the hearts of all!

38. "In the Kalī-yuga You have now entered Śacī’s womb. You have come here to enjoy pastimes.

39. "Glory, glory to You, O Supreme Lord, O giver of transcendental bliss. No one is compassionate like You.

40. "In the Kalī-yuga You come and gives Yourself. You do not consider whether the people are worthy or not to receive Your mercy.

41. "Even though again and again we begged for it, we demigods could not attain even the slightest fragrance of ecstatic spiritual love.

42. "Now You will give the sweet nectar of that love to everyone, even the caṇḍālas. They will all taste it. You will not see anyone has any faults.

43. "O Lord, please allow us to taste a small particle of that love. Please allow us to sing Śrī Śrī Rādha.-Kṛṣṇa’s glories in Your company.

44. "Glory, glory to You, O Śrī Gaura-Hari, O Lord who gives the gift of saṅkīrtana!" After speaking these words, the demigods all performed circumambulation.

45. With his four mouths the demigod Brahmā spoke many prayers. Śacī-devī was frightened. Her heart was full of wonder.

46. Mercy to all living entities made its appearance in Śacī’s heart. Aware of the spiritual truth, she was kind to everyone. She did not think anyone an outsider.

47. Now she was ten month pregnant. Wherever she went, her heart was full of bliss. She forgot herself in bliss.

48. During the month of Phālguna, on anauspicious day, on an auspicious tithi, on an auspicious full-moon night, at an auspicious moment, the cooling moon shone.

49. Then, with surprising power, Rāghu suddenly devoured the moon. At that moment a great cry of

"Hari! Hari!" rose in the four directions.

50. A sweet divine fragrance filled with four directions. Then ten directions became clear and blissful. A gentle, gentle breeze blew.

51. Then the six seasons appeared simultaneously. At that auspicious moment the Supreme Personality of Godhead was born on the earth.

52. Yearing to see Lord Gaura’s form, the demigods flew their airplanes through outer space.

53. At that time "Hari! Hari!" was the only sound anyone heard. In this way my Lord took birth.

54. At the time the gloruy of Vaikuṇṭha entered Śacī’s courtyard. Overcome with bliss, Śacī called out in a voice choked with emotion.

55. To Jagannātha Miśra, who was near at hand, she called: "Now our births have borne their fruit. Look at your son’s face!"

56. The village ladies happily called out, "Jaya! Jaya!" Seeing the newborn infant, everyone was overcome with bliss.

57. The demigods, Vedas, and Nāga girls all came. Seeing Lord Gaurāṅga, they all called out, "Jaya! Jaya!"

58. Lord Gaura’s fragrance filled the worlds. His every limb was an endless flood of nectar.

59. Gazing and gazing at Him, every eye felt cooling bliss. In every heart arose the thought: "This boy must be Lord Kṛṣṇa, the very life of Vraja’s girls.

60. "Never have I seen or heard of such a boy. What happens to my heart when I gaze at Him?

61. "Never have I seen any person like Him." A beautiful demigoddess said: "Later we will know the truth of this boy."

62. Overcome, Jagannātha Miśra gazed at his son’s face. The universe had no power to contain the bliss he felt in his heart.

63. How many rising moons do I see in His face? I say His face is like the petal of a blooming lotus.

64. His raised nose is like a sesame flower, I think. His fair limbs are like a flood of nectar light.

65. Gazing at His red lips, splendid graceful cheeks, and graceful chin, I feel great love arise within me.

66. His neck is like a lion’s neck. His shoulders are like an elephant’s shoulders. His chest is broad. His arms reach to His knees. His body īs made of nectar.

67. His hips are broad. His thighs are like banana trees. His feet are like two red lotus petals.

68-69. On his soles are the marks of a flag, thunderbolt, elephant goad, lotus, chariot, parasol, cāmara, svastika, jambu fruit, ūrdhva-rekhā, triangle, elephant, and waterpot. No form is like His. His form is the sweetest nectar.

70. Never had such a wonderful form come to the earth. His glory is more than the glory of the greatest kings of kings.

71. Indra and Candra, as well as many devas, gandharvas, and kinnaras all came then to the earth. Why did they become filled with such bliss and wonder?

72. Every eye became anointed with nectar. With eternal love everyone gazed at dear Lord Gaura.

73. How long did the people gaze at the newborn infant, gaze at Him as if He were a very old friend?

74. His every limb was a great flood of nectar. In their hearts what did the people feel as they gazed at Him with their eyes?

75. As they gazed at the infant boy, the people felt their hearts tremble with bliss. Why did the ladies look at Him with languid eyes? Why did their tight belts become slackened?

76-77. Everyone gazed at the newborn infant. Thinking, How many Kāmadevas does this boy conquer?", everyone called out, "Jaya! Jaya! Śacī’s divine son is not a mortal.

78. "Śacī’s son is the new Kāmadeva." When this nectar comes to my ears, I weep.

79. "The master of Goloka has descended to this world." Considering everything, the ladies came to this conclusion.

80. The master of all the worlds came to the earth. Overcome with bliss, Locana dāsa speaks these words.