Govardhana Giri Vare

Narottam Das Thakur has written this song “Govardhana Giri Vare”. The official name of this song is Swabhista Lalasa Song 3. This song is taken from the book Prarthana. In this song, Narottam Das Thakur expresses his desire to serve the Divine Couple – Sri Krsna and Sri Radharani while they are enjoying their Divine pastimes.

(1)
govardhana girivara kevala nirjana sthala
rāi kānu karibe śayane
lalitā-viśākhā-sańge sevana kariba rańge
sukhamoy rātūl caraṇe

(2)
kanaka sampuṭa kari karpūra tāmbūla bhari
jogāiba badana-kamale
maṇimoy kiṇkiṇi ratna nupūra āni
parāiba caraṇa-jūgale

(3)
kanaka kaṭorā puri sugandhi candana bhari
dońhākāra śri-ańge dāliba
guru-rūpā-sakhībāme tribańga bhańgimā ṭhāme
cāmarera bātāsa kariba

(4)
donhār kamala āńkhi pūlaka haiyā dehki
duhuń pada paraśiba kare
caitanya-dāsera dās mane mātra abhilāś
narottama dāse sadā sphure

TRANSLATION

(1) In a solitary place on Govardhana Hill, the best of mountains, Sri Sri Radha and Krsna sit on a couch. When, accompanied by Lalita and Visakha, will I jubilantly serve Their reddish lotus feet?

(2) When will I take camphor and betel-nuts from a golden box, and place it in their lotus mouths? When will I place jewel ankle-bells on Their lotus feet?

(3) When will I fill a golden goblet for the Divine Couple? When will I anoint Their beautiful limbs with aromatic sandal paste? When, my spiritual master, in his original form as a gopi, at my left, will I fan Their three-fold bending forms with a camara wisk?

(4) When, seeing the lotus eyes of the Divine couple, will the hairs of my body stand up in ecstasy? When will I directly touch their lotus feet? Narottama dasa, who is the servant of Lord Caitanya’s servants, desires in this way. He has no other desire.

Govardhana Giri Vare

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