CDV 3-2

Worship of the Golden Avatara

(1)

kiba jaya goracander aratiko sobha
jahnavi-tata-vane jaga-mana-lobha
jaga-jana-mana-lobha
gauraṅger arotik sobha
jaga-jana-mana-lobha

[All glories, all glories to the beautiful arati ceremony of Lord Caitanya. This Gaura-arati is taking place in a grove on the banks of the Jahnavi [Ganges] and is attracting the minds of all living entities in the universe.]

(2)

dakhine nitaicand, bame gadadhara
nikate adwaita, srinivasa chatra-dhara

[On Lord Caitanya's right side is Lord Nityananda, and on His left is Sri Gadadhara. Nearby stands Sri Advaita, and Srivasa Thakura is holding an umbrella over Lord Caitanya's head.]

(3)

bosiyache goracand ratna-simhasane
arati koren brahma-adi deva-gane

[Lord Caitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma, perform the arati ceremony.]

(4)

narahari-adi kori' camara dhulaya
sanjaya-mukunda-basu-ghos-adi gaya

[Narahari Sarakara and other associates of Lord Caitanya fan Him with camaras, and devotees headed by Sanjaya Pandita, Mukunda Datta, and Vasu Ghosa sing sweet kirtana.]

(5)

saṅkha baje ghanta baje baje karatala
madhura mrdaṅga baje parama rasala
sankha baje ghanta baje
madhur madhur madhur baje

[Conchshells, bells, and karatalas resound, and the mrdaṅgas play very sweetly. This kirtana music is supremely sweet and relishable to hear.]