"Nand's son, lover of the Gopîs, lord of Râdhâ, the playful Syâm:
_Is_ he, Sachi's son, the Indra of Nadiya, the heart-charming
dwelling of gods and saints; victory to him who is love embodied to his
own beloved, hail! hail to him who is the joy of the existence of his
well-beloved! hail to the delight of the eyes of his comrades in Braj!
hail to the charm of the sight of the women of Nadiya! hail! hail to
Sridam, Sudam, Subal, and Arjun, [Footnote: Names of Chaitanya's
disciples.] bound by love to him whose form is as a new cloud! hail to
Râm and the rest, beautiful and dear companions! hail to the charmer,
the incomparable Gora (Chaitanya)! hail to the mighty younger brother
of Balarâm! hail! hail to Nityânand (who is) joy (personified)! Hail to
him who destroys the fear of good men, the object of the hope of Gobind
Dâs!"
I would call attention here, once for all, to what is one of the
principal charms of Vaish.nava hymns, the exquisitely musical rhythm
and cadence. They seem made to be sung, and trip off the tongue with a
lilt and grace which are irresistible.
This hymn is interesting as shewing how completely Chaitanya is by his
followers invested with the attributes of, and identified with,
K.rîsh.na; it has no other special merits; nor anything specially
interesting from a philological point of view as it is nearly all
Sansk.rit.
The next six are in praise of the sect itself, of Adwaita, and the
principal disciples. That on Adwaita by his contemporary Brindaban Dâs
gives a lively picture of the old Brahman, then follow seven in praise
of the Kîrtanias or the old master-singers--Bidyapati, Jayadeva,
Cha.n.di Dâs; then four on K.rish.na and Râdhâ, containing only a
succession of epithets linked together by jay! jay!
The twenty-third begins the adhibâs or consecration, and is curious
less for its language than for the description it gives of the
ceremonies practised. It is by the old masters Parameshwar and
Brindaban, with the concluding portion by a younger master Bansi. The
poem is in four parts and takes the form of a story how Chaitanya held
his feast. It runs thus:--
23. Atha sankirtanasya adhibâsa.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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