"Nārada Muni Plays His Vīṇā"
(from Gītāvalī)
(1)
nārada muni, bājāy vīṇā
'rādhikā-ramaṇa'-nāme
nāma amani, udita haya,
bhakata-gītā-sāme
When the great soul Nārada Muni plays his stringed vīṇā, the holy name of Rādhikā-ramaṇa descends and immediately appears amidst the kīrtana of the Lord's devotees.
(2)
amiya-dhārā, bariṣe ghana,
śravaṇa-yugale giyā
bhakata jana, saghane nāce,
bhoriyā āpana hiyā
Like a monsoon cloud, the holy name showers pure nectar into their ears. Due to great ecstasy, all the devotees enthusiastically dance to their heart's content.
(3)
mādhurī-pūra, āsava paśi',
mātāya jagata-jane
keho vā kānde, keho vā nāce,
keho māte mane mane
All the inhabitants of the universe become maddened upon entering these intoxicating showers of divine sweetness. Some people cry, some dance, and others become fully intoxicated within their minds.
(4)
pañca-vadana, nārade dhori',
premera saghana rol
kamalāsana, nāciyā bole,
'bolo bolo hari bolo'
Five-faced Lord Śiva embraces Nārada Muni and repeatedly shouts in ecstasy, while Lord Brahmā dances very ecstatically and exclaims, "All of you chant 'Haribol! Haribol!'"
(5)
sahasrānana, parama-sukhe,
'hari hari' boli' gāya
nāma-prabhāve, mātilo viśva,
nāma-rasa sabe pāya
In supreme happiness, thousand-faced Ananta Śeṣa sings and calls out, "Hari! Hari!" By the influence of the transcendental vibration of the holy name, the whole universe becomes mad with ecstasy as everyone relishes the mellows of the holy name.
(6)
śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma, rasane sphuri',
pūrā'lo āmār āśa
śrī-rūpa-pade, yācaye ihā,
bhakativinoda-dāsa
The holy name of Śrī Krishna has fulfilled all my desires by thus manifesting on everyone's tongue. Bhakativinoda, the humble servant of the Lord, therefore prays at the feet of Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī that the chanting of harināma may always continue in this way.
Purport
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
This is a song sung by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. The purport of this song is that the great soul Nārada Muni is playing on his stringed instrument, called the vīṇā, and vibrating Rādhikā-ramaṇa, one of Kṛṣṇa's names. So, as soon as he plucks the strings and chants, all the devotees immediately respond to him, and it becomes a very beautiful vibration. Amiya-dhārā, bariṣe ghana. As the singing goes on with the stringed instrument, it appears that there is a shower of nectar, and all the devotees then dance in ecstasy to the fullest extent of their satisfaction. Then, as they dance, it appears that they become intoxicated by drinking the beverage called mādhurī pūra. And as one becomes almost mad by drinking, similarly, all the devotees became mad in ecstasy. And some of them are crying, and some of them are dancing, and some of them, although they cannot dance publicly, are dancing within their hearts. Then Lord Śiva embraces Nārada Muni and begins to dance and cry out in ecstasy, and when Lord Brahmā sees Lord Śiva dancing with Nārada Muni, he joins in and says, "All of you kindly chant 'Haribol! Haribol!'" Then gradually the king of heaven, Indra, also joins in with great satisfaction and begins to dance and to chant "Hari hari bol!"
In this way, by the influence of the transcendental vibration of the holy name of God, the whole universe becomes ecstatic, and Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura says, "When the whole universe becomes ecstatic in this way, my desires are satisfied, and I therefore pray unto the lotus feet of Rūpa Gosvāmī that the chanting of hari-nāma may go on nicely like this."
