Sri Rupa Manjari Pada

by Srila Narottama Thakur

Sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada,
sei mor bhajana-pujana
sei mora prana-dhana, sei mora abharana,
sei mor jivanera jivanasei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mor vancha-siddhi,
sei mor vedera dharama
sei brata, sei tapa, sei mora mantra-japa,
sei mor dharama-karama
anukula habe viddhi, se-pade hoibe siddhi,
nirakhibo e dui nayane
se rupa-madhuri-rasi, prana-kuvalaya-sasi,
praphullita habe nisi-dinetuya adarsana-ahi, garale jaralo dehi,
ciro-dina tapita jivana
ha ha rupa koro doya, deho more pada-chaya,
narottama loilo sarana

Commentary by Srila Bhakti Rakshaka Sridhara Maharaja :
Sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada, sei mor bhajana-pujana- my everything is Sri Rupa Goswami’s holy feet. We are to discuss so many classifications and positions of rasa: santa, dasya, sakhya, vatsalya, madhura. And in madhura-rasa Radharani’s camp is special. Then again there are so many gradations of sakhis. Then there is the class of the manjaris, the younger girls, and they have more freedom to approach: when Radha and Govinda are in union in a private environment, the manjaris can still approach. They have such freedom to visit Them. If any materials of service are necessary, the sakhis send the manjaris to that place. The sakhis do not approach there. In that way the manjaris enjoy the best confidence. The most secret service of both can be supplied through the manjaris. In the highest position they have free entrance, and their leader is Rupa Manjari. She is understood to be the leader of the whole group of younger girls, the manjaris, therefore in madhura-bhajan she is all-in-all. This has been taught to us by Narottama Thakur. For us - and the younger batch - she is our highest resort.
Sei mora sampada- my wealth is there in her feet. Sei mor bhajana-pujana - my worship and service is also in her. Sei mora prana-dhana, sei mora abharana- the very wealth and gist of my life is there; and the ornaments of my life, if any there may be, that is within her grace. Sei mor jivanera jivana - indeed, the very life of my life, if there is anything, that is also her. I am for her pleasure.
Sei mora rasa-nidhi - if there is anything, the source of any and all desirable ecstasy is only to be found there. The mine, source, and fountainhead of all rasa is there in her feet. Sei mora vancha-siddhi - and if I am to expect any other fulfilment in life, that is also there in her feet. Sei mor vedera dharama - if any duty is recommended by the Vedas for me, I would like that such duty be at her feet.
Sei brata, sei tapa - if at all there is any desired accumulation from any penance or observance of vows, that is also to be found there - sei mora mantra-japa - and the continuous repetition of a mantra in japa all ends there: all things have only one end in my case, and that is that they all meet in different phases in the feet of Rupa Manjari. If she is satisfied then the variegated nature of all sorts of my devotional practices are satisfied. Sei mor dharama-karama - and any of my conceptions of duty or activity of any phases or form all have one end and meet in one point: the holy feet of Rupa Manjari.
Anukula habe viddhi, se-pade hoibe siddhi - I only pray to the controller who is at the root of all these arrangements of affairs in this world, "Please connect me there. Oh Absolute Manager, may you grant my prayer that all my tendencies may go to attain her favour. Nirakhibo e dui nayane - and it will be so very intense and concrete as if I can see it with these eyes. It will not be vague, abstract, or imagination, but I want the most concrete realisation by the grace of the Absolute Manager."
Se rupa-madhuri-rasi, prana-kuvalaya-sasi - what sort of high class beauty is there in her holy feet! I want to jump. Let my heart be a lotus. There are two classes of lotus: the white lotus came from the sun and the red from the moon. The kuvalaya is a mixture of the two. The lustre of her body will feed me day and night as the life of my life which is compared to a kuvalaya. The kuvalaya is fed and nourished by the lustre of the moon, and her holy feet are the moon, and my very vitality is likened to the lotus. May the lustre of her beauty maintain and nourish my heart of hearts. Praphullita habe nisi-dine - and the lotus of my heart will grow by that ray, and dance.
Tuya adarsana-ahi - this is my prayer, but what is my present condition? My present condition is in the negative side, my Mistress. My present position is such that without having a sight of you, Your Grace, my heart will burn into ashes. That is my present position. Garale jaralo dehi - this is just like the poison of a cobra which produces pain within my heart. I have been bitten by a snake, and what is that snake? It is that I am not getting any direct contact with you, Your Grace. The serpent’s poison has captured my heart and I am going to die. Ciro-dina tapita jivana - and this is not a sudden thing, but from the beginning I have been suffering this sort of pain of separation from such a beautiful and hopeful life of fulfilment.
Ha ha rupa koro doya, deho more pada-chaya, narottama loilo sarana - but I have now reached the extreme position and for the last time I am begging for your favour; otherwise I am going to be finished.
This was composed by Narottama Thakur in praise of Srila Rupa Goswami. In this way he has given us light of the higher quarter of bhajan life. This sampradaya is named as the Rupanuga-sampradaya, and our Guru-parampara and all these things are adjusted according to that. He wrote many songs and they are of very substantive firmament, very ecstatic, and of deep faith.









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1 ) sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada,
sei mor bhajana-pujana

Os pés de Lótus de Sri Rupa Manjari são meu tesouro, meu serviço devocional e meu Objeto de adoração.


2 ) sei mora prana-dhana, sei mora abharana,
sei mor jivanera jivana

Eles são o tesouro de meu coração, são meus ornamentos e são a vida da minha vida.


3 ) sei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mora vancha-siddhi,
sei mor vedera dharama

Eles são a perfeição de todas as rasas, a concretização de todos os meus desejos. Para mim são a própia conclusão védica.


4 )sei brata, sei tapa, sei mora mantra-japa,
sei mor dharama-karama

Eles são a meta de todos os meus votos e austeridades e da minha silenciosa Pronunciação de mantras. Eles são o propósito de todas as minhas atividades Religiosas.


5 ) anukula habe vidhi, se-pade hoibe siddhi,
nirakhibo e dui nayane

Pelo poder desses pés todas as minhas atividades tornar-se-ão favoráveis à devoção. A perfeição espiritual será alcançada e poderei de fato ver com estes dois olhos.


6 ) se rupa-madhuri-rasi, prana-kuvalaya-sasi,
praphullita habe nisi-dine

As ondas da beleza que flui dos pés de Sri Rupa Manjari, que brilham como a lua, Desabrocham meu coração tanto a noite quanto de dia.


7 ) tuwa adarsana-ahi, garale jaralo dehi,
ciro-dina tapita jivana


O fato de te ausentares da minha visão é como a dose de um veneno forte, e sofrerei Até o fim da minha vida afligido por uma febre alta.


8 ) ha ha rupa koro doya, deho more pada-chaya,
narottama loilo sarana


Narottama dasa Thakura diz : “Por favor, dá-me tua misericórdia e a sombra dos Teus pés de Lótus”. Hare Krsna !Jaya Srila Gurudeva !

Sri Rupa Manjari Pada

The Lotus Feet of Sri Rupa Manjari

(from Prarthana)
by
Srila Narottama das Thakura
_______________________

1
sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada,

sei mor bhajana-pujana

2

sei mora prana-dhana, sei mora abharana,

sei mor jivanera jivana

3

sei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mora vancha-siddhi,

sei mor vedera dharama

4

sei brata, sei tapa, sei mora mantra-japa,

sei mor dharama-karama

5

anukula habe vidhi, se-pade hoibe siddhi,

nirakhibo e dui nayane
6
se rupa-madhuri-rasi, prana-kuvalaya-sasi,

praphullita habe nisi-dine
7
tuwa adarsana-ahi, garale jaralo dehi,

ciro-dina tapita jivana
8

ha ha rupa koro doya, deho more pada-chaya,

narottama loilo sarana

TRANSLATION

1) The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari are my treasure, my devotional service, and my object of worship.


2) They give my life meaning, and They are the life of my life.


3) They are the perfection of rasa, and they are perfection worthy of attainment. They are the very law of the Vedic scriptures for me.

4) They are the meaning of all my fasts and penances and my silent uttering of my mantras. They are the basis of religion and activities.


5) By the purifying process of favorable devotional service one will attain perfection and with these two eyes be able to see.


6) His transcendental form is shining like moonlight in my heart, and my heart therefore shines and reciprocates. In other words, the ordinary moon lights up the night, and its shine illuminates other objects; but the moon of the effulgence of the form of Sri Rupa Manjari shines into the heart and makes the heart also shine back to the spiritual sky. This moon shines not only in the nighttime, but day and night.

7) Your absence from my vision is like a dose of strong poison, and I will suffer till the end of my life.

8) Narottama das Thakura says: "Please give me your mercy and the shade of your lotus feet."
                                     Jaya Srila Gurudeva Srila Narayana Gosvami Mahraja!

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The Lotus Feet of Sri Rupa Manjari

(from Prarthana)

by

Srila Narottama das Thakura

_______________________

1

sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sei mora sampada,

sei mor bhajana-pujana

2

sei mora prana-dhana, sei mora abharana,

sei mor jivanera jivana

3

sei mora rasa-nidhi, sei mora vancha-siddhi,

sei mor vedera dharama

4

sei brata, sei tapa, sei mora mantra-japa,

sei mor dharama-karama

5

anukula habe vidhi, se-pade hoibe siddhi,

nirakhibo e dui nayane

6

se rupa-madhuri-rasi, prana-kuvalaya-sasi,

praphullita habe nisi-dine

7

tuwa adarsana-ahi, garale jaralo dehi,

ciro-dina tapita jivana

8

ha ha rupa koro doya, deho more pada-chaya,

narottama loilo sarana

TRANSLATION

1) The lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari are my treasure, my devotional service, and my object of worship.

2) They give my life meaning, and They are the life of my life.

3) They are the perfection of rasa, and they are perfection worthy of attainment. They are the very law of the Vedic scriptures for me.

4) They are the meaning of all my fasts and penances and my silent uttering of my mantras. They are the basis of religion and activities.

5) By the purifying process of favorable devotional service one will attain perfection and with these two eyes be able to see.

6) His transcendental form is shining like moonlight in my heart, and my heart therefore shines and reciprocates. In other words, the ordinary moon lights up the night, and its shine illuminates other objects; but the moon of the effulgence of the form of Sri Rupa Manjari shines into the heart and makes the heart also shine back to the spiritual sky. This moon shines not only in the nighttime, but day and night.

7) Your absence from my vision is like a dose of strong poison, and I will suffer till the end of my life.

8) Narottama das Thakura says: "Please give me your mercy and the shade of your lotus feet."