Gharere Aila Prabhu Ratna Laina

1

gharere a- ila prabhu ratna laina
mata sthane dila dhana hararita haina

Lord Gaura returns home with many jewels. To mother Saci He happily gives the wealth He had brought.

2

namaskara kari prabhu nehare badana
birasa badana saci na kahe bacana

Lord Gaura bows down before her and gazes at her face. He face drawn and withered, Saci speaks not a word.

3

prabhu kahe kena mata birasa badana
tomare mailna dekhi pode mora mana

Lord Gaura says, "Mother, why is your face so drawn and withered? When I see your face so sad, My heart bursts into flames.

4

e bola suniya saci gadagada bhara
jharaye ankhira nira bhija hoya basa

Hearing these words, Saci speaks some broken words in a choked voice. Tears stream from her eyes and wet the cloth over her heart.

5

kahite na pare kichu sa-karuna kantha
kahila amara badhu calila baikuntha

She has no power to speak. Grief fills her throat. Finally she says, "My daughter-in-law has gone to Vaikuntha."

6

prabhu kahe soka teji suna mora mata
nirbandha na ghuce se- i likhana bidhata

Lord Gaura says, "Renounce your grief. O mother, please hear My words. No one can destroy his destiny, the destiny Lord Brahma writes on his forehead."

7

putrera bacana saci suni sabadhane
soka na karila kichu na karila mane

Carefully listening to her son's words, Saci did not lament. She did not lament in her heart.

8

kahaye locana dasa sunaha caritra laksmi
swarge arohana biswambhara sangita

Locana dasa says: Please hear this pastime, the pastime of Laksmipriya's ascent to Vaikuntha. In this way I have sung of Lord Visvambhara's pastimes.

Translation

1

Lord Gaura returns home with many jewels. To mother Saci He happily gives the wealth He had brought.

2

Lord Gaura bows down before her and gazes at her face. He face drawn and withered, Saci speaks not a word.

3

Lord Gaura says, "Mother, why is your face so drawn and withered? When I see your face so sad, My heart bursts into flames.

4

Hearing these words, Saci speaks some broken words in a choked voice. Tears stream from her eyes and wet the cloth over her heart.

5

She has no power to speak. Grief fills her throat. Finally she says, "My daughter-in-law has gone to Vaikuntha."

6

Lord Gaura says, "Renounce your grief. O mother, please hear My words. No one can destroy his destiny, the destiny Lord Brahma writes on his forehead."

7

Carefully listening to her son's words, Saci did not lament. She did not lament in her heart.

8

Locana dasa says: Please hear this pastime, the pastime of Laksmipriya's ascent to Vaikuntha. In this way I have sung of Lord Visvambhara's pastimes.