Yasomati Nandana
Nama Kirtana Song 1
yaśomatī-nandana,
braja-baro-nāgara, gokula-rañjana kāna gopī-parāṇa-dhana, madana-manohara, kāliya-damana-vidhāna
Word for word
yaśomatī-nandana - Lord Kṛṣṇa is the beloved son of mother Yaśodā; vraja-vara-nāgara - most beloved of the inhabitants of Vraja; gokula rañjana - the attractor of the people of Gokula; kāna - (an intimate nickname); gopī-parāṇa-dhana - the wealth of the lives of the gopīs; madana-manohara - who can attract even the mind of Cupid; kāliya-damana-vidhāna - the chastiser of the Kāliya serpent.
Lord Krsna is the beloved son of mother Yasoda; the transcendental lover in the land of Vraja; the delight of Gokula; Kana [a nickname of Krsna]; the wealth of the lives of the gopis. He steals the mind of even Cupid and punishes the Kaliya serpent.
amala
harinām amiya-vilāsā vipina-purandara, navīna nāgara-bora, baṁśī-badana suvāsā
Word for word
amala harinām - these pure holy names; amiya vilāsā - are full of sweet, nectarean pastimes; vipina-purandara - He is the monarch of the garden groves; navīna nāgara-bora - He is the best of youthful lovers; vaḿśīvadana - He is seen with His flute placed to His lips; suvāsā - He is an excellent dresser.
These pure, holy names of Lord Hari are full of sweet, nectarean pastimes. Krsna is the Lord of the twelve forests of Vraja, He is ever-youthful and is the best of lovers. He is always playing on a flute, and He is an excellent dresser.
braja-jana-pālana,
asura-kula-nāśana nanda-godhana-rākhowālā govinda mādhava, navanīta-taskara, sundara nanda-gopālā
Word for word
braja-jana-pālana - the protector of the inhabitants of Vraja; asura-kula-nāśana - the destroyer of demonic dynasties; nanda-godhana-rākhaoyālā - the keeper of Nanda Mahārāja's valuable cows; govinda - the giver of pleasure to the cows; mādhava - the husband of the goddess of fortune; navanīta-taskara - the butter thief; sundara nanda-gopālā - the beautiful cowherd son of Nanda Mahārāja.
Krsna is the protector of the inhabitants of Vraja; the destroyer of various demoniac dynasties; the keeper and tender of Nanda Maharaja's cows; the giver of pleasure to the cows, land, and spiritual senses; the husband of the goddess of fortune; the butter thief; and the beautiful cowherd boy of Nanda Maharaja.
yāmuna-taṭa-cara,
gopī-basana-hara, rāsa-rasika, kṛpāmoya śrī-rādhā-vallabha, bṛndābana-naṭabara, bhakativinod-āśraya
Word for word
yāmuna-taṭa-cara - He wanders along the banks of the river Yamunā; gopī-vasana-hara - He steals the garments of the gopīs; rāsa-rasika - He delights in the mellows of the rāsa dance; kṛpāmoya - He is very merciful; śrī-rādhā-vallabha - the most beloved of Srīmatī Rādhāraṇī; vṛndāvana-naṭabara - the great dancer of Vṛndāvana; bhakativinod-āśraya - the shelter of Bhaktivinoda
Krsna wanders along the banks of the River Yamuna. He stole the garments of the young damsels of Vraja who were bathing there. He delights in the mellows of the rasa dance; He is very merciful; the lover and beloved of Srimati Radharani; the great dancer of Vrndavana; and the shelter and only refuge of Thakura Bhaktivinoda.
Translation
Lord Krsna is the beloved son of mother Yasoda; the transcendental lover in the land of Vraja; the delight of Gokula; Kana [a nickname of Krsna]; the wealth of the lives of the gopis. He steals the mind of even Cupid and punishes the Kaliya serpent.
These pure, holy names of Lord Hari are full of sweet, nectarean pastimes. Krsna is the Lord of the twelve forests of Vraja, He is ever-youthful and is the best of lovers. He is always playing on a flute, and He is an excellent dresser.
Krsna is the protector of the inhabitants of Vraja; the destroyer of various demoniac dynasties; the keeper and tender of Nanda Maharaja's cows; the giver of pleasure to the cows, land, and spiritual senses; the husband of the goddess of fortune; the butter thief; and the beautiful cowherd boy of Nanda Maharaja.
Krsna wanders along the banks of the River Yamuna. He stole the garments of the young damsels of Vraja who were bathing there. He delights in the mellows of the rasa dance; He is very merciful; the lover and beloved of Srimati Radharani; the great dancer of Vrndavana; and the shelter and only refuge of Thakura Bhaktivinoda.
Notes
This song is sung in Raga Des in Dadra Tala. This can also be sung in Kaherva tala with Ahir Bhairava raga.