The Bud of the Holy Name
June 04, 2013 (VNN) by Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami
nāma ta akhaṇḍa rasa kalikā tāhāra | kṛṣṇa ādi saṁjñā-rūpe viśvete pracāra ||
Haridas Thakur to Gauranga in Hari Nam Chintamani by Bhaktivinod Thakur 15.21.
Translated by Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami. Inspiration by Mahanidhi Swami.
“Nam is the supremely undivided reservoir of loving mellows. The bud of Nam is famous in this world as Krishna Himself along with the Forms of His Divine Characteristics.”
svalpa sphuṭa kalikā se rūpa manohara | śrī-goloke vṛndāvane śrī-śyāmasundara ||15.22||
“A slight blossoming of this Nam bud reveals the supremely enchanting form of Shri Shyamasundara in Shri Goloka Vrindavana.”
saurabhita kalikā se catuḥ-ṣaṣṭhi-guṇa | prakāśe nāmera tattva jānena nipuṇa ||15.23 ||
“The fragrance of the more blossomed Nam bud manifests the 64 divine qualities of Krishna as realized by the expert chanters and knowers of Nam.”
pūrṇa prasphuṭita nāma kusuma sundara | aṣṭa-kāla nitya-līlā prakṛtira para ||15.24 ||
“The supremely beautiful whorl of the fully blossomed Nam bud is the eight-fold daily pastimes of Shri Shri Radha Krishna, which are beyond the scope of this material nature.”
Yours in service,
Bhaktiratna Sadhu Swami
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