{"id":2287,"date":"2022-07-17T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-17T19:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/?p=2287"},"modified":"2026-02-16T04:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:40:40","slug":"sri-gopala-bhatta-gosvami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/sri-gopala-bhatta-gosvami\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2288 \" src=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gopal-bhatta-goswami.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gopal-bhatta-goswami.jpg 540w, https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gopal-bhatta-goswami-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>Sucaka Kirtana, by\u00a0Manohara Dasa<\/p>\n<p>sri gopala-bhatta prabhu, tuya sri carana kabhu,<br \/>\ndekhibo ki nayana bhariya.(1)<\/p>\n<p>(1) Whenever I see the beautiful lotus feet of Sri Gopala Bhatta Prabhu, my<br \/>\neyes flood with tears.<\/p>\n<p>suniya asima guna, panjare vindhila ghuna,<br \/>\nnichani niya yaire mariya (2)<\/p>\n<p>(2) One becomes free from the cycle of birth and death by hearing about your<br \/>\nunlimited qualities.<\/p>\n<p>pirite gadala tanu, dasabana hema janu,<br \/>\ncandramukhe aruna adhara (3)<\/p>\n<p>(3) Being attracted by your moonlike face and lips radiant like the rising sun,<br \/>\nI can&#8217;t be pierced by Cupid&#8217;s ten golden arrows.<\/p>\n<p>jhalake dasana-kanti, jini mukutara panti<br \/>\nhasi kahe amrta-madhura.(4)<\/p>\n<p>(4) Your beautiful teeth resemble a string of pearls. Your joyful words are<br \/>\nsaturated with sweet nectar.<\/p>\n<p>paranera prana yara, rupa sanatana ara,<br \/>\nraghunatha-yugala jivana(5)<\/p>\n<p>pandita krsna lokanatha, jana deha-bheda matra<br \/>\nsaravasva sri-radha-ramana (6)<\/p>\n<p>(5,6) The devotees Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana Gosvamis, Raghunatha Dasa,<br \/>\nRaghunatha Bhatta, Raghava Pandita, Krsna Dasa Kaviraja, Lokanatha Gosvami are<br \/>\nyour life. And your soul is Radha-Ramanaji.<\/p>\n<p>premete vithara anga, caitanya-carana bhanga,<br \/>\nsri-nivase dayara adhina(7)<\/p>\n<p>(7) With your body full of love you offer obeisances to Lord Caitanya, and like<br \/>\na honeybee you are attached to His lotus feet. You kindly gave shelter to<br \/>\nSrinivasa Acarya.<\/p>\n<p>sabhe meli rasasvada, bhava-bhare unmada,<br \/>\nei vyavasaya ciradina (8)<\/p>\n<p>(8) Your only engagement is associating with pure devotees, relishing rasa, and<br \/>\ntasting the divine madness of gopi-bhava.<\/p>\n<p>lilasudha-sura-dhuni, rasika-mukuta-mani<br \/>\nrasavese gada gada hiya (9)<\/p>\n<p>(9) The pastimes of Radha-Ramana flow through your mind like the celestial<br \/>\nGanges. You are the crest jewel of rasika Vaisnavas. Relishing prema-rasa, you<br \/>\nbecome overwhelmed with ecstatic emotions.<\/p>\n<p>aho aho ragasindhu, aho dina-jana bandhu,<br \/>\nyasa gaya jagata bhariya (10).<\/p>\n<p>(10) Oh, ocean of spontaneous love for Radha-Ramana. You are the friend of the<br \/>\nfallen. Your fame is sung throughout the universe.<\/p>\n<p>ha ha murti su-madhura, ha ha karunara pura,<br \/>\nha ha cintamani guna-khani (11).<\/p>\n<p>(11) Oh, your form is most sweet and full of mercy. And your unlimited<br \/>\nqualities act like a touchstone.<\/p>\n<p>ha ha prabhu ekabara, dekhao madhuri-sara,<br \/>\nsri-carana-kamala Iavani.(12)<\/p>\n<p>(12) Just once, Oh master, let me see your lotus feet, the essence of all<br \/>\nsweetness.<\/p>\n<p>aneka janmera pare, asesa bhagyera tare,<br \/>\ntuya parikara pada payan.(13)<\/p>\n<p>(13) After many many births, I have attained the rare fortune of serving the<br \/>\nservants of your eternal associates.<\/p>\n<p>nija karamera dose, majinu visaya rase,<br \/>\njanama gonainu kholi khayan (14)<\/p>\n<p>(14) Because of bad karma I have wasted my life enjoying sense-gratification.<\/p>\n<p>aparadha pare mane, tathapi tomara gune,<br \/>\npatita-pavana asabandha (15)<\/p>\n<p>(15) I am full of offenses. But my only hope is that you, being full of<br \/>\nmerciful qualities, will deliver this fallen soul.<\/p>\n<p>Iobhete cancalamati upekhile nahi gati,<br \/>\npukaraye manohara manda. (16)<\/p>\n<p>(16) Although my mind is fickle and I&#8217;m greedy and sinful, still this Manohara<br \/>\nDasa calls out to you. Please don&#8217;t neglect me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sucaka Kirtana, by\u00a0Manohara Dasa sri gopala-bhatta prabhu, tuya sri carana kabhu, dekhibo ki nayana bhariya.(1) (1) Whenever I see the beautiful lotus feet of Sri Gopala Bhatta Prabhu, my eyes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/vaishnava-news-network.org\/vaisnava-news\/sri-gopala-bhatta-gosvami\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":24,"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[242,533],"class_list":["post-2287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-art","tag-lord-caitanya","tag-sri-gopala-bhatta-gosvami","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami - 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