Saturday, October 8, 2022

Binary-Bounded Bhakti




A newly composed verse glorifying Śrī Rādhā. The speciality of this verse is that a restriction has been placed while composing the verse. The restriction is that only two consonants द् ( d ) and न् ( n ) have been used while composing it. All other alphabets are either vowels or nasal sounds. The meter of the verse is 'anuṣṭup' (standard meter employed throughout śāstra).

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An English and Hindi Translation as well as a short Sanskrit explanation of the verse is given below. The verse is as follows:
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नानादादादिदानेन नन्दनन्दननन्दिनी ।
दीनानां नन्ददा नूनं निनुदेन्नो दिने दिने ॥
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nānā-dādādi-dānena
nanda-nandana-nandinī
dīnānāṁ nandadā nūnaṁ
ninuden no dine dine
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Translation [English]: By giving various gifts etc., she (Rādhikā) causes delight to the son of Nanda Mahārāja. May she — the joy-giver of the distressed souls — inspire us each and every day (in our bhakti). 🙂🙏
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— Verse Composed and Translated by Hari Pārṣada Dāsa. Śarat-pūrṇimā (09-Oct-2022). Artwork by Lila Shravani Devi.
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हिन्दी भाषान्तर ​ [Hindi Translation] :— नाना उपहारादि दान देकर जो नन्दनन्दन श्रीकृष्ण को आनन्दित करती हैं, तथा जो दीन-हीनों को सुख प्रदान करती हैं — वे श्रीराधिका भक्तिमार्ग में हमें दिन प्रतिदिन प्रेरित करें ।
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— (हरिपार्षद दास द्वारा रचित , शरत्पूर्णिमा , ​ विक्रमाब्द २०७९)
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संस्कृतव्याख्या :— नाना-दादादि-दानेन नाना-उपहारादि-दानेन या नन्द-नन्दनस्य श्रीकृष्णस्य नन्दिनी आनन्दहेतुः श्रीराधिका । तथा च या दीनानां दुःखितानां नन्ददा आनन्दप्रदायिनी सा नूनं निश्चितं दिने दिने नः अस्मान् निनुदेत् प्रेरयतु, भक्तिमार्गे इति शेषः ।

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