A rare bengali pada (song) glorifying ardha-nārīśvara-rūpa (the combined form of Śiva and Pārvatī). Composed by the renowned medieval vaiṣṇava poet Govinda Dāsa — the author of many famous bengali vaiṣṇava padas viz. bhajahu re mana.
Rāga: Tathā-rāga
hema-hima-giri, dui tanu chiri
ādha nara ādha nārī
ādha ujara, ādha kājara
tina-i locana-dhārī
Their bodies carry the beauty of a bluish ice mountain and a golden mountain respectively. Half of the body is masculine, and half feminine. Half the body is bright, and half of it is bluish dark. This beautiful form (of Ardha-nārīśvara) has three eyes.
dekha dekha duhuṁ milita eka gāta
bhakata nandita, bhuvana vandita
bhuvana mātari-tāta
Just see! Just see! Two bodies have combined into one. Joyous for the devotees, and praised by the three worlds — these are the mother and father of the entire universe.
ādha phaṇi-maya, ādha maṇi-maya
hṛdaye ujara hāra
ādha bāghāmbara, ādha paṭṭāmbara
pindhana duhuṁ ujiyāra
Half of the body is replete with phaṇi (snakes) and half of it is replete with maṇi (jewels). Brilliant necklaces decorate their necks. Half the body wears a tiger-skin and half of it wears a silk saree. Both these clothings appear exceedingly brilliant.
nā devī kāminī, nā deva kāmuka
kevala prema prakāśa
śrī-gaurī-śaṅkara, caraṇa-kiṅkara
kaha-i govinda-dāsa
Neither the devī (Pārvatī) nor the deva (Śiva) are affected by the slightest tinge of lust. This divine form is merely a manifestation of their pure love. Govinda Dāsa says that he is a servant of the lotus feet of this combined form of Śrī-Gaurī-śaṅkara.
— (Translated by Hari Pārṣada Dāsa from the Vaiṣṇava-padāvalī compilation by Hare Krishna Mukhopadhyaya. 20 March 2023.
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