Los Angeles - January, 1969 For the last month, Prabhupada has been regularly teaching the devotees all the standard songs of the Vaisnava Acharyas. Vishnujana is particularly interested in these songs, and they enter deep into his heart. They will become the life and soul of his preaching before long. Srila Prabhupada encourages him and offers to teach him the proper way to play harmonium. The arrangement is that for every new bhajan that Vishnujana learns, Prabhupada will give another harmonium lesson. Understanding Vishnujana’s musical talents, Prabhupada gives him the words to a song by Narottama dasa Thakur, Vrindavana ramya sthana, and asks him to compose a melody that his countrymen will like. Vishnujana is excited by this service, and the next day he informs His Divine Grace that he already has a melody for the song. Prabhupada asks Vishnujana to come by his room and sing the new melody. After hearing Vishnujana sing the bhajan, Prabhupada is greatly pleased. He thanks him for the beautiful melody and authorizes him to compose other melodies for the devotees to chant. No other devotee has this authority.
This one song or bhajan really defines who Visnujana Swami was, a beautiful devotee who could sing the most beautiful bhajans with tremendous love and devotion. He inspired so many devotees throughout the world during those early 70's.
Official Name: Vasanti Rasa (Amorous Pastimes in the Spring) Book Name: Prarthana (Section: Mathura-virohcita Darsana Lalasa Song 3) Author: Narottam Das Thakur (1) Vrindabana ramya-sthana divya-cintamani-dhama ratana-mandira manohara avrta kalindi-nire raja-hamsa keli kore tahe sobhe kanaka-kamala (2) tara madhye hema-pitha asta-dale vestita asta-dale pradhana nayika tara madhye ratnasane bosi' achen dui-jane syama-sange sundari Radhika (3) o-rupa-lavanya-rasi amiya poriche khasi' hasya-parihasa-sambhasane narottama-dasa koy nitya-lila sukha-moy sadai sphuruka mora mane
1) Beautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewelled palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows. 2) In the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the center Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewelled throne. 3) The great beauty of the Divine Couple, and Their charming joking and laughter appears to be constantly showering nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifest in my heart.
LYRICS: (1) vṛndāvana ramya-sthāna dibya-cińtāmaṇi-dhāma ratana mandira manohara abṛta kālindī-nīre rāja-haḿsa keli kare tāhe śobhe kanaka-kamal (2) tār madhye hema-pīṭha aṣṭa-dale beṣṭita aṣṭa-dale pradhāna nāyika tār madhye ratnāsane ba’si āchen dui-jane śyāma-sańge sundarī rādhikā (3) o-rūpa-lābaṇya-rāśi amiyā pariche khasi hāsya-parihāsa-sambhāṣaṇe narottama-dāsa koy nitya-līlā sukha-moy sadāi sphurūk mora mane WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Vrndavana Ramya Sthana TRANSLATION 1) Beautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewel palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows. 2) In the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the center Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewel throne. 3) The great beauty of the Divine couple and Their charming joking and laughter continually showers nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: “I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifested in my heart.”
vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha kripa-sindubhya eva cha patitanam pavanabhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namaha Thank You so much for sharing such a beautiful rendition by Vishnujana Maharaj! I couldn't find it on the list of his songs on the audio.iskcondesiretree.info. Can I please, download this video with Your permission?
Magnificent 🙏. His loving kirtans marked my childhood and teenage hood.
Los Angeles - January, 1969
For the last month, Prabhupada has been regularly teaching the devotees all the standard songs of the Vaisnava Acharyas. Vishnujana is particularly interested in these songs, and they enter deep into his heart. They will become the life and soul of his preaching before long. Srila Prabhupada encourages him and offers to teach him the proper way to play harmonium. The arrangement is that for every new bhajan that Vishnujana learns, Prabhupada will give another harmonium lesson.
Understanding Vishnujana’s musical talents, Prabhupada gives him the words to a song by Narottama dasa Thakur, Vrindavana ramya sthana, and asks him to compose a melody that his countrymen will like.
Vishnujana is excited by this service, and the next day he informs His Divine Grace that he already has a melody for the song. Prabhupada asks Vishnujana to come by his room and sing the new melody. After hearing Vishnujana sing the bhajan, Prabhupada is greatly pleased. He thanks him for the beautiful melody and authorizes him to compose other melodies for the devotees to chant. No other devotee has this authority.
This one song or bhajan really defines who Visnujana Swami was, a beautiful devotee who could sing the most beautiful bhajans with tremendous love and devotion. He inspired so many devotees throughout the world during those early 70's.
What a lovely kīrtan from a great soul!! Viṣṇujana Swāmī Mahārāj ki Jai!!!
Official Name: Vasanti Rasa (Amorous Pastimes in the Spring)
Book Name: Prarthana (Section: Mathura-virohcita Darsana Lalasa Song 3)
Author: Narottam Das Thakur
(1)
Vrindabana ramya-sthana divya-cintamani-dhama
ratana-mandira manohara
avrta kalindi-nire raja-hamsa keli kore
tahe sobhe kanaka-kamala
(2)
tara madhye hema-pitha asta-dale vestita
asta-dale pradhana nayika
tara madhye ratnasane bosi' achen dui-jane
syama-sange sundari Radhika
(3)
o-rupa-lavanya-rasi amiya poriche khasi'
hasya-parihasa-sambhasane
narottama-dasa koy nitya-lila sukha-moy
sadai sphuruka mora mane
1) Beautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewelled palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows.
2) In the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the center Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewelled throne.
3) The great beauty of the Divine Couple, and Their charming joking and laughter appears to be constantly showering nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifest in my heart.
Hare Krishna 💙
very transcendental indeed. All glories to Vishnujana Swani in the goloka.
Fantastic. Supramelodious and not of this world
LYRICS:
(1)
vṛndāvana ramya-sthāna dibya-cińtāmaṇi-dhāma
ratana mandira manohara
abṛta kālindī-nīre rāja-haḿsa keli kare
tāhe śobhe kanaka-kamal
(2)
tār madhye hema-pīṭha aṣṭa-dale beṣṭita
aṣṭa-dale pradhāna nāyika
tār madhye ratnāsane ba’si āchen dui-jane
śyāma-sańge sundarī rādhikā
(3)
o-rūpa-lābaṇya-rāśi amiyā pariche khasi
hāsya-parihāsa-sambhāṣaṇe
narottama-dāsa koy nitya-līlā sukha-moy
sadāi sphurūk mora mane
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Vrndavana Ramya Sthana
TRANSLATION
1) Beautiful Vrndavana is filled with cintamani gems and many jewel palaces and temples. Many regal swans play in the waters of the Yamuna, and in those waters a splendid golden lotus flower grows.
2) In the middle of that lotus is a golden place surrounded by eight petals. On these eight petals the eight principal gopis reside, and in the center Lord Syamasundara and beautiful Srimati Radharani sit on a jewel throne.
3) The great beauty of the Divine couple and Their charming joking and laughter continually showers nectar everywhere. Narottama dasa says: “I pray that these blissful eternal transcendental pastimes of the Divine Couple may be always manifested in my heart.”
🌷 Hare Kṛṣṇa 🌷
vancha-kalpatarubhyash cha
kripa-sindubhya eva cha
patitanam pavanabhyo
vaishnavebhyo namo namaha
Thank You so much for sharing such a beautiful rendition by Vishnujana Maharaj! I couldn't find it on the list of his songs on the audio.iskcondesiretree.info. Can I please, download this video with Your permission?
Please include the lyrics in the future if possible