Sacred Song Symphony

Nitāi-pada-kamala

(Manaḥ-śikṣā) Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala
ye chāyāya jagata jurāya
hena nitāi vine bhāi, rādhā-kṛṣṇa pāite nāi
dṛḍha kari' dhara nitāiyera pāya
se sambandha nāhi yā' ra, bṛthā janma gela tā' ra
sei paśu bara durācāra
nitāi nā balila mukhe, majila saṁsāra-sukhe
vidyā-kule ki karibe tāra
ahaṅkāre matta hoiyā, nitāi-pada pāsariyā
asatyere satya kari māni
nitaiyera karuṇā habe, vraje rādhā-kṛṣṇa pābe
dhara nitāi-caraṇa du'khāni
nitāiyera caraṇa satya, tāhāra sevaka nitya
nitāi-pada sadā kara āśa
narottama bara dukhī, nitāi more kara sukhī
rākha rāṅgā-caraṇera pāśa