Offering food

नम ओं विष्णु-पादाय कृष्ण-प्रेष्ठाय भू-तलेश्रीमते भक्तिवेदान्त-स्वामिन् इति नामिने

nama oṁ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-taleśrīmate bhaktivedānta-svāmin iti nāmine

Obeisance to him who has taken shelter at the feet of Viṣṇu, who is very dear to Kṛṣṇa on this earth — to the beautiful teacher named Bhaktivedānta Svāmī.

नमस् ते सारस्वते देवे गौर-वाणी-प्रचारिणेनिर्विशेष-शून्यवादि-पाश्चात्य-देश-तारिणे

namas te sārasvate deve gaura-vāṇī-pracāriṇenirviśeṣa-śūnyavādi-pāścātya-deśa-tāriṇe

Obeisance to you, O teacher, servant of Sarasvatī Gosvāmī! You preach the message of Gaurasundara and deliver the Western countries, filled with impersonalism and voidism.

नमो महा-वदान्याय कृष्ण-प्रेम-प्रदाय तेकृष्णाय कृष्ण-चैतन्य-नाम्ने गौर-त्विषे नमः

namo mahā-vadānyāya kṛṣṇa-prema-pradāya tekṛṣṇāya kṛṣṇa-caitanya-nāmne gaura-tviṣe namaḥ

Obeisance to You, the most generous, the giver of love for Kṛṣṇa! You are Kṛṣṇa Himself, appearing as Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, with a golden complexion.

नमो ब्रह्मण्य-देवाय गो-ब्राह्मण-हिताय चजगद्-धिताय कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय नमो नमः

namo brahmaṇya-devāya go-brāhmaṇa-hitāya cajagad-dhitāya kṛṣṇāya govindāya namo namaḥ

Obeisance to the God whom the brāhmaṇas worship, who brings good to the cows and the brāhmaṇas and good to the whole world — to Kṛṣṇa, to Govinda, obeisance and obeisance again!

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरेहरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे

hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare harehare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare

O Harā, O Kṛṣṇa, O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, O Harā, Harā! O Harā, O Rāma, O Rāma, Rāma, O Harā, Harā!

भज भकत-वत्सल श्री-गौरहरिश्री-गौरहरि सोहि गोष्ठ-बिहारीनन्द-यशोमती-चित्त-हारी

bhaja bhakata-vatsala śrī-gaurahariśrī-gaurahari sohi goṣṭha-bihārīnanda-yaśomatī-citta-hārī

Serve Śrī Gaurahari, tender to His devotees. He is the very One who frolics in the pastures and steals the hearts of Nanda and Yaśodā.

बेला होऽलो दामोदर आइस एखनोभोग-मन्दिरे बोसि कोरहो भोजन

belā ho'lo dāmodara āisa ekhanobhoga-mandire bosi koraho bhojana

"It is time, Dāmodara, come here now: sit in the dining hall and eat."

नन्देर निर्देशे बैसे गिरि-वर-धारीबलदेव-सह सखा बैसे सारि सारि

nandera nirdeśe baise giri-vara-dhārībaladeva-saha sakhā baise sāri sāri

At Nanda's word the lifter of the great hill sits down; with Baladeva, the friends sit down in rows.

शुक्ता-शाकादि भाजि नालिता कुष्माण्डडालि डाल्ना दुग्ध-तुम्बी दधि मोचा-खण्ड

śuktā-śākādi bhāji nālitā kuṣmāṇḍaḍāli ḍālnā dugdha-tumbī dadhi mocā-khaṇḍa

Śuktā and all kinds of greens, fried things, nālitā and pumpkin; ḍāl and stew, gourd in milk, yogurt and banana flower in pieces.

मुद्ग-बोडा माष-बोडा रोटिका घृतान्नशष्कुली पिष्टक क्षीर पुलि पायसान्न

mudga-boḍā māṣa-boḍā roṭikā ghṛtānnaśaṣkulī piṣṭaka kṣīra puli pāyasānna

Fritters of mung and urad, flatbreads, rice with ghee; śaṣkulī and cakes, condensed milk, puli and sweet rice.

कर्पूर अमृत-केलि रम्भा क्षीर-सारअमृत रसाला अम्ल द्वादश प्रकार

karpūra amṛta-keli rambhā kṣīra-sāraamṛta rasālā amla dvādaśa prakāra

Amṛta-keli with camphor, bananas, cream, a nectarean mango drink and sour dishes of twelve kinds.

लुचि चिनि सरपुरी लाड्डु रसाबलीभोजन कोरेन कृष्ण होऽये कुतूहली

luci cini sarapurī lāḍḍu rasābalībhojana korena kṛṣṇa ho'ye kutūhalī

Lucis, sugar, sarapurī, laḍḍus and rasābalī — and Kṛṣṇa eats it all, pleased and lively.

राधिकादि गणे हेरि नयनेर कोणेतृप्त होऽये खाय कृष्ण जशोदा-भवने

rādhikādi gaṇe heri nayanera koṇetṛpta ho'ye khāya kṛṣṇa jaśodā-bhavane

Glancing from the corner of His eye at Rādhikā and her friends, Kṛṣṇa eats in Yaśodā's house, satisfied.

भोजनान्ते पिये कृष्ण सुबासित बारिसबे मुख प्रक्षालोय होऽये सारि सारि

bhojanānte piye kṛṣṇa subāsita bārisabe mukha prakṣāloya ho'ye sāri sāri

After the meal Kṛṣṇa drinks scented water, and all in rows wash their faces.

हस्त-मुख प्रक्षालिया जत सखा-गणेआनन्दे बिश्राम कोरे बलदेव-सने

hasta-mukha prakṣāliyā jata sakhā-gaṇeānande biśrāma kore baladeva-sane

Having washed their hands and faces, all the friends rest joyfully together with Baladeva.

जाम्बुल रसाल आने ताम्बूल-मसालाताहा खेये कृष्ण-चन्द्र सुखे निद्रा गेला

jāmbula rasāla āne tāmbūla-masālātāhā kheye kṛṣṇa-candra sukhe nidrā gelā

Jāmbula and Rasāla bring betel with spices; having tasted it, Kṛṣṇa-candra happily falls asleep.

विशालाक्ष शिखि-पुच्छ-चामर ढुलायअपूर्व शय्याय कृष्ण सुखे निद्रा जाय

viśālākṣa śikhi-puccha-cāmara ḍhulāyaapūrva śayyāya kṛṣṇa sukhe nidrā jāya

Viśālākṣa fans Him with a fan of peacock feathers, and on a wondrous bed Kṛṣṇa sleeps happily.

जशोमती-आज्ञा पेये धनिष्ठा-आनीतोश्री-कृष्ण-प्रसाद राधा भुञ्जे होऽये प्रीतो

jaśomatī-ājñā peye dhaniṣṭhā-ānītośrī-kṛṣṇa-prasāda rādhā bhuñje ho'ye prīto

At Yaśodā's word Dhaniṣṭhā brings the remnants of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's meal, and Rādhā tastes them, pleased.

ललितादि सखी-गण अवशेष पायमने मने सुखे राधा-कृष्ण-गुण गाय

lalitādi sakhī-gaṇa avaśeṣa pāyamane mane sukhe rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa gāya

Lalitā and the other friends receive the remnants, and in the depths of their hearts joyfully sing the qualities of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

हरि-लीला एक्-मात्र जाहार प्रमोदभोगारति गाय ठाकुर् भकतिविनोद

hari-līlā ek-mātra jāhāra pramodabhogārati gāya ṭhākur bhakativinoda

He whose only joy is the pastimes of Hari, Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda, sings this bhoga-ārati.