Kiba Jaya Jaya Gaurachandra ~ Swarupa Damodar Dasa

A devotional Bhakti art slideshow featuring images of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu The Incarnation of The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Sri Krishna Who appeared in the fifthteenth century to inaugurate the Sri Krishna Sankirtan Movement, the congregational chanting of the Hare Krishna Mahamantra, considered to be the authorised method of God realization for this present age of kali yuga. The video is set to the Bengali bhajan "Kiba Jaya Jaya Gaurachanra" composed by the powerful Vaisnava Acharya Bhaktivinoda Thakura and performed By HG Swarupa Damodara Dasa. The English translation of the song lyrics follows...

JAYA JAYA GAURACHANDRA AROTIK
By Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

1) All glories, all glories to the beautiful arati ceremony of Lord Caitanya. This Gaura-arati is taking place in a grove on the banks of the Jahnavi (Ganges) and is attracting the minds of all living entities in the universe.

2) On Lord Caitanya's right side is Lord Nityananda and on His left is Sri Gadadhara. Nearby stands Sri Advaita, and Srivasa Thakura is holding an umbrella over Lord Caitanya's head.

3) Lord Caitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and the demigods, headed by Lord Brahms, perform the arati ceremony

4) Narahari Sarakara and other associates of Lord Caitanya fan Him with camaras, and devotees headed by Sanjaya Pandita, Mukunda Datta, and Vasu Ghosa sing sweet kirtana.

5) Conchshells, bells, and karatalas resound, and the mrdangas play very sweetly. This kirtana music is supremely sweet and relish able to hear.

6) The brilliance of Lord Caitanya's face conquers millions upon millions of moons, and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines.

7) Lord Siva, Sukadeva Gosvami, and Narada Muni are all there, and their voices are choked with the ecstasy of transcendental love. Thus Thakura Bhaktivinoda envisions the glory of Lord Sri Caitanya.