jaya jaya rava bhela nadiya nagare janmilena sri-gauranga jagannatha ghare

jagan-mata saci-deva misra jagannatha mahanande gagana paola janu hata

The town of Nadia reverberated with the sounds of 'Jaya! Jaya!' It was the occasion of the birth of Sri Gauranga, who appeared at the home of Jagannath Misra. Mother Saci, who was like the mother of the entire world, and Jagannath Misra raised their hands in the sky in their great ecstasy.

grahana samaye pahun aila avani sankha-nada hari-dhvani cari bhite suni

nadiya nagari-gana deya jaya-kara ulu-dhvani hari-dhvani ananda apara

As the time for the lunar eclipse approached, loud sounds of conch shells and the chanting of the holy names of Lord Hari could be heard in all four directions. The residents of Nadia loudly chanted, "Jaya! Jaya!" along with making the traditional ulu sound accompanied by the names of Lord Hari. In this way, great joy was spread everywhere.

papa rahu avani kariyachila grasa purna-sasi gaura pahun te bhela prakasa

gauracanda-candra prema-amrta sincibe vrndavana-dasa kahe papatama yabe

When the sinful Rahu planet covered the moon in the sky, the full moon known as Gauracandra became manifest in this world. The moon known as Lord Gauracandra nourished the great nectar of love of Godhead in this world. Vrindavan Das says that this love of God has driven away all the sins of this world.

[ By Vrindavan das, translated by Hari Parshad Das from Vaisnava Padavali, fourth edition, April 2010. Compiled and edited by Hare Krishna Mukhopadhyay. Published by Shishu Sahitya Sansad Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata.]