{"id":1448,"date":"2016-10-26T15:18:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T09:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2022-01-24T18:07:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T12:37:53","slug":"gaura-arati","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/gaura-arati\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaura Arati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Have you ever listened to this melodious song, rendered during Gaura Arati \u2013 the grand arati ceremony for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/lord-chaitanya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu<\/span><\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1589\" title=\"sri nitai gauranga\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sri-nitai-gauranga.jpg\" alt=\"sri nitai gauranga\" width=\"880\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sri-nitai-gauranga.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sri-nitai-gauranga-300x137.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sri-nitai-gauranga-768x352.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This arati is also called Sandhya-arati because every evening (sandhya) at 7:00 pm, arati &nbsp;is performed to Their Lordships &nbsp;in the temple with incense, lamp, water, cloth, flowers, chamara and vyajana to the accompaniment of Gaura-arati song with melodious music.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/261926410&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Text One<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(kiba) jaya jaya gaurachander aratiko shobha<\/em><br \/>\n<em>jahnavi-tata-vane jaga-mana-lobha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All glories, all glories to the beautiful arati ceremony of Lord <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/childhood-pastimes-chaitanya-mahaprabhu\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Chaitanya Bala Lila: Childhood Pastimes of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu\">Chaitanya<\/a>! This Gaura-arati is being performed in a grove on the bank of the Ganges and is captivating everyone in the universe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>dakhine nitaichand, bame gadadhara<\/em><br \/>\n<em>nikate adwaita, shrinivasa chatra-dhara<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Lord Chaitanya\u2019s right is Lord <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/lord-nityananda-pastimes\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Pastimes of Lord Nityananda\">Nityananda<\/a>, and on His left is Sri Gadadhara. Nearby stands Sri Advaita, and Srivasa Thakura holds an umbrella over Lord Chaitanya\u2019s head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Three<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>bosiyache gaurachand ratna-simhasane<\/em><br \/>\n<em>arati koren brahma-adi deva-gane<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lord Chaitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and Lord Brahma and the other demigods are performing His arati.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Four<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>narahari-adi kori\u2019 chamara dhulaya<\/em><br \/>\n<em>sanjaya-mukunda-basu-ghosh-adi gaya<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As Narahari Sarakara and other associates of Lord Chaitanya fan Him with chamaras, Sanjaya Pandita, Mukunda Datta, Vasu Ghosha and other devotees sing sweet kirtana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Five<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>shankha baje ghantha baje baje karatala<\/em><br \/>\n<em>madhura mrdanga baje parama rasala<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Conch shells, bells, and karatalas resound, and the mridangas play very sweetly. This kirtana music is supremely sweet and relishable to hear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Six<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>bahu-koti chandra jini\u2019 vadana ujjvala<\/em><br \/>\n<em>gala-deshe bana-mala kore jhalamala<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The brilliance of Lord Chaitanya\u2019s face conquers millions upon millions of moons, and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Text Seven<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/maha-shivaratri-the-night-of-lord-shiva\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Maha Shivaratri - Blessed Night of Lord Shiva\">shiva<\/a>-shuka-narada preme gada-gada<\/em><br \/>\n<em>bhakativinoda dekhe gaurara sampada<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lord Shiva, Shukadeva Gosvami, and Narada Muni are all present, and their voices are choked with the great ecstasy of transcendental love. Thus Thakura Bhaktivinoda envisions the glory of Lord Sri Chaitanya.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Related Links:<\/strong>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/sri-gaura-purnima\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Gaura Purnima<\/a>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/festivals\/lord-chaitanya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu<\/a>&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #000000;\">|<\/span>&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/jagannath-mishras-feast-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jagannath Mishra\u2019s Feast Recipes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever listened to this melodious song, rendered during Gaura Arati \u2013 the grand arati ceremony for&nbsp;Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu? This arati is also called Sandhya-arati because every evening (sandhya) at 7:00 pm, arati &nbsp;is performed to Their Lordships &nbsp;in the temple with incense, lamp, water, cloth, flowers, chamara and vyajana to the accompaniment of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1448","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-songs-and-prayers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1448"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6739,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1448\/revisions\/6739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iskconbangalore.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}