Eka Dina Mane Pahum Kaila Acambita

eka-dina mane pahuṁ kaila ācambita pūrba deśa yāba āmi saba jana hita

One day Lord Gaura suddenly thought in His heart: “For the benefit of the people there, I will go east."

yātrā kari yāra pahuṁ saṅge nija jana chaṭaphaṭa kare śacī māyera jībana

Taking His closest companions with Him, Lord Gaura would travel east. He who is mother Śacī's very life was restless to travel.

māyere kahena prabhu nā bhābiha tumi tomāra nikaṭe sadā rahiba ye āmi

To His mother Lord Gaura said: "Please don't worry. I will always be near you."

lakṣmīre karila prabhu hāsiya uttara mātāra sebāya tumi ha-ibā tat-para

To Lakṣmīpriyā smiling Lord Gaura said: "Serve My mother. Be devoted to her."

śubha-yātrā kare pahuṁ saṅge nija jana kautuke bhramaṇa kare ānandita mana

Accompanied by His close companions, Lord Gaura began His auspicious journey. With a happy heart He traveled.

brāhmaṇa saj-jana baise padmābatī taṭe dibya puruṣa nārī snāna kare ghāṭe

Brāhmaṇas and saintly persons stayed on the bank of the Padmāvatī. Effulgent spiritual men an women bathed at the ghāṭas there.

biśwambhara snāna kaila se-padmābatī saba-jana pāpa-hare snāna kaile tathi

When Lord Viśvambhara bathed in the Padmāvatī, everyone became freed of sins by bathing there.

pūrba-deśe basati karaya yata-jana sabhāre yāciyā pahuṁ dile hari-nāma

The people who lived in the east Lord Gaura begged to accept the holy name. He gave them the chanting of Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy name.

śuci bā aśuci kibā ācāra bicāra nā mānila sabāre karila bhaba pāra

He did not consider who was pure or impure, or who had acted well or ill. Everyone He carried to farther bank of the river of birth and death.

nāma-saṅkīrtana prabhu nauka sājā-iyā pāra kaila sarba-loke āpani yāciyā

Lord Gaura built a boat of nāma-saṅkirtana (chanting of the holy names). He personally begged everyone to enter that boat. With that boat He brought them all to the farther bank of the river of birth and death.

ye-jana palāya tāre dhare kole kari bhaba-nadī kare pāra gaurāṅga śrī-hari

Anyone who fled from Him, He caught in His arms. Lord Gaurāṅga, who is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, carried those persons to the farther bank of the river of birth and death.

locana kahiche pahuṁ sarba-loka-pati karuṇā prakāśi lokera kaila śuddha-mati

Locana dāsa says: Lord Gaura is the master of all the worlds. Giving His mercy to the people, He made them all pure at heart.