] bound by love to him whose form is as a new cloud! hail to
R??m and the rest, beautiful and dear companions! hail to the charmer,
the incomparable Gora (Chaitanya)! hail to the mighty younger brother
of Balar??m! hail! hail to Nity??nand (who is) joy (personified)! Hail to
him who destroys the fear of good men, the object of the hope of Gobind
D??s!"
I would call attention here, once for all, to what is one of the
principal charms of Vaish.nava hymns, the exquisitely musical rhythm
and cadence. They seem made to be sung, and trip off the tongue with a
lilt and grace which are irresistible.
This hymn is interesting as shewing how completely Chaitanya is by his
followers invested with the attributes of, and identified with,
K.r?®sh.na; it has no other special merits; nor anything specially
interesting from a philological point of view as it is nearly all
Sansk.rit.
The next six are in praise of the sect itself, of Adwaita, and the
principal disciples. That on Adwaita by his contemporary Brindaban D??s
gives a lively picture of the old Brahman, then follow seven in praise
of the K?®rtanias or the old master-singers--Bidyapati, Jayadeva,
Cha.
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