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About Srimad Bhakti Vedanta Muni Maharaj Srimad Bhakti Vedanta Muni Maharaj was born in 1973 in a Gaudiya Vaisnava family in Orissa, India. His parents were high-class Vaisnavas whose mercy from childhood gave him a deep impression in Krsna consciousness. Their house was none other than a Math or temple where aratikas, kirtans, reading the Puranas such as Srimad-Bhagavatam and so on, went on continuously throughout the year. Many high-class Vaisnavas joined there regularly without formal invitation. Therefore, from the beginning of his life, Maharaj had the chance to serve the Vaisnavas.
Srimad Muni Maharaj has many unprecedented qualities in producing devotional music. He composed hundreds of traditional devotional songs that are widely appreciated around the world. He has given his music and voice to more than ten devotional albums, which are giving inspiration to countless devotees around the world. His albums are in Oriya, Bengali, Sanskrit and Hindi languages. He injects his own unique and creative inspiration into those albums. Without any formal education in music from any academic school or teacher he accomplished his devotional singing and skill in directing his devotional music. He firmly believes his aforesaid talent has been gifted by Sri Guru and Sri Krsna. Now presently he is traveling extensively in Western countries as well as in India, preaching the message of Srimad Bhagavad-gita and Srimad Bhagavatam by the order of his diksa and siksha Gurudevas. There is some speciality in his preaching that he can speak and sing according to the subject matter in order to invoke an attractive environment amongst the audience. He prefers to present devotional topics in this musical way rather than delivering lectures that are helpful in controlling the unsteady mind. He has translated and published a number of devotional books in the regional language. Srimad Muni Maharaj for twelve years has looked after his own preaching center, Sri Gour Govinda Gaudiya Ashram. After the aprakat-lila of Srila Gurudeva Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj in late 2010, the succeeding years became difficult for him to maintain the Ashram in his separation, and most of the time he stayed in Sri Vrindavan Dham. Therefore he decided to reside in Vraj Mandal in early 2012. In his ashram “Radha Govinda Asram" in Radha-Kunda, the most holy pilgrimage place in the world, Srimad BV Muni Maharaj gives intensive training to bramacharis in serving the eternal divine couple Sri Radha-Krsna. An increasing number of spiritual seekers, new devotees from around the globe come to him for guidance. Upon invitations he travels within India and abroad to spread the message of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He continues inspiring people with his preaching activities and his deep soul-searching devotional songs that have become his trademark for the pleasure of Sri Radha-Krishna and his Guru-varga. To find out more on Srimad BV Muni Maharaj’s devotional music, please refer to www.PremaDhvani.org.
Live from 'Radha Govinda Asram', Radhakund, A Lecture about "Independence Day, Real Independence, Real Freedom of Spirit soul" by Swami B V Muni Maharaj ( B V MUNI ) For more kirtans and lectures click on the following links: https://soundcloud.com/premadhvani , https://youtube.com/c/PremaDhvani , https://youtube.com/c/kathamrta108 , https://www.facebook.com/SriRadhaKunj , https://www.facebook.com/radha.kunj.3 Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare.
Hari Katha spoken in 2016 in Holland, inspired by Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaj and Guruvarga.
Nectarean Hari Katha spoken by Srimad Bhakti Vedanta Muni Maharaj on Radhasthami 2016 in Holland.
Shri Radha-Vinoda-Vihari-Tattvashtakam (Why Shri Krishna acquired a bright complexion) Shri Shrimad Bhakti Prajnana Keshava Gosvami Maharaja
radha-cinta-niveshena yasya kantir vilopita shri-krishna-caranam vande radhalingita-vigraham (1)
I worship the lotus feet of that form of Shri Krishna when, due to being thoroughly immersed in separation from Shrimati Radhika (who is displaying mana, Her mood of jealous anger), His own dark complexion vanishes and He assumes Her bright, golden luster; or, I worship the lotus feet of Shri Krishna as He is embraced by Shrimati Radhika (after Her mana has broken).
sevya-sevaka-sambhoge dvayor bhedah kuto bhavet vipralambhe tu sarvasya bhedah sada vivardhate (2)
When Shri Krishna (sevya - who always takes service from sevaka) and Shrimati Radhika (sevaka - who is always doing seva to sevya) meet together and enjoy each other, how can there be any distinction between Them? But in vipralambha Their feelings of separateness perpetually intensify. [Sevya is bhokta Bhagavan - who is always enjoying. Sevaka is bhogya - who is enjoyed. At time of meeting there is no bheda, difference, between Them - They are abheda, non-different whereas in separation Their mood of difference especially increases.]
cil-lila-mithunam tattvam bhedabhedam acintyakam shakti-shaktimator aikyam yugapad vartate sada (3)
By the influence of acintya-shakti, the Divine Couple, shakti (potency) and shaktiman (the possessor of potency) who perform unlimited transcendental pastimes, are forever simultaneously different and non-different. [Para-tattva is never without shakti. When shakti-shaktiman are one svarupa, in one body, then gaura-tattva is manifest, and when They are separate in two bodies, Krishna as lila-purusottama enjoys lila with Shrimati Radhika.]
tattvam ekam param vidyal lilaya tad dvidha sthitam gaurah krishnah svayam hy etad ubhav ubhayam apnutah (4)
Although the Supreme Truth is one, His pastimes appear in two forms: those of Shyamasundara Krishna and Shri Gaurasundara, both of whom are directly Svayam Bhagavan (and whose contradictory qualities are fully harmonized by acintya-shakti). [The usage of the word varna (complexion) in verse 5 and the word guna (quality) in verse 6 establishes shri-gaura-tattva to be as worshipable as shri-krishna-tattva:]
sarve varnah yatravishtah gaura-kantir vikashate sarva-varnena hinas tu krishna-varnah prakashate (5)
Wherever all the colours are combined, a golden hue (gaura-kanti) is manifest; for example, although all colours are present in the sun, its hue is golden. On the other hand, in the absence of all colour, black (shyama-kanti) is manifest (and according to the opinion of modern scientists, black is actually devoid of colour).
sagunam nirgunam tattvam ekam evadvitiyakam sarva-nitya-gunair gaurah krishnau rasas tu nirgunaih (6)
There is no difference between the supreme truth manifest as saguna (possessed of transcendental attributes - gaura-kanti) and nirguna (devoid of material attributes - shyama-kanti). They are one and the same. Shri Gaurasundara possesses all eternal divine qualities and Shri Krishna is the embodiment of rasa which is completely devoid of mundane qualities.
shri krishnam mithunam brahma tyaktva tu nirgunam hi tat upasate mrisha vijnah yatha tushavaghatinah (7)
Shri Krishna and Shri Gauranga are both the supreme Brahman. Those who abandon serving Them to worship the formless Brahman never attain factual liberation and are precisely like those who try to extract rice by beating empty husks - all they obtain is their fruitless, hard labour.
shri vinoda-vihari yo radhaya milito yada tadaham vandanam kuryam sarasvati-prasadatah (8)
By the mercy of my Gurudeva Shrila Sarasvati Prabhupada, I worship Shri Vinoda-bihari and Shrimati Radhika as They meet and take Their darshana at that time.
iti tattvashtakam nityam yah pathet shraddhayanvitah krishna-tattvam abhijnaya gaura-pade bhaven matih (9)
1) O mind just worship the lotus feet of the son of Nanda, which make one fearless. Having obtained this rare human birth, cross over this ocean of worldly existence through the association of saintly persons.
2) Both in the day and at night I remain sleepless, suffering the pains of the heat and cold, the wind and the rain. For a fraction of flickering happiness I have uselessly served wicked and miserly men.
3) What assurance of real happiness is there in all of one's wealth, youthfulness, sons, and family members? This life is tottering like a drop of water on a lotus petal; therefore you should always serve and worship the divine feet of Lord Hari.
4) It is the desire and great longing of Govinda Dasa to engage himself in the nine processes of bhakti, namely hearing the glories of Lord Hari and chanting those glories, constantly remembering Him and offering prayers to Him, serving the Lord's lotus feet, serving the Supreme Lord as a servant, worshiping Him with flowers and incense and so forth, serving Him as a friend, and completely offering the Lord one's very self.
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Song Name: Gurudeva! Boro Krpa Kori Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Saranagati (Section: Bhajana Lalasa Song 10)
(1) gurudev! boḍo kṛpā kori’, gauḍa-vana mājhe, godrume diyācho sthāna ājshā dila more, ei braje bosi’, hari-nāma koro gāna
(2) kintu kabe prabhu, yogyatā arpibe, e dāsere doyā kori’ citta sthira habe, sakala sohibo, ekānte bhajibo hari
(3) śaiśava-yauvane, jaḍa-sukha-sańge, abhyāsa hoilo manda nija-karma-doṣe, e deho hoilo, bhajanera pratibandha
(4) vārdhakye ekhona, pashca-roge hata, kemone bhojibo bolo’ kāńdiyā kāńdiyā, tomāra caraṇe, poḍiyāchi suvihvala
Translation:
(1) Gurudeva! Because you are so merciful, you gave me a place in Godruma amid the woodlands of Gauda, with this order to fulfill: “Dwell here in this Vrndavana and sing the holy name of Hari.”
(2) But when, O master, out of your great mercy, will you bestow upon this servant of yours the spiritual competence to fulfill that order? When will my mind become tranquil and fixed? When will I endure all hardships and serve Lord Hari without distractions?
(3) Due to attachment to worldly pleasures in childhood and youth, I have developed bad habits. Because of these sinful acts my body has become an impediment to the service of the Supreme Lord.
(4) Now, in old age, afflicted by the five-fold illnesses, how will I serve the Lord? O master, please tell me. I have fallen at your feet weeping, overwhelmed by anxiety.
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Song Name: Sri Mangala Arati Author: Srila Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) mańgala śrī guru-gaura mańgala mūrati mańgala śrī rādhā-kṛṣṇa-yugala-pīriti
(2) mańgala niśānta-līlā mańgala udaye mańgala ārati jāge bhakata-hṛdaye
(3) tomāra nidrāya jīva nidrita dharāya tava jāgaraṇe viśva jāgarita haya
(4) śubha dṛṣṭi kara ebe (prabhu) jagatera prati jāguka hṛdaye mora sumańgalā rati
(5) mayūra śukādi sāri kata pikarāja mańgala jāgara-hetu kariche virāja
(6) sumadhura dhvani kare jata śākhī-gaṇa mańgala śravaṇe bāje madhura kūjana
(7) kusumita sarovare kamala-hillola mańgala saurabha vahe pavana kallola
(8) jhājhara kāsara ghaṇṭā śańkha karatāla mańgala mṛdańga bāje parama rasāla
(9) mańgala ārati kare bhakatera gaṇa abhāgā keśava kare nāma-sańkīrtana
TRANSLATION 1) Glories to the auspicious forms of Sri Guru and Gaura, and all glories to Sri Radha-Krsna’s auspicious amorous love.
2) All glories to Their auspicious nisanta-lila which heralds the end of night and Their auspicious awakening, bringing auspiciousness to all! Glories to mangala-arati, which awakens a sphurti of that nisanta-lila within the devotees’ hearts!
3) While You sleep, the jivas lie sleeping deep in their ignorance, but upon Your rising, the whole world awakens! [Meaning, if You manifest in their hearts, then all tattva and all siddhanta will be revealed to them.]
4) (Prabhu!) Shower Your kind glance upon the world now. Awaken in my heart that most auspicious rati.
5) The peacocks, parrots, suka, sari, and cuckoos (by Vrnda-devi’s order) are singing the reasons for Your auspicious awakening.
6) Sitting on the branches of the trees, all the birds sing their supremely sweet morning melodies which resound throughout the forest. Those sweet, soft, auspicious sounds come and grace everyone!
7) In the pond, which is filled with many varieties of flowers, the lotuses sway in the center. The breezes spread their auspicious aromas in all directions, bringing pure delight and joy to all.
8) Large cymbals, gongs, bells, conches, karatalas and auspicious mrdangas play the supreme rasa.
9) Performing mangala arati within the company of devotees, the unfortunate Kesava (the servants of Sri Kesava) sings nama-sankirtana.
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Song Name: Jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrndavana (I) Official Name: Sri Vraja Dhama Mahimamrta Author: Krsna Dasa Book Name: None Language: Bengali
LYRICS (1) jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan śrī govinda, gopīnātha, madana-mohan
(2) śyama-kunḍa, rādhā-kuṇḍa, giri-govardhan kālindi jamunā jaya, jaya mahāvan
(3) keśī-ghāṭa, baḿśi-baṭa, dwādaśa-kānan jāhā saba līlā koilo śrī-nanda-nandan
(4) śrī-nanda-jaśodā jaya, jaya gopa-gaṇ śrīdāmādi jaya, jaya dhenu-vatsa-gaṇ
(5) jaya bṛṣabhānu, jaya kīrtidā sundarī jaya paurṇamāsī, jaya ābhīra-nāgarī
(6) jaya jaya gopīśwara vṛndāvana-mājh jaya jaya kṛṣṇa-sakhā baṭu dwija-rāj
(7) jaya rāma-ghāta, jaya rohiṇī-nandan jaya jaya vṛndāvana-bāsī jata jan
(8) jaya dwija-patnī, jaya nāga-kanyā-gaṇ bhaktite jāhārā pāilo govinda-caraṇ
(9) śrī-rasa-maṇḍala jaya, jaya rādhā-śyām jaya jaya rasa-līlā sarva-manoram
(10) jaya jayojjwala-rasa sarva-rasa-sār parakīyā-bhāve jāhā brajete pracār
(11) śrī-jāhnavā-pāda-padma koriyā smaraṇ dīna kṛṣṇa-dāsa kohe nāma-sańkīrtan
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrndavana (I)
TRANSLATION 1) All glories to Radha and Krsna and the divine forest of Vrndavana. All glories to the three presiding Deities of Vrndavana--Sri Govinda, Gopinatha, and Madana-mohana.
2) All glories to Syama-kunda, Radha-kunda, Govardhana Hill, and the Yamuna River (Kalindi). All glories to the great forest known as Mahavana, where Krsna and Balarama displayed all of Their childhood pastimes.
3) All glories to Kesi-ghata, where Krsna killed the Kesi demon. All glories to the Vamsi-vata tree, where Krsna attracted all the gopis to come by playing His flute. Glories to all of the twelve forests of Vraja. At these places the son of Nanda, Sri Krsna, performed all of His pastimes.
4) All glories to Krsna's divine father and mother Nanda and Yasoda. All glories to the cowherd boys, headed by Sridama, the older brother of Srimati Radharani and Ananga Manjari. All glories to the cows and calves of Vraja.
5) All glories to Radha's divine father and mother, Vrsabhanu and the beautiful Kirtida. All glories to Paurnamasi, the mother of Sandipani Muni, grandmother of Madhumangala and Nandimukhi, and beloved disciple of Devarsi Narada. All glories lo the young cowherd maidens of Vraja.
6) All glories, all glories to Gopisvara Siva, who resides in Vrndavana in order to protect the holy dhama. All glories, all glories to Krsna's funny Brahmana friend, Madhumangala.
7) All glories to Rama-ghata, where Lord Balarama performed His rasa dance. All glories to Lord Balarama, the son of Rohini. All glories, all glories to all of the residents of Vrndavana.
8) All glories to the wives of the proud Vedic brahmanas. All glories to the wives of the Kaliya serpent. Through pure devotion they all obtained the lotus feet of Lord Govinda.
9) All glories to the place where the rasa dance of Sri Krsna was performed. All glories to Radha and Syama. All glories, all glories to the divine rasa dance, which is the most beautiful of all Lord Krsna's pastimes.
10) All glories, all glories to the mellow of conjugal love, which is the most excellent of all rasas and is propagated in Vraja by Sri Krsna in the form of the divine parakiya-bhava [paramour love].
11) Remembering the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda's consort, Sri Jahnava Devi, this very fallen and lowly servant of Krsna sings the sankirtana of the holy name.
REMARKS/ EXTRA INFORMATION: This song is to be rendered in Raga Manjha Khamaja in Qawal Kaherva Tala or Raga Jhinjhoti in Prabhupada tala.
ājānu-lambita-bhujau kanakāvadātau saṅkīrtanaika-pitarau kamalāyatākṣau viśvambharau dvija-varau yuga-dharma-pālau vande jagat priya-karau karuṇāvatārau
I offer my respectful obeisances unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, whose arms extend down to Their knees, who have golden yellow complexions, and who inaugurated the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord. Their eyes resemble the petals of a lotus flower; They are the maintainers of the living entities, the best of the brahmanas, the protectors of religious principles for this age, the benefactors of the universe, and the most merciful of all incarnations.
Song Name: Sakhe Kalaya Gauram Udaram Author: Radha Mohana Dasa Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (1) sakhe kalaya gauram udāram nindita hāṭaka kānti kalevara garvita māraka māram
(2) madhukara rañjita mālatī maṇḍita jita-ghana kuñcita keśam tilaka vinindita śaśadhara rupaka bhuvana manohara veśam
(3) madhu madhurasmita lobhita tanubhṛta anupama bhāva vilāsam nikhila nija jana mohita mānasa vikathita gada gada bhāṣam
(4) paramā kiñcana kiñcana naragaṇa karuṇā vitaraṇa śīlam kṣobhita-durmati-rādhā-mohana- nāmaka-nirupama-līlam
TRANSLATION 1) My friend! That most magnanimous Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu has appeared as the rising sun to dispel the darkness of this age Kali.
2) His brilliant golden complexion shames the bright luster of gold, and His beauty defeats the pride of Cupid. His curly black hair is decorated with a garland made of malati flowers, and bumble bees fly around them.
3) His beautiful moonlike face is decorated with tilaka, and His dressing enchants the whole world. His sweet smile delivers all embodied souls from the mire of material existence, by generating in them greed for love of Godhead. He displays unique ecstatic symptoms.
4) He Hankering to relish the unparalleled pastimes of the greatly munificent Sri Gaurasundara, who distributes mercy in the form of nama-prema to the supremely fortunate niskincana souls (those whose only possession is love of Krishna), the fallen and foolish Radha-mohana sings in a mood of great distress
PremaDhvani.org namo maha-vadanyaya krishna-prema-pradaya te krishnaya krishna-chaitanya-namne gaura-tvishe namah
I offer pranama unto Shri Krisna-Chaitanya, who is Shri Krishna Himself. Having assumed the golden hue of Shrimati Radhika, He is munificently bestowing krishna-prema, the rarest of all gifts.
Shri Panca-tattva mantra
shri krishna-chaitanya prabhu-nityananda shri advaita gadadhara shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda
Jaya Rupa Sanatana Bhatta Raghunatha Sri Jiva Gopala Bhatta Dasa Raghunatha
GAURANGA BOLITE HABE by Srila Narottama Das Thakura
(1) 'gaurāńga' bolite habe pulaka-śarīra 'hari hari' bolite nayane ba' be nīra
(2) āra kabe nitāi-cānder koruṇā hoibe saḿsāra-bāsanā mora kabe tuccha ha'be
(3) viṣaya chāriyā kabe śuddha ha 'be mana kabe hāma herabo śrī-bṛndābana
(4) rūpa-raghunātha-pade hoibe ākuti kabe hāma bujhabo se jugala-pīriti
(5) rūpa-raghunātha-pade rahu mora āśa prārthanā koroye sadā narottama-dāsa
TRANSLATION 1) When will that opportune moment come to us when there will be shivering of the body as soon as we chant Lord Gauranga's name? While chanting Hare Krsna, when will there be tears in the eyes?
2) When will I obtain the mercy of Lord Nityanandacandra? When, by His mercy will the desire for material enjoyment become very insignificant?
3) When the mind is completely purfied, being freed from material anxieties and desires, then I shall be able to understand Vrndavana and the conjugal love of Radha and Krsna, and then my spiritual life will be successful.
4) When shall I be very much eager to study the books left by the Six Gosvami's, headed by Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami? By their instruction I shall be able to properly understand the loving affairs of Radha and Krsna.
5) My only aspiration is to attain the lotus feet of the Six Gosvamis headed by Srila Rupa Gosvami and Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. Narottama dasa constantly prays to attain their lotus feet.
PremaDhvani.org Song Name: Emona Sacira Nandana Vine Official Name: Dainya Song 4 Author: Premananda Dasa Thakura Language: Bengali
LYRICS (1) emana śacīra nandana vine ‘prema’ bali’ nāma, ati-adbhuta, śruta haita kā’ra kāne?
(2) śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmera, sva-guṇa mahimā, kevā jānāita āra? vṛndā-vipinera, mahā madhurimā, praveśa haita kā’ra?
(3) kevā jānāita, rādhāra mādhurya, rasa-yaśa camatkāra? tā’ra anubhāva, sāttvika vikāra, gocara chila vā kā’ra?
(4) vraje je vilāsa, rāsa mahā-rāsa, prema parakīya tattva gopīra mahimā, vyabhicārī sīmā, kā’ra avagati chila eta?
(5) dhanya kali dhanya, nitāi-caitanya, parama karuṇā kari’ vidhi-agocara, je prema-vikāra, prakāśe jagata-bhari’
(6) uttama adhama, kichu nā bāchila, yāciyā dileka kola kahe premānande, emana gaurāńge, antare dhariyā dola
TRANSLATION 1) Aho! Without the mercy of Sri Gaurasundara, the son of Saci, who could have heard about that extremely wonderful prema-nama?
2) Who would have told us the unlimited glories of sri-krsna-nama? If Sri Gaurahari, who is Krsna endowed with the bhava and color of Sri Radha, had not appeared and described the unparalleled sweetness of Vrndavana, and if He had not poured His causeless mercy upon the fallen jivas of Kali-yuga without discrimination, then who could have entered into the sweetness of that Vrndavana?
3) Sri Radha is the last limit of that most effulgent madhura-rasa. Her wonderful mahabhava consists of adhirudha, modana, madana, and various other ecstasies. Without rasika-sekhara Sri Gaurahari’s mercy, who could have known all of this? How was it possible for anyone to know of the divine sattvika transformations before Sri Saci-nandana Gaurahari revealed them in Jagannatha Puri at Sri Gambhira, within the house of Kasi Misra, while He tasted Srimati Radhika’s moods of separation?
4) Without Him who could have understood the loving affairs in parakiya rasa shared between akhila-rasamrta-murti Sri Krsna and mahabhava-mayi Sri Radha and Her kaya-vyuha-svarupa gopis? Who made it possible to know the glories of the gopis, their transcendental bodies and their various bhavas – vibhava, anubhava, sattvika, and vyabhhicari?
5) O blessed Kali, you are most glorious, for Sri Gaurahari and Nityananda Prabhu have appeared in this world to display supreme compassion. They filled the world with such high levels of prema which were incomprehensible even to Brahmaji.
6) Without discriminating as to who is elevated or fallen, They embraced everyone. Sri Premananda says, "O brothers, keep that Sri Gaurasundara locked in your heart of hearts."
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Song Name: Kali Kukkura Kadan Official Name: Ucchvasa: Ucchvasa Kirtana Nama Kirtana Song 1; Prabhati Giti Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Kalyana Kalpataru Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) kali-kukkura kadana yadi cāo (he) kali-yuga pāvana, kali-bhaya-nāśana, śrī śacī-nandana gāo (he)
(2) gadādhara-mādana, nitā’yera prāṇa-dhana, advaitera prapūjita gorā nimāñi viśvambhara, śrīnivāsa-īśvara, bhakata-samūha-cita-corā
(3) nadīyā-śaśadhara, māyāpura-īśvara, nāma-pravartana sura gṛhijana-śikṣaka, nyāsikula-nāyaka, mādhava rādhābhāva-pūra
(4) sārvabhauma-śodhana, gajapati-tāraṇa, rāmānanda-poṣaṇa vīra rūpānanda-vardhana, sanātana-pālana, hari-dāsa-modana dhīra
(5) vraja-rasa-bhāvana, duṣṭamata-śātana, kapaṭī-vighātana kāma śuddha bhakta-pālana, śuṣka-jñāna-tāḍana, chala-bhakti-dūṣaṇa rāma
TRANSLATION 1) If you want to be rid of the influence of the dog-like personality of kali, then just sing the glories of the beautiful Son of Mother Saci (Saci-nandana). He is the Savior of the kali-yuga (Kali-yuga Pavana), and He is (Kali-bhay-nasana), the destroyer of all fear caused by the age of quarrel.
2) He maddens Sri Gadhadara with His name, (Gadadhara-madana) He is the treasure of the life of Sri Nityananda Prabhu (Nita'yer Prana-dhana), and He is the most worshipable object of Sri Advaita Acarya (Advaiter Prapujita). He is affectionately named Nimai by His mother, due to being born under a Nim tree, and He has been named Visvambhara by His grandfather. He is the only Lord of Sri Srivasa (Srinivas-isvar), and He steals the hearts of all the assembled devotees (Bhakta-samuha-cita-cora).
3) Lord Caitanya is the moon over Nadia (Nadiya-sasadhar), the Lord of Sri Mayapura-dhama (Mayapura-isvar), and the divine propagator of His own name (Nama-pravartana Sura). He is the instructor of family men (Grhijana-siksaka), and He is also the hero of those who are in the renounced order (Nyasi-kula-nayaka). He is the husband of the Goddess of Fortune (Madhava), and He is over-flowing with the ecstatic moods and sentiments of Srimati Radharani (Radha-bhava-pura).
4) Lord Caitanya is the corrector and purifier of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya (Sarvabhauma-sodhana), and the deliverer of King Prataparudra (Gajapati-tarana), the source of nourishment of Srila Ramananda Raya (Ramananda-posana), and He is a great hero (Vira). He increases the ecstasy of Srila Rupa Gosvami (Rupananda-vardhana), He is the maintainer and protector of Srila Sanatana Gosvami (Sanatana-palana), He gladdens Haridasa Thakura (Haridasa-modana) and He is very grave (Dhira).
5) Lord Caitanya is the source of all the transcendental mellows of Vraja-dhama (Braja-rasa Bhavana), He is the destroyer of all mischievous and wicked mentality (Dustamata-satana), and He dissolves the mundane lust of the deceitful insincere souls by His causeless mercy (Kapati Vighatana Kama). He maintains and protects His pure Vaisnava devotees (Suddha-bhakta-palana), and He chastises dry speculative knowledge (Suskajnana Tadana). He destroys pretentious and hypocritical devotion (Chala-bhakti-dusana), and He is the reservoir of pleasure (Rama).
Song Name: Emona Durmati Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Saranagati Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) (prabhu he!) emona durmati, saḿsāra bhitore, poḍiyā āchinu āmi tava nija-jana, kono mahājane, pāṭhāiyā dile tumi
(2) doyā kori’ more, patita dekhiyā, kohilo āmāre giyā ohe dīna-jana, śuno bhālo kathā, ullasita ha’be hiyā
(3) tomāre tārite, śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya, navadwīpe avatār tomā heno koto, dīna hīna jane, korilena bhava-pār
(4) vedera pratijñā, rākhibāra tare, rukma-varna vipra-suta mahāprabhu nāme, nadīyā mātāya, sańge bhāi avadhūta
(5) nanda-suta jini, caitanya gosāi, nija-nāma kori’ dān tārilo jagat, tumi-o jāiyā, loho nija-paritrān
(6) se kathā śuniyā, āsiyāchi, nātha! tomāra caraṇa-tale bhakativinoda, kāńdiyā kāńdiyā, āpana-kāhinī bole
TRANSLATION 1) Oh Lord! Such a wicked mind has brought me into this world, but one of Your pure and elevated devotees has come to bring me out of it.
2) He saw me so fallen and wretched, took pity, and came to me saying, “O humbled soul, please listen to this good tiding, for it will gladden your heart.
3) “Sri Krsna Caitanya has appeared in the land of Navadvipa to deliver you. He has safely conducted many miserable souls such as you across the sea of worldly existence.”
4) “To fulfill the promise of the Vedas, the son of a brahmana bearing the name Mahaprabhu of golden complexion, has descended with His brother the avadhuta Nityananda. Together They have overwhelmed all of Nadia with divine ecstasy.”
5) “Sri Caitanya, who is Krishna Himself, the son of Nanda, has saved the world by freely distributing His own holy name. Go also and receive your deliverance.”
6) O Lord, hearing those words, Bhaktivinoda has come weeping to the soles of Your lotus feet and tells the story of his life.
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Song Name: Gay Gora Madhura Sware Official Name: Sri Nagara Kirtana Sri Nama Song 2 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Gitavali Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) gāy gorā madhur sware hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare
(2) gṛhe thāko, vane thāko, sadā 'hari' bole' ḍāko, sukhe duḥkhe bhulo nā'ko, vadane hari-nām koro re
(3) māyā-jāle baddha ho 'ye, ācho miche kāja lo 'ye, ekhona cetana pe'ye, 'rādhā-mādhav' nām bolo re
(4) jīvana hoilo śeṣa, nā bhajile hṛṣīkeśa bhaktivinodopadeśa, ekbār nām-rase māto re
TRANSLATION 1) Lord Gaurasundara sings in a very sweet voice, Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.
2) Whether you are a householder or a sannyasi, constantly chant "Hari! Hari!" Do not forget this chanting, whether you are in a happy condition or a distressful one. Just fill your lips with the hari-nama.
3) You are bound up in the network of Maya and are forced to toil fruitlessly. Now you have obtained full consciousness in the human form of life, so chant the names of Radha-Madhava.
4) Your life may end at any moment, and you have not served the Lord of the senses, Hrsikesa. Take this advice of Bhaktivinoda Thakura: "Just once, relish the nectar of the holy name!"
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Song Name: Mana Re Kaha Na Gaura Katha Author: Narahari Sarakara Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) mana re! kaha nā gaura kathā gaurera nāma, amiyāra dhāma, pirīti mūrati dātā
(2) śayane gaura, svapane gaura, gaura nayanera tārā jīvane gaura, maraṇe gaura, gaura galāra hārā
(3) hiyāra mājhāre, gaurāńga rākhiyā, virale basiyā raba manera sādhete, se rūpa-cādere, nayane nayane thoba
(4) gaura vihane, na vañchi parāṇe, gaura ka’rechi sāra gaura baliya, jauka jīvane, kichu nā cāhiba āra
(5) gaura gamana, gaura gaṭhana, gaura mukhera hāsi gaura-pirīti, gaura mūrati, hīyāya rahala paśi
(6) gaura dharama, gaura karama, gaura vedera sāra gaura caraṇe, parāṇa sampinu, gaura karibena pāra
(7) gaura śabada, gaura sampada, jāhāra hiyāya jāge narahari dāsa, tāhāra caraṇe, satata śaraṇa māge
TRANSLATION 1) O mind! Speak only about Gaura. Gaura’s name is the abode of nectar, and the worshipable bestower of unnatojjvala-prema.
2) In sleeping – Gaura, in dreaming – Gaura. Gaura is the star of my eyes. In life – Gaura, at the time of death – Gaura. Gaura’s name is the precious necklace I wear around my neck!
3) Keeping Gauranga inside my heart, I will sit alone and fix my mind on His enchanting moon-like form. I will gaze in His eyes and become absorbed in His beauty.
4) Without Gaura I cannot live. Gaura is my everything. I pray to give up my life taking the name of Gaura – I ask for nothing else.
5) Gaura’s movements, Gaura’s nature, Gaura’s smiling face, Gaura’s love, Gaura’s full form – all enter my heart.
6) Gaura is my dharma, Gaura is the object of my karma, Gaura is the essence of the Vedas. I surrender my life at Gaura’s lotus feet. It is Gaura who will take me across (the ocean of material existence).
7) Gaura is the essential sound vibration and wealth for that person in whose heart He manifests. Narahari dasa always prays to take shelter at the feet of such a person.
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Song Name: Sakala Vaisnava Gosai Doya Koro More Author: Radha Mohana Dasa Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) sakala vaiṣṇava gosāi doyā koro more dante tṛṇa dhari’ kahe e dīna pāmare
(2) śrī guru-caraṇa āra śrī kṛṣṇa-caitanya pāda-padma pāoyāiyā more kara dhanya
(3) tomā’ sabāra karuṇā vine ihā prāpti naya viśeṣe ayogya mui kahila niścaya
(4) vāñchā-kalpa-taru hao karuṇā-sāgara ei ta’ barasā mui dhariye antara
(5) guṇa-leśa nāhi more aparādhera sīmā āmā’ uddhāriyā loke dekhāo mahimā
(6) nāma-sańkīrtane ruci āra prema-dhana e rādhā-mohane deha’ haiyā sa-karuṇa
TRANSLATION 1) With a straw between my teeth, this very wretched and fallen person is petitioning all the Vaisnavas and Gosvamis, “Please give me your mercy.”
2) Sri Guru, the Vaisnavas, and Sri Krsna-Caitanya (and Nityananda Prabhu) should give me shelter at their lotus feet and make me fortunate.
3) Without receiving the mercy from all of the Vaisnavas, I will be bereft of shelter at the lotus feet of Gaura-Nitai. I know that I am totally unqualified.
4) All the Vaisnavas are vancha kalpa-taru (wish-fulfilling trees) and an ocean of mercy. It is my deepest hope that the Vaisnavas will give me their mercy so that I can thus attain the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu.
5) I have no good qualities and I have committed uncountable offenses, but if you will deliver me (give me bhakti), then everyone will come to know of your glories.
6) I am praying for taste in nama-sankirtana and for the wealth of prema. Then this Radha-mohana dasa will realize your supreme mercy.
nityananda namas tubhyam premananda-pradayine kalau kalmasha-nashaya jahnava-pataye namah
I offer pranama unto Shri Nityananda Prabhu who bestows the bliss of divine love, who eliminates the filth of the age of Kali, and who is the master of Jahnava-devi.
Song Name: Jaya Jaya Nityananda Rohini Kumara Author: Vrndavana Dasa Thakura Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) jaya jaya nityānanda rohiṇī-kumāra patita uddhāra lāgi su-bāhu pasāra
(2) gada gada madhura madhura ādha bola pare dekhe gare preme dhari deya khola
(3) ḍagamaga locana ghoraye nirantara soṇāra kamale yena phiraye bhramara
(4) dayāra ṭhākura nitā-i para duḥkha jāne hari-nāmera mālā gānthi dila jane jane
(5) pāpī pāṣaṇḍī yata karila dalane dīna hīna jane kaila prema bitaraṇe
(6) āhā re gaurāńga bali paḍe bhūmi-tale śarīra bhijila nitā-ira nayanera jale
(7) bṛndābana dāsa mane e-i bicarila dharaṇī upare kibā sumeru paḍila
TRANSLATION 1) Glory, glory to Lord Nityananda. He is Lord Balarama Himself. To deliver the fallen sinners He extends His two arms.
2) His half words spoken in a choked voice are the sweetest nectar. Whomever He sees He hugs in the ecstasy of spiritual love.
3) His eyes are always restless. They are like two black bees flying among golden lotus flowers.
4) Lord Nitai is the master of mercy. Seeing the people tormented by troubles, He strings for them a necklace of Lord Hari’s holy names. To person after person He gives that necklace.
5) The arrogant blasphemers and sinners He rips into shreds. To the poor fallen people He gives the gift of ecstatic spiritual love.
6) Calling out, “O! O Gauranga!”, He falls to the ground. His whole body is soaked with tears.
7) In his heart Vrndavana dasa thinks: Now Lord Nityananda is like a golden Mount Sumeru fallen to the ground.
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Song Name: Gauranga Tumi More Doya Na Chadiho Author: Vasudeva Ghosa Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) gaurāńga tumi more dayā nā chāḍiha āpana kariyā rāńgā caraṇe rākhiha
(2) tomāra caraṇa lāgi saba teyāginu śītala caraṇa pāyā śaraṇa lainu
(3) e kule o kule mui dilu tilāñjali rākhiho caraṇe more āpanāra bali’
(4) vāsudeva ghoṣe bale caraṇe dhariyā kṛpā kari rākha more pada-chāyā diyā
TRANSLATION 1) Oh Lord Gauranga! Please do not neglect to show me Your mercy! Making me Your own very property, kindly keep me situated at the reddish soles of Your feet.
2) With the intention of attaining Your feet, I have utterly renounced everything. Now I have taken full shelter of Your soothing lotus feet.
3) Whether I am related to this family lineage or that family lineage – I have completely abandoned them all. I beg You to mercifully keep me by Your feet, calling me Your own.
4) Vasudeva Ghosa says, “Since I have tightly grasped hold of Your feet, please keep me here by always bestowing their soothing shade.”
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Song Name: Ke Jabi Ke Jabi Bhai Bhava Sindhu Para Author: Locana Dasa Thakura Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) ke jābi ke jābi bhāi bhava-sindhu-pāra dhanya kali-yugera caitanya-avatāra
(2) āmāra gaurāńgera ghāṭe adāna-kheyā vaya jada, andha, ātura avadhi pāra haya
(3) harināmera naukākhāni śrī guru kāṇḍārī sańkīrtana kheroyāla du’bāhu pasāri
(4) saba jīva haila pāra premera vātāse paḍiyā rahila locana āpanāra doṣe
TRANSLATION 1) Who will go? Who will go, brothers? Who will cross over this ocean of material suffering? This Kali-yuga in which Sri Caitanya-avatara has appeared is blessed. [Caitanya-avatara does not come in every Kali-yuga.]
2) At the bathing place of my Gauranga, a free ferry-boat is waiting. There is no restriction – everyone is coming, including the lame, blind and distressed. All are climbing aboard to cross over.
3) Harinama is the boat, Sri Guru is the helmsman and the sankirtana party moving with up-raised arms are the oars!
4) All souls can cross over with the favorable winds of prema. Only Locana dasa is so unfortunate that, due to his own fault, he has been left behind.
MAINE RATANA LAGAI RADHA NAMAKI traditional.
(refrain) maine raṭana lagāī rādhā nāmakī I am ever engaged in repeating the sweet name of Radha.
(1) merī palakoń meń rādhā, merī alakoń meń rādhā maine māńga bharāī rādhā nāmakī Radha is there in the blinking of my eyes. Radha is there in the curls of my hair. I have filled up the very part of my hair. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.
(2) mere nainoń meń rādhā, mere bainoń meń rādhā maine bainī guṭhāī rādhā nāmakī Radha is there within my vision. Radha is there within my speech. I interweave my every word. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.
(3) merī dularī meń rādhā, merī cunarī meń rādhā maine nathanī sajāī rādhā nāmakī Radha is there in my necklace. Radha is there in my sari. I have adorned my nose ring. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha. (4) mere calane meń rādhā, mere halane meń rādhā kāṭī kińkinī bajāī rādhā nāmakī Radha is there in my walking. Radha is there in my gestures. My sash of waist-bells resounds. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.
(5) mere dāye bāye rādhā, mere āge pīche rādhā roma roma rasa chāī rādhā nāmakī Radha is there on my right and on my left. Radha is there in front of me and behind. My every fiber reflects the rasa flowing. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.
(6) mere ańga ańga rādhā, mere sańga sańga rādhā gopāl baḿsī bajāī rādhā nāmakī Radha is there on my each and every limb. Radha is there accompanying me always. Lord Gopala plays His flute which calls out. Oh! With the sweet name of Radha.
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LYRICS: (refrain) rādhā-nāma parama sukhadāī (1) lahara-lahara śrī śyāma jīu kī mana meń mere samāī
(2) rata-rata rādhā janama bītāūń, bṛja gopīnā ku śīśa navāūń
(3) mahimā kahi nahi jāī rādhā nāma parama sukhadāī (4)
braja tyāja ke maiń kahiń nahiń jāūń rasika santana ke darasana pāūń (5)
jaga se pritī haṭāī rādhā nāma parama sukhadāī
TRANSLATION
Refrain: The holy name of Srimati Radharani is the bestower of the supreme happiness.
1) May the numerous waves of Sri Syama's love always reside in my heart.
2) In all my future births may I always bow my head to Radha and the vraja-gopis.
3) Radha's glories are indescribable and Her name bestows the supreme happiness.
4) I will never leave Vraja to go elsewhere and I will always take darsna of rasika saints.
5) Radha-nama removes attachment to material life and bestows the supreme happiness.
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Hari Hari, Kabe Mora Haibe Sudina Shrila Narottama dasa Thakura
hari hari, kabe mora haibe sudina bhajiba shri radha-krishna haiya premadhina (1)
O Shri Hari, when will that auspicious day be mine? Filled with prema, when will I worship Shri Radha-Krisna?
suyantre mishaiya ga’ba sumadhura tana anande koriba duhara rupa-guna-gana (2)
As the sounds of the divine instruments mix and create the sweetest melodies, I will blissfully sing songs about Their forms and qualities.
‘radhika-govinda’ bali’ kandibo uccaih-svare bhijibe sakala anga nayanera nire (3)
While singing “Radhika-Govinda,” I will weep loudly and my whole body will become soaked by the tears falling from my eyes.
ei-bara karuna kara rupa-sanatana raghunatha dasa mora shri jiva-jivana (4)
Be merciful now, Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami! O my Raghunatha dasa Gosvami! My life-giving Shri Jiva Gosvami!
ei-bara karuna kara lalita vishakha sakhya-bhave shridama-subala-adi sakha (5)
Be merciful now, O Lalita and Vishakha! O Shridama, Subala and all other friends in sakhya-bhava!
sabe mili’ kara daya puruka mora asha prarthana karaye sada narottama dasa (6)
Being merciful, all of you together, kindly fulfill my deepest desires! Narottama dasa is forever praying in this way.
Song Name: Gurudeva Kabe Mora Sei Official Name: Bhajana Lalasa Song 12 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Saranagati Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) gurudev! kabe mora sei din ha’be mana sthira kori’, nirjane bosiyā, kṛṣṇa-nāma gā’bo jabe saḿsāra-phukāra, kāne nā poṣibe, deho-roga dūre ro’be
(2) `hare kṛṣṇa’ boli’, gāhite gāhite, nayane bohibe lora dehete pulaka, udita hoibe, premete koribe bhora
(3) gada-gada vānī, mukhe bāhiribe, kāńpibe śarīra mama gharma muhur muhuḥ, virvarna hoibe, stambhita pralaya sama
(4) niṣkapaṭe heno, daśā kabe ha’be, nirantara nāma gā’bo āveśe rohiyā, deha-yātrā kori’, tomāra karunā pā’bo
TRANSLATION 1) Gurudeva! O spiritual master! When, with a steady mind in a secluded place, will I sing the name of Sri Krsna? When will the pandemonium of worldly existence no longer echo in my ears and the diseases of the body remain far away? When will that day be mine?
2) When I chant “Hare Krsna”, tears of love will flow from my eyes and ecstatic rapture will arise within my body, causing my hair to stand on end and my body to become overwhelmed with divine love.
3) Faltering words choked with emotion will issue from my mouth. My body will tremble, constantly perspire, turn pale and discolored, and become stunned. All of this will be like a devastation of ecstatic love and cause me to fall unconscious.
4) When will such a genuine ecstatic condition be mine? I will constantly sing the holy name and remain absorbed in profound devotion while maintaining the material body. In this way I will obtain your mercy.
Song Name: Radha Kunda Tata Kunja Kutir Official Name: Bhakti Anukula Matra Karyera Svikara Song 4 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Saranagati Language: Bengali
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LYRICS: (1) rādhā-kunḍa-taṭa-kuñja-kuṭīr govardhana-parvata, jāmuna-tīr
(2) kusuma-sarovara, mānasa-gańgā kalinda-nandinī vipula-tarańga
(3) vaḿśī-vaṭa, gokula, dhīra-samīr bṛndābana-taru-latikā-bānīr
(4) khaga-mṛga-kula, malaya-bātās mayūra, bhramara, muralī-vilās
(5) venu, śṛńga, pada-cihna, megha-mālā vasanta, śaśańka, śańkha, karatāla
(6) yugala-vilāse anukūla jāni līlā-vilāse-uddīpaka māni
(7) e saba choḍato kańhi nāhi jāu e saba choḍato parāna hārāu
(8) bhakativinoda kohe, śuno kān! tuwā uddīpaka hāmārā parān
TRANSLATION 1-6) The cottage in the grove on the banks of Radha-kunda, the great Govardhana Hill, the banks of the Yamuna, Kusuma-sarovara, Manasa-ganga, the daughter of Kalinda (the Yamuna) with her many waves, the Vamsi-vat, Gokula, Dhira-samira, the trees and creepers and reeds of Vrndavana, the different varieties of colorful birds, the deer, the cooling breeze from the Malaya Mountains, the peacocks, the bumblebees, the pastimes with the flute, the flute itself, the buffalo horn bugle, the footprints of cows in the dust of Vraja, the rows of blackish rain clouds, springtime, the moon, the conch-shell, and the karatalas – all these I know to be very conductive for the pastimes of Radha and Krsna. I recognize in them a transcendental stimulus for making the Lord’s charming pastimes more intense.
7) I refuse to go anywhere if there stimuli to devotional service are not there, for to abandon them is to abandon life itself.
8) Bhaktivinoda says, “Please hear me, O Kana! Your entourage and paraphernalia stimulate remembrance of You and are the very source of my life.”
Song Name: Kabe Sri Caitanya More Koribena Doya Official Name: Ucchvasa: Prarthana Dainyamayi Song 1 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Kalyana Kalpataru Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) kabe śrī caitanya more karibena dayā kabe āmi paiba vaiṣṇava-pada-chāyā
(2) kabe āmi chāḍiba e viṣayābhimāna kabe viṣṇu-jane āmi kariba sammāna
(3) gala-vastra kṛtāñjali vaiṣṇava-nikaṭe dante tṛṇa kari’ dāḍāiba niṣkapaṭe
(4) kādiyā kādiyā jānāiba duḥkha-grāma saḿsāra-anala haite māgiba viśrāma
(5) śuniyā āmāra duḥkha vaiṣṇava ṭhākura āmā’ lāgi’ kṛṣṇe āvedibena pracura
(6) vaiṣṇavera āvedane kṛṣṇa dayāmaya e hena pāmara prati ha’bena sa-daya
(7) vinodera nivedana vaiṣṇava-caraṇe kṛpā kari’ sańge laha ei akiñcane
TRANSLATION 1) When will Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu show His causeless mercy to me by allowing me to attain the shade of the lotus feet of all the Vaisnavas?
2) When will I be able to give up this false ego which is so deeply engrossed in sense gratification? And when will I be able to properly honor the associates of the Lord?
3) I will stand before the Vaisnavas with folded hands, a cloth binding my neck, and a straw in between my teeth, sincerely awaiting their order.
4) Weeping and weeping, I will understand the real nature of this abode of misery, and I will beg for relief from the blazing fire of this material world.
5) Hearing about all of my miserable sufferings, the Vaisnavas Thakura will submit an appeal unto the Lord Krsna on my behalf.
6) By the prayer of the Vaisnavas the all-merciful Lord Krsna will then become compassionate towards such a sinner as me.
7) Bhaktivinoda's prayer unto the lotus feet of the Vaisnavas is that: "Please be merciful and take this worthless person into your association".
Song Name: Narada Muni Bajay Vina Official Name: Namastakam Song 8 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Gitavali Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) nārada muni, bājāy vīṇā 'rādhikā-ramaṇa'-nāme nāma amani, udita haya, bhakata-gītā-sāme
(2) amiya-dhārā, bariṣe ghana, śravaṇa-yugale giyā bhakata jana, saghane nāce, bhoriyā āpana hiyā
(3) mādhurī-pūra, āsava paśi', mātāya jagata-jane keho vā kānde, keho vā nāce, keho māte mane mane
(4) pañca-vadana, nārade dhori', premera saghana rol kamalāsana, nāciyā bole, 'bolo bolo hari bolo'
(5) sahasrānana, parama-sukhe, 'hari hari' boli' gāya nāma-prabhāve, mātilo viśva, nāma-rasa sabe pāya
(6) śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma, rasane sphuri', pūrā'lo āmār āśa śrī-rūpa-pade, yācaye ihā, bhakativinoda-dāsa
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Narada Muni Bajay Vina
TRANSLATION 1) When the great soul Narada Muni plays his vina, the holy name, Radhika-raman, descends and immediately appears amidst the kirtan of the Lord’s devotees.
2) Like a monsoon cloud, the holy name showers nectar in their ears. All the devotees, due to great ecstasy, repeatedly dance to their hearts content.
3) All the people of the universe become maddened upon entering this intoxicating shower of nectar. Some people cry, some dance and others become fully intoxicated within their minds.
4) Lord Siva, embracing Narada Muni, repeatedly makes loud screams of ecstatic joy, and Lord Brahma, dancing very ecstatically, says, “All of you kindly chant, Haribol! Haribol!”
5) In great happiness the thousand-faced Ananta Sesa chants “Hari! Hari!” By the influence of the transcendental vibration of the holy name, the whole universe becomes ecstatically maddened and everyone tastes the mellows of the holy name.
6) Thakura Bhaktivinoda, the humble servant of the Lord, says, “The holy name of Krishna has fulfilled all my desires by vibrating on everyone’s tongue.” Bhaktivinoda therefore prays at the feet of Sri Rupa Goswami that the chanting of harinam may continue like this always.
Song Name: Janama Saphala Tara Official Name: Ucchvasa: Ucchvasa Kirtana Rupa Kirtana Song 1 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Kalyana Kalpataru Language: Bengali
LYRICS (1) janama saphala tā’ra, kṛṣṇa-daraśana yā’ra bhāgye hoiyāche eka-bāra bikaśiyā hrin-nayana kari’ kṛṣṇa daraśana chāḍe jīva citter bikāra
(2) vṛndavana-keli catur vanamālī tribhańga-bhańgimārūpa vaḿśī-dharī aparūpa rasamaya nidhi, guṇa-śālī
(3) varṇa nava jaladhara śire śikhi piccha vara alakā tilaka śobhāpāya paridhāne pīta-vāsa vadane madhūra hāsa hena rūpa jagat mātāya
(4) indranīla jini kṛṣṇa-rūpakhāni heriyā kadamba-mūle mana ucāṭana na cale caraṇa saḿsāra gelāma bhūle
(5) (sakhī he) sudhāmaya se rūpa-mādhurī dekhile nayana, haya acetana, jhare premamaya bāri
(6) kibā cūḍā śire kibā vaḿśī kare kibā se tribhańga-ṭhāma caraṇa-kamale, amiyā uchale, tāhāte nūpura dāma
(6) sadā āśā kari bhṛńga-rūpa dhari caraṇa kamale sthāna anāyāse pāi kṛṣṇa-guṇa gāi āra nā bhajiba āna
TRANSLATION 1) His birth is successful whose good fortune dawns so as to have the vision of Lord Krsna just once. When the jiva gives up all delusions of mind, then only he will see the vision of Krsna blooming within the eyes of his heart.
2) He sees Krsna there fully decorated with garlands of forest flowers as the most expert connoisseur of all the amorous love-sports in Vrndavana. His transcendental playing wonderfully on His flute, mellows and is the abode of all form bent in three different places, He is the reservoir of all relishable virtuous qualities.
3) By such a beautiful form He is maddening the entire universe. His complexion is like that of a fresh new rain cloud, His head is decorated with a big peacock feather, and His sandalwood tilaka on His forehead is most becoming. Wearing brilliant yellow-colored garments, He stands with His face decorated by a wide, sweet smile.
4) Beholding Him standing thusly at the edge of a kadamba grove, I can see that Krsna's beauty is conquering the luster of an entire mine of sapphires. Seeing this, my mind has become so restless that my feet will move no longer, and I've completely forgotten about my family and home life in this world.
5) Oh sakhi, oh dear girlfriend! Seeing that sweet form abounding in nectar, I have fallen unconscious as a fountain of tears borne of ecstatic love cascades from my eyes.
6) What a wonderful crown upon His head! What a wonderful flute He is holding in His hand! What a wonderfully beautiful form as He stands in His three-fold bending posture! The nectar of His lotus feet is overflowing with the tinkling sound coming from the clusters of anklebells which are decorating them.
7) Accepting the form of a honeybee, I always hope for a residence near His lotus feet. And I will get it very easily because I always sing the glories of Krsna, adoring no one else.
Song Name: Vrajendra Nandana Bhaje Jei Jana Official Name: None Author: Locana Dasa Thakura Book Name: None Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) vrajendra-nandana, bhaje jei jana, saphala jīvana tā’ra, tāhāra upamā, vede nāhi sīmā, tri-bhuvane nāhi āra
(2) emana mādhava, nā bhaje mānava, kakhana mariyā jābe, sei se adhama, prahāriyā yama, raurave kṛmite khābe
(3) tā’ra-para āra, pāpī nāhi chāra, saḿsāra jagat-mājhe, kona kāle tā’ra, gati nāhi āra, michāi bhramiche kāje
(4) śrī locana dāsa, bhakatira āśa, hari-guṇa kahi likhi, hena rasa-sāra, mati nāhi jā’ra, tā’ra mukha nāhi dekhi
TRANSLATION 1) That person who worships Vrajendra-nandana makes his life successful. In the three worlds there is none equal to Him. The Vedas cannot completely describe His glories.
2) Whoever fails to worship that Sri Madhava is taken to Yamaraja after death and put in the hell called Raurava-loka (where he is eaten alive by worms and insects). There is no one as sinful as him.
3) Since there is no greater sinner than he throughout the universe, he cannot be delivered at any time but continues to wander, performing temporary materialistic activities that result in suffering.
4) Sri Locana dasa states, "Only by my desire to obtain bhakti am I able to describe Sri Hari’s qualities. I never wish to see the face of that person whose intelligence is not fixed on Vrajendra-nandana, the very essence and embodiment of all rasa.
Song Name: Kabe Ha’be Bolo Official Name: Vijnapti Song 1 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Saranagati Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) kabe ha'be bolo se-dina āmār (āmār) aparādha ghuci', śuddha nāme ruci, kṛpā-bale ha'be hṛdoye sañcār
(2) tṛṇādhika hīna, kabe nije māni', sahiṣṇutā-guṇa hṛdoyete āni' sakale mānada, āpani amānī, ho'ye āswādibo nāma-rasa-sār
(3) dhana jana āra, kobitā-sundarī, bolibo nā cāhi deho-sukha-karī janme-janme dāo, ohe gaurahari! ahaitukī bhakti caraṇe tomār
(4) (kabe) korite śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāma uccāraṇa, pulakita deho gadgada bacana baibarṇya-bepathu ha'be sańghaṭana, nirantara netre ba'be aśru-dhār
(5) kabe navadwīpe, suradhunī-taṭe, gaura-nityānanda boli' niṣkapaṭe nāciyā gāiyā, berāibo chuṭe, bātulera prāya chāriyā bicār
(6) kabe nityānanda, more kori 'doyā, chārāibe mora viṣayera māyā diyā more nija-caraṇera chāyā, nāmera hāṭete dibe adhikār
(7) kinibo, luṭibo, hari-nāma-rasa, nāma-rase māti' hoibo bibaśa rasera rasika-caraṇa paraśa, koriyā mojibo rase anibār
(8) kabe jībe doyā, hoibe udoya, nija-sukha bhuli' sudīna-hṛdoya bhakativinoda, koriyā binoya, śrī-ājñā-ṭahala koribe pracār
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Kabe Ha’be Bolo
TRANSLATION 1) When, O when, will that day be mine? When will you give me your blessings, erase all my offences and give my heart a taste [ruci] for chanting the Holy Name in purity?
2) When will I taste the essence of the Holy Name, feeling myself to be lower than the grass, my heart filled with tolerance? When will I give respect to all others and be free from desire for respect from them?
3) When will I cry out that I have no longer any desire for wealth and followers, poetry and beautiful women, all of which are meant just for bodily pleasure? O Gaura Hari! Give me causeless devotional service [bhakti] to your lotus feet, birth after birth.
4) When will my body be covered with goose bumps and my voice broken with emotion as I pronounce Krishna's name? When will my body change color and my eyes flow with endless tears as I chant?
5) When will I give up all thought of the world and society to run like a madman along the banks of the Ganges in Navadvipa, singing and dancing and sincerely calling out the names of Gaura and Nityananda?
6) When will Nityananda Prabhu be merciful to me and deliver me from the enchantment [maya] of the sense objects? When will he give me the shade of his lotus feet and the right to enter the market place [nama-hatta] of the Holy Name?
7) When will I buy, borrow or steal the ecstasies of the Holy Name? When will I lose myself in the intoxication of the Holy Name? When will I immerse myself in the nectar of the Holy Name after grasping the feet of a saint who constantly relishes the flavors [rasa] of devotion?
8) When will I feel compassion for all living beings [jivas]? When will I forget my own pleasure in genuine humility? And when will I, Bhaktivinoda, meekly go from door to door, preaching your message of love?
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale - Lyrics
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Meri Sans Sans Me Tera Hai Naam Murli Wale Meri Sans Sans Me Tera Hai Naam Murli Wale
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Bhakto Ki Tumne Kanha Vipda Hai Tari Bhakto Ki Tumne Kanha Vipda Hai Tari
Meri Bhi Baah Thamo Aake Bihari Meri Bhi Bahe Thamo Aake Bihari
Bigadi Banayi Tumne Har Kaam Murli Wale Bigadi Banayi Tumne Har Kaam Murli Wale
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Patjhad Hai Mera Jeevan Ban Ke Bahar Aaja Patjhad Hai Mera Jeevan Ban Ke Bahar Aaja
Sunle Pookar Kanha Bus Ek Bar Aaja Sunle Pookar Kanha Bus Ek Bar Aaja
Baichen Mann Ke Tum Hi Aaram Murli Wale Baichen Mann Ke Tum Hi Aaram Murli Wale
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Tum Ho Daya Ke Sagar Janmo Ki Mai Hu Pyasi Tum Ho Daya Ke Sagar Janmo Ki Mai Hu Pyasi
De Do Jagah Mujhe Bhi Charno Me Bus Jara Si Subaha Tumhi Tumhi Meri Sham Murli Wale
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Meri Sans Sans Me Tera Hai Naam Murli Wale Meri Sans Sans Me Tera Hai Naam Murli Wale
Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale Mujhe charno se laga ley ,Mere Shyam Murli wale
Hindi Bhajans, live sung by Srimad B V Muni Maharaj during Grand Krsna Janmasthami Festival in Holland.
Hindi Bhajans, live sung by Srimad B V Muni Maharaj during Grand Krsna Janmasthami Festival in Holland. www.PremaDhvani.org
Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala
Sudh Bisragaya Mori Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala
Panghat Pe Mori Baiya Marori Panghat Pe Mori Baiya Marori
Mai Boli To Meri Mataki Fodi Mai Boli To Meri Mataki Fodi
Paiya Paru Karu Vinti Mane Na Mori Ek Vo Sudh Bisragaya Mori Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala Sudh Bisragaya Mori Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori
Sudh Bisragaya Mori Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori Makhan Chor Jo Nand Kishore Vo Makhan Chor Jo Nand Kishore Vo Kargayo Mann Ki Chori Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala
Chhup Gayo Fir Ek Chhup Gayo Fir Ek Taan Suna Ke Chhup Gayo Fir Ek Chhup Gayo Fir Ek Taan Suna Ke Kaha Gayo Ek Baan Chala Ke
Chhup Gayo Fir Ek Chhup Gayo Fir Ek Taan Suna Ke Kaha Gayo Ek Baan Chala Ke
Gokul Dunda Mathura Dundi Gokul Dunda Mathura Dundi Koi Nagariya Na Chhodi Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori Re
Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala Vo Kala Ek Bansuriwala
Sudh Bisragaya Mori Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori Makhan Chor Jo Nand Kishore Vo Makhan Chor Jo Nand Kishore Vo Kargayo Mann Ki Chori Re Sudh Bisragaya Mori Bolo Shyama Bolo Shyama Bolo Shyama Bolo Shyama
Hindi Bhajans, live sung by Srimad B V Muni Maharaj during Grand Krsna Janmasthami Festival in Holland. www.PremaDhvani.com
Guru-caraṇa-kamala Bhaja Man Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyāṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
śrī guru-caraṇa-kamala bhaja man guru-kṛpā binā nāhi koi sādhana-bal, bhaja mana bhaja anukṣaṇ (1)
Worship the lotus feet of śrī guru, O mind. Without guru’s mercy, we have no strength in our sādhana. O mind, worship guru, worship him at every moment.
milatā nahī aisā, durlabha janama, bhramatahū̃ caudaha-bhuvan kisī ko milte haĩ, aho bhāgya se, hari-bhaktõ ke daraśan (2)
This rare human birth is not often found as we scour the fourteen planes of existence. A chance few, by astounding good fortune, get to glimpse a devotee of Śrī Hari.
kṛṣṇa-kṛpā kī, ānanda-mūrti, dīna-jana karuṇā-nidān bhakti bhāva prema—tīna prakāśata, śrī guru patita-pāvan (3)
He is the blissful embodiment of Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and the reservoir of compassion for the destitute. Manifesting bhakti, bhāva, and prema, śrī guru is the savior of the fallen.
śruti smṛti aur purānana māhĩn, kīno spaṣṭa pramāṇ tana-mana-jīvana, guru-pade arpaṇa, śrī harīnāma raṭan (4)
All the Śrutis, Smṛtis and Purāṇas describe śrī guru’s glories; there is clear evidence of this. Offering my body, mind, and very life at the feet of Gurudeva, I incessantly sing śrī harināma.
Song Name: Sakhe Kalaya Gauram Udaram Author: Radha Mohana Dasa Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (1) sakhe kalaya gauram udāram nindita hāṭaka kānti kalevara garvita māraka māram
(2) madhukara rañjita mālatī maṇḍita jita-ghana kuñcita keśam tilaka vinindita śaśadhara rupaka bhuvana manohara veśam
(3) madhu madhurasmita lobhita tanubhṛta anupama bhāva vilāsam nikhila nija jana mohita mānasa vikathita gada gada bhāṣam
(4) paramā kiñcana kiñcana naragaṇa karuṇā vitaraṇa śīlam kṣobhita-durmati-rādhā-mohana- nāmaka-nirupama-līlam
TRANSLATION
1) My friend! That most magnanimous Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu has appeared as the rising sun to dispel the darkness of this age Kali.
2) His brilliant golden complexion shames the bright luster of gold, and His beauty defeats the pride of Cupid. His curly black hair is decorated with a garland made of malati flowers, and bumble bees fly around them.
3) His beautiful moonlike face is decorated with tilaka, and His dressing enchants the whole world. His sweet smile delivers all embodied souls from the mire of material existence, by generating in them greed for love of Godhead. He displays unique ecstatic symptoms.
4) He Hankering to relish the unparalleled pastimes of the greatly munificent Sri Gaurasundara, who distributes mercy in the form of nama-prema to the supremely fortunate niskincana souls (those whose only possession is love of Krishna), the fallen and foolish Radha-mohana sings in a mood of great distress.
Song Name: Bhaja Bhaja Hari Mana Drdha Kari Author: Locana Dasa Thakura Language: Bengali LYRICS
(1) bhaja bhaja hari, mana dṛḍha kari’, mukhe bolo tā’ra nāma vrajendra-nandana gopī-prāṇa-dhana, bhuvana mohana śyāma
(2) kakhana maribe, kemane taribe, viṣama śamana ḍāke jāhāra pratāpe, bhuvana kāpaye, nā jāni mara vipāke
(3) kula-dhana pāiyā, unmatta haiyā, āpanāke jāna baḍa śamanera dūte, dhari’, pāye hāte, bādhiyā karibe jaḍa
(4) kivā yati satī, kivā nīca jāti, jei hari nāhi bhaje tabe janamiyā, bhramiyā bhramiyā, raurava-narake maje
(5) e dāsa locana, bhāve anukṣaṇa, michāi janama gela hari nā bhajinu, viṣaye majinu, hṛdaye rahala śela
TRANSLATION 1) O my dear mind, with staunch faith perform hari-bhajana, without which you cannot be delivered. And with your mouth chant the names of Vrajendra-nandana, Gopé-prana-dhana (the life and wealth of the gopis) and Syamasundara, whose beauty en-chants the whole material manifestation.
2) There is no certainty when your life will finish, and you also never think about your deliverance from the material world. But very fearsome Yamadutas are standing near you. Bhagavan, whose power causes the three worlds to tremble in fear, You have forgotten. This is your misfortune. Thus, you are suffering in this material world from different kinds of miseries, and now you are about to die.
3) You have become intoxicated by your high birth and wealth, thinking yourself very high class. But you have forgotten that one day the Yamadutas will take you, tying up your hands and feet.
4) So whether one is a sannyasi or a very low-caste person, without performing hari-bhajana, one will continue to rotate in the samsara and go to the hell named Raurava.
5) Locana dasa says, “I have never done any hari-bhajana, having been absorbed in sense enjoyment. In this way my human form of life has been wasted. And this causes excruciating pain like a thorn piercing my heart.
Song Name: Krpayati Yadi Radha Bhadhitasesa Official Name: Radha Prarthana Author: Vithalacarya Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (1) kṛpayati yadi rādhā bādhitāśeṣa-bādhā kim apara-viśiṣṭaḿ puṣṭi-maryādayor me yadi vadati ca kiñcit smera-hāsodita-śrīr dvija-vara-maṇi-pańktyā mukti-śuktyā tadā kim
(2) śyāmasundara śikhaṇḍa-śekhara smera-hāsa muralī-manohara rādhikā-rasika māḿ kṛpā-nidhe sva-priyā-caraṇa-kińkarīḿ kuru
(3) prāṇanātha-vṛṣabhānu-nandinī-śrī- mukhābja-rasalola-ṣaṭpada rādhikā-pada-tale kṛta-sthitiḿ tvāḿ bhajāmi rasikendra-śekhara
(4) saḿvidhāya daśane tṛṇaḿ vibho prārthaye vraja-mahendra-nandana astu mohana tavāti-vallabhā janma-janmani mad-īśvarī priyā
TRANSLATION
1) If Srimati Radhika is merciful to me, then all obstacles to my devotion will be removed. There will be nothing more for me to attain because I will have received the fruits offered by the paths of both vaidhi-marga and raga-marga. And if She will speak to me while smiling gently, I will see Her brilliant rows of teeth which are like lines of priceless jewels. Having seen them one time, the goal of gaining liberation from material existence will be rendered insignificant.
2) O Syamasundara! O You whose head is adorned with peacock feathers! Your face is always graced with a playful smile, Your flute-playing is enchanting, and You are expert in relishing rasa with Srimati Radhika. Because You are an ocean of mercy, I am appealing to You to please make me a kinkari (maidservant) at the feet of Your beloved.
3) You are the Lord of the life of the daughter of Vrsabhanu Maharaja and are like a bee who is always eager to taste the nectar of Her lips. O Rasika-sekhara, foremost of those who are rasika! I don’t desire anything other than to always reside at the feet of Srimati Radhika.
4) O Nanda-nandana! O all-pervading Prabhu! O You who enchant my mind, and indeed, the minds of all! Taking a piece of straw in my teeth, my humble entreaty to You is that She, who is the love of Your life, will remain my dear worshipable goddess birth after birth.
Song Name: Bhaja Govinda Bhaja Govinda Bhaja Govinda Ka Nama Re Author: Traditional Language: Hindi
LYRICS
(1) bhaja govinda bhaja govinda bhaja govinda kā nāma re govinda ke nāma bina tere koī nā āve kāma re
(2) yeh jīvana sukha duḥkha kā melā duniyā sārī svapanon kā khelā jānā tujhko pāde akela bhaja re hari kā nāma re
(3) govinda kī mahimā gāve prema kī usapar āga lagāke jīvana apanā saphala banāe cala īśvara kī dhama re
TRANSLATION:
1) Worship Govinda! Worship Govinda! Worship Govinda’s name! Without chanting the name of Govinda, none of your desires will be fulfilled and it will be all useless.
2) In this world with the fair of happiness and distress, many desires are just a play of dreams. I want to go to alone to Your feet! Worship the name of Lord Hari! Oh!
3) By singing the glories of Lord Govinda, the heart will be aflame with love. Life will become of use. Let’s go to the divine abode of the Lord!
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Song Name: Radhe Jaya Jaya Madhava Dayite Official Name: Volume 6 Song 14; Radhika Stava Author: Rupa Goswami Book Name: Stavamala Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (refrain) rādhe jaya jaya mādhava-dayite gokula-taruṇī-maṇḍala-mahite
(1) dāmodara-rati-vardhana-veśe hari-niṣkuṭa-vṛndā-vipineśe
(2) vṛṣabhānūdadhi-nava-śaśi-lekhe lalitā-sakhi guṇa-ramita-viśākhe
(3) karuṇāḿ kuru mayi karuṇā-bharite sanaka-sanātana-varṇita-carite
TRANSLATION: Radhe Jaya Jaya Madhava Dayite
TRANSLATION (Refrain) O Radha! O beloved of Madhava! O You who are worshiped by all the young girls of Gokula! All glories unto You! All glories unto You!
1) You who dress Yourself in such a way as to increase Lord Damodara's love and attachment for You! O queen of Vrndavana, which is the pleasure grove of Lord Hari!
2) O new moon that has arisen from the ocean of King Vrsabhanu! O friend of Lalita! O You who make Visakha loyal to You due to Your wonderful qualities of friendliness, kindness, and faithfulness to Krsna!
3) O You who are filled with compassion! O You whose divine characteristics are described by the great sages Sanaka and Sanatana! O Radha, please be merciful to me!
Yan Kali Rupa is composed by Madhava Dasa, in glorification of Srila Rupa Goswami. www.PremaDhvani.org
Song Name: Yan Kali Rupa Sarira Na Dharata Author: Madhavi Dasa Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) yań kali rūpa śarīra na dharata tań vraja-prema-mahānidhi kuṭharīka, kon kapāṭa ughāḍata
(2) nīra-kṣīra-haḿsana, pāna-vidhāyana, kon pṛthak kari pāyata ko saba tyaji, bhaji’ vṛndāvana, ko saba grantha viracita
(3) jaba pitu vana-phula, phalata nānā-vidha, manorāji aravinda so madhukara vinu, pāna kon jānata, vidyamāna kari bandha
(4) ko jānata, mathurā vṛndāvana, ko jānata vraja-nīta ko jānata, rādhā-mādhava-rati, ko jānata soi prīta
(5) jākara caraṇe, prasāde sakala jana, gāi gāoyāi sukha pāota caraṇa-kamale, śaraṇāgata mādho, tava mahimā ura lāgata
TRANSLATION 1) If Rupa Gosvami had not appeared in Kali-yuga, who would have opened the great store-house of vraja-prema and distributed its contents freely?
2) Just as a swan separates milk from water, who could have separated the rasas to taste them? Abandoning everything, he performed bhajana in Vrndavana and wrote his rasika literatures.
3) When the yellow forest flowers blossom and fruits ripen, he lived like a bee taking the nectar from lotuses – who could have understood the nectar he was collecting?
4) Who could have understood Krsna’s lilas in Mathura and Vrndavana? How could we have known the sweet vraja-lilas and the love between Radha-Madhava?
5) By the mercy of his lotus feet, all can sing about and attain such divine bliss. The surrendered Madhava dasa is always praying to embrace Rupa’s glories.
Song Name: Srita Kamala Official Name: Song 2; Mangala Gitam Author: Jayadeva Goswami Book Name: Gita Govinda Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS:
(1) śrita-kamalā-kuca-maṇḍala dhṛta-kuṇḍala e kalita-lalita-vana-māla jaya jaya deva hare
(2) dina-maṇi-maṇḍala-maṇḍana bhava-khaṇḍana e muni-jana-mānasa-haḿsa jaya jaya deva hare
(3) kāliya-viṣa-dhara-gañjana jana-rañjana e yadukula-nalina-dineśa jaya jaya deva hare
(4) madhu-mura-naraka-vināśana garuḍāsana e sura-kula-keli-nidāna jaya jaya deva hare
(5) amala-kamala-dala-locana bhava-mocana e tribhuvana-bhuvana-nidhāna jaya jaya deva hare
(6) janaka-sutā-kṛta-bhūṣaṇa jita-dūṣaṇa e samara-śamita-daśa-kaṇṭha jaya jaya deva hare
(7) abhinava-jala-dhara-sundara dhṛta-mandara e śrī-mukha-candra-cakora jaya jaya deva hare
(8) tava caraṇaḿ praṇatā vayam iti bhāvaya e kuru kuśalaḿ praṇateṣu jaya jaya deva hare
(9) śrī-jayadeva-kaver idaḿ kurute mudam e mańgalam ujjvala-gītaḿ jaya jaya deva hare
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Srita Kamala
TRANSLATION 1) Glories, glories to Lord Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who rests on the breasts of the Goddess of Fortune, who is adorned with jeweled earrings, and wears a garland of forest flowers!
2) The Lord's face shines like the sun globe. He destroys the cycle of birth and death, and rests in the lakes of the swan-like saintly persons. Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari, Supreme Personality of Godhead!
3) O Supreme Personality of Godhead who destroyed the poisonous serpent, Kaliya! You are the beloved of all living entities, and the sun in the galaxy of the Yadu dynasty. Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari!
4) O Supreme Personality of Godhead, destroyer of the demons Madhu, Mura and Narakasura! You are seated on Garuda, and You are the source of joy for the demigods! All glories! Glories to Hari!
5) O Supreme Personality of Godhead, Your eyes are like spotless lotus petals, You destroy the cycle of birth and death. You are the treasure mine of the three worlds. All glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
6) O Supreme Personality of Godhead (in the incarnation of Lord Ramacandra), as the gem of the daughter of Janaka (Sita devi), You were victorious over the demon, Dusana, and You defeated the ten-headed demon, Ravana, in battle. All glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
7) O Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose complexion is like a fresh monsoon cloud, Who lifted Govardhana Hill, and Srimati Radharani is like a cakora bird who is nourished by drinking the light of Your moonlike face. Glories! Glories to Lord Hari!
8) O Supreme Personality of Godhead, we offer my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. Please bestow auspiciousness to those who offer obeisances to You! Glories! Glories to Lord Sri Hari!
9) The poem of Sri Jayadeva brings transcendental happiness to all. The is an ever-effulgent and auspicious song (Mangala gitam). All glories! All glories to Lord Sri Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead!
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Song Name: Gopinath Mama Nivedana Suno Official Name: Upalabdhi Vijnapti Song 1 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Kalyana Kalpataru Language: Bengali
LYRICS: (1) gopīnāth, mama nivedana śuno viṣayī durjana, sadā kāma-rata, kichu nāhi mora guṇa
(2) gopīnāth, āmāra bharasā tumi tomāra caraṇe, loinu śaraṇa, tomāra kińkora āmi
(3) gopīnāth, kemone śodhibe more nā jāni bhakati, karme jaḍa-mati, porechi soḿsāra-ghore
(4) gopīnāth, sakali tomāra māyā nāhi mama bala, jñāna sunirmala, swādīna nahe e kāyā
(5) gopīnāth, niyata caraṇe sthāna māge e pāmara, kāndiyā kāndiyā, korohe karuṇā dāna
(6) gopīnāth, tumi to' sakali pāro durjane tārite, tomāra śakati, ke āche pāpīra āro
(7) gopīnāth, tumi kṛpā-pārābāra jīvera kāraṇe, āsiyā prapañce, līlā koile subistāra
(8) gopīnāth, āmi ki doṣe doṣī asura sakala, pāilo caraṇa, vinodá thākilo bosi'
TRANSLATION: Gopinath! Mama Nivedana Suno
1) O Gopinatha, Lord of the gopis, please hear my request. I am a wicked materialist, always addicted to worldly desires, and no good qualities do I possess.
2) O Gopinatha, You are my only hope, and therefore I have taken shelter at Your lotus feet. I am now Your eternal servant.
3) O Gopinatha, how will You purify me? I do not know what devotion is, and my materialistic mind is absorbed in fruitive work. I have fallen into this dark and perilous worldly existence.
4) O Gopinatha, everything here is Your illusory energy. I have no strength or transcendental knowledge, and this body of mine is not independent and free from the control of material nature.
5) O Gopinatha, this sinner, who is weeping and weeping, begs for an eternal place at Your divine feet. Please give him Your mercy.
6) O Gopinatha, You are able to do anything, and therefore You have the power to deliver all sinners. Who is there that is more of a sinner than myself?
7) O Gopinatha, You are the ocean of mercy. Having come into this phenomenal world, You expand Your divine pastimes for the sake of the fallen souls.
8) O Gopinatha, I am so sinful that although all the demons attained Your lotus feet, Bhaktivinoda has remained in worldly existence.
This bhajan is sung about cleaning kunda's in Vrindavan. It is recorded in 2006 by the request of Kunda Restoration Group. www.PremaDhvani.org
narāyaṇaṁ prabhuṁ vande karuṇāgha-vigraham raga-mārga-bhaktiṁ dattvā tārayati tribhuvanam I worship Śri Narayan Prabhu (i.e. Om Vishnupada Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja), who is the embodiment of mercy and delivering The three worlds by giving raga-mārga bhakti (i.e. devotion done by following the moods of the eternal associates of Kṛṣṇā in Vraja).
Śrī Vṛndāvana-Dhāma Praṇāma jayati jayati vṛndāraṇyam etan murāreḥ priyatamam ati-sādhusvānta-vaikuṇṭha-vāsāt ramayati sa sadā gāḥ pālayan yatra gopīḥ svarita-madhura-veṇur vardhayan prema rāse (Śrī Bṛhad-Bhāgavatāmrta 1.5, Srīla Sanātana Gosvāmī) All glories, all glories to Śri Vṛndāvana-Dhāma, where Śri Murāri enjoys residing more than He does in the hearts of sadhus or even in Vaikuntha, where He forever tends cows, and where, by playing sweet melodies on the flute, He increases the gopīs’ amorous love for Him.
calo mana śrī vṛndāvana dhāma O mind, immediately race to Vṛndāvana…
jahā viharata nāgara, kuñjana āṭho jāma Where the hero and heroines perpetually enjoy in the kuñjas.
bhūkha lage to rasikana jhūthana khāye lahiya viśrāma When hungry I will take the remnants of rasika devotees and then take rest.
pyāsa lage to tarūṇī tanujā taṭā piyu salīla lalāma When thirsty I will go to the banks of the Yamunā and drink her tasty water.
nīnda lage to jāya soi rahū, latana kunñja abhirāma When fatigued I will rest in the dense kuñjas.
braja kī reṇu lakhi cinmaya, tanmaya rahū abhirāma O mind, you will find eternal peace upon seeing the transcendental dust of Vraja.
pe kṛpālu mana jāti yaha bhūliye bhava rahe niṣkāma O mind, be merciful to me and renounce all other desires besides these.
Ho Gaye Bhava Se Pār
ho gaye bhava se pār, lekar nāma terā I have crossed the material ocean by chanting Your name. Vālmikī was very humble. He was engrossed in sinful activity but he composed Rāmāyaṇa by chanting Your name.
nala aur nīla jātike bāṅdar, rāma-nāma likhadiyā śilā par ho gai senā pār, lekar nāma terā There were two monkeys, Nala and Nīla. They wrote Rāma-nāma on stones (which floated on the water) and the whole army crossed the sea by chanting Your name.
bharī sabhā meṅ drupad dulārī, kṛṣṇa dvārakā-nātha pukārī baḍa gayā cīra apāra, lekar nāma terā In the midst of the whole assembly the daughter of Drupad called for Kṛṣṇa. Dvārakā-nātha and her sārī was unlimitedly increased by chanting Your name.
mīrā giridhāra nāma pukārī, viṣa amṛta kara diyā murārī nāca nāca kar tumheṅ rijhāi, loka lāja ko taja kar āi khula gaye prema ke dvāra, lekar nāma terā Mīrā called for Giridhārī, and Murārī turned the poison into nectar. She appeased You by dancing without concern for public opinion. The doors of love opened up by chanting Your name.
gaja ne ādhā nāma pukārā, gaja ne govinda nāma pukārā garuḍa choḍakar use ubārā, kiyā grāha saṁhāra, lekar nāma terā The elephant Gajendra uttered a half-name. He called out “Govinda.” Kṛṣṇa came on Garuḍa and killed the alligator.
Kṛṣṇa Nām Ke Hīre Moti
le lo re koī Kṛṣṇa kā pyārā, aṿāj lagāun galī-galī
kṛṣṇa nām ke hīre motī, main bikhrāun galī-galī jin-jin ne yah motī loote, ve sab mālāmāl hue māyā ke jo bane pujārī, ek din vo kangāl hue sonā chāndī māyā bālo, main samjhāun gali-gali
I am calling in every street to accept the holy name of Lord Kṛṣṇa. I am distributing diamonds and jewels of Kṛṣṇa’s name in every street. Whoever took these jewels they become enriched and those who worship māyā, become poor. O holder of gold, silver and wealth! I am trying to make you understand. O fanatic of wealth, listen!
daūlat ke dīvāno sun lo, ek din aisā āyegā dhan daūlat aur māl khajanā, yanhī paṛā rah jāyegāhera, prabhu ne sams kancan kāyā miṭṭī hogī, carcā hogī galī-galī
O mads of wealth! Listen, one day all of your wealth will be left here and thisī beautiful golden body will turn to ashes and this will be announced in every street.
kaise-kaise hari bhakṭon ne us prabhu ko apnāyā hai īsvar bhī kaise un bhakṭon ke man bhāyā hai tulsi, mīra our narsī kā, jñān sunāun gali-gali
Many devotees have adopted that Lord as his owner and how Tulsi, Meera and Narsi became attacted towards the Lord, I will speak in every street.
arjun ko jab moh ne ghera, prabhu ne samśaya dūr kiyā jñān dharma kī jyoti jalā kar, gitā kā updesh diyā gītā rāmāyaṇa, vedoṁ kā, sār sunāun galī-galī
When Aṛjuna was bewildered by illusion Lord Kṛṣṇa dispelled his doubt by the knowledge of Bhagvad Gītā. I will announce the essence of Gītā, Rāmāyan and Vedas in every street.
Mohan Hamāre
mohan hamāre madhuvan main tum āyā na karo jādū bharī ye bāṁsuri, sunāyā na karo
O Mohan! You should not come into our Madhuvan and play this magical flute.
sūrat ṭumhārī dekh ke, salonī sāmvarī sūnakar tumhārī bāmsurī ham ho gayi bāvarī mākhan curāne vale, dil na curāyā karo
By seeing your attractive darkish (complexion) face and hearing your flute we went mad! O stealer of butter, you should not steal our heart.
mukuṭ gale van mālā, kaṭi kāchnī sohe kāṇaṇ kuṇḍal jhūmke, mere man ko mohe is canḍṛmā se rūp se lubhāyā na karo
Your body is decorated by a crown, garland and waist ornament. My mind is enchanted by your bell-shaped pendant (earrings). Don’t attract us by this beautiful moon like form.
apnī yashoda maiyā kī saugandha hai tumko yamunā nadī ke tir pe tum, nā milo humko is bāmsurī kī tān pe bilmāyā nā karo
We are giving oath of your mother, Yashoda, that you would not come on the bank of Yamuna to meet with us and keep waiting on the melody of Your flute
isī tumharī bāmsurī ne mohinī dārī caṇḍṛa sakhī ki vinatī tum suniyon banvarī darasa dikhāde sāṁvarā, ab der na karo
Thus, your flute has enchanted everyone, therefore this is the request of Chandra sakhi to Banvari to appear before us without any delay.
Song Name: Ali Mhane Lage Vrndavana Niko Author: Mira Bai Book Name: None Language: Braja Bhasa
LYRICS (1) ālī! mhāne lāge vṛndāvana nīko ghara ghara tulasī, ṭhākura pūjā, darśana govindajī ko
ālī! mhāne lāge vṛndāvana nīko (2) nirmala nīra bahata yamunā ko, bhojana dūdha dahī ko ālī! mhāne lāge vṛndāvana nīko
(3) ratna siḿhāsana āpa virāje, mukuṭa dharyo tulāsi ko ālī! mhāne lāge vṛndāvana nīko
(4) kuñjana kuñjana phirata rādhikā, śabda sunata muralī ko, ālī! mhāne lāge vṛndāvana nīko
(5) mīrā ke prabhu giridhara-nāgara, bhajana vinā nara phīko ālī! mhāne lāge vṛndāvana nīko
TRANSLATION
1) O friend! I like Vṛndāvana so much, where in every home there is worship of tulasī and the Deity with darśana of Govindajī.
2) Where the pure waters of the Yamunā flow and where the foodstuffs are milk and yoghurt. O friend! I like Vṛndāvana so much.
3) Where the Deity sits on a jeweled throne, with tulāsi in His crown. O friend! I like Vṛndāvana very much.
4) Where Rādhikā roams from kuñja to kuñja, having heard the vibration of His flute. O friend! I like Vṛndāvana so much.
5) The hero Giridhārī is the master of Mīrā, who says that without bhajana a person is dull. O friend! I like Vṛndāvana so much.
Hari Se Baṛā Hari Kā Nāma
hari se baṛā hari kā nāma, prabhu se baṛā prabhu kā nāma anta meṅ nikalā ye pariṇāma
Hari’s name is greater than Hari Himself (because the Lord’s name can go everywhere). This is the conclusion of all the śastras.
sumīro nāma rūpa bina dekhe, kauḍī lage na dāma nāmake bāṅdhe khine āyeṅge, ākhira ek din śyāma
Just chant the name even without seeing His form—it doesn’t cost anything. Being tied by His name, eventually Śyāma must come to you one day.
draupadīne jab nāma puṅkārā, jhaṭa ā gae ghanaśyāma sāṛī khaincata hārā duhśāsana, sāṛī baḍāi śyāma
When Draupadī called out this name, Ghanaśyāma immediately came. When Duhśāsana was pulling off her cloth, Śyāma increased the length of her sārī.
jal ḍūbat gajarāj pukāro, āye ādhe nama nāmiko cintā rahati hai, nāma na ho badanāma
When Gajendra was drowning, he could only utter half of the name. Nāmī (Kṛṣṇa) is always worrying that His name cannot be ill-reputed; thus, He came.
jis sāgarako lāṅdha sake nā, binā pulake rāma kuda gae hanumān usīko, leke hari kā nāma
Without the bridge Rāma could not cross over the ocean, but Hanumān, chanting Rāma’s name, jumped over the sea.
vo dil vale dub jāyeṅge, jinmeṅ nakiṅ hai nāma vo patthara bhi tereṅge jin par, likhā rāmakā nāma
That person, in whose heart the name does not dwell, will sink. That stone upon which Rāma’s name is written will float.
Śrī Govardhana Mahārāja
śri govardhana mahārāja tere māthe mukuṭa virāja rahayo Govardhana Mahārāja, you wear a crown on your head.
tere kānan kuṇḍala soha rahe aur gala baijantī māla Your ears are decorated with earrings and you wear a beautiful forest flower garland.
tere mukha pai muralīyā soha rahī ṭoṛī pai hīra lāla You hold a flute to your lips and your chin is decorated with a diamond and a ruby.
tere anga meṅ jāmā kesariyā aur paṭakī lāla gulāla You are wearing a saffron-colored shirt and your chadar is red.
topai pāna caḍhe aur phūla caḍhetopai diya jareṅ dina rāta Tāmbūla and flowers are presented to you and ghee lamps are offered to you day and night.
tere mānasī-gaṅgā nikaṭa vahe tope caḍhe dudha kī dhāra Mānasī Gaṅga flows next to you, Your abhiṣeka is performed with a shower of milk.
terī sāt kosakī parakammā aur cakaleśvara viśrāma Devotees perform your 7 kosa parikrama and take rest at Cakaleśvara.
Syama Teri Bamsi
Syama teri bamsi baje dhire dhire kanha teri bamsi baje dhire dhire
Hey Syamasundara, you play Your flute very slowly and very sweetly.
Baje dhire dhire dhire yamuna kinare Syama teri bamsi baje dhire dhire
it men mathura, ut gokula bich men jamuna bahe dhire dhire
On this side is Mathura, on that side is Gokula, and Yamuna flows between them very slowly.
Baje dhire dhire dhire yamuna kinare Syama teri bamsi baje dhire dhire
it madhumangala, ut sridama bich men kanha cale dhire dhire
On this side is Madhumangala, on that side is Sridama, and in between Krsna walks very slowly.
it men lalita, ut men visakha bich men radha cale dhire dhire
On this side is Lalita, on that side is Visaka, and in the middle Radha walks very slowly.
Baje dhire dhire dhire yamuna kinare Syama teri bamsi baje dhire dhire
jhula daro kadamba ki dari radha aur mohana jhule dhire dhire
The swing is hanging from a kadamba tree. Radha and Mohana swing very slowly.
ham sab aye hain sarana tumhari hamko bhi darasana mile dhire dhire
All of us are surrendering at Their lotus feet. And gradually we will get Their darsana. To download the full album, please click: https://swamibvmuni.bandcamp.com/album/sri-yugala-madhuri
inviting Srimati Radha Rani in Sri Sri Radha Yugal Kishor-devine swing festival, Every year there is a five day festival all over Vrndavana called Jhulana-yatra, at which time the vijaya-vigraha (small) Deities of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna are swung by hundreds of thousands of Vrajabasis and others, in their various temples or homes, on a beautiful swing attached to long ropes.
Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Jhuk aaye badra ghir aaye badra Jhuk aaye badra ghir aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra
Aiso maan naahi kijai hath chodo ri ali Aiso maan naahi kijai hath chodo ri ali Tum to param sayani brishbhanu ki lali Tum to param sayani brishbhanu ki lali Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra
Saajo solah sringar daro nainan kajara Saajo solah sringar daro nainan kajara Pahar panch rang sadi odho syaam chadra Pahar panch rang sadi odho syaam chadra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra
Tero rasik pritam magjohat khado Tero rasik pritam magjohat khado Radhe jahan pag dharo syaam naina dharo Radhe jahan pag dharo syaam naina dharo Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra
Daari resham dori jaape jhule radha gori Daari resham dori jaape jhule radha gori Jaaki bahiyan gori gori pahare hathan gazra Jaaki bahiyan gori gori pahare hathan gazra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Jhuk aaye badra ghir aaye badra Jhuk aaye badra ghir aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra
Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra Radhe jhulana padharo jhuk aaye badra
Sakhī Rī Mere Mana
sakhī rīnmere mana abhilāṣā hoya madana mohana ke guṇa gāū O Sakhī, my heart’s desire is to sing the glories of Madana-mohana.
śiśa pe mora mukuta sohe, pagana paijaniyā mana mohe kamara pīrāmbara jhilamila hoya na mukha se varṇana kara pāū The peacock feather in His crown is very beautiful. His jingling anklebells enchant my mind. His waist is adorned with yellow cloth, the beauty of which I simply cannot describe.
kānana me kuṇḍala hai ālā, gale me vaijayantī mālā adhara muralī pyārī lāge moya, sunū to mana me sukha pāū Hearing about the earrings in His ears, the vaijayantī mālā around His neck and the beloved flute at His lips, my heart will obtain great happiness.
ye laṭa mukha pe kālī-kālī cāla mohana kī matavālī yahā jāye se darśana hoya batado gela kahā jāū Locks of black hair dangle upon His face; as if intoxicated He moves in an enchanting fashion. Tell me friend, where can I go to receive His darśana?
ye naṭavara rāsa-bihārī ke saṅga vṛṣabhānu dulārī ke saphala jīvana mero kaise hoya yugala caraṇana me sira nāū That best of dancers is in the company of the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu. Bowing my head at the feet of the Divine Couple, my life will be completely successful.
Song Name: Jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrndavana (III) Language: Braja Bhasa
LYRICS: (refrain) jaya rādhe jaya kṛṣṇā jaya vṛndāvana rasika mukuṭa maṇi jaya gopī-gana
(1) rādhe rādhe rādhe śyāma rādhe rādhe śyāma śyāma rādhe śyāma yugala nāma mero hai jīvana
(2) maiń to hūń vahiń sācārī rādherāni kī nitya dhāma vṛndāvana mahārānī kī
(3) nitya seva nitya dhāma nitya pāūń atho yama rākho rūcī soī joī ṭhakurānī kī
(4) mero eka prāna-dhana eka hi hai jīvana nanda-nandana madana mohana rādhika-ramaṇa
(5) śyāma hi so mero pyāro śyāma hi mero bharatara śyāma hi samāyo atho yama tana mana
TRANSLATION (Refrain): All glories to Sri Radha! All glories to Sri Krsna! All glories to their abode of Vrndavana! All glories to the gopis who are the jewel of the crown of the rasika mood.
1) In this ecstatic mood, Krsna sings “Radhe Radhe” and Radha sings “Syam Syam!” The Holy Name and the divine pair of Radhe Syam are my life and soul.
2) I am verily the maidservant of Srimati Radharani, who is the eternal queen of the eternal abode of Vrndavana.
3) My wish is to obtain a daily practice of doing eternal service in the eternal abode. Thus, I wish to keep my life in the way my master, Srimati Radharani, desires.
4) I only have one treasure within this life. The son of Nanda Maharaja, the enchanter of all, and pleasure giver to Radharani are my life and soul.
5) Syama is the only person who I love. My daily life, mind, body, and soul is being overwhelmed by the love of Syama.
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Song Name: Vraja Jana Mana Sukha Kari Author: Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja Language: Braja Bhasa
LYRICS: (Refrain) vraja-jana-mana-sukhakārī rādhe syām syāmā syām
(1) mor mukuṭa makarākṛta-kuṇḍala, gala vaijayantī-māla, caraṇana nūpura rasāla rādhe syām syāmā syām
(2) sundara vadana kamala-dala locana, bākī cita-vana-hārī, mohana-vaḿśī-vihārī rādhe syām syāmā syām
(3) vṛndāvana mê dhenu carāve, gopī-jana manahārī śrī govardhana-dhārī rādhe syām syāmā syām
(4) rādhā-kṛṣṇa mili aba dou, gaura-rūpa avatārī kīrtana dharma pracārī rādhe syām syāmā syām
(5) tum vinā mere aur na koi, nāma-rūpa avatārī caraṇana meń balihārī, nārāyaṇa balihārī, rādhe syām syāmā syām
TRANSLATION (Refrain) Krsna gives happiness in the hearts of all the Vrajavasis - Radhe! Syama! Syama! Syama!
1) He wears a peacock feather mukut, swinging makara-shaped earrings and a vaijayanti garland around His neck, and the sound of His anklebells is full of rasa! Radhe! Syama! Syama! Syama!
2) His lotus face is very beautiful and His eyes are like lotus-petals. Wandering here and there, He charms everyone with His flute and threefold curved form! Radhe! Syama! Syama! Syama!
3) In Vrndavana He tends the cows in the pastures, steals the gopis' minds, and holds up Sri Govardhana Hill! Radhe! Syama! Syama! Syama!
4) Sri Radha-Krsna have united and now the two have come as the beautiful golden avatara, preaching kirtana-dharma. Radhe! Syama! Syama! Syama!
5) I have no one but You in this world. You descend as the avatara of the beautiful name and beautiful form. Your lotus feet fill me with wonder - so this Narayana is filled with delight! Radhe! Syama! Syama! Syama!
śri rādherānī de dāro na bāṁsurī merī yā baṁśī men prāṇa basata haiṅ, so baṁśī gaī corī He Rādherāṇī, please give back My flute. My soul is living in that vaṁśī. That vaṁśī has been stolen.
kāhe se gāūṅ, rādhe, kāhe se bajāūṅ kāhe se lāūṅ gīyā gherī Now how will I play music, with what will I sing, with what will I gather my cows?
mukha se gāo kānhā hātha se bajāo lakuṭī se lāo gīyā gherī [Rādhā says] Sing with Your mouth, clap Your hands, and with Your stick bring the cows back.
hā hā kahat tere paiyāṅ paṛata hūn taras khaāyo pyārī merī [Kṛṣṇa answers] O my beloed, alas! Alas! I’m falling at Your feet. Please be merciful to me.
mīrā ke prabhu giridhara nāgara baṁśī lekara choṛī Mīrā’s master is Giridhara Nāgara. He pursued Rādhārāṇī until He got His flute back and then He took off.
Song Name: Anupama Madhuri Jodi Hamare Syama Syama Ki Author: Traditional Language: Braja Bhasa
LYRICS: anūpama mādhurī joḍī hamāre śyāma-śyāmā kī rasīlī rasabharī aṅkhiyāṅ hamāre śyāma-śyāmā kī The sweetness of our Divine Couple Śyāma-Śyāmā is unparalleled. Their charming eyes are full of rasa-our Śyāma and Śyāmā.
chavīlī hai adā bāṅkī sughara sūrata madhura batiyāṅ laṭaka gardana kī mana basiyā hamāre śyāma-śyāmā kī Their bodily expressions, Their gestures, Their distinctive features and Their sweet love chatter is all astonishingly exquisite. The splendor of our Śyāma and Śyāmā tilting Their heads to have a full view of each other’s face enters my heart and dwells there.
mukuṭa aur candrikā māthe adhara par pān kī lālī aho kaisī bhalī chavi hai hamāre śyāma and śyāmā kī They wear a mukuṭa and a candrikā on Their heads and Their lips are red with tāmbūla. Aho, what a beautiful effulgence is coming from our Śyāma and Śyāmā.
paraspara milke jab bihareṅ śri vṛndāvana kī kunjan meṅ nahīṅ baranata bane śobhā hamāre śyāma-śyāmā kī When They meet together and enjoy Their pastimes in the kunja’s of Vṛndāvana, I don’t have words to describe Their grandeur.
nahīn kuch lālasā dhana kī nahīṅ nirvāṇa kī icchā sakhī śyāmā ko do darśana dayā ho śyāma-śyāmā kī I have no desire for wealth, nor do I want liberation. Be merciful to me, my Śyāma and Śyāmā. Śyāmā Sakhī’s only desire is to have Your darśana.
O Manaro Lāge Nā
o manaro lāge nā sakhīrī mero śyāma manaro lāge nā (Refrain) Rādhā is telling Her sakhīs: My mind is unhappy because Śyāma is not here.
sunī-sunī lāge sārī braja kī nagarī kunja galī sunī śyāma binā mana re lāge nā The whole village of Vraja is empty. Without Śyāma the kunjas and lanes are empty.
kaun sunāve mohe mītī-mītī bansuri kaun nacāve mohe śyāma bīna mana re lāge nā Who will play the flute so sweetly? Without Śyāma here who will inspire us to dance?
gvāla-bāla sab taṛafa rahe hai tṛna nahī toḍe gave śyāma binā mana re lāge nā Without Śyāma all the cowherd boys are restless, and the cows are not eating grass.
paniyā bharana jab jāo yamunā pe pan-ghāṭa suno lāge śyāma binā mana re lāge nā I go to Yamunā to take water, but without Śyāma the pan-ghāṭa (where the villagers draw their water) is empty.
giridhārī mose rutho re savariyā chena nā abet ere darasa śyāma binā mana re lge nā Perhaps Giridhāri Kṛṣṇa is in a sulky mood. If I don’t see You for one second, I go mad. Without Śyāma my mind is not interested in anything.
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Song Name: Adharam Madhuram Official Name: Sri Madhurastakam Author: Vallabhacarya Book Name: None Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS (1) adharaḿ madhuraḿ vadanaḿ madhuraḿ nayanaḿ madhuraḿ hasitaḿ madhuraḿ hṛdayaḿ madhuraḿ gamanaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(2) vacanaḿ madhuraḿ caritaḿ madhuraḿ vasanaḿ madhuraḿ valitaḿ madhuraḿ calitaḿ madhuraḿ bhramitaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(3) veṇur madhuro reṇur madhuraḥ pāṇir madhuraḥ pādau madhurau nṛtyaḿ madhuraḿ sakhyaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(4) gītaḿ madhuraḿ pītaḿ madhuraḿ bhuktaḿ madhuraḿ suptam madhuraḿ rūpaḿ madhuraḿ tilakaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(5) karaṇaḿ madhuraḿ taraṇaḿ madhuraḿ haraṇaḿ madhuraḿ ramaṇaḿ madhuraḿ vamitaḿ madhuraḿ śamitaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(6) guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā salilaḿ madhuraḿ kamalaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(7) gopī madhurā līlā madhurā yuktaḿ madhuraḿ bhuktaḿ madhuraḿ hṛṣṭaḿ madhuraḿ śiṣṭaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
(8) gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭir madhurā sṛṣṭir madhurā dalitaḿ madhuraḿ phalitaḿ madhuraḿ madhurādhi-pater akhilaḿ madhuraḿ
WORD FOR WORD TRANSLATION: Adharam Madhuram TRANSLATION 1) His lips are sweet, His face is sweet His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
2) His words are sweet, His character is sweet His dress is sweet, His belly-folds are sweet His movements are sweet, His wandering is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
3) His flute is sweet, His foot-dust is sweet His hands are sweet, His feet are sweet His dancing is sweet, His friendship is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
4) His singing is sweet, His yellow cloth is sweet His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet His beauty is sweet, His tilaka is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
5) His deeds are sweet, His liberating is sweet His stealing is sweet, His love-sports are sweet His oblations are sweet, His tranquility is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
6) His gunja-berry necklace is sweet, His flower garland is sweet His Yamuna river is sweet, His ripples are sweet His water is sweet, His lotuses are sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
7) His gopis (cowherd boys) are sweet, His pastimes are sweet, His union is sweet, His food is sweet, His delight is sweet, His courtesy is sweet — Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
8) His gopas (cowherd boys) are sweet, His cows are sweet His staff is sweet, His creation is sweet His trampling is sweet, His fruitfulness is sweet—Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
Song Name: Yadi Te Hari Pada Saroja Sudha Official Name: Sri Godruma Candra Bhajanopadesa Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (1) yadi te hari-pāda-saroja-sudhā- rasa-pāna-paraḿ hṛdayaḿ satatam parihṛtya gṛhaḿ kali-bhāva-mayaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(2) dhana-yauvana-jīvana-rājya-sukhaḿ nahi nityam anukṣaṇa-nāśa-param tyaja grāmya-kathā-sakalaḿ viphalaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(3) ramaṇī-jana-sańga-sukhaḿ ca sakhe carame bhayadaḿ puruṣārtha-haram hari-nāma-sudhā-rasa-matta-matir bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(4) jaḍa-kāvya-raso nahi kāvya-rasaḥ kali-pāvana-gaura-raso hi rasaḥ alam any-kathādy-anuśīlanayā bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(5) vṛṣabhānu-sutānvita-vāma-tanuḿ yamunā-taṭa-nāgara-nanda-sutam muralī-kala-gīta-vinoda-paraḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(6) hari-kīrtana-madhyagataḿ svajanaiḥ pariveṣṭita-jāmbunadābha-hariḿ nija-gauḍa-janaika-kṛpā-jaladhiḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(7) girirāja-sutā-parivīta-gṛhaḿ nava-khaṇḍa-patiḿ yati-citta-haram sura-sańgha-nutaḿ priyayā sahitaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(8) kali-kukkura-mudgara-bhāva-dharaḿ hari-nāma-mahauṣadha-dāna-param patitārta-dayārdra-sumūrti-dharaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(9) ripu-bāndhava-bheda-vihīna-dayā yad abhīkṣṇam udeti mukhābja-tatau tam akṛṣṇam iha vraja-rāja-sutaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(10) iha copaniṣat-parigīta-vibhur dvija-rāja-sutaḥ purṭābha-hariḥ nija-dhāmani khelati bandhu-yuto bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(11) avatāra-varaḿ paripūrṇa-phalaḿ para-tattvam ihātma-vilāsa-mayam vraja-dhāma-rasāmbudhi-gupta-rasaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(12) śruti-varṇa-dhanādi na yasya kṛpā- janane balavad-bhajanena vinā tam ahaituka-bhāva-pathā hi sakhe bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(13) api nakra-gatau hrada-madhya-gataḿ kam amocayad ārta-janaḿ tam ajam avicintya-balaḿ śiva-kalpa-taruḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(14) surabhīndra-tapaḥ-parituṣṭa-mano vara-varṇa-dharo harir āvirabhūt tam ajasra-sukhaḿ muni-dhairya-haraḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(15) abhilāṣa-cayaḿ tad abheda-dhiyam aśubhaḿ ca śubhaḿ ca tyaja sarvam idam anukūlatayā priya-sevanayā bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(16) hari-sevaka-sevana-dharma-paro hari-nāma-rasāmṛta-pāna-rataḥ nati-dainya-dayā-paramāna-yuto bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(17) vada yādava mādhava kṛṣṇa hare vada rāma janārdana keśava he vṛṣabhānu-sutā-priyanātha sadā bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(18) vada yāmuna-tīra-vanādri-pate vada gokula-kānana-puñja-rave vada rāsa-rasāyana gaura-hare bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(19) cala gaura-vanaḿ nava-khaṇḍamayaḿ paṭha gaurahareś caritāṇi mudā luṭha gaura-padāńkita-gāńga-taṭaḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
(20) smara gaura-gadādhara-keli-kalāḿ bhava gaura-gadādhara-pakṣa-caraḥ śrṇu gaura-gadādhara-cāru-kathāḿ bhaja godruma-kānana-kuñja-vidhum
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Song Name: Vande Visvambhara Pada Kamalam Author: Radha Mohana Dasa Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (1) vande viśvambhara-pada-kamalam khaṇḍita-kaliyuga-jana-mala-samalam
(2) saurabha-karṣita nija-jana-madhupam karuṇā khaṇḍita-viraha-vitāpam
(3) nāśita-hṛd-gata-māyā-timiram vara-nija-kāntyā jagatām aciram
(4) satata-virājita-nirupama-śobham rādhā-mohana kalpita vilobham
TRANSLATION 1) I offer prayers to the lotus feet of Visvambhara, who cuts away the defective consciousness of those who are influenced by Kali-yuga.
2) With the fragrance of His supremely sweet philosophy, name, qualities, etc., Mahaprabhu attracts His honeybee-like followers. By His causeless mercy, He removes the anguish of separation of His dear associates (like Advaita Acarya).
3) For a long time the hearts of the jivas in this world have been afflicted with ignorance due to maya, which He instantly destroys with His brilliant effulgence.
4) Radha-mohana, having become greatly attracted to Mahaprabhu whose unmatched splendor is always radiating out, is broadcasting His glories to all.
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Song Name: Kunkumakta Kancanabja Official Name: Chapter 2 Verses 59-67; Radhikastakam Author: Krsnadasa Kaviraja Book Name: Govinda Lilamrta (Suka Sari Stava)
Language: Sanskrit LYRICS:
(1) kuńkumākta-kāñcanābja-garva-hāri-gaurabhā pītanāñcitābja-gandha-kīrti-nindi-saurabhā ballaveśa-sūnu-sarva-vāñcitārtha-sādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(2) kauravinda-kānti-nindi-citra-paṭṭa-śāṭikā kṛṣṇa-matta-bhṛńga-keli-phulla-puṣpa-vāṭikā kṛṣṇa-nitya-sańgamārtha-padma-bandhu-rādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(3) saukumārya-sṛṣṭa-pallavāli-kīrti-nigrahā candra-candanotpalendu-sevya-śīta-vigrahā svābhimarśa-ballavīśa-kāma-tāpa-bādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(4) viśva-vandya-yauvatābhivanditāpi yā ramā rūpa-navya-yauvanādi-saḿpadā na yat-samā śīla-hārda-līlayā ca sā yato ‘sti nādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(5) rāsa-lāsya-gīta-narma-sat-kalāli-paṇḍitā prema-ramya-rūpa-veśa-sad-guṇāli-maṇḍitā viśva-navya-gopa-yoṣid-ālito ‘pi yādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(6) nitya-navya-rūpa-keli-kṛṣṇa-bhāva-sampadā kṛṣṇa-rāga-bandha-gopa-yauvateṣu kampadā kṛṣṇa-rūpa-veśa-keli-lagna-sat-samādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(7) sveda-kampa-kaṇṭakāśru-gadgadādi-sañcitā marṣa-harṣa-vāmatādi-bhāva-bhuṣaṇāñcitā kṛṣṇa-netra-toṣi-ratna-maṇḍanāli-dādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(8) yā kṣaṇārdha-kṛṣṇa-viprayoga-santatoditā- neka-dainya-cāpalādi-bhāva-vṛnda-moditā yatna-labdha-kṛṣṇa-sańga-nirgatākhilādhikā mahyam ātma-pāda-padma-dāsya-dāstu rādhikā
(9) aṣṭakena yas tv anena nauti kṛṣṇa-vallabhāḿ darśane ‘pi śailajādi-yoṣidāli-durlabhām kṛṣṇa-sańga-nanditātma-dāsya-sīdhu-bhājanaḿ taḿ karoti nanditāli-sañcayāśu sā janam
TRANSLATION
1) Her splendorous golden complexion steals the pride of a golden lotus flower anointed with a tinge of red kunkum (vermillion). Her sweet fragrance mocks the fame of the aroma of a lotus flower sprinkled with saffron powder. She is fully qualified to fulfill all the desires of the son of the king of the cowherd men. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
2) Her amazing and colorful silken garments make the splendor of red coral feel ashamed. She is a garden of blossoming flowers where the maddened bumble-bee named Krsna performs amorous pastimes. She worships the Sun-god daily in order to attain the continual association of Her beloved Krsna. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
3) Her charming youthful delicacy negates the fame of the freshly-sprouted leaves. Her refreshing form is worthy of being served by the cooling moon, sandalwood paste, lotus flowers, and camphor. When She touches the master of the gopis, She dispels the burning heat of His lusty desires. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
4) Although the goddess of fortune, Laksmi Devi, is adored by other youthful goddesses, who are themselves, glorified throughout the universe, still she is nowhere near Sri Radhika in the matter of beauty, praiseworthy youthfulness, or other divine feminine opulences. There is no one in the material or the spiritual worlds that is superior to Radhika in the expression of naturally loving pastimes. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
5) She is very learned in many transcendental arts, such as performing in the rasa dance, singing, and joking. She is decorated with many divine qualities, such as loving nature, exquisite beauty, and wonderful garments and ornaments. Even among the cowherd damsels of Vraja, who are praised by the entire universe, She is the best in every way. May Sri Radhika bestow upon me the service of Her own lotus feet.
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Song Name: Jaya Jaya Sundara Nanda Kumara Official Name: Volume 6 Song 3 Author: Rupa Goswami Book Name: Stavamala Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS (Refrain) jaya jaya sundara nanda-kumāra saurabha-sańkaṭa-vṛndāvana-vihita-vasanta-vihāra
(1) abhinava-kuṭmala-guccha-samujjvala-kuñcita-kuntala-bhāra praṇayi-janerita-vandana-saha-kṛta-cūrṇita-vana-ghana-sāra
(2) adhara-virājita-mandatara-smita-lobhita-nija-parivāra caṭula-dṛg-añcala-racita-rasoccala-rādhā-madana-vikāra
(3) bhuvana-vimohana-mañjula-nartana-gati-valgita-maṇi-hāra nija-vallabha-jana-suhṛt-sanātana-citta-viharad-avatāra
TRANSLATION (Refrain) O handsome son of Nanda, O Lord who enjoys springtime pastimes in the fragrant forest of Vrndavana, all glories to You! All glories to You!
1-3) O Lord whose curling hair is splendid with many new flower-buds, O Lord anointed by loving friends with kunkuma and powdered camphor, O Lord the very gentle smile shining on whose lips is gazed at by Your friends, O Lord whose restless sidelong glances arouse the amorous desires of Radha, O Lord whose jewel necklace moves with Your graceful dancing that enchants the world, O friend of the devotees, O Lord whose incarnations enjoy pastimes in Sanatana Gosvami's heart, (followed by refrain) O handsome son of Nanda, O Lord who enjoys springtime pastimes in the fragrant forest of Vrndavana, all glories to You! All glories to You!
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Song Name: Ambudanjanendra Nila Official Name: Sri Krsna Candrastakam Author: Krsnadasa Kaviraja Book Name: Govinda Lilamrta (Suka Sari Stava Lila) Language: Sanskrit LYRICS (1) ambudāñjanendranīla-nindi-kānti-ḍambaraḥ kuńkumodyad-arka-vidyud-aḿśu-divyad-ambaraḥ śrīmad-ańga-carcitendu-pītanākta-candanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (2) gaṇḍa-tāṇḍavāti-paṇḍitāṇḍajeśa-kuṇḍalaś candra-padma-ṣaṇḍa-garva-khaṇḍanasya-maṇḍalaḥ ballavīṣu vardhitātma-gūḍha-bhāva-bandhanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (3) nitya-navya-rūpa-veṣa-harda-keli-ceṣḍitaḥ keli-narma-sārma-dāyi-mitra-vṛnda-veṣḍitaḥ svīya-keli-kānanāḿśu-nirjitendra-nandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (4) prema-hema-maṇḍitātma-bandhutābhinanditaḥ ksauṇi-lagna-bhāla-lokapāla-pāli-vanditaḥ nitya-kāla-sṛṣḍa-vipra-gauravāli-vandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (5) līlayendra-kāliyoṣṇa-kaḿsa-vatsa-ghātakas tat-tad-ātma-keli-vṛṣḍi-puṣḍa-bhakta-cātakaḥ vīrya-śīla-lilāyātma-ghosa-vāsi-nandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (6) kuñja-rāsa-keli-sīdhu-rādhikādi-toṣaṇas tat-tad-ātma-keli-narma-tat-tad-āli-poṣaṇaḥ prema-śīla-keli-kīrti-viśva-citta-nandanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (7) rāsa-keli-darśitātma-śuddha-bhakti-sat-pathaḥ svīya-citra-rūpa-veṣa-manmathalī-manmathaḥ gopīkasu netra-koṇa-bhāva-vṛnda-gandhanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (8) puṣpa-cāyi-rādhikābhimarṣa-labdhi-tarṣitaḥ prema-vāmya-rāmya-rādhikāsya-dṛṣḍi-harṣitaḥ rādhikorasīha lepa eṣa hari-candanaḥ svāńghri-dāsyado 'stu me sa ballavendra-nandanaḥ (9) aṣḍakena yas tv anena rādhikā-suvallabhaḿ saḿstavīti darśane 'pi sindhujādi-durlabham taḿ yunakti tuṣḍa-citta eṣa ghoṣa-kānane rādhikāńga-sańga-nanditātma-pāda-sevane
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Song Name: Sadopasyah Sriman Dhrta Manuja Official Name: Volume 1 Prathama Caitanyastaka Author: Rupa Goswami Book Name: Stavamala Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS: (1) sadopāsyaḥ śrīmān dhṛta-manuja-kāyaiḥ praṇayitāḿ vahadbhir girbāṇair giriśa-parameṣṭhi-prabhṛtibhiḥ sva-bhaktebhyaḥ śuddhasḿ nija-bhajana-mudrām upadiśan sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
(2) sureśānāḿ durgaḿ gatir atiśayenopaniṣadāḿ munīnāḿ sarvasvaḿ praṇata-paṭalīnāḿ madhurimā viniryāsaḥ premṇo nikhila-paśu-pālaḿbhuja-dṛśām sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam (3) svarūpaḿ bibhrāṇo jagad-atulam advaita-dayitaḥ prapanna-śrīvāso janita-paramānanda-garimā harir dīnoddhārī gajapati-kṛpotseka-taralaḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
(4) rasoddāmā kāmārbuda-madhura-dhāmojjvala-tanur yatīnām uttaḿsas taraṇikara-vidyoti-vasanaḥ hiraṇyāṇāḿ lakṣmī-bharam abhibhavann āńgika-rucā sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
(5) hare kṛṣṇety-uccaiḥ sphurita-rasano nāma-gaṇanā- kṛta-granthi-śreṇī-subhaga-kaṭi-sūtrojjvala-karaḥ viśālākṣo dīrghārgala-yugala-khelāñcita-bhujaḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
(6) payorāśes tīre sphurad-yupavanāli-kalanayā muhur vṛndāraṇya-smaraṇa-janita-prema-vivaśaḥ kvacit kṛṣṇāvṛtti-pracala-rasano bhakti-rasikaḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam (7)
rathārūḍhasyārād adhipadavī-nīlācala-pater adabhra-premormi-sphurita-naṭanollāsa-vivaśaḥ sa-harṣaḿ gāyadbhiḥ parivṛta-tanur vaiṣṇava-janaiḥ sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
(8) bhuvaḿ siñcann aśru-śrutibhir abhitaḥ sāndra-pulakaiḥ parītāńgo nīpa-stabaka-nava-kiñjalka-jayibhiḥ ghana-sveda-stoma-stimita-tanur utkīrtana-sukhī sa caitanyaḥ kiḿ me punar api dṛśor yāsyati padam
(9) adhīte gaurāńga-smaraṇa-padavī mańgalataraḿ kṛtī yo viśrambha-sphurad-amala-dhīr aṣṭakam idam parānande sadyas tad-amala-padāmbhoja-yugale parisphārā tasya sphuratu nitarāḿ prema-laharī
TRANSLATION
1) Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is always the most worshipable Deity of the demigods, including Lord Siva and Lord Brahma, who came in the garb of ordinary men bearing love for Him. He instructs His own pure devotional service to His own devotees. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
2) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the protector of the demigods, the supreme goal of the Upanisads, the be-all and end-all of the great sages, the beautiful shelter of His devotees, and the essence of the love of the lotus-eyed gopis. Will He again be visible before the path of my eyes?
3) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has manifested His own form, which cannot be compared to anything in the material universe. He is very dear to Advaita Acarya, and Srivasa Pandita is surrendered to Him. He is very respectful to Paramananda Puri. He takes away the ignorance of the material world and delivers the conditioned souls suffering from the threefold misery. He showered His mercy on Maharaja Prataparudra, the king of Orissa. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
4) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu becomes maddened by tasting the mellows of devotional service. His effulgent form is the abode of sweetness for millions of Cupids, and He is the crest jewel of sannyasis. His garments display the effulgence of the sun, and the splendor of His body eclipses the beauty of gold. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
5) Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu chants the Hare Krsna mantra in a loud voice, the holy name dancing on His tongue as He counts the number of recitations on a beautiful knotted string held in His effulgent hand. His eyes are large, and His long arms, bending as He performs His pastimes, reach down to His knees. Will He again become visible before the path of my eyes?
"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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Sri Dasavatara-stotra (from Gita-govinda)
by Jayadeva Gosvami
(1) pralaya-payodhi-jale dhritavan asi vedam vihita-vahitra-caritram akhedam kesava dhrita-mina-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
(2) kshitir iha vipulatare tishthati tava prishthe dharani-dharana-kina-cakra-garishthe kesava dhrita-kurma-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
(3) vasati dasana-sikhare dharani tava lagna sasini kalanka-kaleva nimagna kesava dhrita-sukara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
(4) tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-sringam dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhringam kesava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
(5) chalayasi vikramane balim adbhuta-vamana pada-nakha-nira-janita-jana-pavana kesava dhrita-vamana-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
(6) kshatriya-rudhira-maye jagad-apagata-papam snapayasi payasi samita-bhava-tapam kesava dhrita-bhrigupati-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
(7) vitarasi dikshu rane dik-pati-kamaniyam dasa-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam kesava dhrita-rama-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
(8) vahasi vapushi visade vasanam jaladabham hala-hati-bhiti-milita-yamunabham kesava dhrita-haladhara-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
(9) nindasi yajna-vidher ahaha sruti-jatam sadaya-hridaya darsita-pasu-ghatam kesava dhrita-buddha-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
(10) mleccha-nivaha-nidhane kalayasi karavalam dhumaketum iva kim api karalam kesava dhrita-kalki-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
(11) sri-jayedeva-kaver idam uditam udaram srinu sukha-dam subha-dam bhava-saram kesava dhrita-dasa-vidha-rupa jaya jagadisa hare
(12) vedan uddharate jaganti vahate bhu-golam udbibhrate daityam darayate balim chalayate kshatra-kshayam kurvate paulastyam jayate halam kalayate karunyam atanvate mlecchan murchayate dasakriti-krite krishnaya tubhyam namah
Translation:
(1) 0 Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a fish! All glories to You! You easily acted as a boat in the form of a giant fish just to give protection to the Vedas, which had become immersed in the turbulent sea of devastation.
(2) 0 Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a tortoise! All glories to You! In this incarnation as a divine tortoise the great Mandara Mountain rests upon Your gigantic back as a pivot for churning the ocean of milk. From holding up the huge mountain a large scarlike depression is put in Your back, which has become most glorious.
(3) 0 Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of a boar! All glories to You! The earth, which had become immersed in the Garbhodaka Ocean at the bottom of the universe, sits fixed upon the tip of Your tusk like a spot upon the moon.
(4) 0 Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.
"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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"Sri Gita-govinda is a 'jewel book' brought by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. We all know that Sri Jayadeva Gosvami has written this beautiful Gita-govinda, but without Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu it would have remained locked like a pearl in the oyster shell or a jewel in a locked case. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu manifested the glories of Sri Gita-govinda. Just as without Srila Rupa Gosvami no one would have known the inner moods of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, similarly, by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu relishing the moods of Sri Gita-govinda its glories became manifest for the whole world. I have explained this very high-class philosophy, but only rare devotees in this world can understand it. I have called you here only to give you this." -An excerpt from a lecture entitled "The Jewel Book" by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaj
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