Sri Sri Gita-Mala
A garland of 80 Bengali Songs
Composed in 1893
translation by Dasaratha-suta dasa
published by
SRI GAURANGA QUINCENTENNIAL SERIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GITAMALA (A GARLAND OF SONGS)
by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . .
CHAPTER ONE:
"YAMUNA-BHAVAVALI"
The Series of Ecstasies of Sri Yamunacarya, as exhibited in
his prayer "Stotra-ratna".
"SANTA-DASYA-BHAKTI-SADHANA-LALASA"
Eager longing for the performance of devotional service in
the mellow of neutrality and servitude. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . -27 songs -
CHAPTER TWO:
"KARPANYA-PANJIKA"
Diary of Humble Selfishness for service.
or "VIJNAPTI-NIVEDANA"
Prayer of Solicitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -46
verse poem-
CHAPTER THREE:
"SOKA-SANATANA" - "SRI-GAURANGA-LILA-CARITA"
The dispelling of Lamentation in His Transcendental
Pastimes.
13 song describing the death of Srivasa Pandita's son during
the performance of kirtana one night.
CHAPTER FOUR:
"SRI SRI RUPANUGA-BHAJANA-DARPANA"
A Mirror Reflecting the Worship Which Follows in the
Footsteps or Srila Rupa Gosvami. . . . .. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . -29 songs-
CHAPTER FIVE:
"SIDDHI-LALASA"
Intense Eager Longing for the Highest Spiritual Perfection.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-
10 songs-
INTRODUCTION
The unlimited merciful kindness of His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svami Prabhupada, the Founder-Acarya of
the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, has
come down on all of us to allow this publication of Gita-
mala by Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura.
Srila Prabhupada writes in his foreword to "The Songs
of the Vaisnava Acaryas: "...I am greatly pleased to see
this collection of songs composed by Thakura Bhaktivinoda,
Narottama dasa, and other great acaryas of the Gaudiya
Vaisnava sampradaya. Songs composed by the acaryas are not
ordinary songs. When chanted by pure Vaisnavas who follow
the rules and regulations of Vaisnava character, they are
actually effective in awakening the Krsna consciousness
dormant in every living entity. I have advised Sriman
Acyutananda Svami to sing more songs of the Vaisnava
padavali and record them in books so that my disciples and
others in the Western countries may take advantage of this
chanting and thus advance in Krsna consciousness more and
more...We should always remember the danger of maya's
influence and endeavor to save ourselves from her great
power. We must therefore always merge in the transcendental
mellow of kirtana-rasa, for kirtana-rasa is the safest
situation within this material world. Hare Krsna."
So now we are pleased to announce the continuation of
the mellows of kirtana-rasa with the present publication of
Gita-mala, for the pleasure of His Divine Grace Srila
Prabhupada. So far in English we have "The Songs of the
Vaisnava Acaryas", a collection of the most important songs
of different acaryas, and the Bala Books publication of
Bhaktivinoda's Sarangati and Gitavali together in one
volume.
This Gita-mala was composed by Thakura Bhaktivinoda in
1893, the same year as Sarangati and Gitavali. The word
"gitavali" means "a series of songs", which indicates that
the book is a collection of songs of various topics. But the
word "gita-mala" means "a rosary or garland of songs", which
indicates more subtly that it is a connected sting of songs
which are interrelated. So this entire book Gita-mala, from
beginning to end, is all one unit meant o delineate a clean-
cut path of devotional service which progressively (and
quickly!) develops from the most basic moods of devotion
right on up to the topmost ecstasies of the most exalted
pure devotees. The book is like a miniature atom bomb which,
although easily held in the palm of the hand, causes a
tremendous explosion of transcendental bliss which totally
devastates the reader's material attachment to his own
mundane body, mind and words.
Gita-mala contains, in a nutshell, the concentrated
essence of all the literatures of the Gosvamis headed by
Rupa and Raghunatha. The editors sincerely feel that the
study of Gita-mala has greatly helped in understanding the
grave statements contained within Srila Prabhupada's books,
which are themselves like an ever-expanding eternal ocean of
nectarine bliss. Thus one can find each word of each
sentence in Srila Prabhupada's books to be ever-increasingly
pregnant with newer, fresh meanings, which one might not
have previously realized.
BASIC OUTLINE OF GITAMALA
Gita-mala develops systematically, beginning with
"Yamuna-bhavavali", a series of mellow yet directly ecstatic
potent songs based on the primary devotional mood of eternal
servitude and submission to the Lord
Then "karpanya-panjika" injects a very heavy booster
shot of topmost divine seva to Sri Sri Radha and Krishna,
accompanied by very intense pleading prayers borne of pure
spiritual humility.
Then "Soka-satana" bestows the merciful benediction of
the Most Merciful incarnation and yuga-avatara, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, Whose ecstatic lila depicted therein is
especially meant to dispel all the sufferings of the kali-
yuga victims. Without such mercy from Lord Caitanya, one
cannot fully appreciate or enter into the final goal of
confidential personal service to Radha and Krsna which was
described in the previous chapter.
Then "Rupanuga-bhajana-darpana" presents the complete
detailed science of the transcendental rasa-tattva that
permeates Krsna's eternal divine pastimes, as it is
understood by those who strictly follow Srila Rupa Gosvami.
It is based on Rupa Gosvamis's Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu and
Ujjvala-nilamani. Although very technical at times, a
sincere study of it will crack open a whole new world of
understanding of Srila Prabhupada's most exquisite,
transcendentally delightful presentation of The Nectar of
Devotion. Rupanuga-bhajana-darpana contains, in a nutshell,
all the necessary details of the science of devotion
beginning from the preliminary thirsty greed for rasa all
the way up to the highest peaks of mahabhava which saturate
the Lord's eternal daily asta-kaliya pastimes.
Then the final chapter called "Siddhi-lalasa" presents
the final moods of the topmost swan-like devotees. After a
thorough study of all the details of the science of rasa,
the crystal-clear hearts of the pure devotees then issue
forth such pure desires for eternal service to Srimati
Radharani in their transcendental siddha-deha, or spiritual
body, such as those desires expressed in this chapter of
Siddhi-lalasa, the last word in ultimate ecstatic beatitude.
So, from the very beginning to the very end, Gita-mala
forcibly captures one with all it's delightful charms and
pulls one's eyes open to witness an ecstatic preview of our
final goal in Goloka Vrndavana, which definitely changes the
life of the reader for the better. The Sincere follower can
imbibe such permanent convictions that he will finally be
finished with petty material attachments and sense
gratification for good, and he will only increase his daily
appreciation of the wonderful gifts that Srila Prabhupada
has so kindly given to us. It was Prabhupada's expressed
desire that more songs and books of the Vaisnava padavali be
presented in English, "...so that my disciples and others in
the Western countries may take advantage of this chanting
and thus advance in Krsna consciousness more and more..."
Therefore we pray with all the humility at our command that
this insignificant attempt to invoke the blessings of Srila
Bhaktivinoda Thakura upon us.
We pray that if the Vaisnavas will be merciful to
allow us to serve Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu on this auspicious
occasion of His 500th anniversary, then future volumes of
the Quincentennary Series may be brought out, including the
complete works of Narottama dasa Thakura and other great
acaryas, who all eternally accompany Lord Caitanya as He
continuously benedicts all the universes with swelling
floods of free Krsna-prema. Haribol.
Dasaratha-suta dasa
GITAMALA
CHAPTER ONE
YAMUNA- BHAVAVALI
(The Ecstasies of Sri Yamunacarya
--- 27 songs ---
INTRODUCTION TO CHAPTER ONE
YAMUNA-BHAVAVALI
In this first chapter of Gita-mala, Thakura
Bhaktivinoda has composed all the songs based on Sanskrit
verses from the book "Strota-ratna", which was written by
Yamunacarya, a previous acarya coming in the line of the Sri
sampradaya. The original Stotra-ratna contains 62 slokas,
and Bhaktivinoda Thakura has selected 27 of the most
important ones and expanded them into Bengali verses.
These 27 songs specifically show the function of the
subordinate ecstasies of neutrality and sevitude as being
inseparably interwoven and contained in the superior ecstasy
of conjugal love exspressed by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
The following chart shows how the songs correspond to
the original slokas of Trotra-ratna. The titles of the songs
are not part of the original text, but are added in this
publication as an index to the topics of the songs.
1) -Stotra-ratna 3- The glories of the Lord's lotus feet
2) -S.r. 7- The power of the Lord's glance
3) -S.r. 12- The importance of the scriptures
4) -S.r. 13- The Lord's transcendental position
5) -S.r. 15- The Lord's qualities
6) -S.r. 17- The Lord's pastimes
7) -S.r. 18- The liberated mind can see the Lord
8) -S.r. 19- The conditioned soul's fallen position
9) -S.r. 20- The sinful soul is fist for punishment
10) -S.r. 21- The ocean of nescience
11) -S.r. 23- Exclusively dependent shelter of the Lord
12) -S.r. 24- The nectar of the Lord's lotus feet
13) -S.r. 25- A glimpse of His lotus feet
14) -S.r. 26- The effect of one drop of His lotus feet
nectar-ocean
15) -S.r. 27- The self cheated soul
16) -S.r. 43- The soul's position of eternal service
17) -S.r. 45- His lotus feet are the only refuge
18) -S.r. 46- The power of ignorance
19) -S.r. 47- The meaning of "the most merciful Lord"
(Doyamoy)
20) -S.r. 48- Natural eternal surrender
21) -S.r. 49- Surrender transcends bodily designation
22) -S.r. 52- Prayer for the association of devotees
23) -S.r. 53- The qualities of the pure devotee
24) -S.r. 54- Prayer for natural eternal service
25) -S.r. 55- The mood of self-surrender
26) -S.r. 57- Relative positions of the Master and the
servant
27) -S.r. 59- The last hope for deliverance
Song 1 The Glories of the Lord's
Lotus Feet
(1)
hari he!
ohe prabhu doyamoy, tomar carana-dwaya,
sruti-siropari sobha pay
guru-jana-sire punah, sobha pay sata guna
dekhi amar parana juray
Oh my Lord, oh most compassionate Personality! Your two
divine lotus feet are beautifully decorating the summit of
all the scriptures. And when those lotus feet in turn
decorate the heads of all the spiritual masters coming in
the disciplic succession, then their beauty and splendor
increases hundred fold. Seeing this truth, my heart has
become fully satisfied.
(2)
jibamano-ratha-patha tanhi saba anugata,
jiba-banca-kalpa-taru jatha
jiber se kula-dhana, ati pujya sanatana,
jiber carama gati tatha
The desires of all the jiva souls are actually following the
path which leads them to Your beautiful lotus feet, which
are just purpose-trees as much as they bestow the
fulfillment of the most cherished desires of all these
souls. Indeed, Your feet are just like the very wealth of
the dynasty of jivas, and they are the most revered object
of worship for all of ;time to come. Thus they are the
ultimate goal and refuge of all souls.
(3)
kamalaksa-pada-dvoy, parama ananda-moy,
niskapate sebiya satata
e bhaktibinoda cay, satata tusite tay,
bhakta-janer ho'ye anugata
The divine lotus feet of the lotus-eyed Lord, are abounding
in supreme spiritual bliss. Sincerely serving those divine
feet continuously, Bhaktivinoda wants to satisfy them by
remaining as a humble follower of the devotees of the Lord.
Song 2 The Power of the Lord's Glance
(1)
hari he!
tomar iksane hoy, sakala utpatti loy,
catur-dasa bhuvanete jata
jara jiba adi kori', tomar krpaya hari,
labhe janma, ara ko'bo kota
Oh my dear Lord Hari! Merely by Your glance, all creations
throughout the fourteen worlds come into being. By Your
mercy alone, oh Lord, all souls take their birth within this
world of matter. What more can I say than this?
(2)
tahader brtti jata, tomar iksane swatah,
janme, prabhu tumi sarveswara
sakala jantura tumi, swabhavika nitya-swami,
su-hrin mitra praner iswara
When You cast Your glance, then automatically all the souls
awaken into their own different natures, propensities and
activities. Thus You, my dear Lord, are the only Master and
Controller of all. You are by nature the eternal Master of
all living beings, and You are thereby the dearest friend
and Lord of everyone's heart.
(3)
e bhaktibinoda koy, suno, prabhu doyamoy,
bhakta-prati batsalya tomar
naisargika dharma hoy, aupadhika kabhu noy,
dase doya hoiya udar
Now Bhaktivinoda says, please hear me, oh munificent Lord!
The loving affection You show towards Your own devotees is
most natural and eternal. It can never be classified as
being of a temporary, designative nature. Thus, the kindness
You show to Your own eternal servants is most liberal and
magnanimous.
Song 3 The Importance of the
Sriptures
(1)
hari he!
paratattwa bicaksana, vyasa adi muni-gana
sastra bicariya bar bar
prabhu taba nitya-rupa, guna-sila anurupa
tomar caritra sudha-sar
(2)
suddha-sattva-mayi lila mukhya-sastre prakasila,
jiber kusala su-bidhane
rajas-tamo-guna-andha, asura-prakrti manda-
jane taha bujhite na jane
Oh my Lord! All the great sages headed by Srila Vyasadeva
are most experienced and wise regarding the transcendental
truth. This is because they discuss and deliberate on the
revealed scriptures again and again. Thereby they help to
manifest these sacred literatures which reveal Your eternal
personal form abounding in all virtuous qualities, Your
divine character which is the very essence of ambrosial
nectar as well as Your eternal pastimes of pure
transcendental goodness.These principle scriptures thus
prescribe the path of auspicious well-being for all souls.
However, those unfortunate souls who are blinded by the
material modes of passion and ignorance, who harbor the
nature of demons, and who are foolish and dull-minded cannot
possibly understand Your divine form or pastimes which are
described throughout all these scriptures.
(3)
nahi mane nitya-rupa, bhajiya manduka-kupa,
rahe tahe udasina pray
e bhaktibinoda gay, ki durdaiva haya hay,
hari-dasa hari nahi pay
Those who live in this universe but are not interested in
Your eternal form remain completely oblivious just like
ignorant frogs who live in a small, shallow well. Now
Bhaktivinoda sings, alas! What an unfortunate, sorry
situation has arisen here! For it seems that the eternal
servants of Hari have not become fixed up in the service of
their eternal Lord Hari.
Song 4 The Lord's Transcendental
Position
(1)
hari he!
jagater bastu jata, baddha saba
swabhavatah,
desa kala bastu simasraye
tupi prabhu sarveswara, naha sima-bidhi-para,
bidhi saba kampe taba bhoye
Oh my dear Lord Hari! All the things contained within this
universe are by nature conditioned and bound up by the
limits of material time, place and circumstances. But You,
dear Lord, are not subordinate to any such limitation or
even to scriptural injunctions. Indeed, all rules and
regulations are trembling in fear of Your Lordship.
(2)
sama ba adhika taba, svabhavatah asambhava,
bidhi langhi' taba abasthana
swatantra-swabhava dharo, apane gopana koro,
maya-bale kori' adhisthana
It is naturally impossible for any kind of law to be equal
to, or surpass Your Lordship, for Your transcendental
position naturally transgresses all rules and regulations.
You possess the Supremely independent nature, and thus You
reserve the right to conceal Yourself behind the powerful
curtain of maya.
(3)
tathapi ananya-bhakta, tomare dekhite sakta,
sada dekhe svarupa tomar
e bhaktibinoda dina, ananya-bhajana hina,
bhakta-pada-renu-matra sar
Despite this covering screen of maya's illusions, my dear
Lord, Your pure unalloyed devotees have the power to see
You. Indeed, wherever they turn their eyes, they see Your
original personal form there. However, this Bhaktivinoda is
very fallen and is completely bereft of unalloyed devotional
worship. But he has one hope... he has considered the dust
of Your devotees' feet to be the sole essence of his life.
Song 5 The Lord's Qualities
(1)
hari he!
tume sarva-guna-juta, sakti taba basibhuta,
badanya, sarala, suci, dhira
doyalu, madhura, sama, krti, sthira, sarvottama,
krta-jna-laksane punah bira
Oh my Lord Hari! You are invested with all good
qualities, for all energies are fully under Your control.
You are most magnanimous, simple and straightforward, clean,
patient, compassionate sweet, equal to all, successful,
peaceful, You are the best of all, most grateful and the
greatest hero.
(2)
samasta-kalyana-guna ganamrta
sambhavana,
samudra-svarupa bhagavan
bindu bindu guna taba, srva-jiba-su-
baibhava,
tumi purna sarva-saktiman
You are the origin of all immortal nectarine qualities
of auspiciousness, which are each as deep as the ocean, and
You are thus the Supreme possessor of all spiritual
opulences. All souls can each display a small drop from the
ocean of Your unlimited, complete qualities. Thus You are
the full, perfectly complete energetic source of all
potencies.
(3)
e bhaktibinoda char, krtanjali bar bar,
kore citta-katha bijnapana
taba dasa-gana-sange, taba lila-katha-range,
jay jena amar jibana
Now this most fallen Bhaktivinoda prays again and
again with folded hands, and humbly confesses all these
talks from his heart. Oh Lord, I am simply passing my life
absorbed in enjoying all these discussions about Your
transcendental pastimes in the company of Your loving
servitors.
Song 6 The Lord's Pastimes
(1)
hari he!
tomar gambhira mana, nahi bujhe anya jana,
sei mana anusari saba
jagat-udbhava-sthiti- pralaya-samsara-gati,
mukti adi saktir baibhava
Oh, my Lord Hari! Your mind is extremely grave, and
Your deep intentions cannot be understood by any other
person, although all living beings are unconsciously
following Your mind. The opulences of Your magnificent
potencies produce the creation, maintenance and ultimate
destruction of the material worlds, as well as provide for
liberation from these temporary abodes.
(2)
e saba baidika lila, icchamata prakasila,
jiber basana anusare
] tomate bimukha ho'ye, majilo abidya lo'ye,
sei jiba karma-parabare
These pastimes of creation, maintenance and
destruction are all described in the Vedic scripture. And
You have manifested it all according to Your own sweet will,
in order to fulfill the materialistic desires of certain
souls. When they become averse to You, they then become
drowned in the darkest ignorance within the ocean of
fruitive actions and reactions.
(3)
punah jadi bhakti kori', bhaje bhakta-
sanga dhori',
tabe paya tomar carana
antaranga-lila-rase, bhase maya na parase,
bhaktibinoder phire mana
However, if one again revives his devotional service
to You, and worships You in the association of Your
devotees, then he can attain Your lotus feet. Thus
Bhaktivinoda's mind has been changed back onto the path
towards You by floating in the mellows of Your confidential
pastimes, which maya is not able to touch.
Song 7 The Liberated Mind Can See the
Lord
(1)
hari he!
maya-baddha jataksana, thake to' jiber mana,
jara-majhe kore bicarana
paravyoma jnana-moy, tahe taba
sthiti hoy,
mana nahi pay dasarana
Oh my dear Lord Hari! So long as the minds of the
jivas are conditioned by maya, they simply wander about and
loiter within the world of dead matter. However, You are
permanently situated in the spiritual skies of Vaikuntha and
Goloka, which the material mind has no capacity for
perceiving at all.
(2)
bhakti-krpa-khargaghate, jara-bandha cheda
ta'te,
jay mana prakrtir par
tomar sundara rupa, here' taba
aparupa,
jara-bastu koroye dhikkar
By the causeless mercy of the sharp sword of pure
devotional service, all bondage to matter is severed, and
the mind can then travel far beyond the dull material
energy. Then, upon beholding Your wonderfully beautiful
form, one has no other choice but to condemn all inferior
things which are simply made of matter.
(3)
ananta bibhuti janra, jini doya-parabara,
sei prabhu jiber iswara
e bhaktibinoda dina, sada-suddha-bhakti-
hina
suddha-bhakti mage nirantara
Thus, by devotion one is enabled to see the Supreme
Lord Who is the Master of all souls, Who possesses unlimited
transcendental opulences, and Who is an ocean of compassion.
This most fallen Bhaktivinoda, who is always bereft of pure
devotional service, now begs ceaselessly for this type of
staunch, unalloyed devotion.
Song 8 The Soul's Fallen
Position
(1)
hari he!
dharma-nista nahi mor, atma bodha ba sundar,
bhakti nahi tomar carane
ataeva akincana, gati-hina
dusta-jana,
rata sada apana bancane
Oh my Lord Hari! I don't have the determination to
follow any kind of religious path, nor do I have any
realization of my real self, nor do I have any trace of
lovely devotion to Your lotus feet. Therefor, being
completely bereft of spiritual practices, this wicked,
aimless soul is always fond of cheating himself.
(2)
patita-pabana tumi, patita adhama
ami,
tumi mor eka matra gati
taba pada-mule painu, tomar sarana lainu,
ami dasa, tumi mor pati
Dear Lord, You are known as patita-pavana, the
rescuer of the most fallen, and I am one such fallen soul.
Therefore You are my only hope for deliverance. Now I have
achieved the soles of Your lotus feet, for I have taken
complete refuge in You alone; I am Your eternal servant, and
You are my eternal Master.
(3)
e bhaktibinoda kande, hrde dhairya nahi
bandhe,
bhumi pari bole atahpara
ahaituki krpa kori', ei dusta-jane, hari!
deho pada-chaya nirantare
Now Bhaktivinoda falls upon the ground, weeping
piteously, unable to maintain composure in his heart, and
says, Oh my Lord! Kindly favor this rogue with Your
causeless mercy, and give me the shade of Your lotus feet
forever and ever.
Song 9 The Sinful Soul Fit for
Punishment
(1)
hari he!
heno dusta karma nai, jaha ami kori nai,
sahasra sahasra-bara hari!
sei saba karma-phal, peye abasara bal,
amay pisiche jantropari
Oh my dear Lord Hari! There are not sinful activities
which I have not performed thousands upon thousands of
times! And by the fruits of all these sinful actions, I have
become robbed of all strength, being helplessly taken for an
excruciatingly painful ride on the machine of this material
world.
(2)
gati nahi dekhi ar, kande, hari, anibar,
tomar agrete ebe ami
ja' tomar hoy mane, danda deo akincane,
tumi mor danda-dhara swami
Seeing no other hope for deliverance in sight, I am
now continuously crying before You, my Lord. Please punish
Your insignificant servant as You see befitting, for You are
my Lord and ruling Master.
(3)
klesa-bhoga bhagye jata, bhoga mor hao
tata,
kintu ek mama nibedana
je je dasa bhoga ami, amake na charo swami,
bhaktibinoder prana-dhana
Whatever difficulty my destiny prescribes for me, I
will gladly undergo, but I have just one appeal to make to
You. My dear Lord, no matter what condition I must undergo,
please never gibe me up, for You are the only treasure of
Bhaktivinoda's life.
Song 10 The Ocean of Nescience
(1)
hari he
nija-karma-dosa-phale, pari' bhavarnava-jale
habudubu khai kotakal
santari' santari' jai, sindhu-anta nahi pai,
bhava-sindhu ananta bisal
Oh my dear Lord Hari! By the bad fruits of my past
evil activities, I have slipped and fallen into the waters
of the ocean of nescience, and I have been thus bobbing and
sinking beneath the waves for a very, very long time.
Swimming, I have not been able to reach the shore of this
ocean of material existence, faor it extends for an
unlimitedly vast distance.
(2)
magna hoiunu jabe, dakinu katara rabe,
keho more koroho uddhar
sei-kale aile tumi, tome jani kula bhumi,
asa-bija hoilo amar
Becoming completely submerged and drowned in this
ocean, I have loudly called out with a greatly distressed
voice for someone to come and rescue me. At that time You
came to me, oh Lord. Knowing that You are the safe shelter
at the shore of this fearful ocean has gien me a ray of
hope.
(3)
tumi hari doyamoy, paile more su-niscoy,
sarvottama doyar bisoy
tomake na chari ar, e bhaktibinoda char,
doya-patra paile doyamoy
You, dear Lord, are actually made of compassion. I am
completely convinced that You are the original source of the
highest form of causeless mercy. Noe this most fallen rascal
Bhaktivinoda won't reject You any more... for I, the
befitting object of causeless mercy, have attained the favor
of He Who abounds in causeless mercy.
Song 11 Exclusively Dependent Shelter of the
Lord
(1)
hari he!
anya asa nahi jar, taba pada-padma tar,
charibara jogya nahi hoy
taba padasraye natha, kore sei dinapata,
taba pade tahar abhoy
Oh my dear Lord Hari! He who spends his time under the
shelter of Your lotus feet, oh Lord, becomes completely
fearless. Indeed, he has no ability to neglect Your lotus
feet for he hasn't a pinch of desire to remain under any
other shelter.
(2)
stanya-payi sisu-jane, mata chare krodha-mane,
sisu tabu nahi chare may
jehetu tahar ar, e jibana dhoribar,
mata bina nahiko upay
A mother sometimes neglects her breast-suckling
children out of anger but still the children could never
give up their mother. This is because such small helpless
children are not able to maintain their lives at all without
their mother, being totally dependent on her.
(3)
e bhaktibinoda koy, tumi charo doyamoy,
dekhiya amar dosa-gana
ami to' charite nari, toma bina nahi pari,
kakhan dhorite e jibana
Similarly, Bhaktivinoda says to You, oh Lord Who is
overflowing with compassion, that You may reject me if You
like, seeing all of my offenses. But still, I will never be
able to abandon You, for I cannot maintain my life under any
circumstances without You.
Song 12 The Nectar of the Lord's lotus Feet
(1)
hari he!
taba pada-pankajini, jibamrta-sancarini,
ati-bhagye jiba taha pay
se-amrta pana kori'. mugdha hoy tahe, hari,
ar taha charite na cay
Oh my Lord Hari! Your lotus feet distribute the nectar
of eternal devotional service to the surrender souls, and
only by dint of the greatest good fortune can any soul drink
such nectar. By drinking this rare ambrosia they become
attracted and captivated, and by being completely absorbed
in this transcendental honey of devotion, they will never
want to abandon drinking it.
(2)
nibista hoiya tay, anya sthane nahi jay,
anya rasa tuccha kori' mane
madhu-purna padma-sthita, madhu-brata kadacita,
nahi caya iksu-danda-pane
Being deeply engrossed in this jivamrta, they will
never ever go anywhere else, for they will then consider all
other tastes to be simply insignificant and verily
nauseating. It is just like when a bee is fully satisfied
tasting the sweet honey within the whorl of a lotus flower,
then he won't even consider the inferior sweetness of
sugarcane juice.
(3)
e bhaktibivoda kabe, se-pankaja-sthita ha'be,
nahi ja'be samsarabhimukhe,
bhakta-krpa, bhakti-bal ei duiti su-sambal,
paile se sthiti ghate sukhe
Bhaktivinoda now says that when I become situated at
those lotus-like feet, then I will never again go towards
the material world. And I will happily attain a place at
those lotus feet only due to two most auspicious things...
the causeless mercy of the devotee and the power of
devotion.
Song 13 A glimpse of his Lotus Feet
(1)
hari he!
bhramite samsara-bane, kahbu daiva-samghathane,
konmate kon bhagyavan
taba pada uddesiya, thake krtanjali haya,
ekabar ohe bhagavan
Oh my Lord Hari! While wandering about in the forest
of this material world, some fortunate soul may be able to
get a momentary glimpse of Your lotus feet just once, by
some unseen influence of destiny, and he receives that
visions of Your lotus feet with folded hands.
(2)
sei-ksane ta'r jata, amangala hoy hata,
su-mangala hoy pusta ati
ar nahi ksaya hoy, krame ta'r subhodoy,
ta're deya sarvottama-gati
At that very moment all inauspiciousness becomes
dissipated, and he very much relishes the nourishment of
divine auspiciousness. This never decreases, for You
gradually awaken his eternal well-being by bestowing upon
such a fortunate soul the topmost goal of life.
(3) emon doyalu tumi, emon durbhagaami,
kabhu na korinu paranama
taba pada-padma prati, na jane e dusta-mati,
bhatibinoder parinama
Thus You are such a liberal and magnanimous Lord, but
I have never offered my respectful obeisances unto Your
lotus feet. Therefore my wicked mentality cannot comprehend
anything. This is Bhaktivinoda's resultant unfortunate
position.
Song 14 The Effect of One Drop from His Lotus Feet's Nectar-Ocean
(1)
hari he!
tomar carana-padma, anuraga sudha-sadma,
sagara-sikara jadi pay
kon bhagyavan jane, kon karya-samghatane,
ta'r saba duhkha dure jay
Oh my Dear Lord Hari! If a greatly fortunate soul,
somehow or other, gets a chance to drink just one necatar-
drop sprayed from the rich ocean of love emanating from Your
lotus feet, then all of his miseries are automatically and
instantly repelled to a far distant place.
(2)
se-sudha-samudra-kana, samsaragni-nirbapana,
ksaneke loriya phele ta'r
parama nibrtti diya, tomar carane laya,
deya tabe ananda apar
This single drop from the ocean of nectar completely
extinguishes the blazing fire of material existence and
gives immediate relief. One who drinks such a drop thus
takes hold of Your lotus feet, which bestow upon him
transcendentally liberated peace and unlimeted spiritual
bliss.
(3)
e bhaktibinoda kande, padiya samsara-phande,
bole, nahi kon bhagya mor
e ghatana na ghatilo, amar janama gelo,
brtha roinu ho'ye atma-bhor
Now Bhaktivinoda is weeping and says to You, Oh
Lord... I am most unfortunate, falling into the snare of
this material world. I have never taken a drop of the
necatar of Your lotus feet, and therefore my entire life has
been wasted, uselessly engrossed in the affairs of this
material body.
Song 15 The Self-Cheated Soul
(1)
hari he!
tabanghri kamala-dwoy, bilasa-bikrama-moy,
parabara jagat byapiya
sarvaksana bartamana, bhakta-klesa-abasana,
lagi' sada prastuta hoiya
Oh my Lord Hari! Your twin lotus feet are full of
mighty prowess in performing transcendental pastimes, which
are constantly expanding daily throughout both the material
and spiritual worlds. Such pastimes are eternally being
performed just to mitigate all the sufferings of Your
devotees. For this reason only are Your eight-fold pastimes
enacted.
(2)
jagater sei dhana, ami jaga madhya jana,
ataeva sama adhikar
ami kiba bhagya-hina, sadhane bancita, dina,
ki kaj jibane ar char
Despite the presence of Your pastimes here, which are
the real treasure of this universe, I am still bereft of all
good fortune, for I have cheated myself out of worshiping
Your lotus feet in devotional service. Thus I am most fallen
, and there is no one else quite as fallen as me. What other
activities could possibly be more sinful than those which
were performed by me throughout my entire lifetime?
(3)
krpa bina nahi gati, e bhaktibinoda ati,
dainya kori' bole prabhu-pay
kabe taba krpa pe'ye, uthibo sabale dhe'ye,
heribo se pada-yuga hay
Now Bhaktivinoda, with the utmost humility says to
You, oh Lord... without Your causeless mercy, I have no
other refuge. Alas! When will I get Your kind favor? I will
stand up and forcefully run for You, and then I will behold
Your beautiful lotus feet with my very eyes.
Song 16 The Soul's Position of Eternal Service
(1)
hari he!
ami sei dusta-mati, na dekhiya anya gati,
taba pade lo'yechi sarana
janilama ami, natha! tumi prabhu jagannatha,
ami taba nitya parijana
Oh my dear Lord Hari! I am most fallen, and seeing no
other alternative, I have taken full shelter at Your lotus
feet. Oh Lord! Now I have finally understood that You are
known as Jagannatha, Lord of the Universe, whereas I am but
Your eternal servant.
(2)
sei dina kabe ha'be aikantika-bhave jabe,
nitya-dasa-bhava lo'ye ami
mano-rathantara jata, nihsesa koriya svatah,
sebibo amar nitya-swami
When will that day come when I will take on the mood
and behavior of Your unalloyed eternal servant? Then, all
other distracting desires of my mind will automatically
become totally exhausted, and I will be able to whole-
heartedly render service to my eternal Master.
(3)
nirantara seba-mati, babibe cittete sati,
prasanta hoibe atma mor
e bhaktibinoda bole, krsna-seba-kutuhale,
cirodina thaki jena bhor
My soul will become fully satisfied when that day will
be mine. My heart will be chaste only to You, and it will
exhibit such a service attitude which flows from the core of
the heart with uninterrupted devotion. Bhaktivinoda says
that he will thus live eternally absorbed in such a
delightful flow of ecstatic loving service to Krsna.
Somg 17 His Lotus Feet are the Only Refuge for the Fallen Soul
(1)
hari he!
ami aparadhi jana, sada dandya, durllaksana,
sahasra sahasra dose dosi
bhima bhavarnavodare, patita bisama ghore,
gati-hina fati-abhilasi
Oh my Lord Hari! I have been a great offender to You,
and thus I am just quite fit to receive punishment for all
of my misdeeds. I am sinister and ill-fated, and I am guilty
of committing thousands upon thousands of sins. I have
somehow fallen into the very belly of the terribly deep,
dark, fearsome and horrible ocean of material existence, and
I have no shelter at all in this hellish place. Therefore I
am greatly desirous of finding some way to get salvation
from this dreadful predicament.
(2)
hari! taba pada-dwaye, sarana loinu bhoye,
krpa kori' koro atma satha
tomar pratijna ei, sarana loibe jei,
tumi ta'r raksa-karta natha
Hari! Thus I have taken refuge at Your two lotus feet
out of intense fear, Please be kind to me and make me Your
own property. Your promise is that for whoever takes full
shelter of You, then You will become his protector and
maintainer, Oh Lord.
(3)
pratijnate kori' bhara, o madhava praneswara!
sarana loilo ei dasa
e bhaktibinoda gay, tomar se-ranga pay,
deho dase sebaya bilasa
Completely relaying on Your promise, this servant has
now taken full shelter of You as his last hope, oh Madhava!
Oh Lord of my life! Bhaktivinoda sings this prayer to You
now just to be eternally fixed up in the service of Your two
reddish lotus feet.
Song 18 The Power of Ignorance
(1)
hari he!
abibeka-rupa ghana, tahe dik acchadana,
hoilo ta'te andhakara ghor
tahe duhkha-brsti hoy, dekhi' cari-dike bhoy,
patha-bhrama hoiyache mor
Oh my Lord Hari! Ignorance of You is just like a
menacing raincloud which hovers overhead and covers all
directions, causing the darkness of spiritual blindness to
envelop me. From this cloud of ignorance falls the rains of
material tribulations which strikes fear throughout the four
directions. Thus I have become lost and confused in this
darkness, and I am absolutely unable to find the right path
back to You, dear Lord
(2)
nija abibeka-dose, pari' durdiner rose,
prana jay samsara-kantare
patha-pradarsaka nai, e durdaive mara jai,
daki tai, acyuta, tomare
By my own fault of whimsical behavior, independent of
You, I have become very angry at my fate of falling into the
foul weather of this most difficult time of distress. And my
life is leaving me while I am thus stranded within this
material world, which is just like a dark forest in which
one cannot properly find his way. I have no guide to show me
the way out of here, and by this misfortune I am dying a
slow death. Therefore I now call out to You, Acyuta, oh
supremely infallible Lord!
(3)
ek-bar krpa-drsti, koro ama-prati brsti,
tabe mor ghucibe durdina
bibeka sabala ha'be, bhaktibinoda tabe,
dekhaibe patha samicina
If You would just shower the rain of Your kind glance
moist with causeless mercy in my direction just once, oh
Lord, then that glance would instantly terminate this period
o great distress for me. Then my understanding of Your
spiritual reality will become fixed-up, and then this
Bhaktivinoda will be able to properly see the path which
leads back to You.
Song 19 The meaning of "The Most Merciful Lord (Doyamoy)"
(1)
hari he!
agre ek nibedana, kori, madhu-nisudhana!~
suno krpa koriya amay
nirarthaka katha noi, migudhartha-moy hoy,
hrdoy hoite bahiray
Oh my dear Lord Hari! I have just one appeal to make
before You, oh killer of the Madhu demon! Please be kind
enough to hear it from me. It is certainly not a useless
talk for wasting time, for it is full of very deep meaning.
Indeed, it is welling up from the very depths of my heart.
(2)
ati apakrsta ami, parama doyalu tumi,
taba doya mor adhikar
je jata patita hoy, taba doya tata tay,
ta'te ami su-patra doyar
I am most degraded, and You are most merciful;
therefor I have full rights to stake a claim for Your mercy.
For no matter how fallen I could possibly be, Your mercy
easily extends to that degree; therefore I am quite a
suitable candidate for receiving Your causeless mercy.
(3)
more jadi upeksibe, doya-patra kotha pabe,
'doyamoy' namati ghuca'be
bhaktibinoda koy, doya koro doyamoy,
jasah-kirti cirodina pa'be
If You were to neglect my appeal, then Your famous
name as "the Most Merciful" would become null and void. And
then where else could this recipient go to find the same e
kind of mercy? Bhaktivinoda says, please be merciful, oh
Most Merciful! If You would do this, then Your fame and
glories will go on unblemished for all of time to come.
Song 20 Natural Eternal Surrender
(1)
hari he!
toma chadi' ami kabhu, anatha na hoi, prabhu,
prabhu-hina dasa nirasroy
amake na nile satha, kaiche tumi ha'be natha,
doyaniya ke tomar hoy
My dear Hari! I will never, ever abandon Your shelter,
oh Lord, for if I were to do that, I would become utterly
helpless without my Master. When a faithful servant becomes
bereft of his Master, then he remains helplessly lost and
confused, with no shelter from any quarter. However, if You
do not accept me into Your association, then how will You be
known as my Master, and who else besides me will be a
suitable recipient of Your mercy?
(2)
amader e sambandha, bidhi-krta su-nirbandha,
sa-bidhi tomar guna-dhama
ataeva nibedana, suno he madhu mathana!
chara-chari nahe kon kama
This is our eternal relationship which is unavoidably
fixed up by our destiny, and which reflects Your abode of
good qualities. Please hear my appeal to You now, oh Lord
Who bestows nectar upon those that You punish! For there is
no possibility whatsoever of separating us from our eternal
relationship of being the Master (You) and the servant (me).
(3)
e bhaktibivoda gay, rakho more taba pay,
palo more na charo kakhan
jabe mama pao dosa, koriya ucita rosa,
danda diya deo sri-caran
Now Bhaktivinoda sings to You his appeal, dear Lord:
Please keep me always under the shelter of Your lotus feet,
always protect me, and never abandon me at any time.
Whenever You find me deviating slightly from the shelter of
Your feet, then I request You to please manifest suitable
anger and punish me in a befitting way by mercifully kicking
some sense into me with those same divine lotus feet.
Song 21 Surrender Transcends Bodily Designation
(1)
hari he!
stri-purusa-deha-gata, barna-adi dharma jata,
tahe punah deha-gata bheda
sattva-rajas-tamo-guna, asrayeche bheda punah,
eirupa sahasra prabheda
Oh my Lord! I know that all bodily distinctions
between female and male, as well as the divisions of the
varnasrama system namely brahmana, ksatriya, vaisya, sudra,
brahmacari, grhastha, vanaprastha and sannyasa are all
simply materialistic distinctions based on bodily
consciousness. All these fall under the jurisdiction of the
modes of goodness, passion and ignorance, and thus all these
bodily discriminations multiply into thousands of different
complicated classifications.
(2)
je-kon sarira thaki, je-kon abastha rakhi,
se-sab ekhan taba pay
sanpilam, pranesvara! mama boli' atahpara,
ar kichu na rohilo day
Whatever type of body I happen to live in, and
whatever circumstantial position surrounds this particular
body, I now offer all these things unto Your lotus feet, oh
Lord of my life! From now on, I am no longer responsible for
anything related to my very existence.
(3)
tumi prabhu rakho mor, sab taba adhikar,
achi ami tomar kinkar
e bhaktibinoda bole, taba dasya-kautuhale,
thaki jena sada sebapar
Therfore, please protect and maintain me, oh Lord, for
I am but Your eternal humble servant. Bhaktivinoda is just
informing You that I am living always absorbed in the
curious amusement of the transcendental loving service
attitude.
Song 22 Prayer for the Association of Devotees
(1)
hri he!
beda-bidhi-anusare, karma kori' e samsare,
punah punah jiba janma pay
purba-krta-karma-phale, tomar ba iccha-bale,
janma jadi labhi punaray
Oh my Lord Hari! By working fruitively according to
the Vedic injunctions in this material world, the soul
continuously takes birth again and again.If I also have to
take birth once again according to Your will, due to the
results of my previous fruitive reactions, then I have just
one request to make to You, oh Lord...
(2)
tabe ek katha mama, suno he purusottama!
taba dasa-sangi-jana-ghare
kita-janma jadi hoy, tahateo doyamoy,
rohibo he santusta antare
So then kindly hear me, oh Purusottama! I have only
one petition to submit before You. If I can only take my
next birth even as an insignificant insect within the home
of Your loving servant, then I would become completely
satisfied, oh Most Merciful Lord.
(3)
taba dasa-sangi-hana, je grhastha arbacina,
ta'r grhe caturmukha-bhuti
na hao kakhan, hari! kara-dwaya yoda kori',
kore bhaktibinoda minati
Please never , never let me take birth in the home of
a foolish householder who is bereft of the association of
Your eternal servant, even if his household opulences rival
those of Lord's Brahma's. This is the only humble prayer
that Bhaktivinoda is making now with folded hands.
Song 23 The Qualities of the Pure Devotee
(1)
hari he!
tomar je suddha-bhakta, tomate se anurakta,
hukti mukti tuccha kori' jane,
bareka dekhite taba, cidakara-sri-baibhava,
trna boli' anya sukha mane
Oh my Lord Hari! Your pure unalloyed devotee, who is
uncompromisingly devoted and attached to You only, considers
any type or material enjoyment or liberation to be
insignificant. Simply by beholding the beauty and opulences
of Your form made of eternity, knowledge and bliss, such a
pure devotee considers all other forms of so-called
happiness to be just like small pieces of straw which one
sees strewn here and there in the gutter.
(2)
se-saba bhakter sange, lila koro nana-range,
biraha sahite nahi par
krpa kori' akincane, dekhao mahatma-gane,
sadhu bina gati nahi ar
You always perform different types of sportive
pastimes in the company of pure devotees of this calibre,
for You are not able to tolerate separation from them even
for a moment. Please show Your gracious favor to me and
reveal to me who these great souls are, for I can find no
purpose for living without the shelter of their company.
(3)
se-bhakta-carana-dhana, kabe pa'bo darasana,
sodhibo amar dista mana
e bhaktibinoda bhane, krpa ha'be jataksane,
mahatmar ho'be darasana
When will I get the vision of the rare treasure-like
feet of all these pure devotees? If I could just catch a
glimpse of their lotus feet, then that would completely
purify me and rectify my sinister mind.Bhaktivinoda narrates
this prayer to You, oh Lord: I will be able to get the
audience of such great souls only if Your causeless mercy
comes upon me by Your own sweet will.
Song 24 Prayer for Natural Eternal Service
(1)
hari he!
suno he madhu-mathana! mama ek bijnapana,
bisesa koriya boli ami
tomar sebatwa mama, swakiya baibhavottama,
ami dasa, tumi mor svami
Oh my dear Lord Hari! Please hear me now, oh Lord Who
gives honey to those who You trample upon! I am revealing
this specific confession unto You. The topmost wealth of my
own ultimate service attitude is this... I am Your servant,
and You are my Master.
(2)
se-bibhava-bahirbhuta, hoite hoile he acyuta!
ksana-matra sahite na pari
deho, prana, sukha, asa, atma-prati bhalabasa,
sarva-tyaga korite bicari
Oh Acyuta, infallible Lord! I am not able to tolerate
even a split second of life outside the purview of this
divine wealth of Your eternal service. Therefore I have now
decided to renounce everything that is near and dear to the
illusioned soul such as the body, the life, material
pleasures as well as all hopes for future sense
gratification.
(3)
e saba jauka nasa, sata-bar sri-nibasa,
tabu thaku dasatva tomar
e bhaktibinoda koy, krsna-dasa jiba hoy,
dasya bina kiba ache ar
Oh Residence of the Goddess of Fortune! Let all these
things be neglected by me and fall into abject ruination
hundreds of times; I don't mind, for I will still remain
immutably fixed in Your eternal service. Bhaktivinoda says
that the soul is irrevocably the eternal servant of Krsna,
and except for this eternal service there is no other
reality.
Song 25 The Mood of Self-Surrender
(1)
hari he!
ami nara-pasu-pray, acara-bihina tay,
anadi ananta su-bistar
ati-kaste pariharya, sahajete anibarya,
asubher aspada abar
Oh my Lord Hari! I am simply a two-legged animal,
completely bereft of proper behavior. I have been suffering
great difficulties unlimitedly since time immemorial. And
moreover, I have unavoidably become the repository of all
types of sinful activities.
(2)
tumi to' doyar sindhu, tumi to' jagad-bandhu,
asima batsalya-payonidhi,
taba guna-gana smari, bhava-bandhu cheda kori',
nirbhika hoibo nir badhi
You are certainly an ocean of compassion, and You are
the only real friend of the universe. Your affection is just
like a boundless, unfathomable sea of loving relationships.
Simply by remembering Your wonderful qualities, my material
bonds are being severedm and I will become eternally
fearless.
(3)
ei iccha kori'mane, sri-jamuna-carane,
gay bhaktibinoda ekhan
jamuna-bipina-bidhu, sri-caranabja-sidhu,
ta'r sire, karuna arpan
Now Bhativinoda sings about all these desires which he
has within his mind while prostrated at the lotus feet of
Sri Yamunacarya. And he begs Sri Yamunacarya to kindly
bestow upon his head the quintessence of the fragrant
immortal nectar which flows from the lotus feet of that moon-
like person Who glows within the forrests on the bank of the
river Yamuna in Vraja.
Song 26 Relative Position of the Master and the Servant
(1)
hari he!
tumi jagater pita, tumi jagater mata,
dayita, tanaya, hari tumi
tumi suhrn-mitra, guru, tumi gati, kalpataru,
twadiya sambandha-matra ami
Oh my Lord Hari! You are the Father of the ;universe,
You are the Mother of the universe, as well as the Lover and
son of all beings. You are the most dearly beloved friend of
the heart, the spiritual master of all, the ultimate refuge
and the divine purpose-tree that fulfills everyone's
desires...
(2)
taba bhrtya, parijana, gati-prarthi, akincana,
prapanna tomar sri-carane
taba sattva, taba dhana, tomar palita jana,
amar mamata taba jane
...But my relationship with You is simply that of
;Your insignificant menial servant, Your humble attendant,
always praying for Your shelter, surrendered at Your divine
lotus ;feet. I am simply Your plaything, Your property, Your
protected servant; my only identification is my prsonal
attachment to being Your devotee.
(3)
e bhatibinoda koy, ahamta-mamata noy,
sri-krsna-sambandha-abhimane
sebar sambandha dhori', ahamta mamata kori,
taditare prakrta bidhane
Bhaktivinoda says that there is no relationship of "I
and mine" other than this true conceptiuon of being related
to Krsna as His eternal servant. Maintaining this position
of eternal service, he thus accepts the real principle of "I
and mine" which is the natural, unchangeable relationship
with Krsna and all His devotees. Anything besides that would
just be material and temporary.
Song 27 The Last Hope for Deliverance
(1)
hari he!
ami to' cancala-mati, amaryada, ksudra ati,
asuya-prasaba sada mor
papista, krtaghna, mani, nrsamsa, bancane jnani,
kama-base thaki sada ghor
Oh my dear Lord Hari! I am most fickle-minded,
completely bereft of proper etiquette and extremely
insignificant. I always radiate an intense effulgence of
jealousy and malice. I willingly perform sinful acts, I love
to do harm to my well-wishing benefactors, and I am
unnecessarily puffed up with false prestige. Ferociously
vicious like a barbarian, I am vastly learned in the art of
deceiving others. I am always obsessed under the control of
lusty motives, which are my very breath of life.
(2)
e heno dujana ho'ye, e duhkha-jaladhi bo'ye,
caritechi samsara-sagare
kemone e bhavambudhi, para ho'ye nirabadhi,
taba pada seba mile more
Being such a sinful rogue, I am completely submerged
in this ocean of material tribulation as I aimlessly wander
here and there in the vast ocean of birth and death. How
will I ever be able to cross over this deep ocean of
nescience and enter into the eternal service of Your divine
lotus feet??
(3)
tomar karuna pai, taba to' toriya jai,
ami e duranta sagara
tumi prabhu sri-carane, rakho dase dhuli-sane,
nahe bhaktibinoda katara
Only if I get Your causeless mercy, then I can
certainly cross over this miserable ocean of suffering. Now,
my dear Lord, Bhaktivinoda is humbly requesting You to
kindly keep this servant as just one of the many particles
of dust under the safe shelter of Your beautiful lotus
feet... then I'll be fully satisfied.
THUS END THE FIRST CHAPTER OF "GITA-MALA", entitled "YAMUNA-
BHAVAVALI" (The Series of Ecstasies of Yamunacarya)
By Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
GITA-MALA
CHAPTER TWO
KARPANYA-PANJIKA
(Diary of Selfish Umility)
- OR -
VIJNAPTI - NIVEDANA
(Prayer for Solicitation)
--- a 46 verse poem ---
INTRUDUCTION TO CHAPTER TWO
KARPANYA - PANJIKA
This 46 verse Bengali poem by Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura is actually based on one stotra composed by Srila
Rupa Gosvami found within his book Stava-mala. The original
Karpanya-panjika-stotra consist of only 45 slokas, and
Bhaktivinoda's Bengali verse translation has one extra verse
at the very end which reveals the siddha-deha (spiritual
bodies) of both himself and Srila Rupa Gosvami. In this
final verse, the Thakira states that the original author of
the stotra is none other than Sri Rupa Majaari, the personal
attendant maidservant of Srimati Radharani. Bhaktivinoda
also reveals his own eternal identity as Sri Kamala manjari,
also a maidservant in Lalita's camp and subordinate to Sri
Rupa Manjari. For more detail aof his eternal service.
please see chapter five of ;this book intitled "Siddhi-
lalasa". However, such confidential spiritual topics are
;not meant for anyone and everyone. Therefore discretion
should ;be excercised by the reader to prevent such high
topics from being taken cheaply.
The word "karpanya" means "humility". It also means
"greediness, selfishness", etc. So this stotra is a diary of
one's humble mood of supplication to the Lord which is also
pervaded with intensely greedy selfish motives, or laulyam,
but only for the sake of rendering eternal service. This
laulyam is described in the Nectar of Devotion as being the
only price to pay to purchase entrance into the kingdom of
God. Therefore Srila Rupa Gosvami indicates such a mood in
this Karpanya-panjika-stotra, which has been further
embellished and ;intensified by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura's
Bengali rendering.
The English translation has incorporated some fine
points of the original Sanskrit stotra which may not be so
visible within the Bengali verses or word-for-word
explanations, so the reader is advised to welcome any
statements which appear to be expanded from the Bengali
vocabulary.
The following list of the topics expressed within this
stotra has been compiled as an aid to understanding the flow
of the prayers.
SONGS TOPICS
1) Prayer revealing the mind
2) Radha-Krsna's complexions
3) Their dresses
4) ???
5 They surpass Vaikunta
6) Their fragrances and music
7) Their facial expressions
8) Their joking
9) Their qualities
10) Prayer
11) Taking shelter
12) Begging for mercy
13) Maha-lila
14) Description of Maha-lila
15) Offensive mentality
16) Glimpse fo the holy Name
17) Their quality of forgiveness
18) Lamentation
19) Begging harder for mercy
20) Intense mourning
21) Crying out for help
22) Petition for compassion
23) Determined prayers
24) Description of the topmost love
25) Maidservant to Their lotus feet
26) Prayer for personal service
27) Begging for eternal service
28) Witnessing Their meeting
29) The sound of Their anklbells
30) Seeing Their footprints
431) Vision of Their lotus feet
32) Result of the vision
33) Vision of conjugal pastimes
34) Bringing the news during separation
35) Reward for reuniting Them
36) Gambling match quarrel
37) Massaging Their feet on flower bed
38) Restringing a broken necklace
39) Re-decorating Their ruffled hair
40) Re-decorating Their foreheads with fresh tilaka
41) Offering fresh farlands and mascara
42) Making and offerng tambula
43) Their sweetness causes me to speak all this
44) Prayer for eternal service along with the sakhis
45) The final thirsty appeal
46) The ultimate thirst-quencing siddhi
(1)
ami ati dinamati, braja-kunje nibasati,
radha-krsna-jugala-carane
kandiya kandiya aj, chadi' sab loka-laj
nibedibo jata ache mane
I am most distressed and miserable within the core of
my heart. Therefore today, living in my grove at Vraja-
bhumi, I will submit to the lotus feet of the divine couple,
Sri-Sri-Radha-Krsna. Weeping and weeping today at Their
lotus feet, I now give up all shyness and fear of public
opinion, and I will reveal to Them all the outpourings of
the inner core of my heart.
(2)
tumi krsna nilamani, nava-megha-prabha jini',
brajananda koro bitarana
tumi radhe nava-gauri, gorocana-garva hari
braje hara krsna-candra-mana
You are Lord Krsna, and Your deep translucent bluish
huelike sapphires is putting to shame the luster of a fresh
new rain cloud. You are distributing the blissful mood of
Vraja to everyone. And You, Sri Radhe, are forcibly taking
away the pride of brilliant yellow gorocana dye with Your
fair complexion, which is decorating Your fresh blooming
youth.Thus You are attracting and stealing the mind of Your
moon-like Krsna in Vraja.
(3)
tumi krsna pitambare, parajiya kartasware,
braja-bane-nitya-kelirata
tumi radhe nilambari, palaser garva hari,
krsna-keli-sahaya satata
You, my dear Lord Krsna, are conquering the radiant
luster of pure gold with Your dazzling yellow garments. You
are always very fond of performing Your amorous sports
within the transcendental forests of Vraja. And You, my dear
Radharani, are wearing a brilliant blue sari which is taking
away the pride of the palasa flower, which is also blue with
a white whorl in the center. You are always gracefully
present as the chief companion during all the amorous games
played by Krsna.
(4)
tumi krsna harinmani, juvabrinda-siromani,
radhika tomara praneswari
brajangana-sirahsobha, dhammila-mallika-prabha,
tumi radhe krsna-priyankari
You, dear Lord Krsna, like a rare, radiant emerald,
are the crest jewel amongst all the youthful boys of
Vrndavana. And Srimati Radhika is the Mistress of Your life.
And You, Radhe, are the topmost resplendent personality
amongst all the women of Vraja. You radiate an effulgence
like the fragrant white jasmine blossoms which are woven
within the braided hair of all those beautiful young women,
and You are the most amiable and affectionate maidservant of
Krsna.
(5)
rama-pati-sobha jini', krsna taba rupakhani,
jagat mataya braja-bane
rama-jini' brajangana- gana-madhye susobhana,
tumi radhe krsna-cittangane
Dear Krsna, Your beauty and sweetness far surpasses
that of Lord Visnu, the husband of the Goddess of Fortune.
And that form which You are displaying within the forests of
Vrndavana is making the entire universe go mad.
And You, Radhe, are likewise surpassing the Goddess of
Fortune Laksmi herself with Your supreme splendor which
radiates outstandingly amongst all the damsel of Vraja. Thus
it is only You who is dwelling in the beautiful courtyard of
Krsna's heart.
(6)
taranga-saurabha-kana, bamsi-gita anuksana,
ohe krsna! radha-mana hare
radhe! anga-gandha taba, tomara su-bina-raba
krsna-citta unmadita kore
Oh Krsna! You are abducting Radharani's mind with the
enchanting songs of Your flute as well by Your sweet bodily
fragrance, which are both blowing like waves incessantly in
the wind. Oh Radhe! You are likewise exciting and sending
Krsna's mind wild with Your fragrant bodily aroma and the
sweet sound of Your vina.
(7)
tomara capaleksana, hare radha-dhairya-dhana,
tumi krsna cora-siromani
banka drsti-bhngi taba, sri-krsna-hrdayasaba,
tumi radhe kalavati dhani
You, My dear Krsna, are the crest jewel of all
thieves, for You forcibly rob Radharani's patience when You
gaze upon Her with Your special fickle, amorous expression.
And You, dear Radhe, like to sting Krsna's lotus heart
when You look back at Him with Your crooked, falsely
unfriendly expression which is just like a ? (N0TE from the
typer: A word is missing, I can't read it). He becomes
maddened by Your slanted behavior. And You are also a
beautiful, young maiden who is well-versed in all the
classical arts such as music, dancing, singing, etc.
(8)
parihase radhikar, katha nahi sare jar,
tumi krsna nata-kula-guru
krsna narma-ukti suni', romancita tanukhani,
taba radhe rasa-kalpataru
You, Krsna, are indeed the Master and instructor of
all those who are learning dancing. Sometimes You simply
cannot utter a word in reply to the confidential joking
statements of Srimati Radharani.
You, Radhe, then experience intense thriving
jubilation throughout Your entire body when You hear Krsna's
soft, amusing retort. Thus You are like a wish-fulfilling
tree of transcendental mellows.
(9)
aprakrta-gunamani, binirmita-giri-sreni,
tumi krsna sarva gunamoy,
umadi ramani-jana, bancaniya gunagana,
radhe! taba swabavika hoy
You, dear Krsna, are also abounding in all good
qualities. Indeed, Your super-excellent transcendental
qualities stand out just like a multitude of mountain ranges
made of rubies.
Oh Radhe! You naturally possess all the good qualities
that are desired by all the beautiful young women headed by
Goddess Uma.
(10)
ami ati manda-mati, kori he kakuti nati,
niskapate e prarthana kori
brndavana-adhiswara, tumi krsna praneswara,
tumi radhe! braja-banesvari
I am extremely dull-minded and wicked; therefore I bow
down pitifully before You, and offer You this humble prayer
in all sincerity. You, my dear Lord Krsna, are the Supreme
Master of Vrndavana and the Lord of my life!
And You, dear Radhe, are the proprietress of all the
transcendental forests of Vraja!
(11)
tomader krpa pai, erupa jogyata nai,
jadio amar braja-bane
dunhe maha-krpamoy, jani' kainu padasroy,
krpa koro e adhama jane
I am certainly not at all fit to receive the mercy of
You both in Vrndavana. However, I have still taken refuge at
Your lotus feet for I know that You both are the topmost
merciful personalities.Please be kind to this most fallen
soul.
(12)
kevala ajogya nahi, aparadhi ami hoi,
tathapi koroho krpa dan
loke krpavista jana, ksame aparadha-gana,
tumi dunhe maha-krpavan
Bot only am I unfit and undeserving, but I am actually
an offender to Your lotus feet. Nevertheless, I still beg
You Both now to bestow Your kind favor. Just as a great soul
is very tolerant of the general public, compassionately
forgiving their offenses, similarly You Both are certainly
the most supremely sympathetic Personalities.
(13)
krpa-hetu bhakti-sar, lesabhasa nahi ta'r,
krpa-adhikari nahi ami
inhe maha-lilesvara, hana sei lilapara,
krpa koro braja-jana svami
The most essential result of Your mercy is to finally
get devotional service. However, I do not possess even a
fraction of a drop of devotion, for I have no right to
receive Your mercy. In this world, You are the Supreme
Master of the greatest pastime... the rasa dance. So I ask
You now to please be merciful to me when You are performing
this most unlimited pastime within this universe, oh Lord of
the Brijbasis.
(14)
su-dusta abhakta jane, sivadi devata-gane,
prasanna hoilo krpa kori'
mahalila sarvesvara, dunhu mama pranesvara,
doya koro dosa parihari'
You have shown Your supreme rasa dance to all in this
world, including all the demigods headed by Lord Siva, and
even to the most wicked persons and non-devotees. Thus You
pleased all the living entities within the universe. You
Both are the Masters of this maha-lila, the Lords of all
Lords, and the Lords of my life. Please show Your leniency
by disregarding all of my past offenses.
(15)
adhame uttama mani, mudha, vijna, abhimani,
dusta hana sista-abhimana
ei dose dosi hana, gelo cirodin bana,
na korinu bhajana-bidhana
Some of my offenses are as follows: I have accepted my
most degraded self to be the best man of all. Even though I
am foolish like an ass, I consider myself to be very wise
due to my false sentimentality. Thus I have actually become
most polluted and mischievous underneath my false conception
of being gentle and good-natured. Being guilty of these
offenses, i have spent many days without ever worshiping
You.
(16)
tathapi e dina-jane, jadi nama uccarane,
namabhasa korilo jibane
sarva-dosa-nibarana, dunhu-nama-samjalpana,
prasade prasida dui jane
In spite of all these offenses, I pray that if ever in
my life this most fallen soul has once accidentally uttered
just a faint glimpse of Your holy name, without offence,
then kindly mitigate all of my faults and allow me to chant
Your name simply for the pleasure of You Both.
(17)
bhakti-lava-matre ksaya, sarva aparadha hoy,
ksamasila dunher krpay
e asa mane dhori', carane prarthana kori,
sodha dosa ksamiya amay
Even the most minute trace of devotion can completely
destroy all offensive faults, for I know that the causeless
mercy of You Both is most forgiving by nature. Keeping this
in mind as my last hope, I offer this humble prayer at Your
lotus feet. Please forgive me and rectify all of my
offenses.
(18)
sadhana-sampatti-hina, ohe ei jiva dina,
ati-kaste dhrstatara char
dunhu-pada-nipatita, prarthana koroye hita,
prasannata hauk donhar
Alas, this most fallen soul is completely bereft of
the priceless treasure of devotional service. I am so
degraded, and I remain in great difficulty due to my
shameless arrogance. Falling down and grasping the lotus
feet of You Both, I now pray simply for the benefit of
seeing You become satisfied by my prayers.
(19)
dante trna dhori' hay, kanditeche ubharay,
e papi kampita sarira
'ha nath! ha nath! 'boli', ho'ye aji krtanjali,
prasada arpiya koro sthira
Alas! This sinner's whole body is trembling, and
clutching clumps of straw between his teeth, he weeps and
wails piteously at the top of his voice, "Oh my Lord! Oh
Nath! Today, with folded hands, i beg that You pacify me by
bestowing Your kind favor!"
(20)
e durbhaga ha ha sware, prasad prarthana kore,
anutape gadagadi jay
he radhe! he krsna-candra! suno mama kakuvada,
tunhu krpa-bina prana jay
This most unfortunate, miserable soul now prays for
mercy, crying out in a piteous, remorseful voice while
rolling on the ground in repentance. Oh Radhe! Oh Krsna-
candra!, please hear my mournful prayers, for my life is
departing without the causeless mercy of You Both!
(21)
phutkar koriya kande, aha aha kakunade,
bole hao prasanna amay
ei to' ajogya jane, krpa koro nija-gune,
koruna-sagara rakho pay
Please become pleased with me, for I am sobbing aloud
and crying, alas, alas! in a great pitiful uproar just to
petition You. By Your own divine qualities, please favor
this most unworthy and undeserving soul and keep me always
at Your lotus feet. You are Both just like an ocean of
compassion.
(22)
mukhete angusta diya, uccoihsvare arta hana,
kandite kandite bole, nath!
koruna-kanika-dane, raksa koro mor prane,
koro ei dine atmasath
Now I am biting my thumb to try to check my crying
from making a public disturbance. But still, being most
aggrieved, i am weeping and weeping in a loud voice just to
call on You, oh Lord! Please give me just one small grain of
Your mercy in charity and thus save my life. Kindly capture
this lowly soul and make me Your very own.
(23)
e taba mudha jana, dina-bakye sa krandana
prarthana koroye drdha-mane
he koruna-sunidhan! anugati koro dan,
korunormicchata braja-bane
Thus Your most ignorant, foolish devotee prays to You
in great determination with humble, distressed words while
sobbing and weeping. Oh treasure-house of compassion! Please
award me with personal service to You and thus display Your
splendrous shining rays of that compassion in Vrndavana!
(24)
bhava citta-sukhakara, jata ache su-madhura,
prakataprakata lila-sthale
radha-krsna-prema-sara, sakaler saratsara,
sei bhava jen-i krpa-bale
All the places of Krsna's manifested and unmanifested
transcendental pastimes are the repository of various
conscious pleasure-giving ecstasies, which are all super-
sweet. Out of all of these ecstasies, the quintessence of
ecstatic love between Radha and Krsna is definitely the
best, the topmost expression of pure love. And that ecstasy
is worshiped by a rare, great personality only on the
strength of Their mercy.
(25)
jadi e dasir prati, prasanna koruna-mati,
dunhu-pada-seva koro dana
ar kichu nahi cai, jugala carana pai,
sitala hauk mor prana
If You Both are ever pleased with this maidservant,
then kindly manifest Your favorable inclination towards me
by granting me the service of Your four lotus feet. There's
really nothing more that I want than to get those two pairs
of lotus feet, so I request You to please grant this favor
and thus soothe my heart.
(26)
anatha-batsala tumi, adhama anatha ami,
tvadiya saksat-dasya magi
e prasada koro dan, rakho anather pran
chadi' sab taba dasya magi
I know that You are most kind and affectionate to
those who are helpless without their master. I am actually
such a fallen soul who is also berft of my Master, and
feeling so helpless. Therefore i am now begging for Your
persona service. Please grant this favor just to save the
life of this helpless orphan. Giving up everything else, I
am now begging only for Your service.
(27)
sirete anjali dhori'. o-pade bijnapti kori,
amar abhista nibedana
ek-bar dasya diya, sitala koro he hiya,
tabe mani sarthaka jibana
Clasping my head with both hands, I am lying flat
before those lotus feet making this request... my most
cherished prayer. Please, Please soothe my heart by giving
me Your service just once only. Then and then only will I
consider this life to be successful.
(28)
kabe dunhe ei bane, bilokibo sammilane,
amulyanga, parimala-ghrana
amar nasika-dvare, pravesiya citta-pure,
acaitanya koribe bidhana
When will i be able to wistfully observe You Both
encountering each other within the transcendental forest?
The sweet nectarine fragrance produced by the meeting of
Your precious forms will pass through my nostrils and,
entering into my heart, will immediately knock me
unconscious.
(29)
dunhar nupura-dhvani, hamsa-kantha-swara jini'
madhura madhura mama kane
prevesiya kon ksane mama citta-suranjane,
mataibe seba-rasa-pane
The tinkling sound of both fo Your anklebells
together, surpasses the sweet sound produced by the swan. It
is transcendentally sweet; so sweet that immediately upon
entering my ears, my heart will become so charmed that I
will go ragingly wild to drink more of the liquid nectar-
mellows of Your service.
(30)
cakradi saubhagyaspada, bilaksita dunhu-pada,
cihna ei brndabana-bane
dekhiya e dasi kabe, bhasibe anandatsave,
dunhu-krpa peye samgopane
The nineteen most auspicious marks of the wheel,
conch, lotus ??? etc., which are unique to both of Your
lotus feet, are visible on the ground all throughout the
forests of Vrndavana. Whenever this maidservant sees those
marks, she becomes overflooded and immersed in a festival of
bliss, due to secretly receiving the mercy of You Both in
this way.
(31)
sakala-saundaryaspada, nirajita dunhu-pada,
he radhe! he nander nandana!
mamaksi-gocare kabe, sarvadbhuta mahotsave,
koribe ananda bitarana
Oh Radhe! Oh son of Maharaja Nanda! The lotus feet of
You Both are fit for being worshiped wit all kinds of
suitable paraphernalia, and they are indeed worshiped by the
highest excellence of beauty itself. When, oh when will my
eyes behold the wonderfully astonishing pastimes performed
by Your lotus feet, which will give me a great festival of
happiness?
(32)
pracinasa, phala-purti, tunhu padambuja-sphurti,
sei dunhu-jana-darasana
e janme ki ha'be mama, e utkantha su-bisama,
bicalita kore mama mana
Just a glimpse of Your lotus feet fulfills all of
one's most cherished longings; this is the real benefit for
one who has Your vision. But i am worrying now that, without
Your audience, what will become of my life now? The suspense
of this unbearable anxiety has greatly perturbed my mind.
(33)
kabe ami brndabana-kunjantare darasana,
koribo sundara dunhu jane
surata-lilaya rata, ama hoite adurata,
preme magna ha'bo darasane
When will I ever have the vision of Your two exquisite
forms within a bower in Vrndavana? Observing Your most
intimate pastimes of conjugal love being enacted so close
by, i will become overwhelmed and drowned in ecstatic love
at such a sight.
(34)
ghatanabasatah kabe, dunhu-yoga asambhare,
paraspara sandesa aniya!
badaibo dunhu sukha, jabe tabe manodukkha,
bedaibo anande matiya
In the course of Your transcendental pastimes,
sometimes You are separated from each other, and thereby
fell great distress. When will I ever be allowed, at that
time, to act as a messenger and bring Your secret messages
back and forth to each other? Since such messages contain
news of the rare,uncommon union of You Both, hearing them
will only increase Your happiness and dispel the distress of
being separated from one another. Thus I will carry these
messages to and fro, and in so doing I will excitedly stroll
along, completely besides myself and overwhelmingly absorbed
in great delight.
(35)
kabe ei brndabane, dunhu dunha adarsane
phire jabo dunhe anvesiya
sammilana koraibo, hara-padakadi pabo,
paritusta dunhare koriya
In Vrndavana, sometimes You Both are deprived of the
vision of each other. When will wander all over the forest
in search of You Both? I will bring You together again, and
You will be so pleased with me that You will reward me by
giving me some ornaments that You had used such as Your
anklebells, toe-rings, necklaces, lockets, etc.
(36)
dunhe hara dhori'pane, dyuta-krida-samapane,
'ami jayi', 'ami jayi' boli'
koribe kalaha tabe, hara-samgrehete kabe,
ami taha dekhibo sakali
During another pastime, You Both place a wager on a
necklace and being gambling over it, placing different kinds
of bets with the rolling of dice. When the game is over,
each of You separately exclaims, " I WIN, I WIN!". Then
there is a big quarrel as You Both struggle together, each
attempting to collect the necklace at stake. When will I
ever be able to witness all of these wonderful sports?
(37)
aha kabe dui jane, kunja-ajhe su-sayane,
kusuma-sayyaya biramibe
se samaye dunhu-pada samvahana-su-sampada,
e dasira saubhagya milibe
Oh, when will I behold You two Divine Personalities
reclining and lounging leisurely upon a beautiful bed of
flowers within a forest grove? Taking the opportunity at
that time, i will massage the most auspicious treasure of
Your lotus feet, and in this way shall this maidservant meet
with her good fortune.
(38)
kandarpa-kalahodgare, chindibe kanther hare,
lata-grhe padibe khasiya
se hara ganthite kabe, e dasi niyukta ha'be
dunhu-krpa-ajna sire pana
Sometimes, during the struggle of contending with
Cupid, one of Your necklaces accidentally becomes broken,
and the pieces fall and scatter all over the creeper-shaded
bower. When will this maidservant take Your merciful order
upon her head, and be appointed to re-string that very same
necklace?
(39)
keli-kalloler jabe, dunhu-kesa srasta habe,
du-janar ingita paiya
sikhi pinca kore dhori', kuntala-mandita kori',
ami rabo anande dubiya
Sometimes, due to the restless sporting of Your
amouros games, Your hair will fall loose. Heeding Your
gesture towards me, I will then com Your hair with a peacock
tail comb and thus redecorate Your lovely tresses. In this
way I will remain submerged and drowned in pure ecstasy.
(40)
kandarpa-kridaya jabe, dunhu-srak srasta ha'be,
tabe ami dunhu-ajna pana
ubhaya-lalata-majhe, koribo tilaka-saje,
matta ha'be se sobha dekhiya
Sometimes, due to being jostled about during Cupid's
amorous games, Your flower garlands, necklaces, earrings,
crowns and other decorations may become ruffled and
disarrayed out of place. At that time, upon receiving Your
order, I will rearrange all those scattered ornaments, and
then redecorate Your foreheads with fresh tilaka. Thus I
will go mad just seeing Your splendors beauty.
(41)
krsna! taba bakse ami, bana mala diya svami!
radhe! taba nayane kajjala
kunja-majhe kona dina, pa'bo sukha samicina,
preme citta ha'be talamala
Oh! I will get enough happiness to satisfy my longings
when I am placing a garland of fresh forest flowers upon
Your chest! Oh Radhe! And likewise when I am re-applying
black mascara around Your lotus eyes! When will that day be
mine when I can render such services within a bower in
Vrndavana? Then my heart will throb in ecstatic love for You
Both.
(42)
kabe jambunada-barna, loiya tambuliparna,
sirasunya karpuradi-yuta
bitika nirmmana kori, dunhu mukhe dibo dhori'
preme citta ha'be paripluta
When can I make first-class pan for You Both to chew?
Picking fresh cold-??? betel leaves, I will remove the stems
and add fragrant spices and camphor, Then, rolling the
leaves into a cone shape and thus making it nice, I will
take them and place them int Your lotus mouths. At that
moment my heart will become flooded and saturated with
ecstatic love for You.
(43)
kotha e durasa mor, kotha e duskarma ghora,
e prarthana, jadi bolo keno
he radhe! he ghanasyama! dunhu-jana-gunagrama,
madhuri bolaya more heno
Why am I revealing such far-off,impossible dreams in
these prayers when i am in reality so deeply sunk into the
dark well of sinful materialistic activities? Oh Radhe! Oh
Ghanasyama! Your own maddening sweetness is actually making
me speak all these things about Your transcendentally
glorious qualities!
(44)
dunhar je krpa-gune, painu dhama-brndabane,
se-krpa abhista purana
koruna amaya natha! pana tunhu-sakhi-satha,
kunja-seba pai anuksana
By Your supreme transcendental quality of mercy i have
attained residence in the spiritual abode of Sri Vrndavana,
and this mercy has fulfilled all of my most cherished
longings. Oh Lord! Now please let me have eternal service in
Your pleasure-gardens in the company of Your most beloved
girlfriends and maidservants!
(45)
ohe radhe! ohe krsna! sei braja-rasa-trsna,
karpanya-panjika-katha-chale
jalpana koroye sada, ta'r banca-purti tada,
koruna dunhu krpa-bale
Oh Radhe! Oh Krsna! On the plea of narrating this
diary of my greedy, selfish desires for Your humble service
(karpanya-panjika), I have thus revealed my incredible
thirst for all these liquid mellows of Vraja. All of these
thirsty longins are just bottled up inside my heart, and I
am incessantly cherishing the constant churning of these
hopes within my mind. Please, I beg You Both, please
therefore fulfill all these spiritual desires for Your
service. I am appealing to You now on the strength of Your
own causeless mercy.
(46)
sri-rupa-manjari-pada, sire dhori' su-sampada,
kamala-manjari kore asa
sri-godruma-braja- bane, dunhu-lila-sandarsane,
purna hao raser pipasa
Holding upon her head her most treasured possesion
(the lotus feet of Sri Rupa Manjari), this Kamala Manjari
hopes that by thus observing Their eternal pastimes going on
within this transcendental forest of Vraja at Godruma,
Navadvipa, then her craving thirst for such mellows will
finally be quenched.
THUS ENDS THE SECOND CHAPTER OF "GITA-MALA", entitled
"KARPANYA PANJIKA (Diary of Humble Selfishness for
Service).
By Srila Saccidananda Bhaktivinoda Thakura
GITAMALA
CHAPTER THREE
SOKA - SATANA
(The Dispelling of Grief)
--- 13 songs ---
INTRUDUCTION TO CHAPTER THREE - SOKA-SATANA
This chapter consists of thirteen songs describing one
pastime of Lord Caitanya as follows:
Once, during an all-night kirtana performed by the
Lord in Srivasa Pandita's courtyard, one of the five sons of
Srivasa died within the house due to some disease. All the
household ladies began to cry loudly in lamentation, which
was heard by Srivasa as he was chanting and dancing with
Lord Caitanya out in the courtyard. Entering the house, he
pacified the distressed ladies with sweet spiritual
instructions and then returned to the kirtana as if nothing
had happened. In the morning the kirtana finally stopped,
and Lord Caitanya inquired if anything was wrong in the
house, for He was not getting the usual ecstasy from His all-
night kirtana. Being informed of the fate of the boy, the
Lord became severely afflicted with loving separation and
asked that the body be brought out into the courtyard. Then
asking the dead boy why he had died, The Lord manifested the
jiva soul back into the body, and the boy spoke many
transcendental truths very similar to those spoken by the
dead son of King Citraketu in the 16th chapter of the 6th
canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Afterwards Lord Caitanya,
accompanied by all the devotees, celebrated the funeral
ceremony of the boy in great ecstasy, being joined by the
personified Ganges, Sri Jahnavi devi herself.
This pastime is mentioned only briefly by Srila
Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami in the Caitanya-caritamrta, (Adi-
lila 17. 227-229). However, it is described more elaborately
by Srila Vrndavanadasa Thakura in the Caitanya-bhagavata,
Madhya-lila chapter 25, entitled "The description of
transcendental truth by the dead body". Within this chapter
the lila is described in less than 70 verses, and the
conversations are very brief, giving basic outline to the
whole story. However, Bhaktivinoda Thakura picks up and
expands all the detailed elements of the lila and philosophy
in 13 songs, totaling 91 verses. This greatly elaborates on
the character of the Lord as well as His dealings with the
devotees through the format of simple Bengali songs of
varying meters. Thus the entire chapter is very wonderful
for singing in various ways, as well as for tasting a richly
condensed version of Lord Caitanya's transcendental
character and teachings.
The individual headings to all the songs, also listed
below, were apparently not part of the original composition,
but were added sometime later during subsequent Gaudiya Math
reprints of Gita-mala.
SONG TOPICS
1) Lord Gaurahari's performance of congregational
chanting in Srivasa Pandita's courtyard; the death of
Srivasa's son.
2) Srivasa gives solace to his family members.
3) Statement about dedication of the soul surrendered to
Krsna.
4) Srivasa forbids th crying,being fearful of disrupting
Mahaprabhu's kirtana.
5) Manifestation of symptoms of separation by Bhakta-
vatsala (Lord Caitanya) due to the death of His dear
devotee.
6) The affectionate inclinations of Sri Gaurahari towards
His own devotee.
7) The manifestation of various absolute truths from the
mouth of the dead boy.
8) The bound soul takes different types of births
according to its different fruitive reactions.
9) Birth in the house of a devotee only by dint of one's
great fortune
10) The Lord praises the glories of His devotees.
11) Remembrance of the Lord is actual wealth, and
forgetfulness of Him is actual calamity.
12) Sri Gaurahari performs the funeral ceremony along with
His associates.
13) Prayer unto all the hearers of this story.
GITAMALA--- CHAPTER THREE "SOKA-SATANA" (The Dispelling of
Grief), "Sri-Gauranga-lila-caritra" (The Character and
Activities of Lord Gauranga's Transcendental Pastimes).
--- Lord Gaurahari's Performance of Congregational
Chanting
in Srivasa Pandita's Courtyard
(1)
pradosa-samaye, sribasa-angane,
sangopane goramani
sri hari-kirtane, nace nana-range,
uthilo mangala-dhvani
In the evening twilight, within the privacy of Srivasa
Pandita's courtyard, the cream-lustered jewel, Lord
Gauramani, raised a most auspicious vibration by His
chanting of Hari-kirtana, which He personally accompanied by
dancing in various playful moods.
(2)
mrdanga madala, baje karatala,
majhe majhe jaya tura
prabhur natana, dekhi' sakaler,
hoilo santapa dura
Accompanied by the paying of the mrdanga drum and
karatalas, and amidst occasional victorious shouts of "Jaya!
Jaya!", the dramatic dance of the Lord dispelled the grief
of all those who witnessed it.
(3)
akhanda premete, matala takhan.
sakala bhakata-gana
apana pasari, goracande gheri',
nace gaya anuksana
Then, becoming madly intoxicated in supreme ecstatic
love, all the assembled devotees completely forgot
themselves and incessantly began to dance and chant wildly,
surrounding Lord Gauracandra.
The Death of Srivasa Pandita's son
(4)
emona samaye, daiva-vyadhi-joge
srivaser antahpure
tanaya-bijoge, nari-gana soke,
prakasalo uccoihsware
At this time, within the inner chamber of Srivasa's
house, one of his sons suddenly died due to some disease,
as ordained by the will of Providence. Due to separation
from the boy, all the women of the household began to lament
and cry out in a loud voice.
(5)
krandana uthile, habe rasa-bhanga,
bhakatibinoda dare
sribasa amani, bujhilo karana,
pasilo apan ghare
Now Bhaktivinoda fears that the transcendental mellows
of the Lord's kirtana will be disturbed by the uprising of
such loud crying sounds. However, Srivasa Pandita has now
understood the cause of this sound, and has personally
entered the house.
Song 2 --- Srivasa Gives Solace to His Family Members
(1)
prabesiya antahpure, nari-gane santa kore,
sribasa amiya upadese
suno pagalini-gana, soko koro akarana,
kiba duhka thake krsnabese
Entering into the inner chamber, Srivasa began to
pacify all of the women there by giving them spiritual
instructions that were as sweet as nectar. He said, "Look
here, you crazy ladies, you all lament uselessly, for what
kind of unhappiness can there possibly be in ecstatic love
for Krsna?"
(2)
krsna nitya suta ja'r, soka kabhu nahi tar,
anitya asakti sarva-nasa
asiyacho e samsare, krsna bhajibara tare,
nitya-tattve koroho vilasa
"Whoever has Krsna for his eternal Son never has to
lament for anything, although if one becomes attached to
that which is temporary, then everything is lost. You have
all come into this material world for the purpose of
worshiping Krsna, so now you should all becomes situated
again in the eternal absolute truth.
(3)
e dehe javat sthiti, koro krsna-candre rati,
krsna jano dhana, jana, prana
e-deho-anuga jata, bhai bandhu pati suta,
anitya sambandha boli' mano
"As long as you are existing in this body, you should
all cultivate love and attachment for Lord Krsna, knowing
Him to be your real wealth, real friend and your very life
and soul. All of the followers of this body namely brothers,
friends, husbands and sons should be accepted as being only
temporary relationships.
(4)
keba ka'r pati suta, anitya-sambandha-krta,
cahile rakhite nare ta're
karama-bipaka-phale, suta ho'ye baise kole,
karma-ksaye ar raite nare
"Whoever wants to hold onto husbands or sons will not
be able to keep them, for all these relationships are only
temporary. Even if your son is sitting in your very lap, you
still cannot protect him, for when his bad fruitive
reactions fructify, then his present karma is finished, and
he will not be able to remain here any longer."
(5)
ithe sukha duhkha mani', adhogati labhe prani,
krsna-pada hoite pade dure
soka sambariya ebe, namanande maja' sabe
bhakatibinoda-banca pure
"By accepting this type of temporary happiness and
distress, many other living entities are now being degraded
into lower species of life, falling far, far away from
Krsna's lotus feet. Therefore you should all give up your
temporary lamentation right now, and just become absorbed in
the bliss of the Lord's holy names."
All of Bhaktivinoda's desires are now being fulfilled
by hearing Srivasa speak such nice eternal truths.
Song 3 --- Statement about Dedication of the Soul Surrender
to Krsna
(1)
dhana, jana, deha, geha krsne samarpana
riacho, suddha-citte koroho smarana
"Offering all of your ealth, relatives, body and
entire household unto Krsna in dedication, just remember Him
always with a purified heart."
(2)
tabe keno 'mama suta' boli' koro duhkha
sna nilo nija-jana tahe ta'r sukha
"So then why are you xclaiming, `my son, my son!' in
grat sadness? Krsna has simply taken His own devotee,just to
suit His own happiness.
(3)
krsna-iccha-mate sab ghataya ghatana
tahe sukha-duhkha-jnana abidya-kalpana
"Krsna is causing all things to take place just
according to His own sweet will. In light of that, all your
ideas of happiness and distress are simply ignorant mental
concoctions.
(4)
jaha iccha kore krsna, tai jano bhalo
tyajiya apan iccha ghucao janjala
"Whatever Krsna's desire is, you must accept only that
as actually good. Renouncing all of your separate personal
desires, relieve yourselves of this unnecessary
botheration."
(5)
deya krsna, neya krsna, pale krsna sabe
rakhe krsna, mare krsna, iccha kore jabe
"Krsna gives you everything, Krsna takes everything
away, Krsna maintains everyone or kills everyone whenever He
likes, according to His own sweet will.
(6)
krsna-iccha-biparita je kore basana
tar iccha nahi phale, se pay jatana
"If someone maintains some desire that is contrary to
Krsna's desire, then her wish does not become fruitful.
Indeed, she only gets trouble and anguish."
(7)
tyajiya sakala soka suno drsna-nama
parama ananda pabe, purna habe kama
"Therefore, rejecting all of your lamentation, just
listen to the chanting of Krsna's holy name which is going
on now out in the courtyard. From this you will get the
topmost transcendental bliss, and all of your desires will
be fulfilled."
(8)
bhakatibinoda mage sribasa-carane
atma-nibedana-sakti jibane marane
Thus Bhaktivinoda begs at Srivasa Pandita's lotus feet
for the power to completely surrender his soul to Krsna in
life or in death.
Song 4 --- Srivasa Forbids the Crying, Being Fearful of
Disrupting Mahaprabhu's Kirtana
(1)
sabu meli' balaka-bhaga bicari'
chodabi moha soka citta-bikari
Srivasa continued, " All of you together should
consider the real fate of the boy, and you should
immediately discontinue any bewilderment and grief that may
be in your disturbed hearts."
(2)
caudda-bhubana-pati nanda-kumara
saci-nandana bhelo nadiya-abatara
"The Supreme Lord of all the fourteen worlds is the
youthful Son of Nanda Maharaja, and now He has become the
Son of Mother Saci by personally descending in Nadia."
(3)
sohi gokulacanda angane mor
nacai bhakta-saha ananda-bibhor
"This very same Gokula-canda is now dancing in my
courtyard with His most confidential devotees, all
completely overwhelmed with ecstatic bliss."
(4)
sunata nama-gana balaka mor
chodalo deha hari-priti-bibhor
"My boy has given up his body while hearing the
singing of the Lord's holy names coming from the kirtana out
in the courtyard. Therefore he certainly has died while
overwhelmed with love for the Lord."
(5)
aichana bhaga jaba bhai hamara
tabahun hao bhava-sagara-para
"If I would be so fortunate as to get such an
auspicious death as this, them I will certainly be able to
easily cross over the ocean of material existence."
(6)
tunhu sabu bichari ehi bicara
kanhe korobi soka citta-bikara
"All of you together just consider this one judgement
... what will your lamentation and disturbed hearts do to
help the situation?"
(7)
sthira nahi haobi jadi upadese
bancita haobi rase avasese
"If you all do not become pacified by these
instructions, then you will only cheat yourselves out of
tasting transcendentally ecstatic mellows in the long run.
(8)
pasibun hama suratatini-mahe
bhaktibinoda pramada dekhe tahe
"Not only will you cheat yourself, but you will induce
me to leave this world by plunging myself into the waters of
Ganga."
Thus Bhaktivinoda is witnessing all this calamity in
progress.
Song 5 Manifestation of Symptoms of Separation by Bhaktavatsala
(Lord Caitanya) due to the Death of His Dear Devotee
(1)
sribasa-bacana, srabana koriya,
sadhwi pati-brata-gana
soka parihari', mrta sisu rakhi',
hari-rase dilo mana
Hearing these words of Srivasa Pandita, all those
chaste and faithful ladies gave up their lamentation for the
dead son, because Srivasa had satisfied their minds by
informing them of the transcendental mellows of Lord Hari.
(2)
sribasa takhan, anande matiya,
angane ailo punah
nace gora-sane, sakala pasari,
gaya nanda-suta-guna
Then Srivasa again came out into the courtyard and,
overwhelmed with joy, resumed dancing with Lord Caitanya and
loudly sang the glories of the Son of Nanda Maharaja,
completely forgetting about what had just happened.
(3)
cari danda ratre, marilo kumara
angane keho na jane
sri-nama-mangale, trtiya prahara,
rajani atita gane
The boy had expired only 1-1/2 hours after dark, but
out in the courtyard no one had known anything due to the
loud kirtana. Then for 9 hours there was continuous chanting
of the auspicious holy names. Thus the entire night had
elapsed in this ecstatic singing.
(4)
kirtana bhangile, kohe gaurahari,
aji keno pai duhkha
bujhi, ei grhe, kichu amangala
ghatiya harilo sukha
Then the kirtana stopped, and Lord Gaurahari said,
"Why am I feeling some unhappiness today? i can understand
that something inauspicious has happened in this house which
has robbed Me of My bliss."
(5)
tabe bhakta-jana, nibedana kore,
sribasa-sisur katha
suni' gora raya, bole, hay hay!
marame painu byatha
Then the devotees related to the Lord the story of the
death of Srivasa'son. Hearing this news, the Lord loudly
exclaimed, "Oh no! What has happened? Now the core of My
heart has become pierced with so much unbearable pain!"
(6)
keno na kohile, amare takhan,
bipada-sambada sabe
bhakatibinoda bhakata-batsala-
snehete majilo tabe
"Why didn't you inform Me of this calamity when it had
just happened?" Now, Bhaktivinoda has completely lost
himself in the affection that he Lords shows to His own
devotees.
Song 6) The Affectionate Inclination of Sri Gaurahari
Towards His Own Devotees.
(1)
prabhur bacana, takha suniya,
sribasa lotana bhumi
bole, suno natha! taba rasa-bhanga,
sahite na pari ami
Then, hearing these words of the Lord, Srivasa Pandita
began rolling on the ground, crying out, "Please hear me, oh
Lord! I am simply not able to tolerate any disturbance or
interruption of the ecstatic mellows of Your kirtana!"
(2)
ekati tanaya, mariache,natha,
tahe mor kiba duhkha
jadi sab mare, tomare heriya,
tabu to' paibo sukha
"Only one of my sons has died, oh Lord, and has that
really made me upset? Even if all of my sons die, then I
will certainly get more than enough happiness by seeing
You."
(3)
taba nrtya-bhanga hoile amar,
marana hoite hari
tai ku-sambada, na dilo tomare,
bipada asanka kori
"I would certainly die on the spot if I were to
interrupt Your dancing, oh Lord. That is why I did not
inform You of this bad news. for I was dreading the calamity
of disturbing Your ecstasy."
(4)
ebe ajna deho, mrta suta lo'ye,
satkara karuna sabe
eteka suniya, gora dwija-mani,
kandite lagilo tabe
"Lord, if You will kindly grant us Your permission
now, then we shall all take the boy's body and perform the
proper funeral rites." Hearing this much from the mouth of
Srivasa Pandita, the jewel of the twice-born, Lord
Gaurasundara, then broke down and began to weep piteously on
the spot.
(5)
kemone e sab, chadiya jaibo,
parana bikala hoy
se katha suniya, bhakatibinoda,
manete pailo bhoy
Crying and crying, the Lord thought within Himself,
"How could I possibly abandon such loving servitors and go
elsewhere by taking sannyasa? If I were to do so, my heart
would certainly split." Hearing this type of talk,
Bhaktivinoda's mind become somewhat fearful.
Song 7) The Manifestation of Various Absolute Truths from the
Mouth of the Dead Boy
(1)
goracander ajna peye grha-basi-gana
mrta suta anganete ane tataksana
Then the Lord ordered the household members to bring
the boy's body out into the courtyard, and they immediately
complied.
(2)
kalimalahari gora jijnase takhan
"sribase chadiya, sisu jao ki karana?"
Then the merciful Lord Gaura, Who removes the gloomy,
dirty influence of the age of Kali, began to question the
body by saying, "Please tell Me, my dear boy, what ever
prompted you to leave here so suddenly, thus giving up your
loving father Srivasa Pandita?"
(3)
mrta-sisu-mukhe jiba kore nibedana
"loka-siksa lagi'" prabhu tab acarana
Being thus questioned by the Lord, the soul again
manifested in the dead body by the mercy of the Lord, and he
began to offer very nice prayers which were meant to be
instructive to all persons.
(4)
tumi to' parama tattwa ananta adwaya
para sakti tomar abhinna tattwa hoy
The dead boy said, " My dear Lord, You are without a
doubt the Supreme Absolute Truth, unlimited and one without
a second. Since You are the Supremely energetic, all of Your
transcendental energies are certainly non-different from
You."
(5)
sei para sakti tridha hoiya prakasa
taba icchamata koraya tomar bilasa
"This transcendental potency of Your manifests itself
in three different ways, and it assists in the performance
of Your eternal pastimes in different ways according to Your
own sweet will."
(6)
cicchakti-svarupe nitya-lila prakasiya
tomare ananda dena hladini hoiya
"The original form of the cognizant potency (cit-
sakti) is manifesting Your eternal pastimes in the spiritual
world, and just to give You pleasure it becomes the pleasure-
giving potency known as hladini."
(7)
jiba-sakti hana taba cit-kiranacaye
tatastha-swabhave jiba-gane prakataye
"Secondly,becoming the jiva-sakti, the potency
produces the multitudes of fine, conscious particles which
make up the glowing effulgence of Your transcendental body.
All of these souls are thus manifest with a natural marginal
characteristic of minute independence."
(8)
maya-sakti ho'ye kore prapanca srjana
bahirmukha jibe tahe koroya bandhana
"Thirdly, becoming the maya-sakti, the potency crates
the innumerable material universes, and within them she
captures and binds all the souls who choose to remain averse
to You, dear Lord."
(9)
bhakatibinoda bole aparadha-phale
bahirmukha ho'ye achi prapanca-kabale
Hearing these prayers offered to Lord Caitanya by the
dead boy, Bhaktivinoda says at this point that he himself
has also become averse to the Lord due to his offences, and
has become swallowed up by maya in the material world.
Song 8) The Bound Soul Takes Different Types of Births
According to its Different Fruitive Reactions
(1)
purna-cidananda tumi, tomar cit-kana ami,
swabhavatah ami tuwa dasa
parama swatantra tumi, tuya paratantra ami,
tuwa pada chari' sarva-nasa
The dead son continued: "You, dear Lord, are
completely full in transcendental bliss. I am simply a tiny
conscious particle of You; therefore by nature I am Your
eternal servant. Only You are supremely independent, whereas
I am totally dependent on You. Indeed, neglecting Your lotus
feet, I have now become completely ruined."
(2)
swatantra ho'ye jakhan, maya prati koinu mana,
swa-swabava chadilo amaya
prapance mayar bandhe, padinu karmer dhandhe,
karna-cakre amare phelaya
"As soon as I chose to be independent of Your
Lordship, I became inclined toward maya's illusory benefits.
Thus I have given up my natural spiritual characteristics.
Falling down due to the dazzling bewilderment of fruitive
gain, I have become captured by maya within this mundane
world. Now as a result I am being forcibly thrown into the
revolving wheel of binding fruitive actions and reactions."
(3)
maya taba iccha mate, bandhe more e jagate,
adrsta nirbandha lauha-kare
sei to' rirbandha more, ane sribaser ghare,
putra-rupe malini-jathare
"Thus I am bound up by Maya in this world according to
Your will, being firmly clenched in the iron-like grip of my
predestined fate. And according to this fate, I have now
come into Srivasa's home by taking birth as the son of
Malini."
(4)
se nirbandha punaraya, more ebe lo'ye jaya,
ami to' thakite nari ar
taba iccha su-prabala, mor iccha su-durbala
ami jiba akincana char
"Now, again according to my predestined fate, I must
leave this place; I cannot remain here any longer, even if I
wanted to. Your desire is most powerful, dear Lord, whereas
my desire is most feeble, for I am simply an insignificant,
humble soul."
(5)
jathaya pathao tumi, abasya jaibo ami,
ka'r keba putra pati pita
jader sambandha sab, taha nahi satya-laba,
tumi jiber nitya palayita
"Wherever You send me next, oh Lord, I must certainly
go to become someone's son or husband or father. However, I
know that all these material relationships do not possess
even one speck of eternal truth, for only You, dear Lord,
are the eternal friend and guardian of all souls."
(6)
samjoga-bijoge jini, sukha-duhkha mane gani,
taba pade chadena asraya
mayar gardabha ho'ye, majena samsara lo'ye,
bhaktibinoder sei bhoy
"Only one who foolishly neglects the eternal shelter
of You two lotus feet considers the union and separation of
all these temporary family relationships to be separation of
all distress. This just shows how much one has actually
become absorbed in the bodily concept of life, being crammed
and stuffed into the womb of illusion."
Hearing all these truths about the fate of the bound
soul has now made Bhaktivinoda become extremely frightened.
Song 9) Birth in the House of a Devotee by Dint of
One's Great Fortune
(1)
bandhilo maya, jedina ho'te,
abidya-moha-dore
aneka janma, labhinu ami,
phirinu maya-ghore
The dead boy continued, "Thus I have been captured and
bound by maya. Due to being tied tightly by her ropes of
ignorance and bewilderment, I have undergone many, many
births since that time, simply wandering here and there in
the ghastly darkness of maya's illusions."
(2)
deba danaba, manaba pasu,
patanga kita ho'ye
svarge narake, bhutale phiri,
anitya asa lo'ye
"Sometime I become a demigod, sometimes a demon, and
sometimes I get the body of a man, an animal, a bird or an
insect. Sometimes i wander up to heaven, sometimes down to
hell, and sometimes on earth, being carried away the whole
time by innumerable materialistic hopes and aspirations."
(3)
na jani kiba, sukrti bale,
sribasa-suta hoinu
nadiya-dhame, carana taba
darasa-parasa koinu
" I have no idea of what kind of wonderful pious
credit I have earned to be born here in this life as the son
of Sri Srivasa Pandita within the holy abode of Navadvipa.
Thus I myself am amazed that I have had the great fortune of
actually being able to see and touch Your lotus feet, oh
Lord."
(4)
sakala bare, marana-kale,
aneka duhkha pai
tuwa prasange, parama sukhe,
ebara ca'le jai
"Usually, whenever I have to die, I always experience
great pain and distress upon leaving the particular body I
happen to be in. But this time, I am only experiencing great
happiness by discussing all these topics related to Your
glories. However, my time is now up, so I must take Your
leave."
(5)
icchaya tor, janama jadi,
abara hoiu, hari!
carane taba, prema-bhakati,
thake, minati kori
"If it is Your desire that I should take another
birth, oh Lord, I pray and humbly request Your Lordship to
kindly allow me to be always situated in the transcendental
loving service of Your divine lotus feet."
(6)
jakhan sisu, niraba bhelo,
dekhiya prabhur lila
sribasa-gosthi, tyajiya soka,
ananda-magana bhela
Saying this, the boy then fell silent. Seeing this
wonderful pastime of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Srivasa
Pandita's whole family gave up all of their lamentation and
became absorbed in grat transcendental happiness.
(7)
gaura-carita, amrta-dhara,
korite korite pana
bhaktibinoda, sribase mage,
jaya jena mor prana
Thus the transcendental character and activities of
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu are just like a continuous shower of
ambrosia. Bhaktivinoda is thereby losing his vital life
force simply begging Srivasa Thakura to allow him to drink
more of this nectarean ambrosia.
Song 10) The Lord Praises the Glories of His Devotees
(1)
sribase kohena prabhu, tunhu mor dasa
tuwa-prite bandha ami jagate prakasa
Then Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu began to speak to Srivasa
with very affectionate and sweet words. He said, "My dear
Srivasa, you are actually My very old servant. Indeed, i am
staying in this world only due to your unalloyed love for
me."
(2)
bhakta-gana-senapati sribasa pandita
jagate ghusuka aji tomar carita
"You, Srivasa Pandita, are factually the commander-in-
chief of all of My devotees. Today your glorious character
will be acclaimed throughout the three worlds."
(3)
prapanca-kara-raksini mayar bandhana
tomar nahiko kabhu, dekhuk jagajjana
"You are never subject to the imprisoning bondage of
Mayadevi, the proprietress of this prison-like material
world. Indeed, this fact is attested to by all the people of
the world."
(4)
dhana, jana, deha, geha, amare arpiya
amar sebaya sukhe acho sukhi hana
"You have dedicated unto Me all of your wealth,
followers, body and household paraphernalia, and thus you
have become most joyful by being so nicely situated in My
eternal service."
(5)
mama lila-pusti lagi' tomar samsara
sikhuka grhastha jana tomar acara
" The whole of your existence in this world is only
for the purpose of nourishing My eternal pastimes. Thus your
ideal behavior as a transcendental family man is exemplary
for instructing all the materialistic householders."
(6)
taba preme baddha achi ami, nityananda
ama dunhe suta jani' bhunjaha ananda
"Sri Nityananda Prabhu and I are so much obliged to
you due to your pure love for Us. Indeed, We know that you
enjoy great happiness by considering Us to be your very own
sons."
(7)
nitya-tattwa suta jara anitya tanaya
asakti na kore sei srjane pralaye
"We are truly your eternal sons, for We see that you
are not at all attached to your temporary sons, who are
allsubject to the material conditions of creation and
destruction."
(8)
bhaktite tomar rni ami cirodina
taba sadhu-bhave tumi ksama mor rna
"Because of your pure devotion i am eternally indebted
to you. And because of your saintly character you are also
quite deserving of My indebtedness."
(9)
sribaser paya bhaktibinoda kujana
kakuti koriya mage gauranga-carana
Hearing these loving words of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
this rascal Bhaktivinoda now begs at the feet of Srivasa
Thakura in humble supplication to receive the lotus feet of
Lord Gauranga.
Song 11) Remembrance of the Lord is Actual Wealth, and
Forgetfulness of Hid is Actual Calamity
(1)
sribaser prati, caitanya-prasada,
dikhiya sakala jana
jaya sri caitanya, jaya nityananda,
boli' nace ghana ghana
Seeing Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu show such favorable
grace to Srivasa Pandita, all the devotees present there
began to dance ecstatically, and they repeatedly shouted,
"Jaya Sri Caitanya! Jaya Nityananda!" with resounding
voices.
(2)
sribasa-mandire, ki bhava uthilo,
taha ki barna hoy
bhava-yuddha sane, ananda-krandana,
uthe krsna-preme-maya
It is simply not possible to describe the ecstatic
mood that arose in Srivasa's house at that time, indeed, it
was just like a great war of transcendental emotions was
taking place within the battlefield of tears of joy, all
arising due to ecstatic love for Krsna.
(3)
cari