SONGS OF SRILA BHAKTIVINODA THAKURA

Arunodaya-kirtana

Kirtana songs to be sung at dawn (from Gltavali)

udilo aruna puraba-bhage,

dwija-mani gora amani jage,

bhakata-samuha loiya sathe,

gela nagara-braje

'tathai tathai' bajalo khol,

ghana ghana tahe jhajera rol,

preme dhala dhala sonara anga,

carane nupura baje

mukunda madhava yadava hari,

bolena bolo re vadana bhori',

miche nida-base gelo re rati,

divasa sarira-saje

emana durlabha manava-deho,

paiya Ki koro bhava na keho,

ebe na bhajile yasoda-suta,

carame poribe laje

udita tapana hoile asta,

dina gelo boli' hoibe byasta,

tabe keno ebe alasa hoy,

na bhaja hrdoya-raje

jivana anitya janaha sar,

tahe nana-vidha vipada-bhar,

namasraya kori'jatane tumi,

thakaha apana kaje

jivera kalyana-sadhana-kam,

jagate asi' e madhura nam,

avidya-timira-tapana-rupe,

hrd-gagane biraje

krsna-nama-sudha koriya pan,

jurao bhakativinoda-pran,
nama bina kichu nahiko aro,

caudda-bhuvana-majhe

1) When the rising sun appeared in the East, the jewel of the twice-born,
Lord
Gaurasundara, awakened, and, taking His devotees with Him, He went all
over the
countryside towns and villages 2) and played the mrdanga, and the
cymbals
chimed in time. Lord Gauranga's shimmering golden features danced, and
His foot
bells jingled. 3) All the devotees chanted the names Mukunda, Madhava,
Yadava
and Hari, their mouths being filled with the vibrations. They would
announce to
the still sleeping people, "You spend your nights uselessly sleeping and
your
days decorating your bodies! 4) You have achieved such a rare human
body, but
you do not care for this gift. You remain not serving the darling of Yasoda
and
slowly Fe]l through your last moments to death. 5) With every rising and
setting of the sun, a day passes and is lost. Then, why do you remain idle
and
not serve the Lord of the heart? 6) This temporary life is full of various
miseries. Take shelter of the holy name as your only business. 7) To
penetrate
the darkness of ignorance and bless everyone's heart, the holy name has
risen
like the shining sun. 8) Drink the pure nectar of the holy name. There is
nothing but the name to be had in the fourteen worlds. It has filled the
soul
of Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

jiv jago, jiv jago, gauracanda bole

kota nidra jao maya-pisacira kole

bhajibo boliya ese samsara-bhitare

bhuliya rohile tumi avidyara bhare

tomare loite ami hoinu avatara

ami bina bandhu ara ke ache tomara

enechi ausadhi maya nasibaro lagi'

hari-nama maha-mantra lao tumi magi'

bhakativinoda prabhu-carane pariya

sei hari-nama-mantra loilo magiya

1) Lord Gauranga is calling, "Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping
souls!
How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya? 2) You have
forgotten the way of devotional service and are lost in the world of birth
and
death. 3) I have descended just to save you; other than Myself you have
no
friend in this world. 4) I have brought the medicine that will wipe out the
disease of illusion from which you are suffering. Take this
maha-mantra--Hare
Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama
Rama,
Hare Hare." 5) Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says: "I fall at the Lord's feet,
having taken this maha-mantra."

Sri Nama
(from Gitavali)

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gay gora madhur sware
hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare
hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare

grhe thako, vane thako, sada 'hari' bole' dako,

sukhe duhkhe bhulo na'ko, vadane hari-nam koro re

maya-jale baddha ho'ye, acho miche Kaja lo'ye,

ekhona cetana pe'ye, 'radha-madhav' nam bolo re

jivana hoilo sesa, na bhajile hrsikesa

bhaktivinodopadesa, ekbar nam-rase mato re

1) Lord Gaurasundara sings in a very sweet voice, Hare Krsna, Hare

Krsna, Krsna
Krsna, Hare Hare, Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

2) Whether you are a householder or a sannyasi, constantly chant "Hari!

Hari!"
Do not forget this chanting, whether you are in a happy condition or a
distressful one. Just fill your lips with the hari-nama.

3) You are bound up in the network of Maya and are forced to toil
fruitlessly.
Now you have obtained full consciousness in the human form of life, so
chant
the names of Radha-Madhava.

4) Your life may end at any moment, and you have not served the Lord of
the
senses, Hrsikesa. Take this advice of Bhaktivinoda Thakura: "Just once,
relish
the nectar of the holy name!"

Gopinatha
(from Kalyana-kalpataru}

part one
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gopinath, mama nivedana suno

visayi durjana, sada kama-rata,

kichu nahi mora guna

gopinath, amara bharasa tumi

tomara carane, loinu sarana,

tomara kinkora ami

gopinath, kemone sodhibe more

na jani bhakati, karme jada-mati,

porechi somsara-ghore

gopinath, sakali tomara maya

nahi mama bala, jnana sunirmala,

swadhina nahe e kaya

gopinath, niyata carane sthana

mage e pamara, kandiya kandiya

korohe karuni dana

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gopinath, tumi to' sakali paro

durjane tarite, tomara sakati,

ke ache papira aro

gopinath, tumi krpa-parabara

jivera karane, asiya prapance,

lila koile subistara

gopinath, ami ki dose dosi

asura sakala, pailo carana,

vinoda thakilo bosi'

1) O Gopinatha, Lord of the gopis, please hear my request. I am a wicked

materialist, always addicted to worldly desires, and no good qualities do I
possess.

2) 0 Gopinatha, You are my only hope, and therefore I have taken shelter
at
Your lotus feet. I am now Your eternal servant.

3) 0 Gopinatha, how will You purify me? I do not know what devotion is,
and my
materialistic mind is absorbed in fruitive work. I have fallen into this dark
and perilous worldly existence.

4) 0 Gopinatha, everything here is Your illusory energy. I have no strength

or
transcendental knowledge, and this body of mine is not independent and
free
from the control of material nature.
5) 0 Gopinatha, this sinner, who is weeping and weeping, begs for an
eternal
place at Your divine feet. Please give him Your mercy.

6) 0 Gopinatha, You are able to do anything, and therefore You have the
power
to deliver all sinners. Who is there that is more of a sinner than myself?

7) 0 Gopinatha, You are the ocean of mercy. Having come into this
phenomenal
world, You expand Your divine pastimes for the sake of the fallen souls.

8) 0 Gopinatha, I am so sinful that although all the demons attained Your

lotus
feet, Bhaktivinoda has remained in worldly existence.

part two

gopinath, ghucao samsara-jwala

avidya-jatana, aro nahi sahe,

janama-marana-mala

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gopinath, ami to' kamera dasa

visaya-bhasana, jagiche hrdoye,

phadiche karama phase

gopinath, kabe va jagibo ami

kama-rupa ari, dure teyagibo,

hrdoye sphuribe tumi

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gopinath, ami to' tomara jana

tomare chariya, samsara bhajinu,

bhuliya apana-dhana

gopinath, tumi to' sokali jano

apanara jane, dandiya ekhano,

sri-carane deho sthano

gopinath, ei ki vicara taba

bimukha dekhiya, charo nija-jane,

na koro' karuna-laba

gopinath, ami to murakha ati

kise bhalo hoya, kabhu na bujhinu

tai heno mama gati

gopinath, tumi to'pandita-bara

mudhera mangala, tumi anvesibe

e dase na bhavo' para

1) O Gopinatha, please remove the torment of worldly existence. I can no
longer
tolerate the pain of ignorance and the repeated succession of births and
deaths.

2) 0 Gopinatha, indeed I am a servant of lust. Worldly desires are

awakening in
my heart, and thus the noose of fruitive work is beginning to tighten.

3) 0 Gopinatha, when will I wake up and abandon afar this enemy of lust,
end
when will You manifest Yourself in my heart?

4) 0 Gopinatha, I am Your devotee, but having abandoned You and thus

having
forgotten my real treasure, I have worshiped this mundane world.

5) O Gopinatha, You know everything. Now, having punished Your servant,

please
give him a place at Your lotus feet.

6) 0 Gopinatha, is this Your judgment, that seeing me averse to You, You

abandon Your servant and don't bestow even a particle of mercy upon
him?

7) 0 Gopinatha, I am certainly very foolish, and I have never known what

is
good for me. Therefore such is my condition.

8) 0 Gopinatha, You are indeed the wisest person. Please look for a way to
bring about auspiciousness for this fool, and please do not consider this
servant as an outsider.

part three

Gopinath, amara upaya nai

tumi krpa kori', amare loile,

samsare uddhara pai

gopinath, porechi mayara phere

dhana, dara, suta, ghireche amare,

kamete rekheche jere

gopinath, mana je pagala mora

na mane sasana, sada acetana,

visaye ro'yeche ghora

gopinath, hara je menechi ami

aneka jatana, hoilo bifala,

ekhano bharasa tumi

gopinath, kemone hoibe gati

prabala indriya, bosi-bhuta mana,

na chare visaya-rati

gopinath, hrdoye bosiya mora

manake samiya, laho nija pane,

ghucibe vipada ghora

gopinath, anatha dekhiya more

tumi hrsikesa, hrsika damiya,

taro'he samsrti-ghore

gopinath, galaya legeche phase

krpa-asi dhori', bandhana chediya,

vinode koroho dasa

1) O Gopinatha, I have no means of success, but if You take me,

having bestowed
your mercy upon me, then I will obtain deliverance from this
world.

2) 0 Gopinatha, I have fallen into the perils of material illusion.

Wealth,
wife, and sons have surrounded me, and lust has wasted me
away.

3) 0 Gopinatha, my mind is crazy and does not care for any

authority. It is
always senseless and has remained in the dark pit of worldly
affairs.

4) 0 Gopinatha, I have accepted my defeat. All of my various

endeavors were
useless. Now You are the only hope.

5) 0 Gopinatha, how shall I make any advancement when my mind

has come under
the control of the powerful senses and does not abandon its
attachment to
materialism?

6) 0 Gopinatha, after sitting down in the core of my heart and

subduing my
mind, please wake me to You. In this way the horrible dangers of
this world
will disappear.

7) 0 Gopinatha, You are Hrsikesa, the Lord of the senses. Seeing

me so
helpless, please control these senses of mine and deliver me from
this dark and
perilous worldly existence.

8) 0 Gopinatha, the noose of materialism has become fixed

around my neck.
Taking up the sword of Your mercy and cutting this bondage,
make this
Bhaktivinoda Your humble servant.

Gurudeva
(from Saranagati)

gurudev!
krpa-bindu diya, koro'ei dase,
trnapekha ati hina
sakala sahane, bala diya koro',
nija-mane sprha-hina

sakale sammana korite sakati

deho' natha! jathajatha
tabe to' gaibo, hari-nama-sukhe
aparadha ha'be hata

kabe heno krpa, labhiya e jana,

krtartha hoibe, natha!
sakti-buddhi-hina, ami ati dina,
koro' more atma-satha

jogyata-vicare, kichu nahi pai,

tomara karuna - sara
karuna na hoile, kandiya kandiya,
prana na rakhibo ara

1) Gurudeva, give to this servant just one drop of mercy. I am

lower than a blade of grass. Give me all help. Give me strength.
Let me be as you are, without desires or aspirations.
2) I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the energy to know
you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy name in great ecstasy,
all my offenses will cease.

3) When will such mercy fall to this one who is weak and devoid
of intelligence? Allow me to be with you.

4) If you examine me, you will find no qualities. Your mercy is all
that I am made of. If you are not merciful unto me, I can on]y
weep, and I will not be able to maintain my life.

Manasa Deha Geha

(from Saranagati)

manasa, deho, geho, jo kichu mor

arpilu tuwa pade, nanda-kisor!

sampade vipade, jivane-marane

day mama gela, tuwa o-pada barane

marobirakhobi - jo iccha tohara

nitya-dasa prati tuwa adhikara

janmaobi moe iccha jadi tor

bhakta-grhe jani janma hau mor

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kita-janma hau jatha tuwa das

bahir-mukha brahma-janme nahi as

bhukti-mukti-sprha vihina je bhakta

labhaite tako sanga anurakta

janaka, janani, dayita, tanay

prabhu, guru, pati--tuhu sarva-moy

bhakatvinoda kohe, suno kana!

radha-natha! tuhu hamara parana

1) Mind, body, and family, whatever may be mine, I have surrendered at

Your
lotus feet, O youthful son of Nanda!

2) In good fortune or in bad, in life or at death, all my difficulties have

disappeared by choosing those feet of Yours as my only shelter.

3) Slay me or protect me as You wish, for You are the master of Your
eternal
servant.

4) If it is Your will that I be born again, then may it be in the home of Your
devotee.

5) May I be born again even as a worm, so long as I may remain Your

devotee. I
have no desire to be born as a Brahma averse to You.
6) I yearn for the company of that devotee who is completely devoid of all
desire for worldly enjoyment or liberation.

7) Father, mother, lover, son, Lord, preceptor, and husband; You are
everything
to me.
8) Thakura Bhaktivinoda says, "O Kana, please hear me! O Lord of Radha,
You are
my life and soul!"

Prasada-sevaya

Songs for the Honoring of Spiritual Food

(from Gitavali)

part one

(this first song should be sung before honoring the Lord's prasada)

bhai-re

sarira abidya-jal,

jodendriya tahe kal,

jive phele visaya-sagore

ta'ra madhye jihwa ati, lobamoy sudurmati,

ta'ke jeta kathina samsare

krsna baro doyamoy, koribare jihwa jay,

swa-prasad-anna dilo bhai

sei anna-mrta pao,

radha-krsna-guna gao,

preme dako caitanya-nitai

O Lord, this material body is a place of ignorance, and the senses are a
network of paths to death. Somehow, we have fallen into this ocean of
material
sense enjoyment, and of all the senses the tongue is most voracious and
uncontrollable; it is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world. But
You, dear Krsna, are very kind to us and have given us such nice prasada,
just
to control the tongue. Now we take this prasada to our full satisfaction
and
glorify You Lord- Radha and Krsna--and in love call for the help of Lord
Caitanya and Nityananda. Katie Ha'be solo ~from garanagati)

Kabe Ha'be Bolo

(from Saranagati)

kabe ha'be bolo se-dina amar

(amar) aparadha ghuci', suddha name ruci,
krpa-bale ha'be hrdoye sancar

trnadhika hina, kabe nije mani',

sahisnuta-guna hrdoyete ani'
sakale manada, apani amani,
ho'ye aswadibo nama-rasa-sar

dhana jana ara, kobita-sundari,

bolibo na cahi deho-sukha-kari
janme-janme dao, ohe gaurahari!
ahaituki bhakti carane tomar
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(kabe) korite sri-krsna- nama uccarana,

pulakita deho gadgada bacana
baibarnya-bepathu ha'be sanghatana,
nirantara netre ba'be asru-dhar

kabe navadwipe, suradhuni-tate,

gaura-nityananda boli' niskapate
naciya gaiya, beraibo chute,
batulera praya chariya bicar

kabe nityananda, more kori'doya,

charaibe mora visayera maya
diya more nija- caranera chaya,
namera hatete dibe adhikar

kinibo, Lutibo, hari-nama-rasa,

nama-rase mati' hoibo bibasa
rasera rasika- carana parasa,
koriya mojibo rase anibar

Kabe jibe doya, hoibe udoya,

nija-sukha bhuli' sudina-hrdoya
bhakativinoda, koriya binoya,
sri-ajna-tahala koribe pracar

1) When, oh when will that day be mine? When my offenses ceasing,

taste for the
name increasing, when in my heart will your mercy shine, when, oh when
will
that day be mine

2) Lower than a blade of grass,more tolerant than a tree. When will my

mind
attain this quality? Respectful to all, not expecting their honor, then shall I
taste the name's nectar sublime. When, oh when will that day be mine?

3) Great wealth or followers, feminine beauty, I won't care for them or the
comforts of my body. Birth after birth give me, Oh Lord Caitanya,
causeless
devotion to Your feet divine, when, oh when will that day be mine?

4) When will I utter Krsna,Krsna, Krsna, with words choked up and

shivering
body? When will I be trembling all over, lose bodily color, tears pouring
from
my eyes, When, oh when will that day be mine?

5) When in Navadvipa along the Ganges bank, shouting

'Gaura-Nityananda' as a
surrendered soul, dancing, chanting, running everywhere, when will I
become
half mad of mind? When, oh when will that day be mine?

6) When will Lord Nityananda show mercy upon me, when will I reject the
world
of Maya:' Bestow unto me the shade of Your lotus feet, let the right to
preach
the name be mine. When, oh when will that day be mine?

7) I will beg, borrow, or steal the nectar of the name. By the name's effect
I
will feel paralyzed. Oh! Enjoyed of the nectar of the name, When will I
touch
your lotus feet till the end of time? When, oh when will that day be mine?

8) When kindness to all beings will be appearing, with free heart forget
myself
comforting, Bhaktivinoda in all humility prays, "Now I will set out to
preach
Your order sublime." When, oh when will that day be mine?

Bhoga-arati
(from Gitavali)

(at Thakura Bhaktivinoda's home at Surabhi-kunja in Godruma)

bhaja bhakata-vatsala sri-gaurahari

sri-gaurahari sohi gostha-bihari,
nanda-jasomati-citta-hari

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bela-ho'lo, damodara, aisa ekhano
bhoga-mandire bosi' koraho bhojana

nandera nidese baise giri-bara-dhari

baladeva-saha sakha baise sari sari

sukta-sakadi bhaji nalita kusmanda

dali dalna dugdha-tumbi dadhi moca-khanda

mudga-bora masa-bora rotika ghrtanna

saskuli pistaka khir puli payasanna

karpura amrta--keli rambha khira-sara

amrta rasala, amla dwadasa prakara

luci cini sarpuri laddu rasabali

bhojana korena krsna ho'ye kutuhali

raidhikara pakka anna vividha byanjana

parama anande krsna korena bhojana

chale-bale laddu khay sri-madhumangala

bagala bhajay ara deya hari-bolo

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radhikadi gane heri' nayanera kone

trpta ho'ye khay krsna jasoda-bhavane

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bhojanante piye krsna subasita bari

sabe mukha prakhaloy ho'ye sari sari

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hasta-mukha prakhaliya jata sakha-gane
anande bisraima kore baladeva-sane

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jambula rasala ane tambula-masala

taha kheye krsna-candra sukhe nidra gela

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bisalakha sikhi-puccha-camara dhulaya

apurba sayyaya krsna~ sukhe nidra jaya

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jasomati-ajna pe'ye dhanistha-anito

sri-krsna-prasada radha bhunje ho'ye prito

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lalitadi sakhi-gana avasesa paya

mane mane sukhe radha-krsna-guna gaya

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hari-lila ek-matra jahara pramoda

bhogarati gay thakur bhakativinoda

1) Just worship Sri Gaurahari, who is always affectionate toward His

devotees.
He is the same Supreme Godhead, Krsna, who sported in the cowherd
pastures of
Vraja and stole the hearts of Nanda and Yasoda.

2) Mother Yasoda calls to Krsna, "My dear Damodara, it is very late.

Please
come right now, sit down in the dining hall, and take Your lunch."

3) On the direction of Nanda Maharaja, Krsna, the holder of Govardhana

Hill,
sits down, and then all the cowherd boys, along with Krsna's elder
brother, Sri
Baladeva, sit down in rows to take their lunch.

4) They are then served a feast of sukta and various kinds of green leafy
vegetables, then nice fried things, and a salad made of the green leaves
of the
jute plant. They are also served pumpkin, baskets of fruit, small square
cakes
made of lentils and cooked down milk, then thick yogurt, squash cooked
in milk,
and vegetable preparations made from the tower of the banana tree.

5) Then they receive fried squares of mung dahl patties, and urad dahl
patties,
capatis, and rice with ghee. Next, sweets made with milk, sugar and
sesamum,
rice flour cakes; thick cooked-down milk; cakes floating in milk; and sweet
rice.

6) There is also sweet rice that tastes just like nectar due to its being
mixed
with camphor. There are bananas, and cheese which is nectarean and
delicious.
They are also served twelve kinds of sour preparations made with
tamarinds,
limes, lemons, oranges, and pomegranates.

7) There are puns made with white flour and sugar; puns filled with
cream;
laddus; and dahl patties boiled in sugared rice. Krsna eagerly eats all of
the
food.

8) In great ecstasy and joy Krsna eats the rice, curried vegetables,
sweets,
and pastries cooked by Srimati Radharani.

9) Krsna's funny brahmana friend Madhumangala, who is very fond of

Laddus, gets
them by hook or by crook. Eating the laddus he shouts, "Haribol! Haribol!
~' and
makes a funny sound by swapping his sides under his armpits with his
hands.

10) Beholding Radharani and Her gopifriends out of the courters of His
eyes,
Krsna eats at the house of mother Yasoda with great satisfaction.

11) After lunch, Krsna drinks rose-scented water. Then all of the boys,
standing in lines, wash their mouths.

12) After all the cowherd boys wash their hands and mouths, in great
bliss they
take rest with Lord Balarama.
13) The two cowherd boys Jambula and Rasala then bring Krsna pan
made with
betel nuts, fancy spices, and catechu. After eating that pin, Sri
Krsnacandra
then happily goes to sleep.

14) While Krsna happily takes His rest on an excellent bedstead, His
servant
Visalaksa cools Him with a fan of peacock feathers.

15) At mother Yasoda's request the gopi Dhanistha brings remnants of

food left
on Krsna's plate to Srimati Radharani, who eats them with great delight

16) Lalita-devi and the other gopis then receive the remnants, and within
their
hearts they sing the glories of Radharani and Krsna with great joy.

17) Thakura Bhaktivinoda, whose one and only Joy is the pastimes of Lord
Hari,
sings this Bhoga-arati song.

Jaya Radha-Madhava

(from Gitavali)

(jaya) radha-madhava (jaya) kunja-bihari

(jaya) gopi-jana-vallabha (jaya) giri-vara-dhari

(jaya) jasoda-nandana, (jaye) braja-jana-ranjana,

(jaya) jamuna-tira-vana-cari

Krsna is the lover of Radha. He displays many amorous pastimes in the

groves of
Vrndavana, He is the lover of the cowherd maidens of Vraja, the holder of
the
great hill named Govardhana, the beloved son of mother Yasoda, the
delighter Of
the inhabitants of Vraja, and He wanders in the forests along the banks of
the
River Yamuna.

(Srila Prabhupada was very fond of this sort and sang it just before his
lectures. In Allahabad and Gorakhpur Srila Prabhupada fell into a trance
after
singing the first two lines, and after some time he came back into
external
consciousness and said, "Now just chant Hare Krsna." Srila Prabhupada
said that
this song is "a picture of Vrndavana. Everything is there--Srimati
Rhadharani,
Vrndavana, Govardhana, Yasoda, and all the cowherd boys."i

Radha-Krsna Bol

(from Gitavali)

'radha-krsna' bol bol bolo re sobai

(ei) sikha diya, sab nadiya

phirche nece' gaura-nitai

(miche) mayer bose, jaccho bhese',

khaccho habudubu, bhai

(jiv) krsna-das, e biswas,

korle to' ar duhkho nai

(krsna) bolbe jabe, pulak ha'be

jhorbe ankhi, boli tai

('radha) krsna'bolo, sange calo,

ei-matra bhikha cai

(jay) sakal bipod bhaktivinod

bole, jakhon o-nam gai

Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!

1) When Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda came dancing through

Nadia, they gave
these teachings: Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant! 2) You are
caught
up in a whirlpool of senseless action and are sinking lower and lower.
Chant,
chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant! 3) If you just understand that the
spirit
soul is the eternal servant of Krsna, you will never have any more
sorrows.
Chant Hare Krsna and your eyes will fill with tears and your body will feel
transcendental shivering. Chant, chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant!
5) Simply
chant "Radha-Krsna" and join with us. Those are the only alms we beg.
Chant,
chant "Radha-Krsna!" Everyone chant! 6) "All dangers will be gone when
that
Name is chanted," says Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Chant chant
"Radha-Krsna!"
Everyone chant!
 Suddha-bhakata
(from Saranagati)

suddha-bhakata-carana-renu,
bhajana-anukula
bhakata-seva, parama-siddhi,
prema-latikara mula

madhava-tithi, bhakti-janani,
jatane palana kori
krsna-basati, basati boli',
parama adare bori

gaur amara, je-saba sthane,

koralo bhramana range
se-saba sthana, heribo ami,
pranayi-bhakata-sange

mrdanga-badya, sunite mana

abasara sada jace
gaura-bihita, kirtana suni',
anande hrdoya nace

jugala-murti, dekhiya mora,

parama-ananda hoya
prasada-seba korite hoya,
sakala prapanca jaya

je-dina grhe, bhajana dekhi,

grhete goloka bha-ya
carana-sidhu, dekhiya ganga,
sukha sa sima paya

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tulasi dekhi', juraya prana,
madhava-tosani jani'
gaura-priya, saka-sevane,
jivana sarthaka mani

bhakativinoda, krsna-bhajane,
anukula paya jaha
prati-dibase, parama-sukhe,
swikara koroye taha

1) The dust of the lotus feet of pure devotees, enthusiastic devotional

service, and service to the pure devotees of the highest order are the
roots of
the creeper of devotion.

2) The holy days like Ekadasi and Janmastami are the mother of devotion
for those devotees who respect them. Let the holy places of Krsna's
pastimes be my places of worship, and bless me.

3) May I always visit all the holy places associated with the Lila of Lord
Caitanya and His devotees.

4) When I hear the sound of the Mrdanga in my heart I always desire to

join in
kirtana; and when I hear the bonafide songs describing Lord Caitanya's
pastimes, my heart dances in ecstasy.

5) Whenever I see thy transcendental sri-vigrahas of Radha-Krsna I am in

bliss, for by taking Their Lordships' prasada we can conquer over the
material elements.

6) One day while performing devotional practices, I saw my house

transformed into Goloka Vrndavana. When I take the caranamrta of the
Deity, I see the holy Ganges waters that come from the feet of Lord
Vishnu, and my bliss knows no bounds.

7) By seeing the tulasi tree my heart feels joy and Lord Madhava (Krsna)
is also satisfied. When I eat the prasada favored by Lord Caitanya it is a
new life's experience. (Lord Caitanya was very fond of a green vegetable
preparation called Sak, and there is another song in this book that tells of
the amazing effects of this type of prasada.

8) Bhaktivinoda concludes by saying: "Whosoever attains the stage of

enthusiasm for these devotional practices will be supremely blissful
wherever he may be."
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Gaura-arati
(from Gitavali)

jaya jaya goracander aratiko sobha

jahnavi-tata-vane jaga-mana-lobha

Refrain l) gauranger arotik sobha

jaga-jana-mana-lobha

dakhine nitaicand, bame, gadadhara

nikate adwaita, srinivasa chatra-dhara

bosiyache goracand ratna-simhasane

arati koren brahma-adi deva-gane

narahari-adi kori' camara dhulaya

sanjaya-mukunda-basu-ghos-adi gaya

sankha baje ghanta baje baje karatala

madhura mrdanga baje parama rasala

Refrain 2) sankha baja ghanta baje

madhur madhur madhur baje

bahu-koti candra jini vadana ujjvala

gala-dese bana-mala kore jhalamala

siva-suka-narada preme gada-gada

bhakativinoda dekhe gorara sampada
(1) All glories, all glories to the beautiful arati ceremony of Lord
Caitanya.
This Gaura-arati is taking place in a grove on the banks of the
Jahnavi
(Ganges) and is attracting the minds of all living entities in the
universe.

(2) On Lord Caitanya's right side is Lord Nityananda and on His

left is Sri
Gadadhara. Nearby stands Sri Advaita, and Srivasa Thakura is
holding an
umbrella over Lord Caitanya's head.

(3) Lord Caitanya has sat down on a jeweled throne, and the
demigods, headed by
Lord Brahma, perform the arati ceremony.

(4) Narahari Sarakara and other associates of Lord Caitanya fan

Him with
camaras, and devotees headed by Sanjaya Pandita, Mukunda
Datta, and Vasu Ghosa
sing sweet kirtana.

(5) Conchshells, bells, and karatalas resound, and the mrdangas

play very
sweetly. This kirtana music is supremely sweet and relish able to
hear.

(6) The brilliance of Lord Caitanya's face conquers millions upon

millions of
moons, and the garland of forest flowers around His neck shines.

(7) Lord Siva, Sukadeva Gosvami, and Narada Muni are all there,
and their
voices are choked with the ecstasy of transcendental love. Thus
Thakura
Bhaktivinoda envisions the glory of Lord Sri Caitanya.

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Sri Nama-kirtana
Chanting of the Holy Names
(from Gitavali)

yasomati-nandana, braja-baro-nagara,
gokula-ranjana kana
gopi-parana-dhana, madana-manohara,
kaliya-damana-vidhana

amala harinam amiya-vilasa

vipina-purandara, navina nagara-bora,
bamsi-badana suvasa

braja-jana-palana, asura-kula-nasana,
nanda-godhana-rakhowala
govinda madhava, navanita-taskara,
sundara nanda-gopala

jamuna-tata-cara, gopi-basana-hara,
rasa-rasika, krpamoya
sri-radha-vallabha, brndabana-natabara,
bhakativinod-asraya

(1) Lord Krsna is the beloved son of mother Yasoda; the

transcendental lover in
the land of Vraja; the delight of Gokula; Kana (a nickname of
Krsna), the
wealth of the lives of the gopis. He steals the mind of even Cupid
and punishes
the Kaliya serpent.

(2) These pure, holy names of Lord Hari are full of sweet,
nectarean pastimes.
Krsna is the Lord of the twelve forests of Vraja, He is
ever-youthful and is
the best of lovers. He is always playing on a flute, and He is an
excellent
dresser.

(3) Krsna is the protector of the inhabitants of Vraja; the

destroyer of
various demoniac dynasties, the keeper and tender of Nanda
Maharaja's cows; the
giver of pleasure to the cows, land, and spiritual senses, the
husband of the
goddess of fortune; the butter thief, and the beautiful cowherd
boy of Nanda
Maharaja.
(4) Krsna wanders along the banks of the River Yamuna. He stole
the garments of
the young damsels of Vraja who were bathing there. He delights
in the mellows
of the Rasa dance; He is very merciful,the lover and beloved of
Srimati
Radharani; the great dancer of Vrndavana, and the shelter and
only refuge of
Thakura Bhaktivinoda.

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Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura

(from Saranagati)

ohe!
vaisnaba thakura, doyara sagara,
e dase koruna kori'
diya pada-chaya, sodho he amaya,
tomara carana dhori

chaya bega domi, chaya dosa sodhi

chaya guna deho' dase
chaya sat-sanga, deho' he amare,
boshechi sangera ase

ekaki amara, nahi paya bala,

hari-nama-sankirtane
tumi krpa kori: sraddha-bindu diya,
deho' krsna-nama-dhane

krsna se tomara, krsna dite paro,

tomara sakati ache
ami to' kangala, 'krsna 'krsna 'boli',
dhai tava pache pache

1) O venerable Vaisnava. O ocean of mercy, be merciful unto your

servant. Give
me the shade of your lotus feet and purify me. I hold on to your
lotus feet.
2) Teach me to control my six passions; rectify my six faults,
bestow upon me
the six qualities, and offer unto me the six kinds of holy
association.*

3) I do not find the strength to carry on alone the sankirtana of

the holy name
of Hari. Please bless me by giving me just one drop of faith with
which to
obtain the great treasure of the holy name of Krsna.

4) Krsna is yours; you have the power to give Him to me. I am

simply running
behind you shouting, "Krsna! Krsna!"

*The six passions are those pertaining to words, the mind, anger, the
tongue,
the stomach and the genitals. The six faults are overeating, attachment
to
material things, inability to follow regulative principles, sense
gratification, useless idle talk, and impure habits. The six positive
qualities
are enthusiasm in practicing devotional service, firm faith in devotional
processes, a strong desire to attain prema-bhakti, a favorable service
attitude, avoidance of non-devotees, and appreciation of the company of
devotees. The six methods of association are to go to an assembly of
devotees,
to invite devotees into one's home, to discuss and hear devotional topics,
to
take the maha-prasada of devotees and to offer maha-prasada to
devotees.

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Vibhavari Sesa
(from Kalyana-kalpataru)

vibhavari sesa, aloka-pravesa,

nidra chari' utho jiva
bolo hari hari, mukunda murari,
rama krsna hayagriva

nrsimha vamana, sri-madhusudana,

brajendra-nandana syama
putana-ghatana, kaitabha-satana,
jaya dasarathi-rama

yasoda dulala, govinda-gopala,

vrndavana purandara
gopi-priya-jana, radhika-ramana,
bhuvana-sundara-bara

ravanantakara, makhana-taskara,
gopijana-vastra-hari
brajera rakhala, gopa-vrnda-pala,
citta-hari bamsi-dhari
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yoindra-bandana, sri-nanda-nandana,
braja-jana-bhaya-hari,
navina nirada, rupa manohara,
mohana-bamsi-bihari

yasoda-nandana, kamsa-nisudana,
nikunja-rasa-vilasi
kadamba-kanana, rasa-parayana,
brnda-vipina-nivasi

ananda-vardhana, prema-niketana,
phula-sara-jojaka kama
gopangana-gana, citta-vinodana,
samasta-guna-gana-dhama

jamuna-jivana, keli-parayana,
manasa-candra-cakora
nama-sudha-rasa, gao krsna-jasa
rakho vacana mana mora

(1) The night has come to an end and the light of dawn is
entering
O jiva soul, arise and give up your sleep. Chant the holy names of
Lord Hari,
who is the giver of liberation; the enemy of the Mura demon; the
supreme
enjoyer; the all-attractive one, and the horse-headed incarnation,
Hayagriva.

(2) Lord Hari (Krsna) incarnated as the half-man, half-lion,

Nrsimha. He
appeared as a dwarf-brahmana named Upendra and is the killer
of the Madhu
demon, He is the beloved son of the King of Vraja, Nanda
Maharaja, and is
blackish in complexion. He is the slayer of the Putana witch and
the destoyer
of the demon Kaitabha. All glories to Lord Hari,0 who appeared as
Lord Rama,
the son of King Dasaratha.

(3) He is the darling of mother Yasoda; the giver of pleasure to

the cows,
land, and spiritual senses; and the protector of the cows. He is
the Lord of
the Vrndavana forest; the gopis' beloved; the lover of Radhika;
and the most
beautiful personality in all the worlds.

(4) As Ramacandra He brought about the end of the demoniac

King Ravana; as
Krsna He stole the older gopis' butter; He stole the younger
gopis'clothes
while they were bathing in the Yamuna. He is a cowherd boy of
Vraja and the
protector of the cowherd boys. He steals the hearts of all and
always holds a
flute.

(5) Lord Krsna is worshiped by the best of yogis and is the son of
Nanda. He removes all the fears of the inhabitants of Vraja. He is
the color of a fresh
rain cloud, and His form is enchanting. When He wanders about,
playing His
flute, He looks very charming.

(6) He is the son of Yasoda and the killer of King Kamsa, and He
sports in the
rasa dance among the groves of Vraja. Krsna engages in this rasa
dance underneath the kadamba trees, and He resides in the
forest of Vrndavana.
(7) He increases the ecstasy of His devotees. He is the reservoir
of all love and is the transcendental Cupid who uses His flowered
arrows to increase the loving desires of the gopis. He is the
pleasure of the gopis' hearts and the abode of all wonderful
qualities.

(8) Lord Krsna is the life of the River Yamuna. He is always

absorbed in amorous pastimes, and He is the moon of the gopis'
minds, which are like the cakora birds that subsist only upon
moonlight. O mind, obey these words of mine and sing the glories
of Sri Krsna in the form of these holy names, which are full of
nectarean mellows.

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Dalalera-gita by Thakura Bhaktivinoda

(The Song of the Broker)

1) boro sukher khabor gai

surabhi-kunjete namer hat khule'che khoda nitai

2) boro mojar kotha tay

sraddha-mulye suddhe-nam sei hatete bikay

3) jata bhakta-brnda basi'

adhikari dekhe' nam becche daro kasi

4) jadi nam kinbe, bhai

amar sange calo, mahajaner kache jai

5) tumi kinbe krsna-nam

dasturi loibo ami, purna ha'be kam

6) boro dayal nityananda

sraddha-matra lo'ye den parama-ananda

7) ek-bar dekhle cakhe jal

'gaura' bole' nitai den sakala sambal

8) den suddha krsna-sikha

jati, dhana, bidya, bala na kore apekha
 9) amani chare maya-jal
grhe thako, bane thako, na thake janjal

10) ar naiko kalir bhoy

acandale den nam nitai doya-moy

11) bhaktivinoda daki' koy

nitai-caran bina'ar nahi asroy

1) I am singing news of the great hally tidings. Lord Nityananda

Himself has opened a market-place of the holy name in Surahbi-kunja.
2) The news of it's great results is that He is selling the pure holy
name in that market-place for the price of only one's faith
3) Lord Nityananda, the proprietor of the market, seeing all the
devotees becoming attracted, is selling them the holy name after
bargaining with them.
4) O brother, if you want to buy the holy name then go with me. We
must go to the presence of that great soul Nityananda.
5) You will buy the name of Krsna, I will take my commission and all of
our desires will be fulfilled.
6) Lord Nityananda is greatly merciful. Taking only oe's faith, He gives
the highest ecstasy.
7) If Nitai sees only once tears in the eyes while chanting the name
"Gaura" then He gives all resources to that person.
8) He gives the pure teachings of Krsna to everyone and does not care
for one's birth, wealth, knowledge and strength.
9) Now, giving up the illusory snare of Maya, either remain in
household life or in the forest as a sannyasi, for no more troubles remain.
10) There is no more fear of the age of Kali. the merciful Nityananda
gives the holy name to even the candalas.
11) Bhaktivinoda calls out: "Except for the lotus feet of Lord Nityananda
there is no other shelter!"

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