Sixth Principle of Surrender: Svīkara (Acceptance of Activities Favorable to Pure Devotion) – Song 3

(1)
śuddha-bhakata-caraṇa-reṇu,
bhajana-anukūla
bhakata-sevā, parama-siddhi,
prema-latikāra mūla

1) Dust from the lotus feet of pure devotees is conducive to devotional service, while service to the Vaiṣṇavas is itself the supreme perfection as well as the root of the tender creeper of divine love.

(2)
mādhava-tithi, bhakti-jananī,
jatane pālana kori
kṛṣṇa-vasati, vasati boli’,
parama ādare bori

2) I observe with great care the holy days commemorating the pastimes of Lord Mādhava, for they are the mother of devotion. As my dwelling place I choose with the greatest of reverence and love the transcendental abode of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

(3)
gaur āmāra, ye-saba sthāne,
koralo bhramaṇa raṅge
se-saba sthāna, heribo āmi,
pranayi-bhakata-saṅge

3) All those places where my Lord Gaura-sundara traveled for pastimes I will visit in the company of loving devotees.

(4)
mṛdaṅga-vādya, śunite mana,
abasara sadā yāce
gaura-vihita, kīrtana śuni’,
ānande hṛdoya nāce

4) My mind ever longs for the opportunity to hear the music of the mṛdaṅga. Upon hearing the kind of kīrtan ordained by Lord Gaura-candra, my heart dances in ecstasy.*

(5)
yugala-mūrti, dekhiyā mora,
parama-ānanda hoya
prasāda-sevā, korite hoya,
sakala prapañca jaya

5) Beholding the Deity forms of the Divine Couple, Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, I feel the greatest joy. By honoring the Lord’s prasād, I conquer over all worldly illusions.

(6)
ye-dina gṛhe, bhajana dekhi,
gṛhete goloka bhāya
caraṇa-sīdhu, dekhiyā gaṅgā,
sukha nā sīmā pāya

6) Goloka Vṛndāvana appears in my home whenever I see the worship service of Lord Hari taking place there. When I see the Gaṅgā, that river of nectar emanating from the lotus feet of the Lord, my happiness knows no bounds.

(7)
tulasī dekhi’, juḍāya prāna,
mādhava-toṣanī jāni’
gaura-priya, śāka-sevane,
jīvana sārthaka māni

7) The sight of the holy tulasī tree soothes my soul, for I know she gives pleasure to Lord Mādhava. By tasting the green leafy preparation named śāk, a great favorite of Lord Gaurāṅga’s, I consider life worthwhile.**

(8)
bhakativinoda, kṛṣṇa-bhajane,
anukūla pāya jāhā
prati-divase, parama-sukhe,
swīkāra koroye tāhā

8) Whatever Bhaktivinoda obtains that is favorable for the service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa he accepts every day with the greatest joy.

* Verse 4 – regarding the approval of Lord Gaurāṅga, see Caitanya-Caritāmṛta Antya 5.97-98.
** Verse 7 – regarding His love for śāk, see Caitanya-Bhāgavata Antya 4.279, 293-299.