Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan – Song Six
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan (Congregational Chanting in Public Places) - Song 6 (Śrī-Nāma) (1) aṅga-upāṅga-astra-pārṣada saṅge nāco-i bhāva-mūrati gorā raṅge 1) Lord Gaurāṅga, the personification of ecstatic love of God, dances in the company of His plenary portions, along with the parts and parcels of His plenary portions, with His divine weapons, and with His personal associates. (2) gāota kali-yuga-pāvana nām bhrama-i śacī-suta nadīyā dhām 2) The son of Mother Śacī wanders throughout the abode of Nadīyā singing the holy names of Kṛṣṇa, which are the deliverer of all living beings Read More...
Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan – Song Five
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan (Congregational Chanting in Public Places) - Song 5 (Śrī-Nāma) (refrain) gāy gorācānd jīver tore hare kṛṣṇa hare (refrain) Lord Gauracandra sings this mahā-mantra for the deliverance (1) hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare, hare kṛṣṇa hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare hare kṛṣṇa hare 1) Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rāma Rama, Hare Hare. (2) ekbār bol rasanā uccaiḥ-sware (bolo) nandera nandan, yaśoda-jīvan, śrī-rādhā-ramaṇ, prema-bhare 2) Fill yourself with divine love and chant loudly just once Read More...
Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan – Song Four
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan (Congregational Chanting in Public Places) - Song 4 (Śrī-Nāma) (1) 'rādhā-kṛsna' bol bol bolo re sobāi (ei) śikhā diyā, sab nadīyā, phirche nece' gaura-nitāi (miche) māyār bośe, jāccho bhese', khāccho hābuḍubu, bhāi 1) "Everyone chant, chant, chant 'Rādha-Kṛṣṇa!'" Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda are dancing all over the land of Nadīyā, giving this teaching to all. O brothers! Needlessly under the control of māyā, you suffer and are carried away by her waves, sometimes floating and sometimes sinking in this ocean of illusion. (2) (jīv) kṛṣṇa-dās, e Read More...
Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan – Song Three
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan (Congregational Chanting in Public Places) - Song 3 (Śrī-Nāma) (1) ekbār bhāvo mane, āśā-baśe bhrami' hethā pā'be ki sukha jīvane ke tumi, kothāy chile, ki korite hethā ele, kibā kāj kore' gele, jā'be kothā śarīra-patane 1) Consider this just once: While you wander in this world, under the control of material desires, what happiness will you achieve in this mundane life? Who are you? Where have you come from? How did you come here? What have you done? And where will you go at the time of Read More...
Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan – Song Two
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan (Congregational Chanting in Public Places) - Song 2 (Śrī-Nāma) (1) gāy gorā madhur sware hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare 1) Lord Gaurasundara sings in a very sweet voice-Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. (2) gṛhe thāko, vane thāko, sadā 'hari' bole' ḍāko, sukhe duḥkhe bhulo nā'ko, vadane hari-nām koro re 2) Whether you are a family person living at home or a sannyāsī living in Read More...
Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan – Song One
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Śrī Nagar-Kīrtan (Congregational Chanting in Public Places) - Song 1 Ājñā-Ṭahal: The Lord's Order to Process Around Town and Chant (1) nadīyā-godrume nityānanda mahājana patiyāche nām-haṭṭa jīvera kāraṇa 1) In the land of Nadīyā, on the island of Godruma, the magnanimous Lord Nityānanda has opened up the Marketplace of the Holy Name, meant for the deliverance of all fallen souls. (2) (śraddhāvān jan he, śraddhāvān jan he) prabhura ājñāy, bhāi, māgi ei bhikṣā bolo 'kṛṣṇa,' bhajo kṛṣṇa, koro kṛṣṇa-śikṣā 2) O men of faith! O men of faith! By Read More...
Prasād-Sevāya – Song Six
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Prasād-Sevāya (During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) - Song 6 (This sixth song is to be sung while honoring the Lord's bāla-bhoga) (1) bhāi-re! rāma-kṛṣṇa gocāraṇe, jaibena dūra vane, eto cinti' yaśodā-rohinī khīr, sār, chānā, nanī, du'jane khāowāno āni', vātsalye ānanda mane gaṇi' 1) O brothers! Mother Yaśodā and Mother Rohinī were thinking, "Today our two boys, Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa, will go to a distant forest to tend Their cows." Contemplating thus in the ecstasy of parental affection, they prepared a wonderful feast for the two boys, consisting of Read More...
Prasād-Sevāya – Song Five
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Prasād-Sevāya (During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) - Song 5 (This fifth song is to be sung while honoring the Lord's khicurī) (1) bhāi-re! eka-dina nīlācale, prasād-sevana-kāle, mahāprabhu śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya bolilen bhakta-gaṇe, khecarānna śuddha-mane, sevā kori' hao āj dhanya 1) O brothers! One day in Jagannātha Purī, at the time of honoring the Lord's prasād, Mahāprabhu Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya said to all the devotees, "May you become blessed on this day by honoring the khicurī of the Lord in a pure state of mind. (2) khecarānna piṭhā-pānā, apūrva prasāda nānā, Read More...
Prasād-Sevāya – Song Four
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Prasād-Sevāya (During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) - Song 4 (This fourth song is to be sung while eating the Lord's sweets) (1) bhāi-re! śrī-caitanya nityānanda, śrīvāsādi bhakta-vṛnda, gaurīdāsa panḍiter ghare luci, cini, khīr, sār, miṭhāi, pāyass āra, piṭhā-pāna āsvādan kore 1) O brothers! Lord Caitanya, Lord Nityānanda, and Their devotees headed by Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura relish different varieties of prasād at the home of Gaurīdāsa Panḍita. They take purīs made with white flour and sugar, khīra, solid cream, sweets, sweet-rice, and a kind of cake and condensed-milk preparation. (2) Read More...
Prasād-Sevāya – Song Three
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Prasād-Sevāya (During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) - Song 3 (1) bhāi-re! śacīr aṅgane kabhu, mādhavendra-purī prabhu, prasādānna korena bhojan khāite khāite tā'ra, āilo prema sudurbār, bole, śuno sannyāsīra gaṇ 1) O brothers! Mādhavendra Purī Prabhu sometimes honored prasād in the courtyard of Mother Śacī. While eating and eating he would become overwhelmed by symptoms of ecstatic love of God. Once he addressed the renunciates who were accompanying him, "O assembled sannyāsīs! Just listen to this: (2) mocā-ghanṭa phula-baḍi, dāli-dālnā-caccaḍi, śacī-mātā korilo randhan tā'ra śuddhā bhakti heri', bhojana korilo Read More...
On 18th August 2012, on the occasion of his Vyāsa Pūjā, Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja announced to the devotees that he had a strong desire to create a website called “Bhaktivinoda Institute” in honour of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura and his teachings in order to preserve and propagate them. 
