Prasād-Sevāya – Song Two
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Prasād-Sevāya (During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) - Song 2 (1) bhāi-re! eka-dina śāntipure, prabhu adwaitera ghare, dui prabhu bhojane bosilo śāk kori' āswādana, prabhu bole bhakta-gaṇa, ei śāk kṛṣṇa āswādilo 1) O brothers! One day at Śrī Advaita's house in Śāntipura, the two Lords, Caitanya and Nityānanda, were seated for lunch. Lord Caitanya tasted the green leafy vegetable preparation and addressed the assembly of His devotees, "This śāk is so delicious! Lord Kṛṣṇa has definitely tasted it. (2) heno śāk-āswādane, kṛṣṇa-prema aise mane, sei preme koro āswādana jaḍa-buddhi Read More...
Prasād-Sevāya – Song One
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Prasād-Sevāya (During the Honoring of Spiritual Food) - Song 1 (1) bhāi-re! śarīra avidyā-jāl, joḍendriya tāhe kāl, jīve phele viṣaya-sāgore tā'ra madhye jihvā ati, lobhamoy sudurmati, tā'ke jetā kaṭhina saṁsāre 1) O brothers! This material body is a network of ignorance, and the senses are one's deadly enemies, for they throw the soul into the ocean of material sense enjoyment. Among the senses, the tongue is the most voracious and verily wicked; it is very difficult to conquer the tongue in this world. (2) kṛṣṇa baḍo doyāmoy, koribāre jihvā Read More...
Ārati Kīrtan – Song Four
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Ārati Kīrtan - Song Four Śrī Surabhi-Kuñjera Śrī Bhoga-ārati (The Ceremony of Offering Foodstuffs for the Noon Meal at Śrī Surabhi-Kuñja) (1) bhaja bhakata-vatsala śrī-gaurahari śrī-gaurahari sohi goṣṭha-bihārī, nanda-yaśomatī-citta-hārī 1) Just worship Śrī Gaurahari, who is always very affectionate to His devotees. Śrī Gaurahari of Navadvīpa is Himself Kṛṣṇa of Vṛndāvana, the same personality who has stolen the hearts of Nanda Mahārāja and Mother Yaśodā. (2) belā ha'lo, dāmodara, āiso ekhona bhoga-mandire basi' karoha bhojana 2) Mother Yaśodā calls to Kṛṣṇa: "My dear Dāmodara! It is now very late! Read More...
Ārati Kīrtan – Song Three
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Ārati Kīrtan - Song Three Śrī Yugala-ārati (The Ceremony of Worshiping the Divine Couple) (1) jaya jaya rādhā-kṛṣṇa yugala-milana ārati karowe lalitādi sakhī-gaṇa 1) All glories, all glories to the meeting of the transcendental pair, Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa! The assembly of gopīs, headed by Lalitā, perform the ārati ceremony for Their pleasure. (2) madana-mohana rūpa tri-bhaṅga-sundara pītambara śikhi-puccha-cūḍā-manohara 2) The beautiful three-fold bending form of Kṛṣṇa, who is the attractor of Cupid, dressed in a yellow silk dhoṭī and wearing a crown decorated with the feathers of Read More...
Ārati Kīrtan – Song Two
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Ārati Kīrtan - Song Two Gaura-ārati (The Ceremony of Worshiping Lord Gaurāṅga) (1) jaya jaya gorācānder āratiko śobhā jāhnavī-taṭa-vane jaga-mana-lobhā 1) All glories, all glories to the beautiful ārati ceremony of Lord Gauracandra in a grove on the banks of the Jāhnavī river! This Gaura-ārati is attracting the minds of all living entities in the universe. (2) dakṣiṇe nitāi-cānd, vāme gadādhara nikaṭe advaita, śrīnivāsa chatra-dhara 2) On Lord Caitanya's right side is Lord Nityānanda, and on His left is Śrī Gadādhara. Before Him stands Śrī Adwaita, and Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura Read More...
Ārati Kīrtan – Song One
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Ārati Kīrtan - Song One Śrī Surabhi-Kuñje Śrī Gaura-Govinda-ārati (The Ceremony of Worshiping Śrī Gaura-Govinda at Śrī Surabhi Kuñja) (1) bhāle gorā-gadādharer ārati nehāri nadīyā-pūraba-bhāve jāu bolihāri 1) As I behold the wondrous ārati of my Lords Gaura and Gadādhara, I enter into the mood of Their existence previous to appearing in Nadīyā (Their Vṛndāvana līlā as Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa). It is simply indescribable. (2) kalpataru-tale ratna-siṁhāsanopari sabu sakhī-beṣṭita kiśora-kiśorī 2) Underneath a desire-tree, seated upon a jeweled throne, the ever-youthful couple named Kiśora and Kiśorī are Read More...
Arunodaya Kīrtan – Song Two
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Arunodaya Kīrtan - Song Two [Vibhāṣa] (1) jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole kota nidrā yāo māyā-pīśācīra kole 1) "Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls!" Lord Gaurāṅga calls, "You have slept so long in the lap of the witch Māyā!" (2) bhajibo boliyā ese soṁsāra-bhitore bhuliyā rohile tumi avidyāra bhore 2) "You came into this world saying, 'O my Lord I will certainly worship You,' but having forgotten this promise you remain in great ignorance. (3) tomāre loite āmi hoinu avatāra āmi vinā bandhu āra ke āche Read More...
Arunodaya Kīrtan – Song One
Gītāvalī (A Collection of Songs) Arunodaya Kīrtan - Song One (1) udilo aruṇa pūraba-bhāge, dwija-maṇi gorā amani jāge, bhakata-samūha loiyā sāthe, gelā nagara-brāje 1) When the eastern horizon became tinged with the redness that heralds the rising of the sun, the jewel among the twice-born brāhmaṇas, Lord Gaurasundara, immediately awakened. Taking all His devotees with Him, He journeyed through the towns and villages of Nadīyā. (2) 'tāthai tāthai' bājalo khol, ghana ghana tāhe jhāṅjera rol, preme ḍhala ḍhala sonāra aṅga, caraṇe nūpura bāje 2) The mṛdaṅgas resounded "tāthai, tāthai" in quick succession while the 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. 
