Topic: Śaraṇāgati

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Sixth Principle of Surrender: Svīkara (Acceptance of Activities Favorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 2 (1) godruma-dhāme bhajana-anukūle māthura-śrī-nandīśvara-samatule 1) In the land of Godruma in Navadvīpa, which is very conducive for performing devotional worship of the Supreme Lord, and which is non-different from the sacred place in Vraja called Nandagrām in the holy district of Mathurā... (2) tahi māha surabhi-kuñja-kuṭīre baiṭhobuṅ hāma sura-taṭinī-tīre 2) ...There I will settle down in a small cottage within the grove called Surabhi-kuñja on the bank of the celestial Gaṅgā river.* (3) Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Sixth Principle of Surrender: Svīkara (Acceptance of Activities Favorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 1 (1)tuwā-bhakti-anukūla je-je kārya hoyparama-jatane tāhā koribo niścoy1) I will surely execute with utmost care those activities favorable to Your pure devotional service.(2)bhakti-anukūla jata viṣaya saṁsārekoribo tāhāte rati indriyera dwāre2) I will feel fondness for those things in this world which are conducive to pure devotion, and with my senses I will engage them in Your service.(3)śunibo tomāra kathā jatana koriyādekhibo tomāra dhāma nayana bhoriyā3) I will carefully listen to all discussions concerning You, and Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fifth Principle of Surrender: Bhakti-Pratikūla-Bhāva Varjanāṅgīkāra (Renunciation of Conduct Unfavorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 4 (1) āmi to' swānanda-sukhada-bāsī rādhikā-mādhava-caraṇa-dāsī 1) Oh I am a resident of Svānanda-sukhada-kuñja, and a maidservant of the lotus feet of Rādhikā and Mādhava. (2) duṅhāra milane ānanda kori duṅhāra viyoge duḥkhete mari 2) I happily rejoice at the union of the Divine Couple, and in Their separation I die in utter anguish. (3) sakhī-sthalī nāhi heri nayane dekhile śaibyāke paraye mane 3) I never look at the area in Vraja called Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fifth Principle of Surrender: Bhakti-Pratikūla-Bhāva Varjanāṅgīkāra (Renunciation of Conduct Unfavorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 3 (1) viṣaya-vimūḍha ār māyāvādī jan bhakti-śūnya duṅhe prāna dhare akāraṇ 1) One who is intoxicated by worldly affairs of sense gratification, as well as one who subscribes to impersonal philosophy, both maintain their lives uselessly, for they are devoid of devotion to You. (2) ei dui-saṅga nātha! nā hoy āmār prārthanā koriye āmi caraṇe tomār 2) I pray at Your lotus feet, O Lord, that I may be spared the company of Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fifth Principle of Surrender: Bhakti-Pratikūla-Bhāva Varjanāṅgīkāra (Renunciation of Conduct Unfavorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 2 (1) tuwā-bhakti-pratikūla dharma jā'te roy parama jatane tāhā tyajibo niścoy 1) I will assuredly abandon with utmost endeavor all things in which aversion to Your devotional service is inherent. (2) tuwā-bhakti-bahir-mukha saṅga nā koribo gaurāṅga-virodhi-jana-mukha nā heribo 2) I will not keep company with those opposed to Your devotional service, nor even look at the faces of those inimical toward Lord Gaurāṅga. (3) bhakti-pratikūla sthāne nā kori vasati bhaktira apriya kārye nāhi Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fifth Principle of Surrender: Bhakti-Pratikūla-Bhāva Varjanāṅgīkāra (Renunciation of Conduct Unfavorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 1 (1) keśava! tuwā jagata vicitra karama-vipāke,  bhava-vana bhrama-i, pekhaluṅ raṅga bahu citra 1) O Keśava! This material creation of Yours is most strange. I have roamed throughout the forest of this universe in consequence of my selfish acts, and I have beheld many curious sights. (2) tuwā pada-vismṛti,  ā-mara jantranā, kleśa-dahane dohi' jāi kapila, patañjali,  gautama, kanabhojī, jaimini, bauddha āowe dhāi' 2) Forgetfulness of Your lotus feet, which is bitter suffering unto Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fourth Principle of Surrender: Avaśya Rakṣibe Kṛṣṇa - Viśvāsa, Pālana (Faith in Kṛṣṇa as Protector) - Song 4 (1)choḍato puruṣa-abhimānkiṅkorī hoiluṅ āji, kān!1) I give up the vanity of the error that I am a male. Today I have become Your faithful maidservant, O Kāna!(2)baraja-bipine sakhī-sāthsevana korobuṅ, rādhā-nāth!2) In the groves of Vraja I will render personal service as a follower of one of the confidential sakhīs, O Lord of Rādhā!(3)kusume gāṅthobuṅ hārtulasī-maṇi-mañjarī tār3) I will string together a garland of forest flowers, in which tulasī buds shall be Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fourth Principle of Surrender: Avaśya Rakṣibe Kṛṣṇa - Viśvāsa, Pālana (Faith in Kṛṣṇa as Protector) - Song 3 (1) ātma-samarpane gelā abhimān nāhi korobuṅ nija rakhā-vidhān 1) Surrendering my soul unto You has lifted from me the burden of false pride. No longer will I try to provide for my own safety. (2) tuwā dhana jāni' tuhuṅ rākhobi, nāth! pālya godhana jñāna kori' tuwā sāth 2) I know that You will give protection to Your treasured possessions, O Lord. I now understand the mentality of Your treasured cows Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fourth Principle of Surrender: Avaśya Rakṣibe Kṛṣṇa - Viśvāsa, Pālana (Faith in Kṛṣṇa as Protector) - Song 2 (1) tumi to' māribe jāre,  ke tāre rākhite pāre, icchā-baśa tribhuvan brahmā-ādi deva-gaṇa,  tava dāsa aganaṇa, kore tava ājñāra pālan 1) If You wish to slay someone, then who could possibly protect them? The three worlds are subservient to Your will. The demigods headed by Lord Brahmā are Your countless servants who stand ready to execute Your command. (2) tava icchā-mate jata,  graha-gaṇa avirata, śubhāśubha phala kore dān roga-śoka-mṛti-bhoy,  tava Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Fourth Principle of Surrender: Avaśya Rakṣibe Kṛṣṇa - Viśvāsa, Pālana (Faith in Kṛṣṇa as Protector) - Song 1 (1) ekhona bujhinu prabhu! tomāra caraṇa aśokābhoyāmṛta-pūrna sarva-khana 1) Now I have understood, O Lord, that Your feet are eternally full of sweet nectar that dispels all sorrow and fear.* (2) sakala chāḍiyā tuwā caraṇa-kamale poḍiyāchi āmi nātha! tava pada-tale 2) Surrendering myself and all I possess unto those lotus feet, I have laid myself down submissively under their shelter. (3) tava pāda-padma nāth! rokhibe āmāre ār rakhā-kartā nāhi e Read More...