Topic: Songs & Poems

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Nine (1) hari he! śrī-rūpa-gosāi, śrī-guru-rūpete, śikṣā dila mora kāne "jāno mora kathā, nāmera kāṅgāla! rati pā'be nāma-gāne 1) O my Lord Hari! Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī, in the form of the spiritual master, spoke these instructions into my ears: "Try to understand my words, O you who beg for the gift of the holy name! You will then develop attraction for singing the holy name. (2) kṛṣṇa-nāma-rūpa- guna-sucarita, parama jatane kori' rasanā-mānase, koraho niyoga, krama-vidhi anusari' 2) "Following the scriptural Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Eight (1) hari he! tomāre bhuliyā, avidyā-pīḍāya, pīḍita rasanā mora kṛṣṇa-nāma-sudhā, bhālo nāhi lāge, viṣaya-sukhate bhora 1) O my Lord Hari! Because of forgetting You, my tongue has become embittered with the disease of ignorance. I cannot relish the sweet nectar of Your holy name of Kṛṣṇa, for I have become addicted to the taste of worldly pleasures. * (2) prati-dina jadi, ādara koriyā, se nāma kīrtana kori sitapala jeno, nāśi' roga-mūla, krame swādu hoya, hari! 2) If I sing Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Seven (1) ohe! vaiṣṇava ṭhākura, doyāra sāgara, e dāse korunā kori' diyā pada-chāyā, śodho he āmāya, tomāra caraṇa dhori 1) O revered Vaiṣnava Ṭhākura! O ocean of mercy! Please be merciful to me, your humble servant. Purify me by giving the shade of your lotus feet. Your feet I clasp submissively. (2) chaya vega domi', chaya doṣa śodhi', chaya guna deho' dāse chaya sat-saṅga, deho' he āmāre, bosechi saṅgera āśe 2) Please help me to control the six urges, purify Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Six (1) hari he! nīra-dharma-gata, jāhnavī-salile, paṅka-phena dṛṣṭa hoya tathāpi kakhona, brahma-drava-dharma, se salila nā chāḍoya 1) O my Lord Hari! Mud and foam are seen in the waters of the Gaṅgā, for that is the inherent nature of river water. Yet the water of the sacred Gaṅgā never loses its purely spiritual nature.* (2) vaiṣnava-śarīra, aprākṛta sadā, swabhāva-vapura dharme kabhu nāhe jaḍa, tathāpi ye ninde, poḍe se viṣamādharme 2) One may likewise find natural defects in the body of Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Five (1) hari he! saṅga-doṣa-śūnya, dīkṣitādīkṣita, jadi tava nāma gā'ya mānase ādara, koribo tāhāre, jāni' nija-jana tāya 1) O my Lord Hari! Within my mind I will honor and consider as my own relative one who naturally avoids the offense of bad association and sings Your holy name, be he formally initiated or not. * (2) dīkṣita hoiyā, bhaje tuwā pada, tāhāre pranati kori ananya-bhajane, vijña yei jana, tāhāre sevibo, hari! 2) I offer obeisances to that devotee who is Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Four (1) hari he! dāna, pratigraha, mitho gupta-kathā, bhakṣana, bhojana-dāna saṅgera lakṣana, ei chaya hoya, ihāte bhaktira prāna 1) O my Lord Hari! Offering and receiving gifts, giving and receiving spiritual food, revealing one's thoughts, and making confidential inquiries-these are the six characteristics of loving association, and in them is found the very life of devotion. * (2) tattva nā bujhiye, jñāne vā ajñāne, asate e saba kori' bhakti hārāinu, saṁsārī hoinu, sudūre rohile hari 2) I have failed to Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Three (1) hari he! bhajane utsāha, bhaktite viśvāsa, prema-labhe dhairya-dhana bhakti-anukūla, karma-pravartana, asat-saṅga-visarjana 1) O my Lord Hari! Enthusiasm in devotional service, faith in the process of devotional service, the treasure of patience in the attainment of love of God, performing activities favorable to pure devotion, abandoning the company of worldly people... (2) bhakti-sadācāra, ei chaya guna, nāhilo āmāra nātha! kemone bhojibo, tomāra caraṇa, chāḍiyā māyāra sātha 2) ...performing approved devotional practices-I have never possessed these six devotional qualities, O Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song Two (1) hari he! arthera sañcaye, viṣaya-prayāse, āno-kathā-prajalpane āno-adhikāra, niyama āgrahe, asat-saṅga-saṁghaṭane 1) O my Lord Hari! I have become absorbed in accumulating wealth and endeavoring for material possessions. I am addicted to idle conversations on topics apart from You. I mistakenly accept duties apart from my own qualifications, and am always eager to adhere to the letter of the law. This is the consequence of associating with worldly men. * (2) asthira siddhānte, rohinu mojiyā, hari-bhakti roilo dūre e Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Bhajana Lālasā (Hankering for Divine Service) - Song One (1) hari he! prapañce poḍiyā, agati hoiyā, nā dekhi upāya ār agatira gati, caraṇe śaraṇa, tomāya korinu sār 1) O my Lord Hari! Having fallen into the illusion of this world, thus rendered helpless, I see no other means of deliverance but You. Since You are the only recourse for the helpless, I accept the shelter of Your lotus feet as most essential. (2) karama geyāna, kichu nāhi mora, sādhana bhajana nāi tumi kṛpā-moya, āmi to' kāṅgāla, ahaitukī kṛpā Read More...

Śaraṇāgati (Surrendered to the Lord's Shelter) Sixth Principle of Surrender: Svīkara (Acceptance of Activities Favorable to Pure Devotion) - Song 4 (1)rādhā-kunḍa-taṭa-kuñja-kuṭīrgovardhana-parvata, jāmuna-tīr1) The cottage in the grove on the bank of Rādhā Kunḍa, the great Govardhana Hill, the banks of the Yamunā river...(2)kusuma-sarovara, mānasa-gaṅgākalinda-nandinī vipula-taraṅga2) ...the Kusuma Sarovara lake, the Manasa Gaṅgā stream, the daughter of Mt. Kalinda (the Yamunā river) with her many waves...(3)vaṁśī-vaṭa, gokula, dhīra-samīrbṛndābana-taru-latikā-bānīr3) ...the Vaṁśī Vaṭ banyan tree, the town of Gokula, the holy place Dhīra Samīra, the trees and creepers and reeds of Vṛndāvana...(4)khaga-mṛga-kula, malaya-bātāsmayūra, bhramara, muralī-vilās4) ...the different Read More...