GΔ«ta-mālā – A Garland of Songs

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Gītā-mālā (A Garland of Songs)

by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

translated by Swami Bhaktivijñāna Giri

GΔ«tā-mālā (A Garland of Songs) was composed by ŚrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hākura in 1893. It comprises of five sections containing 80 songs. The first chapter, Yāmuna BhāvāvalΔ« (The Ecstasies of Yamunācārya) has 27 songs based upon the Stotra-ratna of Yāmunācārya of the ŚrΔ« Sampradāya. Chapter two is called KārpaαΉ‡ya PaΓ±jikā (A Diary of Humility) which is based upon a prayer written in Stava-mālā by ŚrΔ« RΕ«pa GosvāmΔ«. Chapter three is called Śoka Śātana (The Removal of Despair) and consists of 13 songs narrating the death of ŚrΔ«vāsa αΉ¬hākura’s son during Mahāprabhu’s kΔ«rtana at ŚrΔ«vāsāṅgana. Chapter four, RΕ«pānuga Bhajana DarpaαΉ‡a (Reflections on RΕ«pānuga Bhajana) includes 29 songs describing the sādhana necessary to enter the mādhurya-lΔ«lā of Rādhā-Govinda as taught by ŚrΔ« RΕ«pa GosvāmΔ«. Chapter five, Siddhi Lālasā (Hankering for Perfection) explains the achievment of bhajana-sadhana for the sādhaka.

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Yāmuna Bhāvāvalī (The Ecstasies of  Yāmunācārya)27 songs
1ohe prabhu dayāmaya, tomāra caraαΉ‡a-dvaya2tomāra Δ«kαΉ£aαΉ‡a haya, sakala utpatti laya3para-tattva-vicakαΉ£aαΉ‡a, vyāsa-ādi muni-gaαΉ‡a4jagatera vastu yata, baddha saba svabhāvataαΈ₯5tumi sarva-guαΉ‡a-yuta, Ε›akti tava vaΕ›Δ«-bhΕ«ta6tomāra gambhΔ«ra mana, nāhi bujhe anya jana7māyā-baddha yata kαΉ£aαΉ‡a, thāke to' jΔ«vera mana8dharma-niαΉ£αΉ­hā nāhi mora, ātma-bodha vā sundara9hena duαΉ£αΉ­a karma nāi, yāhā āmi kari nāi10nija-karma-doαΉ£a-phale, poḍi' bhavārαΉ‡ava-jale11anya āśā nāhi yāra, tava pada-padma tāra12tava pada-paαΉ…kajinΔ«, jΔ«vāmαΉ›ta-saΓ±cāriαΉ‡Δ«13bhramite saṁsāra-vane, kabhu daiva-saṁghaαΉ­ane14tomāra caraαΉ‡a-padma, anurāga-sudhā-sadma15tavāṅghri-kamala-dvaya, vilāsa-vikrama-maya16āmi sei duαΉ£αΉ­a-mati, nā dekhiyā anya-gati17āmi aparādhΔ« jana, sadā daṇḍya durlakαΉ£aαΉ‡a18aviveka-rΕ«pa ghana, tāhe dik ācchādana19agre eka nivedana, kari madhusΕ«dana20tomā chāḍi' āmi kabhu, anātha nā hai prabhu21strΔ«-puruαΉ£a-deha-gata, varαΉ‡a-ādi dharma yata22veda-vidhi-anusāre, karma kari' e saṁsāre23tomāra ye Ε›uddha-bhakta, tomāte se anurakta24Ε›uno he madhu-mathana, mama eka vijñāpana25āmi nara-paΕ›u-prāya, ācāra-vihΔ«na tāya26tumi jagatera pitā, tumi jagatera mātā27āmi ta' caΓ±cala-mati, amaryāda khudra ati
KārpaαΉ‡ya PaΓ±jikā (A Diary of Humility)1 song
1āmi ati dīna-mati, vraja-kuñje nivasati
Śoka Śātana (The Removal of Despair)13 songs
1pradoαΉ£a-samaye Ε›rΔ«vāsa-aαΉ…gane2praveΕ›iyā antaαΈ₯pure nārΔ«-gaαΉ‡e śānta kare3dhana jana deha geha kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡e samarpaαΉ‡a4sabu meli’ bālaka-bhāga vicāri5Ε›rΔ«vāsa-vacana Ε›ravaαΉ‡a kariyā6prabhura vacana, takhana Ε›uniyā7gorācandera ājñā peye gαΉ›ha-vāsΔ«-gaαΉ‡a8pΕ«rαΉ‡a-cid-ānanda tumi9bāndhila māyā ye dina ha’te10Ε›rΔ«vāse kahena prabhu tuαΉ…hu mora dāsa11Ε›rΔ«vāsera prati, caitanya-prasāda12mαΉ›ta Ε›iΕ›u la’ye tabe bhakta-vatsala13nadΔ«yā-nagare gorā-carita amαΉ›ta
ŚrΔ« ŚrΔ« RΕ«pānuga-bhajana-darpaαΉ‡a (Reflections on RΕ«pānuga Bhajana)29 songs
1Ε›rΔ«-guru Ε›rΔ«-gaura-candra, vαΉ›ndāvane yuva-dvandva2bahu-janma-bhāgya-vaΕ›e, cinmaya madhura rase3yoga yāga saba chāra Ε›raddhā sakalera sāra4chāḍi' anya abhilāṣa, jñāna-karma-sahāvāsa5Ε›raddhā-devΔ« nāma yāra, dui-vidha svabhāva tāra6rΕ«pānuga-tattva-sāra, bujhite ākāṅkṣā yāṅra7rasera ādhāra yei, tāṅra cite rasa-khāni8yei rati janme jāra sei mata rasa tāra9madhurera sthāyΔ«-bhāva labhe ye abirbhāva10rati prema sneha māna, praαΉ‡aya o rāgākhyāna11rati-āsvāda-hetu yata, vibhāva nāmete khyāta12Ε›rΔ«-nandānandana-dhana, tadΔ«ya vallabhā-gaαΉ‡a13su-ramya madhura-smita, sarva-sal-lakαΉ£aṇānvita14su-ramyādi guαΉ‡a-gaαΉ‡a, hañāche vibhΕ«αΉ£aαΉ‡a15Ε›rΔ«-kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡e seviba bali’, gαΉ›ha chāḍi’ kuΓ±je cali’16nāyikāra Ε›iromaαΉ‡i, vraje rādhā αΉ­hākurāṇī17rādhā-kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡a-guαΉ‡a-gāna, mithāsakti samvardhana18paΓ±ca-sakhΔ« madhye cāra, nitya-siddha rādhikāra19parama-caitanya hari, tāṅra Ε›akti vaneΕ›varΔ«20kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡a kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡a-bhakta-gata, guαΉ‡a nāma su-carita21vibhāvita rati yabe, kriyāpara ha’ye tabe22sthāyΔ«-bhāva-āviαΉ£αΉ­a citta, pāiya vibhāva-vitta23nirveda viṣāda mada, dainya glāni Ε›rama-unmāda24sādhāraαΉ‡Δ« samaΓ±jasā, sthāyΔ« lābhe bhāva-daśā25Ε›rΔ« ujjvala-rasa sāra, svabhāvataαΈ₯ dvi-prakāra26darΕ›ana āśleṣānvita, ānukΕ«lya-sevāśrita27sandarΕ›ana saṁsparΕ›ana, jalpa vartma-nirodhana28rasa-tattva nitya yaiche, vraja-tattva nitya taiche29kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡era yateka khelā, tāra madhye nara-lΔ«lā
Siddhi Lālasā (Hankering for Perfection)10 songs
1kabe gaura-vane, suradhunΔ«-taαΉ­e2dekhite dekhite, bhuliba vā kabe3hena kāle kabe, vilāsa-maΓ±jarΔ«4pālya-dāsΔ« kari, lalitā-sundarΔ«5cintāmaαΉ‡i-maya, rādhā-kuṇḍa-taαΉ­a6nirjana kuαΉ­Δ«re, Ε›rΔ«-rādhā-caraαΉ‡a7Ε›rΔ«-rΕ«pa-maΓ±jarΔ« kabe madhura vacane8varaαΉ‡e taḍita, vāsa tārābalΔ«9vαΉ›αΉ£abhānu-sutā, caraαΉ‡a-sevane10Ε›rΔ«-kαΉ›αΉ£αΉ‡a-virahe, rādhikāra daśā

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