Kirtan Guide

Vaiṣṇava Vijñāpti

by Śrīla Narottam Dās Ṭhākur
    1
    • ei-bāra karuṇā kara vaiṣṇava gosāi
    • patita-pāvana tomā vine keha nāi
    • O worshippable Vaiṣṇava, be merciful to me this time. O saviour of the fallen, without you there is no one.

  • 2
    • kāhāra nikaṭe gele pāpa dūre yāya
    • emana dayāla prabhu kebā kothā pāya
    • If one comes to you, one’s sins go away. Where can such a merciful master be found?

  • 3
    • gaṅgāra-paraśa ha-ile paśchāte pāvana
    • darśane pavitra kara—ei tomāra guṇa
    • If the Ganges touches someone, he is later purified, but you purify souls simply by seeing them—such is your power.

  • 4
    • hari-sthāne aparādhe tāre hari-nāma
    • tomā-sthāne aparādhe nāhika eḍāna
    • If one offends the Lord, the Lord’s Name delivers him, but if one offends you, one has no salvation.

  • 5
    • tomāra hṛdaye sadā govinda-viśrāma
    • govinda kahena—mama vaiṣṇava parāṇa
    • Govinda always resides in your heart, and He says, “My devotees are My heart.”

  • 6
    • prati janme kari āśā charaṇera dhūli
    • narottame kara dayā āpnāra bali’
    • In every birth I aspire for the dust of your feet. Be merciful to Narottam, considering him your own.