Kirtan Guide

Sāvaraṇa-Śrī-Gaura-mahimā

by Śrīla Narottam Dās Ṭhākur
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    • gaurāṅgera duṭi pada    yāra dhana sampada
    • se jāne bhakati-rasa-sāra
    • gaurāṅgera madhura-līlā    yāra karṇe praveśilā
    • hṛdaya nirmala bhela tāra
    • One whose wealth is Śrī Gaurāṅga’s feet knows the essence of devotion’s rasa. The heart of one who hears Śrī Gaurāṅga’s sweet Pastimes becomes pure.

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    • ye gaurāṅgera nāma laya    tāra haya premodaya
    • tāre muñi yāi balihāri
    • gaurāṅga-guṇete jhure    nitya-līlā tāre sphure
    • se jana bhakati-adhikārī
    • One who chants Śrī Gaurāṅga’s Name develops divine love. To him, I say, “Bravo!” The eternal Pastimes are revealed to one who cries over Śrī Gaurāṅga’s qualities. Such a soul is qualified for devotion.

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    • gaurāṅgera saṅgi-gaṇe    nitya-siddha kari māne
    • se yāya vrajendra-suta-pāśa
    • śrī-gauḍa-maṇḍala-bhūmi    yebā jāne chintāmaṇi
    • tāra haya vraja-bhūme vāsa
    • One who considers Śrī Gaurāṅga’s associates to be eternally liberated reaches Kṛṣṇa. One who knows the holy land of Gauḍa to be made of wish-fulfilling (spiritual) gemstone resides in the land of Vraja.

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    • gaura-prema-rasārṇave    se taraṅge yebā ḍube
    • se rādhā-mādhava-antaraṅga
    • gṛhe vā vanete thāke    ‘hā gaurāṅga’ bale ḍāke
    • narottama māge tāra saṅga
    • One who swims in the waves of the nectarean ocean of divine love for Śrī Gaura is an intimate associate of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava. Whether he lives in a house or in the forest, Narottam Dās begs for the association of one who calls, ‘O Gaurāṅga!’