Kirtan Guide

Siddhi-Lālasā

by Śrīla Bhakti Vinod Ṭhākur
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    • kabe gaura-vane    suradhunī-taṭe
    • ‘hā rādhe hā kṛṣṇa’ ba’le
    • kā̐diyā beḍāba    deha-sukha chhāḍi’
    • nānā latā-taru-tale
    • When will I abandon all bodily pleasures and wander along the banks of the Ganges beneath the trees and creepers in Śrī Gaurasundar’s forests, crying and calling out, “O Rādhā! O Kṛṣṇa!”?

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    • śva-pacha-gṛhete    māgiyā khāiba
    • piba sarasvatī-jala
    • puline puline    gaḍāgaḍi diba
    • kari’ kṛṣṇa-kolāhala
    • When will I eat by begging food from the houses of dogeating outcasts and drink the water of the river Saraswatī? When will I roll about on the banks of the Ganges and uproariously call out, “Kṛṣṇa!”?

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    • dhāma-vāsī jane    praṇati kariyā
    • māgiba kṛpāra leśa
    • vaiṣṇava-charaṇa-    reṇu gāya mākhi
    • dhari’ avadhūta-veśa
    • When will I bow down before the residents of Śrī Gaurasundar’s abode and beg for a particle of their mercy? When will I wear the garb of an avadhūt and smear my body with the dust of the devotees’ feet?

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    • gauḍa-vraja-vane    bheda nā heriba
    • ha-iba varaja-vāsī
    • dhāmera svarūpa    sphuribe nayane
    • ha-iba rādhāra dāsī
    • When will I see no difference between the residents of Gauḍa and the residents of Vraja, and become a resident of Vraja? When will the true nature of the Lord’s abode manifest before my eyes? When will I become Śrī Rādhā’s maidservant?