Kirtan Guide
Siddhi-Lālasā
- kabe gaura-vane suradhunī-taṭe
- ‘hā rādhe hā kṛṣṇa’ ba’le
- kā̐diyā beḍāba deha-sukha chhāḍi’
- nānā latā-taru-tale
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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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2
- śva-pacha-gṛhete māgiyā khāiba
- piba sarasvatī-jala
- puline puline gaḍāgaḍi diba
- kari’ kṛṣṇa-kolāhala
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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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3
- dhāma-vāsī jane praṇati kariyā
- māgiba kṛpāra leśa
- vaiṣṇava-charaṇa- reṇu gāya mākhi
- dhari’ avadhūta-veśa
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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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4
- gauḍa-vraja-vane bheda nā heriba
- ha-iba varaja-vāsī
- dhāmera svarūpa sphuribe nayane
- ha-iba rādhāra dāsī
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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?