Kirtan Guide
Manaḥ-Śikṣā
- nitāi-pada-kamala koṭī-chandra-suśītala
- ye chhāyāya jagata juḍāya
- hena nitāi vine bhāi rādhā-kṛṣṇa pāite nāi
- dṛḍha kari’ dhara nitāira pāya
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Cooling like ten million moons, Nitāi’s lotus feet soothe the world with their shade. O brother! Without Nitāi, you cannot reach Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. Firmly grasp Nitāi’s feet.
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2
- se sambandha nāhi yāra vṛthā janma gela tāra
- sei paśu baḍa durāchāra
- nitāi nā balila mukhe majila saṁsāra-sukhe
- vidyā-kule ki karibe tāra
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The life of one who had no connection with Nitāi passed in vain. Such an animal is very wicked. What will learning (aristocratic birth) do for one who was immersed in worldly pleasures and never called aloud, ‘Nitāi’?
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3
- ahaṅkāre matta haiñā nitāi-pada pāsariyā
- asatyere satya kari’ māni
- nitāiyer karuṇā habe vraje rādhā-kṛṣṇa pābe
- dhara nitāiyer charaṇ du’khāni
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Maddened with pride, forgetting Nitāi’s feet, I accept untruth as truth. When Nitāi bestows His mercy you will reach Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in Vraja. Grasp Nitāi’s feet!
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4
- nitāiyer charaṇa satya tā̐hāra sevaka nitya
- nitāi-pada sadā kara āśa
- narottama baḍa duḥkhī nitāi more kara sukhī
- rākha rāṅgā-charaṇera pāśa
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Nitāi’s feet are truth, and His servants are eternal. Always aspire for Nitāi’s feet. Narottam is very sad: “O Nitāi! Make me happy. Keep me beside your reddish feet.”