Kirtan Guide

Śuddha-bhakata

by Śrīla Bhakti Vinod Ṭhākur
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    • śuddha-bhakata-    charaṇa-reṇu
    • bhajana-anukūla
    • bhakata-sevā    parama-siddhi
    • prema-latikāra mūla
    • The dust of pure devotees’ feet is favourable to devotion. Serving the devotees is the supreme fulfilment and the root of the creeper of divine love.

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    • mādhava-tithi    bhakti-jananī
    • yatane pālana kari
    • kṛṣṇa-vasati    vasati bali’
    • parama ādare vari
    • I carefully observe the holy days related to Mādhava. They are the mother of devotion. With great adoration, I embrace the abode of Kṛṣṇa as my own.

  • 3
    • gaura āmāra    ye-saba sthāne
    • karala bhramaṇa raṅge
    • se-saba sthāna    heriba āmi
    • praṇayi-bhakata-saṅge
    • In the company of loving devotees, I behold all the places my Gaurasundar visited during His Pastimes.

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    • mṛdaṅga-vādya    śunite mana
    • avasara sadā yāche
    • gaura-vihita    kīrtana śuni’
    • ānande hṛdaya nāche
    • My heart always begs for the opportunity to hear the sound of the mṛdaṅga. Hearing the kīrtan prescribed by Śrī Gaurasundar, my heart dances with joy.

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    • yugala-mūrti    dekhiyā mora
    • parama-ānanda haya
    • prasāda-sevā    karite haya
    • sakala prapañcha jaya
    • Beholding the Deity forms of the Divine Couple, I feel the greatest joy. By honouring prasād, I overcome the entire material illusion.

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    • ye-dina gṛhe    bhajana dekhi
    • gṛhete goloka bhāya
    • charaṇa-sīdhu    dekhiyā gaṅgā
    • sukha nā sīmā pāya
    • On days when I see devotional service taking place in my home, I feel that Goloka has manifested there. Seeing the Ganges, the nectar from the Lord’s feet, my happiness has no limit.

  • 7
    • tulasī dekhi’    juḍāya prāṇa
    • mādhava-toṣaṇī jāni’
    • gaura-priya    śāka-sevane
    • jīvana sārthaka māni
    • Seeing Tulasī Devī soothes my soul, for I know she pleases Mādhava. Honouring śāk, Śrī Gaurasundar’s favourite, I consider my life successful.

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    • bhakativinoda    kṛṣṇa-bhajane
    • anukūla pāya yāhā
    • prati-divase    parama-sukhe
    • svīkāra karaye tāhā
    • Whatever Bhakti Vinod obtains that is favourable to Kṛṣṇa’s service, he accepts every day with the greatest joy.