Kirtan Guide
Śuddha-bhakata
- śuddha-bhakata- charaṇa-reṇu
- bhajana-anukūla
- bhakata-sevā parama-siddhi
- prema-latikāra mūla
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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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2
- mādhava-tithi bhakti-jananī
- yatane pālana kari
- kṛṣṇa-vasati vasati bali’
- parama ādare vari
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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.
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3
- gaura āmāra ye-saba sthāne
- karala bhramaṇa raṅge
- se-saba sthāna heriba āmi
- praṇayi-bhakata-saṅge
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In the company of loving devotees, I behold all the places my Gaurasundar visited during His Pastimes.
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4
- mṛdaṅga-vādya śunite mana
- avasara sadā yāche
- gaura-vihita kīrtana śuni’
- ānande hṛdaya nāche
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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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5
- yugala-mūrti dekhiyā mora
- parama-ānanda haya
- prasāda-sevā karite haya
- sakala prapañcha jaya
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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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6
- ye-dina gṛhe bhajana dekhi
- gṛhete goloka bhāya
- charaṇa-sīdhu dekhiyā gaṅgā
- sukha nā sīmā pāya
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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.
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7
- tulasī dekhi’ juḍāya prāṇa
- mādhava-toṣaṇī jāni’
- gaura-priya śāka-sevane
- jīvana sārthaka māni
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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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8
- bhakativinoda kṛṣṇa-bhajane
- anukūla pāya yāhā
- prati-divase parama-sukhe
- svīkāra karaye tāhā
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Whatever Bhakti Vinod obtains that is favourable to Kṛṣṇa’s service, he accepts every day with the greatest joy.