Kirtan Guide
Śrī Harivāsar Gīti
- śrī hari-vāsare hari-kīrtana-vidhāna
- nṛtya ārambhilā prabhu jagatera prāṇa
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On the holy day of Śrī Hari (Ekādaśī), Śrīman Mahāprabhu, the life and soul of the universe, began dancing.
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- puṇyavanta śrīvāsa-aṅgane śubhārambha
- uṭhila kīrtana-dhvani gopāla govinda
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With the auspicious beginning of the kīrtan in the courtyard of the fortunate Śrīvās, the sound of the chanting, ‘Gopāl!’ ‘Govinda!’ arose.
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- mṛdaṅga mandirā bāje śaṅkha karatāla
- saṅkīrtana saṅge saba ha-ila miśāla
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The sounds of the mṛdaṅgas, cymbals, conchshells, and clapping hands all combined together in the saṅkīrtan.
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- brahmāṇḍe uṭhila dhvani pūriyā ākāśa
- chaudikera amaṅgala yāya saba nāśa
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The sound of the saṅkīrtan arose and filled the sky, destroying inauspiciousness in all directions.
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- chatur-dike śrī hari-maṅgala saṅkīrtana
- madhye nāche jagannātha miśrera nandana
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Mahāprabhu Viśvambhar, the son of Jagannāth Miśra, danced, surrounded by the auspicious Hari-nām-saṅkīrtan on all sides.
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- sabāra aṅgete śobhe śrī chandana-mālā
- ānande nāchaye sabe ha-iye vibholā
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Everyone was decorated with sandalwood paste and flower garlands, and danced, overwhelmed with joy.
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- nijānande nāche mahāprabhu viśvambhara
- charaṇera tāli śuni ati manohara
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Mahāprabhu Viśvambhar danced in the ecstasy of Himself. Hearing the rhythm of His feet was heart capturing.
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- bhāvāveśe mālā nāhi rahaye galāya
- chhiṇḍiyā paḍaye giyā bhakatera gāya
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While He was rapt in ecstasy, His flower garland could not remain around His neck. It tore and fell as the devotees sang.
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- yā̐ra nāmānande śiva vasana nā jāne
- yā̐ra rase nāche śiva se nāche āpane
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In the ecstasy of whose Name Śiva forgets His clothing, in the ecstasy of whom Śiva always dances, that Supreme Lord now dances personally.
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- yā̐ra nāme vālmīki ha-ila tapodhana
- yā̐ra nāme ajāmila pāila mochana
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- yā̐ra nāme śravane saṁsāra-bandha ghuche
- hena prabhu avatari kali-yuge nāche
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By whose Name Vālmīki became a powerful sage, by whose Name Ajāmil attained liberation, by hearing whose Name the bondage of material existence is destroyed, that very Lord descends in the Age of Kali and dances.
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- yā̐ra nāma la-i śuka nārada beḍāya
- sahasra-vadana-prabhu yāra guṇa gāya
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- sarva-mahā-prāyaśchita ye prabhura nāma
- se prabhu nāchaye dekhe yata bhāgyavān
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He whose Name Śukadev and Nārad take as they wander about, whose glories the thousand-mouthed Anantadev sings, whose Name is the supreme form of atonement, that Lord now dances and glances upon the fortunate souls.
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- śrī kṛṣṇa-chaitanya nityānanda-chā̐da
- jāna vṛndāvana dāsa tachhu pada-yuge gāna
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Embracing Śrī Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya and Nityānandachā̐d as his life and soul, Vṛndāvan Dās sings the glories of Their lotus feet.