Kirtan Guide
Auspicious Invocation to Śaraṇāgati
- śrī-kṛṣṇa-chaitanya prabhu jīve dayā kari’
- svapārṣada svīya dhāma saha avatari
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Being merciful to the souls, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya Mahāprabhu descends with His associates and abode.
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- atyanta durlabha prema karibāre dāna
- śikhāya śaraṇāgati bhakatera prāṇa
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To distribute the most rare form of divine love, He teaches surrender, which is the life of the devotees.
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3
- dainya, ātma-nivedana, goptṛtve varaṇa
- ‘avaśya rakṣibe kṛṣṇa’—viśvāsa pālana
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Humility, self-submission, embracing the Lord’s guardianship, maintaining the faith that ‘Kṛṣṇa will certainly protect me’ …
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4
- bhakti-anukūla mātra kāryera svīkāra
- bhakti-pratikūla bhāva—varjanāṅgīkāra
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Engaging only in activities that are favourable to devotion, rejecting everything unfavourable to devotion …
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5
- ṣaḍ-aṅga śaraṇāgati ha-ibe yā̐hāra
- tā̐hāra prārthanā śune śrī-nanda-kumāra
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Śrī Kṛṣṇa hears the prayers of one who surrenders in this six-fold way.
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6
- rūpa-sanātana-pade dante tṛṇa kari’
- bhakativinoda paḍe dui pada dhari’
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Bhakti Vinod places a straw between his teeth and falls before Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī Prabhu and Śrīla Sanātan Goswāmī Prabhu, clasping their feet.
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7
- kā̐diyā kā̐diyā bale, āmi ta’ adhama
- śikhāye śaraṇāgati karahe uttama
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Crying and crying, he prays, “I am so lowly! Please elevate me by teaching me surrender.”