Kirtan Guide
Vibhāvarī Śeṣa
- vibhāvarī śeṣa āloka praveśa
- nidrā chhāḍi’ uṭha jīva
- bala hari hari mukunda murāri
- rāma kṛṣṇa hayagrīva
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O souls! The night has ended and the light has come. Awake and arise! Chant ‘Hari! Hari!’ The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa is the bestower of liberation, the demon Mura’s enemy, and Śrī Rādhā’s lover. He appears as Hayagrīva, the horse-headed Avatār.
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- nṛsiṁha vāmana śrī-madhusūdana
- vrajendra-nandana śyāma
- pūtanā-ghātana kaiṭabha-śātana
- jaya dāśarathi-rāma
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All glory to Kṛṣṇa! He appears as Nṛsiṁhadev, the half-man, half-lion Avatār, the dwarf Avatār, Vāman, and the son of Daśarath, Rāmachandra. He is the destroyer of the demons Madhu, Pūtanā, and Kaiṭabha. He is the King of Vraja’s son and blackish in complexion.
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- yaśodā dulāla govinda gopāla
- vṛndāvana purandara
- gopī-priya-jana rādhikā-ramaṇa
- bhuvana-sundara-vara
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He is Mother Yaśodā’s darling son, and the protector and delight of the cows. He is the Lord of Vṛndāvan, the gopīs’ beloved, Rādhikā’s lover, and the most beautiful person in all the worlds.
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- rāvāṇāntakara mākhana-taskara
- gopī-jana-vastra-hārī
- vrajera rākhāla gopa-vṛnda-pāla
- chita-hārī vaṁśī-dhārī
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As Rāmachandra, He is the destroyer of Rāvaṇ. Krṣṇa is a butter-thief and the stealer of the gopīs’ clothes. He is a cowherd boy in Vraja, and the protector of the other cowherd boys. He is a flute player who steals the hearts of all.
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5
- yogīndra-vandana śrī-nanda-nandana
- vraja-jana-bhaya-hārī
- navīna nīrada rūpa manohara
- mohana-vaṁśī-vihārī
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Nanda Mahārāj’s son, Kṛṣṇa, is worshiped by the greatest yogīs. He is the remover of all fear from the people of Vraja. He is an enchanting flute player whose heart-capturing form is the colour of a fresh rain cloud.
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- yaśodā-nandana kaṁsa-nisūdana
- nikuñja-rāsa-vilāsī
- kadamba-kānana rāsa-parāyaṇa
- vṛndā-vipina-nivāsī
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Yaśodā’s son Kṛṣṇa is the killer of Kaṁsa and the enjoyer of the Rāsa Dance in the forest. He resides in Vṛndāvan and performs the rāsa dance beneath the kadamba trees.
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- ānanda-vardhana prema-niketana
- phula-śara-yojaka kāma
- gopāṅgaṇā-gaṇa- chita-vinodana
- samasta-guṇa-gaṇa-dhāma
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He is ever-increasing joy personified and the ultimate reservoir of divine love. He is a divine Cupid, who captures His beloveds with flower arrows. He is the pleasure of the gopīs’ hearts and the abode of all wonderful qualities.
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- yāmuna-jīvana keli-parāyaṇa
- mānasa-chandra-chakora
- nāma-sudhā-rasa gāo kṛṣṇa-yaśa
- rākha vachana mana mora
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He plays in the River Yamunā’s waters and is the moon above the chakora bird of the heart. O mind, remember my words: always chant Kṛṣṇa’s glories and nectarean Names.