Kirtan Guide

He deva bhavantaṁ vande

by Śrīla Rūpa Goswāmī
    1
    • he deva bhavantaṁ vande
    • man-mānasa-madhukara marpaya nija-pada-
    • paṅkaja-makarande
    • Oh Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances to You. May you place the bumblebee of my mind in the honey of Your lotus feet.

  • 2
    • yadapi samādhiṣu vidhir api paśyati
    • na tava nakhā gramarīchim
    • idam ichāmi niśamya tavāchyuta
    • tad api kṛpādbhuta vīchim
    • Although Brahmā in his samādhi cannot obtain a glimpse of even a ray of the tips of the nails of Your feet, still Oh Achyuta! Having heard of the waves of Your astonishing mercy, I yearn to see You.

  • 3
    • bhaktir udañchati yad api mādhava
    • na tvayi mama tila-mātrī
    • parameśvaratā tad api tavādhika-
    • durghaṭa-ghaṭana-vidhātrī
    • Oh Mādhava, although I have not even a sesame seed of devotion for You, Your supreme power can make even the impossible become possible.

  • 4
    • ayam avilola tayādya sanātana
    • kalitādbhuta-rasa-bhāram
    • nivasatu nityam ihāmṛta-nindini
    • vindan madhurima-sāram
    • Oh eternal Lord, may the bumblebee of my mind, finding there the most wonderful sweetness, eternally stay in the honey of Your lotus feet, which rebuke the sweetest nectar.