Kirtan Guide
He deva bhavantaṁ vande
- he deva bhavantaṁ vande
- man-mānasa-madhukara marpaya nija-pada-
- paṅkaja-makarande
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Oh Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances to You. May you place the bumblebee of my mind in the honey of Your lotus feet.
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2
- yadapi samādhiṣu vidhir api paśyati
- na tava nakhā gramarīchim
- idam ichāmi niśamya tavāchyuta
- tad api kṛpādbhuta vīchim
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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.
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3
- bhaktir udañchati yad api mādhava
- na tvayi mama tila-mātrī
- parameśvaratā tad api tavādhika-
- durghaṭa-ghaṭana-vidhātrī
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Oh Mādhava, although I have not even a sesame seed of devotion for You, Your supreme power can make even the impossible become possible.
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4
- ayam avilola tayādya sanātana
- kalitādbhuta-rasa-bhāram
- nivasatu nityam ihāmṛta-nindini
- vindan madhurima-sāram
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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.