Kirtan Guide
page 254

Āchārya-charaṇa-vandana

Composed by Śrīpād Bhakti Ānanda Sāgar Mahārāj
    1
    • jaya śrīla mahārāja charaṇāravinda
    • śrī bhakti sundara deva-gosvāmī govinda

    • Glory to the lotus feet of our Śrī Gurudeva,
      Śrī Bhakti Sundara Deva-Goswāmī Govinda

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    • jagatera sumaṅgala koribāra āśe
    • tumi avatīrṇa hoilā snigdha guru-veśe

    • Wishing Grace Divine upon the whole of the creation,
      From Goloka came thee down, most Gracious Incarnation.

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    • praphulla nalina jena hāsimākhā mukha
    • dekhi vṛddha-bāla-juvā pāya mahā-sukha

    • Hundred-petalled lotus flower—Lotus Face ablooming,
      Young and old behold thee, all their hearts’ joy overflowing.

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    • svadeśe-videśe harināmera prachāre
    • abhinava gaura-preme bhāsāle sabāre

    • Both home and abroad Lord’s Hallowed Name thou art apreaching,
      Flood of Love for Gaura entire planet inundating.

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    • śrī-kore lekhanī jena ananta phoyārā
    • sumadhura divyavāṇī-vigalita-dhārā

    • Benedictine fountain from thy pen in hand awriting,
      Sweetest songs of Love Divine a flow is never ending.

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    • su-siddhānta-dhārādhara satya sugambhīra
    • śrī-guru-vaiṣṇava-sevā-niṣṭha mahādhīra

    • Agent of the Waves of Perfect Truth—fathomless ocean,
      Serve Śrī Guru and Vaiṣṇava! thy heart’s dedication.

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    • sādhu-priya saralatā tomāra bhūṣaṇa
    • amānī mānada sadā miṣṭha-sambhāṣaṇa

    • Truthful heart adored by saints—thy natural compassion,
      Always humble, giving honour, in sweet conversation.

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    • guru-mahārāja jatirāja-rājeśvara
    • śrī-bhakti-rakṣaka deva-gosvāmī śrīdhara

    • Guru Mahārāj of Nyāsī Kings the Great Grandfather,
      Śrī-Bhakti-Rakṣaka Deva-Goswāmī Śrīdhara

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    • parama sontuṣṭa tava viśrambha-sevāya
    • nija-hāte vyāsāsane vasā’la tomāya

    • Satisfied supremely with thy Service dedicated,
      By his own hand did he place thee on his chair exalted.

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    • sukhe manonīta koilā uttarādhikārī
    • ehena apūrva sneha kothāo nā heri

    • Joyfully as his successor he hath thee achosen,
      Such benign affection ne’er we find in all creation.

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    • rūpa-sarasvatī-śrīdhar-dhārā-srotasvinī
    • tava hṛde vahe sadā bhuvana pāvanī

    • Rūpa-Saraswatī-Śrīdhar River flowing freely,
      From thy heart throughout the world makes everything so holy.

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    • śīva-guru-saṅkarṣaṇa karuṇā-nilaya
    • nityānanda-rūpe tava hṛde vilasaya

    • Supreme God of Good our Guide, compassion’s Divine Treasure,
      Ever plays within thy heart as Nityānanda’s Pleasure.

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    • sujana sudhīra-gaṇa tava guṇa-gāya
    • durbhāgā vañchita aparādhe more hāya

    • Faithfully the true devotees sing thy Supreme Glories,
      Lost, deluded souls dishonour thee, alas! and perish.

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    • guru-gaura-kṛṣṇa-sevā-saubhāgya-prakāśe
    • sānande adhama bhāse saṅkīrtana rāse

    • By thy Grace shall we now serve our Lord and Golden Master,
      This fallen soul exults in thy Sweet Chanting Dance forever

Śrita Kamalā Śrī Guru-paramparā