Kirtan Guide

Viraha-gīti

by Śrīla Narottam Dās Ṭhākur
    1
    • je ānilo prema-dhana karuṇā prachura
    • heno prabhu kothā gelā āchārya-ṭhākura
    • That personality who delivered the treasure of prema-bhakti, who was so intense with compassion — where is such a personality to be found as Śrī Āchārya Ṭhākur (Śrīnivās Āchārya)?

  • 2
    • kā̐hā mora svarūp rūpa kā̐hā sanātana
    • kā̐hā dāsa raghunātha patita-pāvana
    • Where are the saviours of the fallen souls? Where is my Svarūp Dāmodar, and where are Rūpa Goswāmī and Sanātan Goswāmī? Where is Raghunāth Dās to be found?

  • 3
    • kā̐hā mora bhaṭṭa-juga kā̐hā kavirāja
    • eka-kāle kothā gelā gaurā naṭa-rāja
    • Where are my Raghunāth Bhaṭṭa and Gopāl Bhaṭṭa Goswāmīs? Where am I to find Śrī Krishnadās Kavirāj now? All at once they have gone to join Lord Gaurāṅga, the great dancer.

  • 4
    • pāṣāṇe kuṭibo māthā anale paśibo
    • gaurāṅga guṇera nidhi kothā gele pābo
    • To reach such a perfect personality as Lord Chaitanya, I can only break my head against the stone in the anguish of separation.

  • 5
    • se-saba saṅgīra saṅge je koilo vilāsa
    • se-saṅga nā pāyā kānde narottama dāsa
    • They have all gone off together in their own Pastimes. Narottam Dās Ṭhākur says: “Unable to obtain their association, I must simply weep.”