Kirtan Guide
Aruṇodoya-kīrtan
- jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gaurāchā̐da bole
- kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśāchīra kole
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Lord Gaurāṅga calls, “Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! You have slept so long in the lap of the witch Māyā.”
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2
- bhajibo boliyā ese saṁsāra-bhitore
- bhuliyā rohile tumi avidyāra bhore
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“You came into this world saying, ‘O my Lord, I will certainly worship You’, but having forgotten this promise, you have remained in great ignorance.”
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3
- tomāre loite āmi hoinu avatāra
- āmi vinā bandhu āra ke āche tomāra
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“I have descended just to save you. Other than Myself, who else is your friend?”
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4
- enechi auṣadhi māyā nāśibāro lāgi’
- hari-nāma mahā-mantra lao tumi māgi’
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“I have brought the medicine for destroying the illusion of māyā. Now pray for this Hari-nāma-mahāmantra and take it.”
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5
- bhakativinoda prabhura-charaṇe poḍiyā
- sei hari-nāma-mantra loilo māgiyā
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Ṭhākur Bhakti Vinod fell at the lotus feet of Lord Gaurāṅga, and after begging for the Holy Name he received that mahāmantra.