Kirtan Guide

Praṇati-Pañchakam

Composed by Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj
    • nava-nalina-gañjitaṁ    kusuma-dala-maṇḍitaṁ
    • pāda-yugam-abhaya-varadānam
    • kanaka-ghana-ninditaṁ vapura-mara-vanditaṁ
    • naṭana-gati-gaurava-nidānam

    • bhaje śrīdhara-svāminam-aniśam
    • śarada-vidhu-nindi-mukha- padma-mati-śobhanaṁ
    • gopī-tilaka-charchita-subhālam

    • gamana-jita-vāraṇaṁ    śamana-bhaya-tāraṇaṁ
    • prakṛti-ruchi-nindi-kṛta-veśam
    • prakṛti-ruchi-nambhrama-suveśam
    • phulla-kara-pallavaṁ    bhakta-jana-vallabhaṁ
    • tuṅga-pṛthulaṁ hṛdaya-deśam

    • gaura-puraṭa-saurabhaṁ kṛṣṇa-puraṭa-gauravaṁ
    • vibudha-kula-padma-naliśam
    • bhakta-kula-daṇḍanaṁ bhaṇḍa-mata-khaṇḍanaṁ
    • bhakta-kula-nandana-yatīśam

    • tribhuvana-nivāsine    kṛṣṇam-upadeśinaṁ
    • asura-kula-dāmbhika-kṛtāntam
    • naumi budha-nāyakaṁ parama-gati-dāyakaṁ
    • mama śaraṇa-maraṇa-gaṇa-chintyam
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    • His two feet resemble fresh petals of a lotus flower and distribute fearless blessings; his divine glowing form puts to shame the glow of gold, and is glorified for its beautiful dancing by all the demigods; his lotus face is so charming it puts to shame the charm of the autumnal moon; his broad forehead is decorated with gopī-chandan tilak; I adore that Śrīdhara-deva Swāmī always.

  • 3-4
    • He can put to an end our wandering in this material world; he can protect us from fear and death; his beautiful form dressed in saffron robes puts to shame the attraction and taste for mundane beauty; his hands like fresh blossoms distribute bliss; he is mutually beloved of the devotees; his heart is broad and strong; he preaches the glories of Śrī Govardhan; he spreads the sweet aroma of the abode of Śrī Krishna; he punishes the deceivers and refutes their faulty conceptions thereby giving pleasure to the devotees and revealing himself as a pre-eminent sannyāsi preacher. I always adore that Śrīdhara-deva Swāmī.

  • 5
    • He is a death-sentence to arrogant, haughty demons; he is the saviour of everyone in all the three worlds for he distributes the teachings of Śrī Krishna; he is pre-eminent amongst the learned, the most supreme merciful shelter, I adore that Śrīdhara-deva until my death.