Kirtan Guide
Śrī Śrī Govardhana-vāsa-prārthanā-daśakam
- nija-pati-bhuja-daṇḍa-chchhatra-bhāvaṁ prapadya
- pratihata-mada-dhṛṣṭoddaṇḍa-devendra-garva
- atula-pṛthula-śaila-śreṇi-bhūpa priyaṁ me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
You became the umbrella atop the handle of the arm of your Lord and crushed the pride of proud, arrogant, impudent Indra. You are the incomparable king of all great mountains. Please give me a dear dwelling near you, O Govardhan! -
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- pramada-madana-līlāḥ kandare kandare te
- rachayati nava-yūnor dvandvam asminn amandam
- iti kila kalanārthaṁ lagnakas tad-dvayor me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
The Divine Couple liberally enact Pastimes of mad love in your caves. So that I can see Their Pastimes, please give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- anupama-maṇi-vedī-ratna-siṁhāsanorvī-
- ruha-jhara-dara-sānu-droṇi-saṅgheṣu raṅgaiḥ
- saha bala-sakhibhiḥ saṅkhelayan sva-priyaṁ me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
You induce your beloved to joyfully play with Balarām and His friends amidst your trees, brooks, caves, plateaus, valleys, and incomparable jeweled terraces, which resemble jeweled thrones. Please give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- rasa-nidhi-nava-yūnoḥ sākṣiṇīṁ dāna-keler
- dyuti-parimala-viddhāṁ śyāma-vedīṁ prakāśya
- rasika-vara-kulānāṁ modam āsphālayan me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
You provide the dark, lustrous, fragrant terrace that witnesses the fare Pastime of the Young Couple, who are an ocean of rasa, and you delight the best amongst those who relish of rasa. Please give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- hari-dayitam apūrvaṁ rādhikā-kuṇḍam ātma-
- priya-sakham iha kaṇṭhe narmaṇāliṅgya guptaḥ
- nava-yuva-yuga-khelās tatra paśyan raho me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
Playfully embracing around the neck your dear friend Rādhā Kuṇḍa, the incomparable favourite of the Lord, you hide in a secluded place beside her and watch the Pastimes of the Young Couple. Please give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- sthala-jala-tala-śaṣpair bhūruhach-chhāyayā cha
- prati-padam anukālaṁ hanta samvardhayan gāḥ
- tri-jagati nija-gotraṁ sārthakaṁ khyāpayan me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
You always fully nourish the cows everywhere with your land, water, plains, and grass, and the shade of your trees, and thus proclaim the fulfilment of your name throughout the three worlds. Please give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- sura-pati-kṛta-dīrgha-drohato goṣṭha-rakṣāṁ
- tava nava-gṛha-rūpasyāntare kurvataiva
- agha-baka-ripuṇochchhair datta-māna drutaṁ me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
You are highly honoured by Śrī Krishna, the enemy of Agha and Baka, who protected His community from the onslaught of Indra beneath your form as their new home. Please quickly give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- giri-nṛpa hari-dāsa-śreṇi-varyeti nāmā-
- mṛtam idam uditaṁ śrī-rādhikā-vaktra-chandrāt
- vraja-nava-tilakatve kḷpta vedaiḥ sphuṭaṁ me
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
O king of mountains! When the nectar of your name “Hari-dāsa-varya: the best of the Lord’s servants” came forth from the moon-like face of Śrī Rādhikā, you were clearly established by the Vedas as the new tilak of Vraja. Please give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- nija-jana-yuta-rādhā-kṛṣṇa-maitrī-rasākta-
- vraja-nara-paśu-pakṣi-vrāta-saukhyaika-dātaḥ
- agaṇita-karuṇatvān mām urīkṛtya tāntaṁ
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
You alone give happiness to the people, animals, and birds of Vraja, who are filled with the mood of friendship towards Rādhā, Krishna, and Their companions. You are immeasurably merciful. So, please accept me, a wearied soul, and give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- nirupadhi-karuṇena śrī-śachī-nandanena
- tvayi kapaṭi-śaṭho ’pi tvat-priyeṇārpito ’smi
- iti khalu mama yogyāyogyatāṁ tām agṛhṇan
- nija-nikaṭa-nivāsaṁ dehi govardhana tvam
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O Govardhan!
Although I am insincere and deceitful, I have been given to you by Your dear Śrī Śachī Nandan, who is unconditionally merciful. So, please do not judge whether I am qualified or unqualified, and give me a dwelling near you, O Govardhan!
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- rasada-daśakam asya śrīla-govardhanasya
- kṣiti-dhara-kula-bhartur yaḥ prayatnād adhīte
- sa sapadi sukhade ’smin vāsam āsādya sākṣāch
- chhubhada-yugala-sevā-ratnam āpnoti tūrṇam
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One who carefully studies these ten nectarean verses describing the king of mountains, Śrī Govardhan, will soon attain a dwelling at this joyous place and quickly attain the precious jewel of personal service to the Divine Couple.