Kirtan Guide

Śrita Kamalā

Composed by Śrīla Jayadeva Goswāmī
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    • śrita-kamalā-kuchha-maṇḍala dhṛta-kuṇḍala he
    • kalita-lalita-vana-māla jaya jaya deva hare
    • I Glories, glories to Lord Hari, the Supreme Lord of Godhead, who is bedecked with jeweled earrings and a garland of forest flowers and whose feet are marked with a lotus!

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    • dina-maṇi-maṇḍala-maṇḍana bhava-khaṇḍana he
    • muni-jana-mānasa-haṁsa jaya jaya deva hare
    • I The Lord’s face shines like the whorl of the sun. He removes the miseries of His devotees and is the resting place of the minds of the swan-like sages. Glories! Glories to Lord Śrī Hari!

  • 3
    • kāliya-viṣa-dhara-gañjana jana-rañjana he
    • yadukula-nalina-dineśa jaya jaya deva hare
    • I O Supreme Personality of Godhead who destroyed the demoniac Kāliya serpent! O Lord, You are the beloved of all living entities and the sun in the galaxy of the Yadu dynasty. Glories! Glories to Lord Śrī Hari.

  • 4
    • madhu-mura-naraka-vināśana garuḍāsana he
    • sura-kula-keli-nidāna jaya jaya deva hare
    • I O Lord, destroyer of the demons Madhu, Mura and Naraka! Seated on Garuḍa, You are the source of joy for the demigods. All glories to Hari!

  • 5
    • amala-kamala-dala-lochana bhava-mochana he
    • tribhuvana-bhuvana-nidhāna jaya jaya deva hare
    • I O Lord Your eyes are like lotus petals, and You destroy the bondage of the material world. You are the maintainer of the three worlds. Glories to Lord Hari!

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    • janaka-sutā-kṛta-bhūṣaṇa jita-dūṣaṇa he
    • samara-śamita-daśa-kaṇṭha jaya jaya deva hare
    • O Lord, as the gem of the sons of Janaka, You were victorious over all the asuras, and You smashed the greatest asura, the ten-headed Ravana. Glories to Lord Hari!

  • 7
    • abhinava-jala-dhara-sundara dhṛta-mandara he
    • śrī-mukha-chandra-chakora jaya jaya deva hare
    • O Supreme Personality of Godhead who held the Govardhan Hill! Your complexion is like a fresh monsoon cloud, and Śrī Rādhārāṇī is like a chakora bird who is nourished by drinking the light of Your moonlike face. Glories! Glories to Lord Hari.

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    • tava charaṇaṁ praṇatā vayam iti bhāvaya he
    • kuru kuśalaṁ praṇateṣu jaya jaya deva hare
    • O Lord, I offer my humble obeisances at Your lotus feet. Please bless me by Your limitless mercy. Glories! Glories to Lord Śrī Hari!

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    • śrī-jayadeva-kaver idaṁ kurute mudam he
    • maṅgalam ujjvala-gītaṁ jaya jaya deva hare
    • The poet Śrī Jayadeva offers this song of devotion and shining good fortune to Thee. All glories! All glories to Lord Śrī Hari!