শুদ্ধভকত, চরণরেণু,
ভজনঅনুকূল
ভকতসেবা, পরমসিদ্ধি,
প্রেমলতিকার মূল ১
śuddhabhakata-, caraṇa-reṇu,
bhajana-anukūla
bhakata-sebā, parama-siddhi,
prema-latikāra mūla 1
śuddhabhakata — pure + devotees; caraṇa — foot; reṇu — dust; bhajana — devotional service (especially the nine-fold limbs of devotion); anukūla — favorable; bhakata — devotees; sebā — service; parama — highest; siddhi — perfection; prema — love; latikāra — creeper’s; mūla — root
Dust from the lotus feet of the pure devotees is most favorable for bhajana. Service to the pure devotees is the highest perfection and the very root of the creeper of prema.
মাধবতিথি, ভক্তিজননী,
যতনে পালন করি
ক্ড়্ষ্ণবসতি, বসতি বলিঽ,
পরমআদরে বরি ২
mādhaba-tithi, bhakti-jananī,
yatane pālana kari
kṛṣṇabasati, basati bali’,
parama-ādare bari 2
mādhaba — Mādhava; tithi — the lunar day; bhakti — devotion; jananī — mother; yatane — carefully; pālana kari — I follow, observe; kṛṣṇabasati — Kṛṣṇa + (śrī dhām) dwelling place (holy abode); basati — dwelling place; bali’ — having considered; parama — greatest; ādare — regard; bari — (baraṇ kôrā) I choose, devotionally or respectfully accept, welcome, receive
I carefully observe Mādhava’s holy days [such as Ekādaśī and Janmāṣṭamī], for they are the mother of devotion. Knowing that Kṛṣṇa dwells in these holy days, with great regard I, also, accept them as my residence.
গৌর আমার, যেসব স্থানে,
করল ভ্রমণ রঙ্গে
সেসব স্থান, হেরিব আমি,
প্রণয়িভকতসঙ্গে ৩
gaura āmāra, ye-saba sthāne,
karala bhramaṇa raṅge
se-saba sthāna, heriba āmi,
praṇayi-bhakata-saṅge 3
gaura — Gaura; āmāra — my; ye — those; saba — all; sthāne — in places; karala bhramaṇa — wandered; raṅge — (līlāy) joyfully (in pastimes); se — these; saba — all; sthāna — places; heriba — will see, behold; āmi — I; praṇayi — loving; bhakata — devotees; saṅge — in the company
In the company of devotees who have transcendental love, I will behold all the places where my Gaura joyfully wandered.
ম্ড়্দঙ্গবাদ্য, শুনিতে মন,
অবসর সদা যাচে
গৌরবিহিত, কীর্তন শুনিঽ,
আনন্দে হ্ড়্দয় নাচে ৪
mṛdaṅga-bādya, śunite mana,
abasara sadā yāce
gaura-bihita, kīrtana śuni’,
ānande hṛdaya nāce 4
mṛdaṅga — the mṛdaṅga drum; bādya — musical sound; śunite — to hear; mana — heart; abasara — (suyog) opportunity; sadā — always; yāce — prays, asks (for), begs; gaura — Gaura; bihita — (anumata) prescribed (approved, accepted, sanctioned); kīrtana — chanting; śuni’ — having heard; ānande — with joy; hṛdaya — heart; nāce — dances
My heart always prays for the opportunity to hear the mṛdaṅga play. Upon hearing a kīrtana glorifying Śrī Gaura, my heart dances in joy.
যুগলমূর্তি, দেখিয়া মোর,
পরমআনন্দ হয়
প্রসাদসেবা, করিতে হয়,
সকল প্রপঞ্চ জয় ৫
yugalamūrti, dekhiyā mora,
parama-ānanda haya
prasāda-sebā, karite haya,
sakala prapañca jaya 5
yugalamūrti — Divine Couple + deity forms; dekhiyā — having seen; mora — my; parama — highest; ānanda — bliss; haya — happens; prasāda — food remnants; sebā karite — to serve, honor, eat, take; haya — becomes; sakala — all; prapañca — (pañca-bhūta-nirmita jagat) the universe made of five elements; jaya — (in conjunction with hay–‘becomes’) conquered, defeated
Upon seeing the deity forms of the Divine Couple, I feel the highest bliss. Honoring Their prasāda enables one to conquer the material world of five elements.
যেদিন গ্ঢ়ে, ভজন দেখি,
গ্ঢ়েতে গোলোক ভায়
চরণসীধু, দেখিয়া গঙ্গা,
সুখ না সীমা পায় ৬
ye-dina gṛhe, bhajana dekhi,
gṛhete goloka bhāya
caraṇa-sīdhu, dekhiyā gaṅgā,
sukha nā sīmā pāya 6
ye — that; dina — day; gṛhe — in home; bhajana — loving service (headed by hearing, chanting and remembering); dekhi — I see; gṛhete — to home; goloka — Goloka Vṛndāvana; bhāya — (anubhūt hay) shines, exist gracefully (is perceived, felt, realized; caraṇa sīdhu — (śrī caraṇāmṛta) nectar from the Lord’s feet; dekhiyā — having seen; gaṅgā — the Gaṅgā river; sukha — happiness; nā — no; sīmā — bounds; pāya — has
My home is transformed into Goloka Vṛndāvana when I see bhajana of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa being performed there. When I look upon the Gaṅgā, which is the nectar [emanating] from the Lord’s feet, my happiness knows no bounds.
তুলসী দেখিঽ, জুḓআয় প্রাণ,
মাধবতোষণী জানিঽ
গৌরপ্রিয়, শাকসেবনে,
জীবন সার্থক মানি ৭
tulasī dekhi’, juḓāya prāṇa,
mādhabatoṣaṇī jāni’
gaura-priya, śāka-sebane,
jībana sārthaka māni 7
tulasī — Tulasī plant; dekhi’ — having seen; juḓāya — satisfies, cools, soothes; prāṇa — heart, soul; mādhabatoṣaṇī — (Gaura-Kṛṣṇa priyā) pleasing to Mādhava (pleasing to Gaura-Kṛṣṇa); jāni’ — having known; gaura — Gaura; priya — dear; śāka — leafy greens; sebane — in honoring, serving, eating; jībana — life; sārthaka — (saphal) successful; māni — I consider
Upon seeing tulasī, my heart becomes satisfied, because I know that she pleases Mādhava. When I honor śāk (a variety of greens), which is very dear to Gaura, I consider my life successful.
ভকতিবিনোদ, ক্ড়্ষ্ণভজনে,
অনুকূল পায় যাহা
প্রতিদিবসে, পরমসুখে,
স্বীকার করয়ে তাহা ৮
bhakatibinoda, kṛṣṇabhajane,
anukūla pāya yāhā
pratidibase, parama-sukhe,
sbīkāra karaye tāhā 8
bhakatibinoda — Bhaktivinoda; kṛṣṇabhajane — Kṛṣṇa + for service; anukūla — favorable; pāya — finds; yāhā — whatever; pratidibase — every + in day; parama — greatest; sukhe — with happiness, joy; sbīkāra karaye — accepts (undertakes); tāhā — that
Whatever he finds favorable for kṛṣṇa-bhajana, Bhaktivinoda accepts every day with the greatest happiness.