Gurudev!

BY: SUN STAFF

Jan 03, 2013 — CANADA (SUN) — Four songs of glorification from Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Saranagati, translated from Bengali.

Bhajana Lalasa - Song 10
Gurudeva! Boro Krpa Kori

(1)
gurudev!
boḍo kṛpā kori', gauḍa-vana mājhe,
godrume diyācho sthāna
ājñā dila more, ei braje bosi',
hari-nāma koro gāna

Gurudeva! Because you are so merciful, you gave me a place in Godruma amid the woodlands of Gauda, with this order to fulfill: "Dwell here in this Vrndavana and sing the holy name of Hari."

(2)
kintu kabe prabhu, yogyatā arpibe,
e dāsere doyā kori'
citta sthira habe, sakala sohibo,
ekānte bhajibo hari

But when, O master, out of your great mercy, will you bestow upon this servant of yours the spiritual competence to fulfill that order? When will my mind become tranquil and fixed? When will I endure all hardships and serve Lord Hari without distractions?

(3)
śaiśava-yauvane, jaḍa-sukha-sańge,
abhyāsa hoilo manda
nija-karma-doṣe, e deho hoilo,
bhajanera pratibandha

Due to attachment to worldly pleasures in childhood and youth, I have developed bad habits. Because of these sinful acts my body has become an impediment to the service of the Supreme Lord.

(4)
vārdhakye ekhona, pañca-roge hata,
kemone bhojibo bolo'
kāńdiyā kāńdiyā, tomāra caraṇe,
poḍiyāchi suvihvala

Now, in old age, afflicted by the five-fold illnesses, how will I serve the Lord? O master, please tell me. I have fallen at your feet weeping, overwhelmed by anxiety.

Bhajana Lalasa - Song 11
Gurudeva Krpa Bindu Diya

(1)
gurudev!
kṛpā-bindu diyā, koro' ei dāse,
tṛṇāpekhā ati hīna
sakala sahane, bala diyā koro',
nija-māne spṛhā-hīna

1) Gurudeva, give to this servant just one drop of mercy. I am lower than a blade of grass. Give me all help. Give me strength. Let me be as you are, without desires or aspirations.

(2)
sakale sammāna korite śakati,
deho' nātha! jathājatha
tabe to' gāibo, hari-nāma-sukhe,
aparādha ha 'be hata

2) I offer you all respects, for thus I may have the energy to know you correctly. Then, by chanting the holy name in great ecstasy, all my offenses will cease.

(3)
kabe heno kṛpā, labhiyā e jana,
kṛtārtha hoibe, nātha!
śakti-buddhi-hīna, āmi ati dīna,
koro' more ātma-sātha

3) When will such mercy fall to this one who is weak and devoid of intelligence? Allow me to be with you.

(4)
jogyatā-vicāre, kichu nāhi pāi,
tomāra karuṇā-sāra
karuṇā nā hoile, kāndiyā kāndiyā,
prāṇa nā rākhibo āra

4) If you examine me, you will find no qualities. Your mercy is all that I am made of. If you are not merciful unto me, I can only weep, and I will not be able to maintain my life.

Bhajana Lalasa - Song 12
Gurudeva Kabe Mora Sei

(1)
gurudev!
kabe mora sei din ha'be
mana sthira kori', nirjane bosiyā,
kṛṣṇa-nāma gā'bo jabe
saḿsāra-phukāra, kāne nā poṣibe,
deho-roga dūre ro'be

1) Gurudeva! When, with a steady mind in a secluded place, will I sing the name of Sri Krsna? When will the pandemonioum of worldly existence no longer echo in my ears and the diseases of the body remain far away? When will that day be mine?

(2)
`hare kṛṣṇa' boli', gāhite gāhite,
nayane bohibe lora
dehete pulaka, udita hoibe,
premete koribe bhora

2) When I chant "Hare Krsna", tears of love will flow from my eyes and ecstatic rapture will arise within my body, causing my hair to stand on end and my body to become overwhelmed with divine love.

(3)
gada-gada vānī, mukhe bāhiribe,
kāńpibe śarīra mama
gharma muhur muhuḥ, virvarna hoibe,
stambhita pralaya sama

3) Faltering words choked with emotion will issue from my mouth. My body will tremble, constantly perspire, turn pale and discolored, and become stunned. All of this will be like a devastation of ecstatic love and cause me to fall unconscious.

(4)
niṣkapaṭe heno, daśā kabe ha'be,
nirantara nāma gā'bo
ā;veśe rohiyā, deha-yātrā kori',
tomāra karunā pā'bo

4) When will such a genuine ecstatic condition be mine? I will constantly sing the holy name and remain absorbed in profound devotion while maitaining the material body. In this way I will abtain your mercy.

Bhajana Lalasa - Song 13
Gurudeva Kabe Tava Karuna

(1)
gurudev!
kabe tava karunā-prakāśe
śrī-gaurāńga-līlā, hoya nitya-tattwa,
ei dṛḍha viśvāse
`hari hari' boli', godruma-kānane,
bhromibo darśana-āśe

1) Gurudeva! Lord Gauranga's transcendental pastimes are eternal realities. I await the day when, with this firm faith manifested by your mercy, I will wander through the groves of Godruma, chanting "Hari! Hari!" and hoping to behold those pastimes.

(2)
nitāi, gaurāńga, adwaita, śrīvāsa,
gadādhara,—pañca-jana
kṛṣṇa-nāma-rase, bhāsā'be jagat,
kori' mahā-sańkīrtana

2) The Panca-tattva — Nitai, Gauranga, Advaita, sSrivasa and Gadadhara — will flood the entire universe with the intoxiacting nectar of the holy name of Sri Krsna by performing a maha-sankirtana.

(3)
nartana-vilāsa, mṛdańga-vādana,
śunibo āpana-kāne
dekhiyā dekhiyā, se līlā-mādhurī,
bhāsibo premera bāne

3) In my ears I will hear the sounds of dancing and the playing of the mrdangas. By constantly beholding the sweetness and beauty of that pastime of Lord Gauranga's, I will swim in the flood tide of divine love.

(4)
nā dekhi' ābāra, se līlā-ratana,
kāńdi hā gaurāńga! boli'
āmāre viṣayī, pāgala boliyā,
ańgete dibeka dhūli

4) Materialists will throw dirt at my body and proclaim me thoroughly mad. For being again bereft of seeing the jewel of that pastime, I shall weep and cry out, "O my Lord Gauranga!"

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