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Sriman Mahaprabhor Asta Kaliya Lila Smarana Mangala Stotram

Bhajan | Vishvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

sri gauranga-mahaprabhos-caranayor ya kesa-sesadibhih

sevagamyataya sva-bhakta-vihita sanyair-yaya labhyate

tam tan-manasikim smrtim prathayitum bhavyam sada sattamair

naumi pratyahikam tadiya-caritam sriman-navadvipa-jam

Verse 2

ratry-ante sayanotthitah sura-sarit snato babhau yah prage

purvahne sva-ganair-lasaty upavane tair bhati madhyahnike

yah puryam aparahnake nija-grhe sayam grhe 'thangane

srivasasya nisa-mukhe nisi vasan gaurah sa no raksatu

Verse 3

ratry-ante pika-kukkutadi-ninadam srutva sva-talpotthitah

sri-visnupriyaya samam rasa-katham sambhasya santosya tam

gatva 'nyatra darasanopari vasan svadbhih sudhautanano

yo matradibhir iksito 'ti-muditas tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 4

pratah svah-sariti sva-parsada-vrtah snatva prasunadibhis

tam sampujya grhita-caru-vasanah srak-candanalankrtah

krtva visnu-samarcanadi sa-gano bhuktvannam acamya ca

dvitram canya-grhe sukham svapiti yas tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 5

purvahne sayanotthitah su-payasa praksalya vaktrambujam

bhaktaih sri-hari-nama kirtana-paraih sardham svayam kirtayan

bhaktanam bhavane 'pi ca sva-bhavane kridan nrnam vardhayaty

anandam pura-vasinam ya urudha tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 6

madhyahne saha-taih sva-parsada-ganaih sankirtayad-idrsam

sadvaitendu-gadadharah kila saha srilavadhuta prabhuh

aname mrdu-marutaih sisiritair bhrnga-dvijair-nadite

svam vrnda-vipinam smaran bhramati yas tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 7

yah sriman aparahnake saha-ganais tais tadrsaih premavams

tadrksu svayam apy alam tri-jagatam sarmani vistarayan

aramat tata eti paura-janata caksus-cakorodupo

matra dvari mudeksito nija-grham tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 8

yas tri-srotasi sayam apta-nivahaih snatva pradipalibhih

puspadyais ca samarcitah kalita-sat pattambarah srag-dharah

visnos tat-samayarcanam ca krtavan dipalibhis taih samam

bhuktvannani suvitikam api tatha tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 9

yah srivasa-grhe pradosa-samaye hy advaita-candradibhih

sarvair bhakta-ganaih samam hari-katha-piyusam asvadayan

premananda-samakulas ca cala-dhih sankirtane lampatah

kartum kirtanam urdhvam udyama-paras tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 10

srivasangana avrto nija-ganaih sardham prabhubhyam natann

uccais tala-mrdanga-vadana-parair gayadbhir ullasayan

bhramyan srila-gadadharena sahito naktam vibhaty adbhutam

svagare sayanalaye svapiti yas tam gauram adhyemy aham

Verse 11

sri-gauranga-vidhoh sva-dhamani navadvipe 'sta-kalodbhavam

bhavyam bhavya-janena gokula-vidhor lila-smrter aditah

lilam dyotayad etad atra dasakam prityanvito yah pathet

tam prinati sadaiva yah karunaya tam gauram adhyemy aham

Translation

Verse 1

The remembrance of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu's lotus feet — which even Sesa and other exalted beings can approach only through service, and which He in turn grants to His own devotees so that others may attain it as well — is that meditation which the saintly should always cultivate. I glorify, day by day, the pastimes of Him who appeared in glorious Navadvipa.

Verse 2

He who rises from His bed at the end of night and shines forth having bathed in the celestial river at dawn; who sports with His companions in a garden in the morning and shines with them at midday; who moves through the town in the afternoon, returns to His own house in the evening, remains in the courtyard at dusk, and at nightfall dwells through the night in Srivasa's house — may that Gaura protect us.

Verse 3

He who, at the end of night, rises from His bed on hearing the calls of the cuckoo, the cock and other birds; who converses sweetly with Sri Visnupriya and brings her joy; who then goes elsewhere, sits before a mirror, washes His face with clean water, and, greatly delighted, is beheld by His mother and other elders — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 4

He who, in the morning, bathes in the celestial river surrounded by His associates, worships it with flowers and other offerings, then dons fine garments and is adorned with garlands and sandalwood paste; who, together with His associates, performs the worship of Lord Visnu and other rites, eats, rinses His mouth, and rests happily for a while in another's house — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 5

He who, having risen in the forenoon, washes His lotus face with clean water and Himself chants the holy name of Sri Hari together with devotees devoted to such kirtana; who sports both in the homes of His devotees and in His own home, greatly increasing the joy of the townsfolk in many ways — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 6

He who at midday performs sankirtana in this way together with His associates — indeed with Advaita, the moon-like Gadadhara, and the great avadhuta Nityananda Prabhu; who wanders remembering His own Vrndavana forest, in a garden cooled by gentle breezes and filled with the sounds of bees and birds — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 7

He, the glorious one, who in the afternoon, filled with prema, together with such associates, spreads abundant well-being over the three worlds, then returns from the garden; who, the moon to the cakora-eyes of the townsfolk, is watched with joy by His mother at the door as He comes back to His own home — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 8

He who in the evening bathes in the triple-streamed Ganga together with His dear associates, is worshiped with rows of lamps, flowers and other offerings, and wears fine garments and garlands; who at that time performs the worship of Lord Visnu together with those lamps, eats, and takes betel — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 9

He who at dusk in Srivasa's house, together with Advaita-candra and all the devotees, relishes the nectar of talk of Hari; who, overwhelmed with the bliss of prema, His mind restless, addicted to sankirtana, strives eagerly to carry the kirtana further still — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 10

He who, surrounded by His own associates in Srivasa's courtyard, together with the two Prabhus, dances and delights everyone as singers play loudly on cymbals and mrdanga; who, wandering about with Sri Gadadhara, shines wondrously at night, and then sleeps in His own resting place — upon that Gaura I meditate.

Verse 11

This set of ten verses, which illumines the pastimes arising in the eight periods of the day of the moon-like Sri Gauranga in His own abode of Navadvipa — pastimes to be meditated upon by the wise just as one remembers the pastimes of the moon of Gokula — whoever recites it with love, him He, out of causeless mercy, ever satisfies. Upon that Gaura I meditate.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerVishvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses11 verses

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