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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SRI GURU VANDANA
gurudev!
bada krpa kari’, gauda-vana-majhe,
godrume diyachha sthana
ajna dila more, ei vraje vasi’,
harinama kara gana [1]
Gurudev! Bestowing great mercy on me, you have given me a place in Sri
Godrumdwip amidst the forests of Gauda. You ordered me: ‘Reside in this abode
that is non-different from Vraja and chant the Lord’s Name.’
kintu kabe prabho, yogyata arpibe,
e dasere daya kari’
chitta sthira habe, sakala sahiba,
ekante bhajiba hari [2]
But when, O Master, will you mercifully grant this servant the qualification
to do this? When will my heart become steadfast? When will I tolerate
everything and serve the Lord exclusively?
saisava-yauvane, jada-sukha-sange,
abhyasa haila manda
nija-karma-dose, e deha haila,
bhajanera pratibandha [3]
Having enjoyed in my childhood and youth, I have developed bad habits.
Because of my previous actions, this body has now become an obstacle to
practising spiritual life.
vardhakye ekhana, pancha-roge hata,
kemane bhajiba bala’
kandiya kandiya, tomara charane,
padiyachhi suvihvala [4]
I am now old and afflicted by five-fold material diseases. Tell me, how shall
I serve? Crying incessantly, I have fallen at your feet, utterly
bewildered.
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