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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SARANAGATI GITI
bhajahu re mana, sri-nanda-nandana,
abhaya charanaravinda re
durlabha manava- janama sat-sange,
taraha e bhava sindhu re [1]
Dear mind, serve the fearless holy lotus feet of the Son of Nanda. This human
life is very rare, so cross this ocean of material existence by spending it
in the association of saints.
sita atapa, vata varisana,
e dina yamini jagi re
viphale sevinu, krpana durajana,
chapala sukha-lava lagi’ re [2]
Day and night I stay awake, suffering from the cold and the heat, from the
wind and the rains. For a moment of fickle happiness I have been uselessly
serving misers and rascals.
e dhana yauvana, putra parijana,
ithe ki achhe paratiti re
kamala dala jala, jivana talamala,
bhajahu hari-pada niti re [3]
What is there in wealth, youth, sons and family? Life is tottering like water
on a lotus petal. O mind, eternally serve the feet of the Lord.
sravana, kirtana, smarana, vandana,
pada-sevana dasya re
pujana, sakhi-jana, atma-nivedana,
govinda dasa abhilasa re [4]
Govinda Das hankers to engage in the nine practices of devotion: listening
about the Lord, chanting the Lord’s Names, remembering the Lord, praying to
the Lord, serving the Lord’s feet, serving the Lord as a servant, worshipping
the Lord, serving the Lord as a friend and submitting oneself to the
Lord.
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