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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SPECIAL POETRY

Sri Sri Godruma-chandra Bhajana Upadesa
(Instruction on How to Worship Sri Godrum)

(By Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur)

yadi te hari-pada-saroja-sudha-
rasa-pana-param hrdayam satatam
parihrtya grham kali-bhava-mayam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [1]

If you are always in your heart attached to drinking the pure nectar coming from the Lord’s lotus feet, then keep away from family life and the illusions of this degraded age and worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

dhana yauvana-jivana-rajya-sukham
nahi nityam anuksana-nasa-param
tyaja gramya-katha-sakalam viphalam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [2]

Wealth and all the happiness that comes from youth and kingdom are not eternal – they always perish. Give up all useless mundane talks and worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

ramani-jana-sanga-sukhan cha sakhe
charame bhayadam purusartha-haram
hari-nama-sudha-rasa-matta-matir
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [3]

The pleasure of associating with beautiful women and the company of friends are extremely dangerous because they rob you of the highest aim in human life. Become madly attached to the pure nectar of the Holy Name and worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

jada-kavya-raso na hi kavya-rasah
kali-pavana-gaura-raso hi rasah
alam any-kathady-anusilanaya
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [4]

The sweetness of material poetry is not what the sweetness of poetry actually is. The real sweetness is in the sweetness of Gaura-hari, the rescuer of fallen souls in the Age of Kali. Enough of pursuing all these other things! Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

vrsabhanu-sutanvita-vama-tanum
yamuna-tata-nagara-nanda-sutam
murali-kala gita-vinoda-param
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [5]

With Sri Vrisabhanu’s Daughter on His left side, the Son of Nanda Maharaj enjoys the company of girls on the banks of the Yamuna. His flute’s sweet melody brings everyone great delight. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

hari-kirtana-madhya-gatam sva-janaih
parivestita-jambunadabha-harim
nija-gauda-janaika-krpa-jaladhim
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [6]

This Lord has now assumed a golden form and has come to chant His own glories together with His associates. He Himself, His abode and His associates are oceans of mercy. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

giriraja-suta-parivita-grham
nava-khanda-patim yati-chitta-haram
sura-sangha-nutam priyaya sahitam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [7]

His house is surrounded by the Ganges (the daughter of the great Himalayas). The master of nine lands, He steals the hearts of even renounced ascetics. With His beloved wife at His side, He is extolled at the assembly of gods. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

kali-kukkura-mudgara-bhava-dharam
hari-nama-mahausadha-dana-param
patitartta-dayardra-sumurti-dharam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [8]

Charging at the dog Kali with a mallet in His hands and anxious to grant everyone the highest medicine (the Holy Name of the Lord), He is a holy embodiment of compassion to all the distressed and fallen souls. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

ripu-bandhava-bheda-vihina-daya
yad abhiksnam udeti mukhabja-tatau
tam akrsnam iha vraja-raja-sutam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [9]

His holy lotus face always exudes mercy to everyone without discriminating whether one is an enemy or a friend. He appears assuming a golden form, but He is Lord Krishna, the Son of King of Vraja. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

iha chopanisat-parigita-vibhu-
dvija-raja-sutah puratabha-harih
nija-dhamani khelati bandhu-yuto
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [10]

The glories of this Supreme Lord are extolled in Upanisads. He is the Golden Lord, the Son of King of brahmans, and He sports in His abode together with His friends. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

avatara-varam paripurna-kalam
para-tattvam ihatma-vilasa-mayam
vraja-dhama-rasambudhi-gupta-rasam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [11]

He is the highest and absolutely complete incarnation of the Lord; He is the highest truth; and He manifests His internal playful pastimes in this world. He is the hidden sweetness of the ocean of nectar flowing in Sri Vraja Dham. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

sruti-varna-dhanadi na yasya krpa-
janane balavad-bhajanena bina
tam ahaituka-bhava-patha hi sakhe
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [12]

My friend, no scripture, caste, wealth or anything else can produce mercy unless you strenuously practise spiritual life and serve the Lord, and the way to do it is through causeless, unconditional devotion. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

api nakra-gatau hrada-madhya-gatam
kam amochayad-artta-janam tam ajam
avichintya-balam siva-kalpa-tarum
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [13]

One time, He delivered an afflicted soul living in a pond in the form of a crocodile. Eternal and inconceivably powerful, He is a blissful wish-fulfilling tree. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

surabhindra-tapah paritusta-mana
vara-varna-dharo harir avirabhut
tam ajasra-sukham muni-dhairya-haram
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [14]

Satisfying the hearts of the heavenly cow Surabhi and King Indra when they performed their austerities, He appeared before them in His magnificent form. An abode of perpetual happiness, He makes even great sages lose their composure. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

abhilasa-chayam tad abheda-dhiyam
asubhan cha subham tyaja sarvam idam
anukula-taya priya-sevanaya
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [15]

Whatever desires you may have, regardless of whether they are auspicious or inauspicious, leave them all and embrace only what is favourable to your cherished service. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

hari-sevaka-sevana-dharma-paro
hari-nama-rasamrta-pana-ratah
nati-dainya dayapara-mana-yuto
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [16]

Become devoted to serving the servants of the Lord and attached to drinking the sweet nectar of the Lord’s Holy Names. Be submissive, humble and soft-hearted. Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

vada yadava madhava krsna hare
vada rama janardana kesava he
vrsabhanu-suta-priyanatha sada
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [17]

Always chant, ‘Yadav! Madhav! Krishna! Hare! Rama! Janardan! Keshav! O Beloved Master of Vrisabhanu’s Daughter!’ Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

vada yamuna-tira-vanadri-pate
vada gokula-kanana-punja-rave
vada rasa-rasayana-gaura-hare
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [18]

Chant, ‘O Master of the forests, hills and banks of the Yamuna!’ Chant, ‘O Sun of Gokula forests!’ Chant, ‘O Relisher of the Rasa Dance! O Gaura-hari!’ Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

chala gaura-vanam nava-khanda-mayam
patha gaura-hares charitani muda
lutha gaura-padankita-ganga-tatam
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [19]

Come to the nine islands of Gauravan! Sing about the qualities and pastimes of Sri Gaura-hari and happily roll on the banks of the Ganges, which bear the holy footprints of Gauranga Mahaprabhu! Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

smara gaura-gadadhara-keli-kalam
bhava gaura-gadadhara-paksa-charah
srnu-gaura-gadadhara-charu-katham
bhaja godruma-kanana-kunja-vidhum [20]

Remember the playful pastimes of Gaura-Gadadhar! Think about Gaura-Gadadhar walking side by side! Hear the beautiful narratives about Gaura-Gadadhar! Worship the Moon of Godrum forests and groves!

SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI (English)
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