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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SPECIAL POETRY
Sri Srimad Gaura Kisora Namaskara Dasakam
(Prayerful Obeisances to Srila Gaura Kishor Das Babaji Maharaj)
(By Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj)
guror guro me paramo gurus tvam
varenya! gauranga-ganagraganye
prasida bhrtye dayitasrite te
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [1]
O guru of my guru! My Param Guru, you are worshipped in the
foremost society of Sri Gauranga’s devotees. May you be propitiated with this
servitor surrendered unto your loving servitor Dayita Das (Srila Prabhupad).
O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.
sarasvati-nama-jagat-prasiddham
prabhum jagatyam patitaika-bandhum
tvam eva deva! prakati-chakara
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [2]
O worshipful one, you have revealed in this world my Master, who is
world-renowned as Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati, who is the only friend of
the fallen. O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.
kvachid-vrajaranya-vivikta-basi
hrdi vraja-dvandva-raho-vilasi
bahir viragi tv avadhuta-vesi
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [3]
When you lived in solitude in Vraja Dham, you happily worshipped the most
sacred pastimes of the Youthful Divine Couple of Vraja, but externally you
followed the formal rules of renunciation and, at some point, accepted the
garb of an avadhut. O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and
again.
kvachit punar gaura-vanantachari
surapaga-tira-rajo-bihari
pavitra-kaupina-karanka-dhari
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [4]
Sometimes, you roam the outskirts of Gauravan (Sri Nabadwip Dham), wandering
along the sandy banks of the Ganges. You wear a holy loin-cloth and carry a
mendicant’s water-pot. O Gaura Kishor obeisances to you again and again.
sada harer nama muda ratantam
grhe grhe madhukarim atantam
namanti deva api yam mahantam
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [5]
You always chant the Holy Name of the Lord with great happiness and beg
madhukari house to house, like a bee collecting honey flower to
flower. You are a great soul whom even demigods offer obeisances to. O Gaura
Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.
kvachid-rudantan cha hasan-natantam
nijesta-deva-pranayabhibhutam
namanti gayantam alam jana tvam
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [6]
Overwhelmed with love for your worshipful Lord, you sometimes dance,
sometimes cry, sometimes laugh and sometimes sing prayers out loud. People
always abundantly offer obeisances to you. O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you
again and again.
mahayaso-bhaktivinoda-bandho!
mahaprabhu-prema-sudhaika-sindho!
aho jagannatha-dayaspadendo!
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [7]
O friend of greatly renowned Thakur Bhaktivinod! O one and only ocean of the
nectar of transcendental love for Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanyadev! O moon,
recipient of Vaishnav Sarvabhauma Sri Jagannath’s mercy! O Gaura Kishor,
obeisances to you again and again.
samapya radha-vratam-uttamam tvam
avapya damodara-jagaraham
gato ’si radhadara-sakhya-riddhim
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [8]
Completing the highest urjja-vrata, you selected the uttana day
of Sri Damodar month and attained the treasure of being Sri Radhika’s loving
attendant. O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.
vihaya sangam kuliya-layanam
pragrhya sevam dayitanugasya
vibhasi mayapura-mandira-stho
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [9]
Giving up the company of the Kulia residents, you accepted the service of
your staunch follower, Sri Dayita Das, and are now residing in a holy temple
in Sri Dham Mayapur. O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.
sada nimagno ’py aparadha-panke
hy ahaitukim esa krpan cha yache
dayam samuddhrtya vidhehi dinam
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam [10]
Although I am always submerged in the mud of offences, I (this fallen soul)
am begging you for your causeless mercy. Please take pity, rescue this poor
wretch. O Gaura Kishor, obeisances to you again and again.
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