śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu jīve doyā kori’
swa-pārṣada swīya dhāma saha avatari’
भावार्थOut of compassion for the fallen souls, Sri Krisna Caitanya came to this world with His personal associates and divine abode...
Vaishnav Bhajan
Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu Jive Doya Kori
Composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura
atyanta durlabha prema koribāre dāna
śikhāya śaraṇāgati bhakatera prāna
भावार्थ...to teach saranagati, surrender to the almighty Godhead, and to freely distribute ecstatic love of God, which is ordinarily very difficult to obtain. This saranagati is the very life of the true devotee
dainya, ātma-nivedana, goptṛtve varaṇa
‘avaśya rakṣībe kṛṣṇa’—viśvāsa, pālana
भावार्थThe ways of saranagati are humility, dedication of the self, acceptance of the Lord as one’s only maintainer, faith that Krishna will surely protect,...
bhakti-anukūla-mātra kāryera svīkara
bhakti-pratikūla-bhāva varjanāńgikāra
भावार्थ...execution of only those acts favorable to pure devotion, and renunciation of conduct adverse to pure devotion.
ṣaḍ-ańga śaraṇāgati hoibe jāhāra
tāhāra prārthanā śune śrī-nanda-kumāra
भावार्थThe youthful son of Nanda Maharaja, Sri Krishna, hears the prayers of anyone who takes refuge in Him by this six-fold practice.
rūpa-sanātana-pade dante tṛṇa kori’
bhakativinoda poḍe duhuń pada dhori’
भावार्थBhaktivinoda places a straw between his teeth, prostrates himself before the two Goswamis, Sri Rupa and Sri Sanatana, and grasp their lotus feet with his hands.
kāńdiyā kāńdiyā bole āmi to’ adhama
śikhāye śaraṇāgati koro he uttama
भावार्थ“I am certainly the lowest of men.” he tells them weeping, “but please make me the best of men by teaching me the ways of saranagati”