Kīrtana — Songs of the Vaiṣṇavas
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Sreela Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj1 min read
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ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaḿ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaḿśreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaḿ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanamānandāmbudhi-vardhanaḿ prati-padaḿ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaḿsarvātma-snapanaḿ paraḿ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-sańkīrtanam
nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktistatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥetādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpidurdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ
tṛṇād api sunīcenataror api sahiṣṇunāamāninā mānadenakīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ
na dhanaḿ na janaḿ na sundarīḿkavitāḿ vā jagad-īśa kāmayemama janmani janmanīśvarebhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi
ayi nanda-tanuja kińkaraḿpatitaḿ māḿ viṣame bhavāmbudhaukṛpayā tava pāda-pańkaja-sthita-dhūlī-sadṛśaḿ vicintaya
nayanaḿ galad-aśru-dhārayāvadanaḿ gadgada-ruddhayā girāpulakair nicitaḿ vapuḥ kadātava nāma-grahaṇe bhaviṣyati
yugāyitaḿ nimeṣeṇacakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitamśūnyāyitaḿ jagat sarvaḿgovinda-viraheṇa me
āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāḿ pinaṣṭu māmadarśanān marma-hatāḿ karotu vāyathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭomat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ

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Sri Jagannatha Ratha-Yatra

In the beginning Sriman Mahaprabhu for His first twenty four years acted as a regular householder in Sridham Navadvipa. He after that time, in the holy City of Puri in His role as a renunciate, began exhibiting the pangs of intense separation characteristic of high devotional moods. Apparently, although it was His mother's behest in Advaita Bhavan for Himself to reside in the holy City of Puri, in actual fact it was all His own very plan. Puri City is the Supreme Lord's natural abode. The other familiar names for this City are Purusottama, Sri Ksetra, Nilacala, Lord Sri Krishna at one time, informed Sri Mahadeva about His hidden realm Puri whose glories are understood by only a very few (Chaitanya Bhagavata Antya 2nd).

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Articles — Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math

Vṛndāvane Chalo! He Gopīnātha

The love of the Vrajavāsis for Śrī Kṛṣṇa is unparalleled and supreme. When they heard that Kṛṣṇa would be coming to Kurukṣetra from Dvārakā, their hearts surged with longing. Though uninvited, they could not restrain themselves—they were compelled by the fire of separation to catch even a glimpse of their beloved. This episode beautifully reveals the depth and intensity of their love, which knows no bounds, follows no protocol, and seeks no reward—only union with Kṛṣṇa.

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