I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
the first progenitor who is tending the cows,
yielding all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems,
surrounded by millions of purpose trees,
always served with great reverence and affection
by hundreds of thousands of lakṣmīs or gopīs.
(5:29).
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
who is adept in playing on His flute,
with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with
peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds,
and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.
(5:30).
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck
is swinging a garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket,
whose two hands are adorned with the flute and jeweled ornaments,
who always revels in pastimes of love, whose graceful
threefold-bending form of Śyāmasundara is eternally manifest.
(5:31).
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
whose transcendental form is full of bliss,
truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendour.
Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself,
the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees,
maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.
(5:32).
advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam
ādyaḿ purāṇa-puruṣaḿ nava-yauvanaḿ ca
vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the Vedas,
but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the soul,
who is without a second, who is not subject to decay, is without a beginning,
whose form is endless, who is the beginning, and the eternal puruṣa;
yet He is a person possessing the beauty of blooming youth.
(5:33).
panthās tu koṭi-śata-vatsara-sampragamyo
vāyor athāpi manaso muni-puńgavānām
so 'py asti yat-prapada-sīmny avicintya-tattve
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, only the tip of the toe
of whose lotus feet is approached by the yogīs who aspire after the transcendental
and betake themselves to prāṇāyāma by drilling the respiration;
or by the jñānīs who try to find out the nondifferentiated Brahman
by the process of elimination of the mundane,
extending over thousands of millions of years.
(5:34).
sri-guru-carana-padma, kebala-bhakati-sadma
bando mui sabadhana mate
jahara prasade bhai, ei bhava toriy a jai
krsna-prapti hoy jaha hate
The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional service.
I bow down to those lotus feet with great care and attention.
My dear brother (my dear mind), it is through the grace of the spiritual master
that we cross over this material existence and obtain Lord krishna.
jugala-carana sebi nirantara ei bhabi
anurage thakiba sadaya
sadhane bhabiba jaha siddha-dehe paba taha
raga pathera ei sei upaya
I will constantly desire to serve the lotus feet of Radha and Krishna with loving attachment.
Whatever I contemplate during the practice of devotional service, will certainly be achieved
upon perfection in a spiritual body. This is the method on the path of attachment.
prarthana kariba sada suddha-bhave prema-katha
nama-mantre kariya abheda
astika kariya mana bhaja range sri-carane
granthi-papa habe pariccheda
I will always desire to glorify the transcendental topics of Radha and Krishna,
considering the holy names and mantras as non-different from Them.
I will fix my mind in worshipping the lotus feet of Radha and Krishna.
Then the knots of sinful desires within my heart will be undone.
O Srimati Radharani, I offer my respects to You whose bodily complexion is like molten gold.
O Goddess, You are the queen of Vrindavana. You are the daughter of King Vrishabhanu, and are very dear to Lord Krishna.
samsara-sagare ghore
bhitam mam sharanagatam
sarvebhyo 'pi vinirmuktam
kuru radhe surshvari
O Radha, I have fallen into the horrible ocean of birth and death and am frightened,
but I am seeking Your shelter. O queen of the demigods, please free me from all fears.
O Srimati Radharani, You are the exalted form of mahabhava, therefore You are the most dear to Krishna. O Goddess, You alone are able to bestow pure love for the Supreme Lord; therefore I offer my humble obeisances unto You.
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cintāmaṇi-prakara-sadmasu kalpa-vṛkṣa-
lakṣāvṛteṣu surabhir abhipālayantam
lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaḿ
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
the first progenitor who is tending the cows,
yielding all desire, in abodes built with spiritual gems,
surrounded by millions of purpose trees,
always served with great reverence and affection
by hundreds of thousands of lakṣmīs or gopīs.
(5:29).
veṇuḿ kvaṇantam aravinda-dalāyatākṣam-
barhāvataḿsam asitāmbuda-sundarāńgam
kandarpa-koṭi-kamanīya-viśeṣa-śobhaḿ
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
who is adept in playing on His flute,
with blooming eyes like lotus petals with head decked with
peacock's feather, with the figure of beauty tinged with the hue of blue clouds,
and His unique loveliness charming millions of Cupids.
(5:30).
ālola-candraka-lasad-vanamālya-vaḿśī-
ratnāńgadaḿ praṇaya-keli-kalā-vilāsam
śyāmaḿ tri-bhańga-lalitaḿ niyata-prakāśaḿ
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, round whose neck
is swinging a garland of flowers beautified with the moon-locket,
whose two hands are adorned with the flute and jeweled ornaments,
who always revels in pastimes of love, whose graceful
threefold-bending form of Śyāmasundara is eternally manifest.
(5:31).
ańgāni yasya sakalendriya-vṛtti-manti
paśyanti pānti kalayanti ciraḿ jaganti
ānanda-cinmaya-sad-ujjvala-vigrahasya
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord,
whose transcendental form is full of bliss,
truth, substantiality and is thus full of the most dazzling splendour.
Each of the limbs of that transcendental figure possesses in Himself,
the full-fledged functions of all the organs, and eternally sees,
maintains and manifests the infinite universes, both spiritual and mundane.
(5:32).
advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam
ādyaḿ purāṇa-puruṣaḿ nava-yauvanaḿ ca
vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the Vedas,
but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the soul,
who is without a second, who is not subject to decay, is without a beginning,
whose form is endless, who is the beginning, and the eternal puruṣa;
yet He is a person possessing the beauty of blooming youth.
(5:33).
panthās tu koṭi-śata-vatsara-sampragamyo
vāyor athāpi manaso muni-puńgavānām
so 'py asti yat-prapada-sīmny avicintya-tattve
govindam ādi-puruṣaḿ tam ahaḿ bhajāmi
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, only the tip of the toe
of whose lotus feet is approached by the yogīs who aspire after the transcendental
and betake themselves to prāṇāyāma by drilling the respiration;
or by the jñānīs who try to find out the nondifferentiated Brahman
by the process of elimination of the mundane,
extending over thousands of millions of years.
(5:34).
sri-guru-carana-padma, kebala-bhakati-sadma
bando mui sabadhana mate
jahara prasade bhai, ei bhava toriy a jai
krsna-prapti hoy jaha hate
The lotus feet of the spiritual master are the abode of pure devotional service.
I bow down to those lotus feet with great care and attention.
My dear brother (my dear mind), it is through the grace of the spiritual master
that we cross over this material existence and obtain Lord krishna.
jugala-carana sebi nirantara ei bhabi
anurage thakiba sadaya
sadhane bhabiba jaha siddha-dehe paba taha
raga pathera ei sei upaya
I will constantly desire to serve the lotus feet of Radha and Krishna with loving attachment.
Whatever I contemplate during the practice of devotional service, will certainly be achieved
upon perfection in a spiritual body. This is the method on the path of attachment.
prarthana kariba sada suddha-bhave prema-katha
nama-mantre kariya abheda
astika kariya mana bhaja range sri-carane
granthi-papa habe pariccheda
I will always desire to glorify the transcendental topics of Radha and Krishna,
considering the holy names and mantras as non-different from Them.
I will fix my mind in worshipping the lotus feet of Radha and Krishna.
Then the knots of sinful desires within my heart will be undone.
tapta-kanchana-gaurangi
radhe vrindavaneshvari
vrishabhanu-sute devi
pranamami hari-priye
O Srimati Radharani, I offer my respects to You whose bodily complexion is like molten gold.
O Goddess, You are the queen of Vrindavana. You are the daughter of King Vrishabhanu, and are very dear to Lord Krishna.
samsara-sagare ghore
bhitam mam sharanagatam
sarvebhyo 'pi vinirmuktam
kuru radhe surshvari
O Radha, I have fallen into the horrible ocean of birth and death and am frightened,
but I am seeking Your shelter. O queen of the demigods, please free me from all fears.
mahabhava-svarupa tvam
krishna-priya-variyasi
prema-bhakti-prade devi
radhike tvam namamy aham
O Srimati Radharani, You are the exalted form of mahabhava, therefore You are the most dear to Krishna. O Goddess, You alone are able to bestow pure love for the Supreme Lord; therefore I offer my humble obeisances unto You.