My Lord and Master His Divine Grace
(Composed on 62nd. Birth anniversary of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur)
By His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhpada
Bengali poem translation by H.H. Sri Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaj
1
Adore adore ye all the happy day
Blessed than heaven, sweeter than May
When he appeared at Puri, the holy place
My Lord and Master, His Divine Grace
se shubhodiner aradhana kore jagore jagat-vasi
chaitra madhur, swarga-medur shubha laganera rashi
yedin amar hrdayer raj gurudev maharaj
puta puri-dhame prakashi apani hare prithivir tras
se shubhodiner - of that auspicious day
aradhana kore - worship
jagore jagat vasi - wake up o people of the world
chaitra madhur - sweeter than May
swarga-medur - blessed than heaven
shubho laganer rashi - that auspicious moment
yedin amar - when my
hridayer raj - king of my heart
gurudev maharaj - Gurudev Maharaj
puta puridhame - at the holy land of Puri
prakashi apani - appeared himself
hare prithivir tras - takes away the suffering of the world
2
Oh! My Master, the evangelic angel,
Give us thy light, lite up thy candle
Struggle for existence a human race
The only hope, His Divine Grace
devadut sama guru maharaj aloke plabita kara
jivan yuddhe porajita mor bhaya santras hara
durlabhatama manav jivan, tathapi bharasahin
tava kripa bina ami asahaya aparag udasin
devdut sama - like a divine angel
gurumaharaj - my spiritual master
aloke plabito koro - give us thy light
jivan yuddhe porajito -lost in the struggle for existence
mor bhaya santras hara - take away all my fears and anxieties
durlabhatama manav jivan - most valuable human life
tathapi - yet
bharasahin - without any hope
Tava krpa bina - without your mercy
ami asahaya - I am helpless
aparag udasin - lost and useless
3
Misled we are all going astray
Save us Lord, our fervent pray
Wonder thy ways to turn our face.
Adore thy feet, your Divine Grace
mayar prabhabe apan swabhabe sadai adhama mati
tran kara ei adhama janere, kripa bina nei gati
jiva kalyane tava abadan jagate ghosito aaj
tava sricharan, amar jivana Gurudev Maharaj
mayar probhabe - due to the influence of maya
apan swabhabe - due to my own nature
sadai - always
adhama mati - degraded mentality
tran kara - please save
ei adhama janere - this fallen soul
kripa vina - without your mercy
nai gati - no hope
jiva kalyane - for the benefit of living entities
tava avadan - your contribution
jagate - all over the world
ghosita - is broadcasted
aaj - today
tava sricharan - your lotus feet
amar jivan - my life
gurudev maharaj - O my spiritual master
4
Forgotten Krishna, we fallen souls
Paying most heavy, the illusion's toll
Darkness around all untraced
The only hope, His Divine Grace
krishnake bhule mayar kavale klesh pai abirata
marubhumi majhe mrigatrisa sama pralobhan bhare hata
bibhisika bhara andha timir amanisha sama mani
mama asha aaj gurumaharaj tava shri mukher vani
krishnake bhule - forgetting Krishna
mayar kabale - in the clutches of the illusory energy of the Lord
klesh pai abirata - suffering incessantly
marubhumi majhe - in the midst of the desert
mriga trisa sama - like a mirage
pralobhan bhare hata - afflicted with desires
bibhisika bhara - full of fear
andha timir - blinding darkness
amanisha sama mani - like the new moon
mama asha aaj - my only hope
guru Maharaj - O my spiritual master
tava srimukher vani - words from your lotus mouth
5
Message of service thou hast brought
A healthful life as Chaitanya wrought
Unknown to all, it's full of brace
That's your gift, your divine grace
bhakatir vani prthivite ani jive daya holo sara
sava avatar sar shiromoni Gaura Prabhur dhara
ye vani sabar ajnata cchilo, tomar ashise aaj
jagat majhare varsita holo Gurudev Maharaj
bhakatir vani - the message of devotion
prthivite aani - bringing to the world
jive daya - mercy to all souls
hola sara - completed
sava avatar sar shiromani - the crest jewel of all incarnations
gaura prabhur dhara - the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
ye vani sobar agnato cchilo - the message which was unknown to all
tomar ashise aaj - by your mercy
jagat majhare - in the midst of this world
varsito holo - is showered
gurudev Maharaj - O my spiritual master
6
Absolute is sentient, thou hast proved
Impersonal calamity thou hast moved
This gives us life - anew and fresh
Worship thy feet, your divine grace
param brahma param purus, proman korile tumi
nirvisheser nirvana-vad tyajilo bharat-bhumi
navin jivan labhi mora tai ullase hoye magna
tomar charan vandana kori mohopash kori bhagna
param brahma param purus - absolute is sentient
proman korile tumi - you have proved
nirvisheser nirvana vad - impersonal calamity
tyajilo bharat bhumi - left india
navin jivan - new life
lobhi - achieving
mora tai - therefore we
ullase hoye magna - being absorbed in bliss
tomar charan - your lotus feet
vandana kori - we worship
mohopash kori bhagna - destroying the bondage of our illusion
7
Had you not come, who had told
The message of Krishna - forceful and bold
That's your right, you have the mace
Save me a fallen, your divine grace
tumi yadi aaj prokash na hote andha-timir hani
dripta kanthe tave ke sonata shri-bhagabaner vani
sei adhikar tomarei saje, danda tomar hate
kripa kori ei adham janere niye chala tava sathe
tumi Jodi aaj - if you today
prokash na hote - did not appear
andha timira hani - destroying the blinding darkness
dripta konthe - in bold voice
atave ke shonato - who would have told us
shri-bhagabaner vani - the message of Krishna
sei adhikar - that right
tomarey saje - befitting only to you
danda tomar haate - the mace is in your hands
kripa kori - mercifully
ei adham janere - this fallen soul
niye chala - take me along
tava sathe - with you
8
The line of service as drawn by you
Is pleasing and healthy like morning dew
The oldest of all but in new dress
Miracle done, your divine grace.
tumi je dekhale bhaktir path, tulana to tar nai
shishirer mata ujjwal aar ucchal tar thai
chira puraton shashwata vani navin sajete raje
tomar kripar prokash swarupe sara jagater majhe
tumi je dekhale - you have shown
bhaktir path - the process of devotion
tulana to tar nai - there is no comparison
shishirer mato - like dew
ujjwal ar ucchal - bright and ecstatic
tar thai - its position
chira puraton - eternally old
shashwata vani - eternal truth
navin sajete raje - adorned in new outfit
tomar kripar - of your mercy
prokash swarupe - as the manifestation
sara jagater majhe - in the entire world
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