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Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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gorācandera ajña peye gṛha-bāsi-gaṇa mṛta suta aṅganete āna tata-khaṇa

Word for word

gorācandera of Lord Caitanya; ajña the command; peye attaining; gṛha-bāsi-gaṇa the residents of the house; mṛta dead; suta boy; aṅganete to the courtyard; āna brought; tata-khaṇa at once

Translation

On Lord Caitanya's order, the people of the house at once brought the dead son into the courtyard.

2

kali-mala-hari gorā jijñāse takhana śrībāse chāḍiyā śiśu jāo ki kāraṇa

Word for word

kali of Kali-yuga; mala impurities; hari removing; gorā Lord Caitanya; jijñāse questioned; takhana then; śrībāse Srivasa; chāḍiyā leaving; śiśu boy; jāaḥ you go; ki what?; kāraṇa reason

Translation

Then Lord Caitanya, the purifier of the Kali-yuga, asked, "Child, why did you leave Śrīvāsa and go away?"

3

mṛta-śiśu-mukhe jība kore nibedana loka-śikha lāgi prabhu taba ācaraṇa

Word for word

mṛta-śiśu-mukhe in the mouth of the dead boy; jība the soul; kore did; nibedana statement; loka-śikha theteaching of the world; lāgi taking; prabhu O Lord; taba of You; ācaraṇa action

Translation

Speaking through the dead boy;s mouth, the spirit soul said, "Lord, You act to teach the world.

4

tumi to' parama-tattwa ananta adwaya para śakti tomāra abhinna tattwa hoya

Word for word

tumi You; to' indeed; parama-tattwa the Supreme Truth; ananta limitless; adwaya non-dual; para supreme; śakti potency; tomāra of You; abhinna not different; tattwa truth; hoya is

Translation

["You are the limitless, non-dual Supreme Truth. Your spiritual potency is not different from You.

5

sei parā śakti tridhā hoiyā prokāśa taba icchā-mata koraya tomāra bilāsa

Word for word

sei this; parā spiritual; śakti potency; tridhā inthree ways; hoiyā is; prokāśa manifest; taba of You; icchā-mata by the desire; koraya does; tomāra of You; bilāsa pastimes

Translation

"Your spiritual potency manifests in three ways. By Your wish it helps with Your pastimes.

6

cic-chakti-swarūpe nitya-līlā prokāśiyā tomāre ānanda dena hlādinī hoiyā

Word for word

cic-chakti spiritual potency; swarūpe own form; nitya- līlā eternal pastimes; prokāśiyā manifesting; tomāre You; ānanda bliss; dena gives; hlādinī hladini; hoiyā becoming

Translation

"Your spiritual potency manifests Your eternal pastimes. Becoming Your hlādinī śakti (pleasure potency), Your spiritual potency gives You bliss.

7

jība-śakti hana taba cit-kiraṇa-caye taṭastha-swabhābe jība-gaṇe prakaṭaye

Word for word

jība-śakti the potency of the individual souls; hana is; taba of You; cit-kiraṇa-caye particles of spiritual effulgence; taṭastha-swabhābe nature on the border; jība-gaṇe multitude of souls; prakaṭaye manifests

Translation

"Becoming the jīva-śakti (potency of individual souls), Your spiritual potency manifests the multitude of individual souls, who are tiny particles of spiritual effulgence on the border (taṭastha) of matter and spirit.

8

māyā-śakti ho'ye kore prapañca sṛjana bahirmukha jībe tāhe koroya bandhana

Word for word

māyā-śakti maya-sakti; ho'ye is; kore does; prapanca material world; sṛjana creation; bahirmukha turning the face; jībe individual souls; tāhe in that; koroya do; bandhana imprisonment

Translation

"Becoming the māyā-śakti (material potency), Your spiritual potency creates the material world, where she imprisons the rebellious souls who have turned their faces away from You."

9

bhakatibinoda bole aparādha-phale bahirmukha ho'ye āchi prapañca-kabale

Word for word

bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; bole says; aparādha-phale the result of offenses; bahirmukha turning the face away; ho'ye is; āchi I am; prapañca in the material world; kabale become a mouthful

Translation

Bhaktivinoda says: Because of my offenses, I turned my face away from Lord Kṛṣṇa. That is why I was devoured by the material potency.

About Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa

At nine verses, one of the longer songs in this section, following the household as they receive Gauracandra's instruction — the story's turn from private grief toward the guidance Mahaprabhu Himself provides.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa?

Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa?

On Lord Caitanya's order, the people of the house at once brought the dead son into the courtyard.

How many verses does Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa have?

Gorācandera Ajña Peye Gṛha Bāsi Gaṇa has 9 verses.

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