jaya—glory;śrī-caitanya—to Śrī Caitanya;patita-pābana—the purifier of the fallen;nityānanda—to Nityānanda;prabhu—Lord;anātha-taraṇa—the savior of the shelterless
Translation
Glory, glory to Śrī Caitanya, the savior of the fallen! Glory to Lord Nityānanda, the savior of the shelterless!
śrī-jība—Śrī Jiva;gopāla-bhaṭṭa—Gopala Bhatta;raghunātha-dwoya—the two Raghunathas;braja-dhāma-bāsī—the residents of Vraja;baiṣṇaba-nicoya—the Vaiṣṇavas
Translation
Glory to Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, the residents of Vraja, and all the Vaiṣṇavas!
nikhila-baiṣṇaba-jana doyā prakāsiyāśrī-jāhnabā-pade more rākhaho taniyā
Word for word
nikhila-baiṣṇaba-jana—all the Vaiṣṇavas;doyā—mercy;prakāsiyā—manifesting;śrī-jāhnabā—of Śrī Jāhnavā-devī;pade—at the feet;more—me;rākhahaḥ—please protect;taniyā—bringing
Translation
O Vaiṣṇavas, please be merciful to me. Bring me to Jāhnavā-devī's feet and give me shelter there.
śrī-guru-caraṇe more bhakti koro dānaje caraṇa-bale pāi tattwera sandhāna
Word for word
śrī-guru-caraṇe—to the feet of the spiritual master;more—to me;bhakti—devotion;koraḥ—please do;dāna—gift;je—which;caraṇa-bale—byth epower of the feet;pāi—I attain;tattwera—of the truth;sandhāna—search
Translation
O Vaiṣṇavas, please give me the gift of devotion to my spiritual master's feet. By the power of his feet, I will find the truth.
brāhmaṇa sakala kori' kṛpā mora pratibaiṣṇaba-caraṇe more deho dṛḍha-mati
Word for word
brāhmaṇa—brāhmaṇas;sakala—all;kori'—doing;kṛpā—mercy;mora—to me;prati—to;baiṣṇaba—of the Vaiṣṇavas;caraṇe—at the feet;more—of me;dehaḥ—please give;dṛḍha—firm;mati—heart
Translation
O brāhmaṇas, please be kind to me. Please make my heart steady at my spiritual master's feet.
ucca—high;nīca—low;sarba-jība—all living entities;caraṇe—at the feet;saraṇa—shelter;loilāma—attained;āmi—I;dīna—poor;hīna—insignificant;akiñcana—who has nothing
Translation
I, who am poor, lowly, and have nothing of value, take shelter of the feet of all living entities, both high and low.
grantha—book;dwārā—by;baiṣṇaba-janera—the Viasnavas;kṛpā—mercy;pāi—I attain;baiṣṇaba—of the Vaiṣṇavas;kṛpāya—by the mercy;kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa;lābha—attainment;hoya—is;bhāi—O my brothers
Translation
By writing this book I will attain the Vaiṣṇavas' mercy. O my brothers, by the Vaiṣṇavas' mercy I will attain Lord Kṛṣṇa.
baiṣṇaba—to the Vaiṣṇavas;bimukha—aversion;jā're—of whom;tāhāra—of him;jībana—life;nirarthaka—wasted;jāno'—please know;bhāi—O my brothers;prasiddha—famous;bacana—words
Translation
O my brothers, please know that a person who turns away from the Vaiṣṇavas lives in vain. This everyone knows.
śrī-baikuṇṭha-dhāme—in the abode of Śrī Vaikuṇṭha;āche—is;niḥśreyasa—best;bana—in the forest;tāhe—there;śobhā—beauty;pāya—attaining;kalpa-taru—a kalpa-taru tree;agaṇana—numberless
Translation
In the realm of Śrī Vaikuṇṭha, in the forest of Niḥśreyasa-vana are numberless beautiful kalpataru trees.
tāhā mājhe e kalyāṇa-kalpa-taru-rājanitya-kāla nitya-dhāme korena birāja
Word for word
tāhā—of them;mājhe—in the midst;e—this;kalyāṇa—of auspciiousness;kalpa-taru—of kalpataru trees;rāja—the king;nitya—eternal;kāla—time;nitya—eternal;dhāme—in the abode;korena—does;birāja—manifestation
Translation
Among the trees in that eternal abode this tree, king of the kalpataru trees of auspiciousness, is manifest eternally.
su-bhakti-prasūna tāhe ati śobhā pāyakalyāṇa nāmaka phala agaṇana tāya
Word for word
su—excellent;bhakti—of devotional service;prasūna—flowers;tahe—there;ati—very;śobhā—beautiful;pāya—attaining;kalyāṇa—auspiciousness;nāmaka—named;phala—fruits;agaṇana—numberless;tāya—of that
Translation
On that tree are beautiful flowers of pure devotional service and numberless fruits that bear the name “kalyāṇa" (auspiciousness).
śrī-guru—of the spiritual master;caraṇa—of the feet;kṛpā—the mercy;sāmarthya—ability;labhiyā—attaining;e—this;henaḥ—like;apūrba—wonderful;bṛkha—tree;dilāma—I give;āniyā—taking
Translation
Becoming powerful by the mercy at my spiritual master's feet, I brought that wonderful tree here.
phalibe—will bear;kalyāṇa-phala—the fruit of auspiciousness;jugala—for the divine couple;sebana—service;koribaḥ—will do;sakale—all;mili'—gathering together;tāhā—of that;āswādana—taste
Translation
Then the tree will bear the auspicious fruits of service to the divine couple, and you will all taste the sweetness of those fruits.
nṛtya kori' hari bolo' kha-o sebā-phalabhakti-bale koro' dūra kutarka-anala
Word for word
nṛtya—danicng;kori'—doing;hari—Hari;bolo'—chant;kha-aḥ—taste;sebā-phala—the fruits of devotional service;bhakti-bale—by the power of devotional service;koro'—please do;dūra—far away;kutarka—of faulty logic;anala—the flames
Translation
Stay far away from the flames of faulty, materialistic logic. Chant, "Hari!", dance, and taste these fruits of devotional service.
About Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana
At twenty-two verses, the longest single song in Kalyana-kalpataru, closing Mangalacarana. It addresses Caitanya Mahaprabhu as patita-pabana, purifier of the fallen, a title Bhaktivinoda Thakura uses across many of his other songbooks as well.
Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana?
Glory, glory to Śrī Caitanya, the savior of the fallen! Glory to Lord Nityānanda, the savior of the shelterless!
How many verses does Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana have?
Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana has 22 verses.
Can I download Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.
