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Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana

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jaya jaya śrī-caitanya patita-pābana jaya nityānanda prabhu anātha-taraṇa

Word for word

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!

2

jaya jayādwaitacandra kṛpāra sāgara jaya rūpa-sanātana jaya gadādhara

Word for word

jaya glory; adwaitacandra to Advaitacandra; kṛpāra of mercy; sāgara an ocean; rūpa-sanātana Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī; gadādhara Gadādhara Paṇḍita

Translation

Glory to Advaitacandra, who is an ocean of mercy! Glory to Rūpa Gosvāmī and Sanātana Gosvāmī! Glory to Gadādhara Paṇḍita!

3

śrī-jība gopāla-bhaṭṭa raghunātha-dwoya jaya braja-dhāma-bāsī baiṣṇaba-nicoya

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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!

4

jaya jaya nabadwīpa-bāsī bhakta-gaṇa sabe mili' kṛpā more koro bitaraṇa

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jaya glory; nabadwīpa-bāsī the residents of Navadvipa; bhakta-gaṇa the devotees; sabe all; mili' meeting together; kṛpā mercy; more to me; koraḥ please do; bitaraṇa gift

Translation

Glory to the devotees who live in Navadvīpa! All of you please give your mercy to me.

5

nikhila-baiṣṇaba-jana doyā prakāsiyā śrī-jāhnabā-pade more rākhaho taniyā

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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.

6

āmi to' durbhaga ati baiṣṇaba nā cini more kṛpā koribena baiṣṇaba āpani

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āmi I; to' durbhaga unfortunate; ati very; baiṣṇaba Vaiṣṇavas; nā not; cini think; more to mer; kṛpā mercy; koribena will do; baiṣṇaba Vainsava; āpani personally

Translation

I am very unfortunate. I do not understand the Vaiṣṇavas. I pray that the Vaiṣṇavas will be merciful to me.

7

śrī-guru-caraṇe more bhakti koro dāna je 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.

8

brāhmaṇa sakala kori' kṛpā mora prati baiṣṇaba-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.

9

ucca nīca sarba-jība caraṇe saraṇa loilāma āmi dīna hīna akiñcana

Word for word

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.

10

salake koriyā kṛpā deho' more bara baiṣṇabe koruṇā ei granthera ādara

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salake all; koriyā doing; kṛpā mercy; deho' give; more to me; bara boon; baiṣṇabe of the Vaiṣṇavas; koruṇā mercy; ei this; granthera book; ādara attention

Translation

O Vaiṣṇavas, please be merciful and give to me this boon: Please give your attention to this book.

11

grantha-dwārā baiṣṇaba-janera kṛpā pāi baiṣṇaba-kṛpāya kṛṣṇa-lābha hoya bhāi

Word for word

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.

12

baiṣṇaba-bimukha jā're tāhāra jībana nirarthaka jāno' bhāi prasiddha bacana

Word for word

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.

13

śrī-baikuṇṭha-dhāme āche niḥśreyasa bana tāhe śobhā pāya kalpa-taru agaṇana

Word for word

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.

14

tāhā mājhe e kalyāṇa-kalpa-taru-rāja nitya-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.

15

skandha-troya āche tā'ra apūrba darśana upadeśa upalabdhi ucchwāsa gaṇana

Word for word

skandha branches; troya three; āche are; tā'ra of that; apūrba wonderful; darśana sight; upadeśa teaching; upalabdhi realization; ucchwāsa ecstasy; gaṇana counting

Translation

That tree is very wonderful to see. It has three branches: 1. upadeśa (teaching), 2. upalabdhi (realization), and 3. ucchwāsa (ecstasy).

16

su-bhakti-prasūna tāhe ati śobhā pāya kalyāṇa 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).

17

je sujana e biṭapī korena āśroya kṛṣṇa-sebā-su-kalyāṇa-phala tāṅra hoya

Word for word

je who; sujana good people; e this; biṭapī tree; korena do; āśroya shelter; kṛṣṇa-sebā of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa; su-kalyāṇa very auspicious; phala fruits; tāṅra theirs; hoya become

Translation

Good people who take shelter of that tree may gather many kalyāṇa fruits of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

18

śrī-guru-caraṇa-kṛpā-sāmarthya labhiyā e heno apūrba bṛkha dilāma āniyā

Word for word

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.

19

taniyā ānite bṛkha e karkaśa mana naśilo ihāra śobhā śuno sādhu-jana

Word for word

taniyā ānite bringing; bṛkha tree; e this; karkaśa heard; mana heart; naśilaḥ destroyed; ihāra of it; śobhā the beauty; śunaḥ please hear; sādhu-jana O saintly devotees

Translation

My heart is very hard. When I carried it, I destroyed that tree's beauty. O saintly devotees, please hear this.

20

tomāra sakala ha-o e bṛkhera mālī śraddhā-bari diyā punaḥ koro rūpaśālī

Word for word

tomāra of you; sakala all; ha-aḥ please do; e this; bṛkhera of the tree; mālī gardeners; śraddhā of faith; bari water; diyā giving; punaḥ again; koraḥ make; rūpaśālī beautiful

Translation

All of you please become the gardeners of this tree. Nourishing on with the water of Your faith, please make it beautiful again.

21

phalibe kalyāṇa-phala jugala-sebana koribo sakale mili' tāhā āswādana

Word for word

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.

22

nṛtya kori' hari bolo' kha-o sebā-phala bhakti-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.

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Who wrote Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana?

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!

Where can I listen to Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana?

You can listen to 1 recording of Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana on this page, including versions sung by ISKCON Devotees.

How many verses does Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana have?

Jaya Jaya Śrī Caitanya Patita Pābana has 22 verses.

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Audio courtesy of ISKCON Devotees. All glories to the devotee singers.