Vaishnava Song Book

Bhajans and kirtans of the acaryas

1,170 songs with romanized lyrics, word-for-word meanings, English translations and 769 recordings — free for every devotee.

1,170Songs
769Recordings
91Composers
19Song books

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Each song’s mood (bhāva) comes from the section the ācārya himself placed it in — not guessed from its wording.

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati) 22 songs Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa) 39 songs Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā) 54 songs Separation (Vipralambha, Viraha) 8 songs Glorification & Praise (Stuti, Mahimā) 124 songs Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti) 79 songs Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa) 71 songs Glories of the Holy Name (Nāma-māhātmya) 27 songs

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Gauranga Bolite Habe

'gaurāṅga' bolite habe pulaka-śarīra

Narottama Dasa Thakura 10

Nitai Pada Kamala

nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala

Narottama Dasa Thakura 10

Gay Gora Madhura Sware

gāy gorā madhur sware

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 10

Bhaja Hu Re Mana

bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana

Govinda Dasa Kaviraja 9

Namamisvaram Saccidananda Rupam

namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ

Satyavrata Muni 9

Kali Kukkura Kadan

kali-kukkur-kadan jadi cāo (he)

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 9

Jaya Radha Madhava

(jaya) rādhā-mādhava (jaya) kuñja-bihārī

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 8

Namaste Narasimhaya

namas te narasiṁhāya

Vyasadeva 8

Gopinath Mama Nivedana Suno

gopīnātha mama nibedana śuno

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 8

Vibhavari Sesa

vibhāvarī śeṣa, āloka-praveśa,

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 8

Jaya Radhe Jaya Krsna Jaya Vrndavana

jaya rādhe, jaya kṛṣṇa, jaya vṛndāvan

Krsna Dasa 8

Kunkumakta Kancanabja

kuṅkumākta-kāñcanābja-garva-hāri-gaurabhā

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Goswami 8

The song books

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Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas

Narahari dāsa 223 songs

The Acaryas Songs Glorifying Lord Gauranga and Govinda

Krsna Lila Stava

Sanatana Goswami 104 songs

Gitamala

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 80 songs

Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 77 songs

Gitavali

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 69 songs

Kalyanakalpataru

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 65 songs

Sri Ksanada Gita Cintamani

Vasudeva Ghosa 59 songs

Prarthana

Narottama Dasa Thakura 54 songs

Songs with word-for-word meanings

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Gauranga Bolite Habe

'gaurāṅga' bolite habe pulaka-śarīra

Narottama Dasa Thakura 10

Gay Gora Madhura Sware

gāy gorā madhur sware

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 10

Nitai Pada Kamala

nitāi-pada-kamala, koṭi-candra-suśītala

Narottama Dasa Thakura 10

Bhaja Hu Re Mana

bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana

Govinda Dasa Kaviraja 9

Kali Kukkura Kadan

kali-kukkur-kadan jadi cāo (he)

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 9

Namamisvaram Saccidananda Rupam

namāmīśvaraṁ sac-cid-ānanda-rūpaṁ

Satyavrata Muni 9

Gopinath Mama Nivedana Suno

gopīnātha mama nibedana śuno

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 8

Jaya Radha Madhava

(jaya) rādhā-mādhava (jaya) kuñja-bihārī

Bhaktivinoda Thakura 8

The composers

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Bhaktivinoda Thakura284 Sanatana Goswami105 Narottama Dasa Thakura68 Narahari dāsa57 Jiva Goswami48 Vasudeva Ghosa33 A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada32 Govinda dāsa23 Locana Dasa Thakura12 Kṛṣṇa dāsa11 Gunaraja Khan11 Vrndavana Dasa Thakura10 Balarāma dāsa10 Śekhara dāsa8 Nayanānanda dāsa7 Adi Sankaracarya6

Alphabetical index

A120 B80 C18 D47 E18 F1 G79 H47 I5 J74 K86 L6 M52 N94 O116 P66 Q R43 S149 T41 U4 V18 W X Y6 Z

About this collection

These songs are the heart of Gaudiya Vaishnava devotional life. Composed over five centuries by acaryas such as Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura and Srila Locana Dasa Thakura, they are sung at every temple arati and in homes around the world.

Each song here is presented with its romanized text, and where available the word-for-word Sanskrit and Bengali meanings, a full English translation, and recordings by devotee singers. Audio is streamed courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree. Read more about sources and credits.