Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī
Śrī-rāga
First I shall bow down. Then I shall sing. I sing that Lord Gaurāṅga Gosa-i Lord Advaita and Lord Nityānanda are my only shelter. I have no shelter but Them.
O Lords please place Your glance of mercy upon me. Please write that I am the servant of Your servants.
I grasp Your feet. Please be merciful to me. There is no one like You. Casting a glance on the fallen souls of every place You deliver them all.
You give shelter to anyone who approaches You. With my eyes in my heart or in my dreams I have not seen anyone like You.
Who speaks kind words the way You do? O Lords I a poor sinner place a request before You.
Placing a blade of grass between my teeth I place my request before You: Please place this Vallabha dāsa always at the Vaiṣṇavas’ feet.
About Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī
'First offering obeisance, then sing of Lord Gauranga' — an opening, invocatory verse instructing the manner of approach before any praise of His form begins.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī?
Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī was composed by Hari vallabha dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.
What is the meaning of Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī?
First I shall bow down. Then I shall sing. I sing that Lord Gaurāṅga Gosa-i Lord Advaita and Lord Nityānanda are my only shelter. I have no shelter but Them.
How many verses does Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī have?
Prathame Bandiyā Gāha Gaurāṅga Gosā Ī has 6 verses.
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