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Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Kalyanakalpataru

śrī-guru-baiṣṇaba-kṛpā kota dine habe upādhi-rahita-rati citte upajibe

Word for word

śrī-guru of the spiritual master; baiṣṇaba and the Vaiṣṇavas; kṛpā mercy; kota how many?; dine days; habe will be; upādhi-rahita free from material designations; rati love; citte in the heart; upajibe will arise

Translation

After how many days will I attain the mercy of my spiritual master and the Vaiṣṇavas? After how many days will spiritual love, love free of material misconceptions, take birth in my heart?

kabe siddha-deha mora hoibe prakāśa sakhī dekhāibe more jugala-bilāsa

Word for word

kabe when?; siddha perfect; deha body; mora of me; hoibe will be; prakāśa manifest; sakhī a sakhī; dekhāibe will show; more to me; jugala-bilāsa the pastimes of the Divine Couple

Translation

When will I attain my original spiritual body? When will a gopī show me the divine couple's pastimes?

dekhite dekhite rūpa hoibo bātula kadamba-kānane jā'bo tyaji' jāti kula

Word for word

dekhite gazing; dekhite and gazing; rūpa form; hoibaḥ will be; bātula crazy; kadamba-kānane in teh kadamba forest; jā'baḥ will go; tyaji' leaving; jāti caste; kula and family

Translation

When, gazing and gazing at the beautiful forms of the divine couple, will I become almost mad? When, leaving behind my caste and family, will I run into that kadamba forest?

sweda kampa pulakāśru baibarṇya praloya stambha swara-bheda kabe hoibe udoya

Word for word

sweda perspiration; kampa trembling; pulaka hairs standing erect; aśru tears; baibarṇya turning pale; praloya devastation; stambha being stunned; swara-bheda speaking with a broken voice; kabe when?; hoibe will be; udoya arisal

Translation

When will I manifest the ecstatic symptoms of perspiring, trembling, tears, devastation, being stunned, standing erect of the body's hairs, and speaking with a broken voice?

bhābamoya bṛndābana heribo nayane sakhīra kiṅkorī ho'ye sebibo du'jane

Word for word

bhābamoya filled with ecstatic love; bṛndābana Vṛndāvana; heribaḥ I will see; nayane eyes; sakhīra of a gopī; kiṅkorī the maidservant; ho'ye is; sebibaḥ I will serve; du'jane the divine couple

Translation

When, filled with ecstatic love, will I see Vṛndāvana with my own eyes? When, becoming a gopī's maidservant, will I serve the divine couple?

kabe narottama saha sākhāta hoibe kabe bā prārthanā-rasa citte prabeśibe

Word for word

kabe when; narottama Narottama; saha with; sākhāta direct; hoibe will be; kabe when?; bā or; prārthanā of prayers; rasa nectar; citte in the heart; prabeśibe will enter

Translation

When will I meet Narottama dāsa? When will the nectar of his book Prārthanā enter my heart?

caitanya-dāsera dāsa chāri' anya rati kara-juri' māge aja śrī-caitanya mati

Word for word

caitanya of Lord Caitanya; dāsera of the servant; dāsa the servant; chāri' renouncing; anya other; rati love; kara-juri' folding hands; māge beg; āja now; śrī-caitanya of Lord Caitanya; mati the thought

Translation

Rejecting all other attractions, this servant of Lord Caitanya's servants folds his hands and begs that he may always meditate on Lord Caitanya.

About Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe

From Prarthana-Lalasamayi, asking on what day, kota dine, the mercy, krpa, of the spiritual master and the Vaishnavas will come. Its early position sets guru's mercy as a foundation the section's later songs continue to build on.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Kalyanakalpataru
Mood: Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā) Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti)
Verses: 7

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Who wrote Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe?

Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe?

After how many days will I attain the mercy of my spiritual master and the Vaiṣṇavas? After how many days will spiritual love, love free of material misconceptions, take birth in my heart?

How many verses does Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe have?

Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe has 7 verses.

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