śuddha-bhakataof pure devotees;caraṇa-reṇudust from the lotus feet;bhajana-anukūlais conducive to devotional service;bhakata-sevāservice to the Vaiṣṇavas;parama-siddhiis the supreme perfection;prema-latikāra mūlaand the root of the creeper of divine love
Translation
The dust from the lotus feet of pure devotees gives rise to devotional service, and service to the devotees is itself the supreme perfection and the root of the tender creeper of divine love.
mādhava-tithithe holy days like Ekādaśī and Janmāṣṭamī;bhakti-jananīthe mother of devotion;yatane pālana koriI observe with great care;kṛṣṇa-basatithe transcendental abode of Śrī Kṛṣṇa;vasati boli'I choose as my dwelling place;parama ādare boriwith the greatest of reverence and love
Translation
With great care I observe holy days like Ekādaśī and Janmāṣṭamī, for they are the mother of devotion. And with the greatest reverence and love I choose as my dwelling place the transcendental abode of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
gaur āmāra, je-saba sthāne,koralo bhramaṇa raṅgese-saba sthāna, heribo āmi,praṇayi-bhakata-saṅge
Word for word
gaur āmāramy Lord Gaurasundara;ye-saba sthāneall the places;koralo bhramaṇahad traveled;raṅgefor pastimes;se-saba sthānaall those places;heribo āmiI will behold;praṇayi-bhakata-saṅgein the company of loving devotees
Translation
In the company of loving devotees I will visit all those places where my Lord Gaurasundara traveled and performed His pastimes.
mṛdaṅga-vādyathe music of the mṛdaṅga drum;śuniteto hear;manamy mind;avasaraan opportunity;sadā yācealways begs;gaura-vihitaapproved by Lord Gauracandra;kīrtanathe congregational chanting;śuni'hearing;ānandein ecstasy;hṛdoya nācemy heart dances
Translation
My mind always begs to hear the music of the mṛdaṅga, and my heart dances in ecstasy whenever I hear the kind of kīrtana established by Lord Gauracandra.
yugala-mūrtithe Deity forms of the divine couple;dekhiyābeholding;moramy;parama-ānanda hoyasupreme bliss comes about;prasāda-sevā koriteto honor the prasāda food remnants;hoyathere is;sakala prapañcaall worldly illusions;jayaI conquer
Translation
I feel supreme bliss when I behold the Deity forms of the divine couple, Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, and I conquer all worldly illusions by honoring the Lord's prasādam.
ye-dinathat day;gṛhein my house;bhajana dekhiseeing the worship ceremonies;gṛhetewithin the house;goloka bhāyaGoloka Vṛndāvana appears;caraṇa-sīdhuthe river of nectar emanating from the Lord's lotus feet;dekhiyā gaṅgāseeing the Ganges river;sukhamy happiness;nā sīmā pāyaknows no bounds
Translation
Every day Goloka Vṛndāvana appears in my home when I see Lord Hari being worshiped there. My joy knows no bounds when I see the Ganges, a river of nectar emanating from the Lord's lotus feet.
tulasī dekhi'seeing the holy tulasī tree;juḍāya prāṇasoothes my soul;mādhava-toṣaṇīshe who is pleasing to Lord Mādhava;jāni'I understand;gaura-priyadear to Lord Caitanya;śāka-sevanehonoring the spinach preparation;jīvanalife itself;sārthaka māniI consider successful
Translation
The sight of the tulasī plant soothes my soul, for I know she gives pleasure to Lord Kṛṣṇa. I feel that my life has been fulfilled when I honor śāk, a green leafy vegetable preparation that is a favorite of Lord Caitanya's.
bhakativinodathis Bhaktivinoda;kṛṣṇa-bhajanefor the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa;anukūlafavorable;pāya yāhāwhatever is obtained;prati-divaseevery day;parama-sukhewith the greatest of joy;svīkāra koroyeaccepts;tāhāthat
Translation
Whatever Bhaktivinoda obtains that furthers devotional service to Śrī Kṛṣṇa he accepts every day with the greatest joy.
From Saranagati, a prayer for the dust of pure devotees' feet, expressing that association with unalloyed Vaishnavas, more than any other practice, is what opens the heart to real devotion.
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Suddha Bhakata Carana Renu was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.
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The dust from the lotus feet of pure devotees gives rise to devotional service, and service to the devotees is itself the supreme perfection and the root of the tender creeper of divine love.
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