Śrīmad Bhaktivinoda-daśakam

Śrīmad Bhakti Deśika Ācārya Mahārāja

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amanda-kāruṇya-guṇākara śrī- He is the mercy incarnation of Śrī Caitanya-deva—the
great, unending compassion qualities ocean of Śrī-
unending and ever-increasing ocean of compassion—
caitanya-devasya dayāvatāraḥ
Caitanya-deva mercy incarnation and he is the embodiment of the very potency of Śrī
sa gaura-śaktir bhavitā punaḥ kiṁ Gaurahari. Will that divine personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda
that Gaurhari potency will be again [?] Ṭhākura, again become visible to my eyes?
padaṁ dṛśor bhaktivinoda-devaḥ
object of the eyes Bhaktivinoda divine personality

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śrīmaj-jagannātha-prabhu-priyo ya
Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa Bābāji the holy master dear who Will that divine personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura,
ekātmako gaura-kiśorakena who is the dear most follower of Śrīla Jagannātha dāsa
one heart with Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābāji Bābājī Mahārāja, who is one at heart with Śrīla Gaura-
śrī-gaura-kāruṇya-mayo bhavet kiṁ kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, and who is composed of Śrī
Śrī Gaurhari compassion composed of may be [?]
Gaurahari’s compassion, forever be held within my
nityaṁ smṛtau bhaktivinoda-devaḥ constant remembrance?
forever in remembrance Bhaktivinoda divine personality

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śrī-nāma-cintāmaṇi-sampracārair Will that divine personality Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura,
the holy name wish-fulfilling gem by widely broadcasting
who, by his personal conduct, established the ideal
ādarśam ācāra-vidhau dadhau yaḥ method of widely broadcasting the chanting of the holy
ideal conduct method he established who
name, which is a wish-fulfilling gem, forever remain
sa jāgarūkaḥ smṛti-mandire kiṁ
he be awake remembrance in the temple [?] awakened within the temple of my memory?
nityaṁ bhaved bhaktivinoda-devaḥ
always may be Bhaktivinoda divine personality

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nāmāparādhai rahitasya nāmno Will that divine personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura,
holy names from offences free by chanting harināma
who manifested the glories of śrī harināma free from
māhātmya-jātaṁ prakaṭaṁ vidhāya
glories caused manifest making offences and who thus bestowed the greatest
jīve dayālur bhavitā smṛtau kiṁ benevolence upon the living entities, forever alight the
to the jīvas merciful will be in memory [?] throne of my remembrance?
kṛtāsano bhaktivinoda-devaḥ
takes his seat Bhaktivinoda divine personality

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gaurasya gūḓha-prakaṭālayasya As he revealed the hidden appearance place of Śrī
of Gaurahari hidden appearance of the place Gaurahari, the saints danced with joy, whereas the
sato ‘sato harṣa-kunāṭyayoś ca miscreants displayed their dance of wickedness [being
saints miscreants joy wicked dance and
filled with dread]. Will that divine personality, Śrīla
prakāśako gaura-jano bhavet kiṁ Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, who is an eternal associate of Śrī
revealing associate of Śrī Gaura may be [?]
Gaurahari, forever become the object of my
smṛtyāspadaṁ bhaktivinoda-devaḥ remembrance?
remembrance place Bhaktivinoda divine personality
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nirasya vighnān iha bhakti-gaṅgā- Will that divine personality, bhakti-bhagīratha* Śrīla
having cast out obstacles in this world devotion Ganges
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, who has delivered the entire world
pravāhanenoddhṛta-sarva-lokaḥ by casting away all obstacles on the path of bhakti and
current by this lifted up entire world
bringing forth the current of the Ganges River of bhakti,
bhagīratho nitya-dhiyāṁ padaṁ kiṁ forever become the object of my constant meditation?
King Bhāgīratha perpetual of meditation place [?]

bhaved asau bhaktivinoda-devaḥ * This verse compares Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura to king Bhagīratha, who in
ancient times brought forth the river Gaṅgā to this world in order to deliver his
may be he Bhaktivinoda divine personality
ancestors.

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viśveṣu caitanya-kathā-pracārī Will that divine personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura,
throughout the world Śrī Caitanya narrations preacher
who has propagated the message of Śrī Caitanya
māhātmya-śaṁsī guru-vaiṣṇavānām Mahāprabhu throughout the whole world, who has
glories he proclaims guru and Vaiṣṇavas
proclaimed the glories of śrī guru and Vaiṣṇavas, and who
nāma-grahādarśa iha smṛtiḥ kiṁ has demonstrated the exemplary method for chanting śrī
the holy name taking ideal in this world remembrance [?]
nāma, forever be remembered in my heart?
citte bhaved bhaktivinoda-devaḥ
in heart may be Bhaktivinoda divine personality

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prayojanaṁ sann abhidheya-bhakti- Will that divine personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura,
ultimate goal being means of attainment Śrīla Bhakti- who embodies prayojana-tattva; who is accompanied by
siddhānta-vāṇyā samam atra gaura- Śrīla Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, who embodies
siddhānta Sarasvatī message with in this Śrīla Gaura- sambandha-tattva; along with Śrīla Bhaktisiddhanta
kiśora-sambandha-yuto bhavet kiṁ Sarasvatī Prabhupāda who embodies abhidheya-tattva,
kiśor dāsa bābājī relationship with may be [?] forever come into our heart?*

citte gato bhaktivinoda-devaḥ

* Our ultimate goal (prayojana) is bhakti-vinodan—to give delight (vinoda) to

in heart come Bhaktivinoda divine personality Bhakti-devī, Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Our relationship (sambandha) is with the
youthful Gaurahari (Gaura-kiśora) and our process (abhidheya), is to follow of
bhakti-siddhānta-sarasvatī, that is, the vāṇī that embodies the conclusive
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śikṣāmṛtaṁ sajjana-toṣaṇīṁ ca
Śrī Caitanya-śikṣāmṛta Śrī Sajjana-toṣaṇī and Will that divine personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura,
cintāmaṇiṁ cātra sa-jaiva-dharmam who has distributed spiritual consciousness [that is, Śrī
Harināma-cintāmaṇi and this with Jaiva-dharma Caitanya] to all living entities by publishing Śrī Caitanya-
prakāśya caitanya-prado bhavet kiṁ śikṣāmṛta, Śrī Sajjana-toṣaṇī, Śrī Harināma-cintāmaṇi
by publishing consciousness bestowing may be [?] and Jaiva-dharma, be forever held within my heart?
citte dhṛto bhaktivinoda-devaḥ
in heart held Bhaktivinoda divine personality

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āṣāḍhādarśe ’hani gaura-śakti-
the month of on the on the day Gaurahari potency
Āṣāḓha new moon
gadādharābhinna-tanur jahau yaḥ
Gadhādhara Paṇḍita non-different form
prapañca-līlām iha no bhavet kiṁ
the material world pastimes here for us
dṛśyaḥ punar bhaktivinoda-devaḥ
visible again Bhaktivinoda
personality, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, whose form is
non-different from Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita—the potency
of Śrī Gaurahari—gave up his pastimes in this material
gave up who world on the very same day that Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita
gave up his worldly pastimes. Will he ever again come
may be [?] before our vision?
divine personality CC-BY-SA Rays of The Harmonist, No. 26 (Karttika 2014)