The ceremony of worshiping Lord Gauranga

(from Gîtâvalî: Ârati Kîrtan 2)

(1)

(kiba) jaya jaya gorâcânder âratiko s'obhâ
All glories to Lord Gaura's beautiful ârati,

jâhnavî-tatha-vane jaga-mano-lobhâ
at the banks of the Jâhnavi [Gange

(1)

hari haraye namah

krishna yâdavaya namah

yâdavâya mâdhavâya kes'avâya namah

gopâla govinda râma s'rî madhusûdana

giridhârî gopînâtha madana-mohana

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(2)

hari haraye namah

krishna yâdavaya namah

yâdavâya mâdh

Spiritual Request

'When Will that Day be Mine?'
kabe ha'be bolo se-dina âmâr
When will that day be mine?

kabe ha'be bolo se-dina âmâr
When will that day be mine?

(âmâr) aparâdha ghuci', s'uddha nâme ruci,
With no offenses, and the taste i

from Gîtâvalî

S'rî Nagar Kîrtan: S'rî Nâma - 4
(Congregational chanting in public places)

(1)

râdhâ-krishna 'bol bol bolo re sobâi
"Radha-Krishna!" chant, chant Everyone chant!

(ei) s'ikhâ diyâ, sab nadîyâ,
When they came dancin

Raghupati Raghav raja Ram, patit pavan Sita Ram
Sita Ram Sita Ram,Bhaj pyare tu Sitaram
Ishwar Allah tero naam, Saab ko Sanmti de Bhagavan
***
Lord Rama, Chief of the house of Raghu
Uplifters of those who have fallen, (O divine couple) Sita a

(from the Padma Purâna)

(1)

namâmîs'varam sac-cid-ânanda-rûpam
To the Lord whose form is ever to know glee,

lasat-kundalam gokule bhrâjamânam
His earrings swinging, the brilliance of Gokul,

yas'odâ-bhiyolûkhalâd dhâvamânam
Yasodha's yogurt-pot he broke st

(from Gîtâ-govinda)

by Jayadeva Gosvâmî

Matsya Avatâra:

(1)

pralaya-payodhi-jâle dhritavân asi vedam
In the waters of deluge, to preserve the knowledge of Vedas,

vihita-vahitra-caritram akhedam
You held the Vedas like a vessel undeflected f

Honoring of the spiritual master,
Prabhupâda ('master of the feet')

(from prema-bhakti-candrikâ)

S'rî-guru-carana-padma, kevala-bhakati-sadma
The teacher his lotus feet, the only way to devotion,

Bandô mui sâvadhâna mate,
Full of respect i bow, with prayer, reverenc

'Prayers to Lord Nrisimha'

namas te narasimhâya
My reverence to You Lord Nrsimha,

prahlâdâhlâda-dâyine
who pleased Prahlâda Maharâj.

hiranyakas'ipor vaksah-
who Hiranyakasipor his breast,

s'ilâ-thanka-nakhâlaye
stonelike with His na

S'rîta Kamala

by S'rî Jayadeva Gosvâmî

(1)

s'rita-kamalâkuca-mandala (he)
His feet marked with a lotus.

dhrita-kundala (e)
see His earrings!

dhrita-kundala kalita-lalita-vanamâlâ
See His earrings and His garland of forest flower

Traditional Bengali bhajan

govinda hari gopâla hari
Govinda the Lord, Gopâla the Lord

govinda hari gopâla hari
Govinda the Lord, Gopâla the Lord

jaya jaya deva hari
glories, glories to Lord Hari

jaya jaya deva hari
glories, glories

(from Gîtâvalî: S'rî Nâm-kîrtan: 1)

Intro:
yas'omatî-nandana, vraja-vara-nâgara,
Yas'øda's beloved son, the lover of Vraja,

gokula-rañjana kâna
he delight of Gokula, Kâna.

gopî-parâna-dhana, madana-manohara,
The gopis' wealth of life, He even