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yugala-kiśora prema,        lakṣabāṇa yena hema, hena dhana prakāśila yāṅrā | jaya rūpa! sanātana,        deha more prema-dhana, se ratana mora gale hārā || 10 || Victory to Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Sanātana, who have revealed the treasure of yugala-kiśora-prema, purer than gold heated a hundred thousand times. Please give me this treasure and I shall wear … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 10

Kṛṣṇa's birthday festival takes place on the eighth day of the dark lunar quarter of the month of Bhādra, corresponding with the month of August, sometimes September. Siddha Śrī Kṛṣṇa dāsa Bābājī here narrates both the celebration in Navadvīpa in Gaura-līlā and the celebration in Vraja in Kṛṣṇa-līlā. On the first day of the dark … Continue reading Śrī Janmāṣṭamī Līlā

prema-bhakti-rīti yata,        nija granthe subekata, likhiyāche dui mahāśaya | yāhāra śrabaṇa haite,         premānande bhāse cite, yugala madhura rasāśraya || 9 || These two great souls have written books that clearly reveal all the practices of prema-bhakti. The minds and hearts of those who hear these descriptions float in premānanda and become vessels for yugala-madhura-rasa. Yugala-Madhura-Rasāśraya … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 9

jaya sanātana-rūpa,        prema-bhakti rasa-kūpa, yugala ujjvalamaya tanu yāṅhāra prasāde loka,        pāsarila saba śoka, prakaṭa kalapataru janu || 8 || Jaya Śrī Sanātana! Jaya Śrī Rūpa! You are like deep wells filled with prema-bhakti-rasa and are the embodiment of the sweetest pure love for Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. You have appeared like the fabled wish-fulfilling trees before the … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 8

baiṣṇaba-caraṇa-reṇu,        bhūṣaṇa kariyā tanu, yāhā haite anubhaba haya | mārjana haya bhajana,        sādhu-saṅge anukṣaṇa, ajñāna abidyā parājaya || 7 || By ornamenting one’s body with dust from the lotus feet of Vaiṣṇavas, one gains spiritual realization. Continuously performing bhajana in the association of advanced devotees, one becomes purified and conquers illusion and ignorance. Dust from … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 7

śrī-guru karuṇā-sindhu,        adhama janāra bandhu, lokanātha lokera jībana | hā hā! prabhu! kara dayā,        deha more pada-chāyā, ebe yaśaḥ ghuṣuka tribhubana || 6 || Śrī Guru, you are an ocean of mercy, the friend of the poor and humble. O Lokanātha, you are the life of your followers. Master! Please be kind to me; give … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 6

cakṣu-dāna dila yei,         janme janme prabhu sei, dibya-jñāna hṛde prakāśita | prema-bhakti yāṅhā haite,        abidyā bināśa yāte, bede gāya yāṅhāra carita || 5 || He who gave me the gift of sight is my master in birth after birth. He has awakened spiritual knowledge within my heart. By this prema-bhakti all ignorance is destroyed. The … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 5

guru-mukha-padma-bākya,        hṛdi kari mahāśakya, āra nā kariha mane āśā | śrī-guru-caraṇe rati,        ei se uttama-gati, ye prasāde pūre sarba āśā || 4 || The words from Śrī Guru’s lotus mouth have great power. Take them into your heart and rely upon nothing else. Attachment to his lotus feet is the best way to achieve success. … Continue reading Śrī-Śrī-Prema-Bhakti-Candrikā, verse 4