Name: 01 Prayers to the Lotus Feet of Krishna by Gopi Vegan
Duration: 10 min 46 s
Description: Indradyumna Swami in USA / Prayers to the Lotus Feet of Krishna

Yamuna Devi sings a beautiful tune she heard sung by Srila Prabhupada, singing Ishta-deve Vijnapti by Srila Narottama Das Thakur, which was Srila Prabhupada's favorite prayer to sing.

Ishta-deve Vijnapti

Prayer to One’s Beloved Lord
(from Prarthana)

(1)
hari hari! bifale janama gonainu
manushya-janama paiya, radha-krishna na bhajiya,
janiya suniya visha khainu

(2)
golokera prema-dhana, hari-nama-sankirtana,
rati na janmilo kene tay
samsara-bishanale, diba-nisi hiya jwale,
juraite na koinu upay

(3)
Vrajendra-nandana jei, saci-suta hoilo sei,
balarama hoilo nitai
dina-hina jata chilo, hari-name uddharilo,
tara sakshi jagai madhai

(4)
ha ha prabhu nanda-suta, vrishabhanu-suta-juta,
koruna karoho ei-baro
narottama-dasa koy, na theliho ranga pay,
toma bine ke ache amara

Translation:

(1) 0 Lord Hari, I have spent my life uselessly. Having obtained a human birth and having not worshiped Radha and Krishna, I have knowingly drunk poison.

(2) The treasure of divine love in Goloka Vrindavana has descended as the congregational chanting of Lord Hari’s holy names. Why did my attraction for that chanting never come about? Day and night my heart burns from the fire of the poison of worldliness, and I have not taken the means to relieve it.

(3) Lord Krishna, who is the son of the King of Vraja, became the son of Saci (Lord Caitanya), and Balarama became Nitai. The holy name delivered all those souls who were lowly and wretched. The two sinners Jagai and Madhai are evidence of this.

(4) 0 Lord Krishna, son of Nanda, accompanied by the daughter of Vrishabhanu, please be merciful to me now. Narottama dasa says, "O Lord, please do not push me away from Your reddish lotus feet, for who is my beloved except for You?"

Yamuna Devi - Hari Hari Biphale - Saranagati Yamuna's 8 - 03

Excerpt of an ecstatic Kirtan at the International Kirtan Festival in Mumbai 2013.

Bada Hari Prabhu at Kirtan Festival Mumbai 2013

We went to Radha Raman to see His Raj Bhog Arati. I sat at the back to chant japa. This lady came in, sat next to me, closed her eyes and sang the following.

The Gopi's songs of separation. Ecstasy !!

Gopi Gita At Radha Raman

Sri Rupa Dasi - 10.28.16.MP3

Song Name: Vibhavari Sesa
Official Name: Ucchvasa: Ucchvasa Kirtana Nama Kirtana Song 2
Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Book Name: Kalyana Kalpataru
Language: Bengali
 
LYRICS:
(1)
vibhāvarī śeṣa, āloka-praveśa,
nidrā chāri' uṭho jīva
bolo hari hari, mukunda murāri,
rāma kṛṣṇa hayagrīva
 
(2)
nṛsiḿha vāmana, śrī-madhusūdana,
brajendra-nandana śyāma
pūtanā-ghātana, kaiṭabha-śātana,
jaya dāśarathi-rāma
 
(3)
yaśodā dulāla, govinda-gopāla,
vṛndāvana purandara
gopī-priya-jana, rādhikā-ramaṇa,
bhuvana -sundara-bara
 
(4)
rāvāṇāntakara, mākhana-taskara,
gopī-jana-vastra-hārī
brajera rākhāla, gopa-vṛnda-pāla,
citta-hārī baḿśī-dhārī
 
(5)
yogīndra-bandana, śrī-nanda-nandana,
braja-jana-bhaya-hārī
navīna nīrada, rūpa manohara,
mohana-baḿśī-bihārī
 
(6)
yaśodā-nandana, kaḿsa-nisūdana,
nikuñja-rāsa-vilāsī
kadamba-kānana, rāsa-parāyaṇa,
bṛnda-vipina-nivāsī
 
(7)
ānanda-vardhana, prema-niketana,
phula-śara-jojaka kāma
gopāńganā-gaṇa, citta-vinodana,
samasta-guṇa-gaṇa-dhāma
 
(8)
jāmuna-jīvana, keli-parāyaṇa,
mānasa-candra-cakora
nāma-sudhā-rasa, gāo kṛṣṇa-jaśa
rākho vacana mana mora
 
TRANSLATION
1) The night has come to an end and the light of dawn is entering. O jiva soul, arise and give up your sleep. Chant the holy names of Lord Hari, who is the giver of liberation; the enemy of the Mura demon; the supreme enjoyer; the all-attractive one; and the horse-headed incarnation, Hayagriva.
 
2) Lord Hari [Krsna] incarnated as the half-man, half-lion, Nrsimha. He appeared as a dwarf-brahmana named Upendra and is the killer of the Madhu demon. He is the beloved son of the King of Vraja, Nanda Maharaja, and is blackish in complexion. He is the slayer of the Putana witch and the destroyer of the demon
Kaitabha. All glories to Lord Hari, who appeared as Lord Rama, the son of King Dasaratha.
 
3) He is the darling of mother Yasoda; the giver of pleasure to the cows, land, and spiritual senses; and the protector of the cows. He is the Lord of the Vrndavana forest; the gopis' beloved; the lover of Radhika; and the most beautiful personality in all the worlds.
 
4) As Ramacandra He brought about the end of the demoniac King Ravana; as Krsna He stole the older gopis' butter; He stole the younger gopis' clothes while they were bathing in the Yamuna. He is a cowherd boy of Vraja and the protector of the cowherd boys. He steals the hearts of all and always holds a flute.
 
5) Lord Krsna is worshiped by the best of yogis and is the son of Nanda. He removes all the fears of the inhabitants of Vraja. He is the color of a fresh rain cloud, and His form is enchanting. When He wanders about, playing His flute, He looks very charming.
 
6) He is the son of Yasoda and the killer of King Kamsa, and He sports in the rasa dance among the groves of Vraja. Krsna engages in this rasa dance underneath the kadamba trees, and He resides in the forest of Vrndavana.
 
7) He increases the ecstasy of His devotees. He is the reservoir of all love and is the transcendental Cupid who uses His flowered arrows to increase the loving desires of the gopis. He is the pleasure of the gopis' hearts and the abode of all wonderful qualities.
 
8) Lord Krsna is the life of the River Yamuna. He is always absorbed in amorous pastimes, and He is the moon of the gopis' minds, which are like the cakora birds that subsist only upon moonlight. O mind, obey these words of mine and sing the glories of Sri Krsna in the form of these holy names, which are full of nectarean mellows.

Tribhuvannath Das - Vibhavari Shesha 1970 London

Description: A song glorifying the prolific divine simha-guru, Om Vishnupaad Paramhamsa Nitya-lila pravishta Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada.
Song Name: Sujanarvuda Radhita Pada Yugam
Official Name: Srila Prabhupada Padma Stavakah 
Author: Srila Sridhara-dev Goswami Ji Maharaj
Language: Sanskrit
 
LYRICS:
(1)
sujanārvuda-rādhita-pāda-yugaḿ
yuga-dharmma-dhurandhara-pātra-varam
varadābhaya-dāyaka-pūjya-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(2)
bhajanorjjita sajjana-sańgha-patiḿ
patitādhika-kāruṇikaika-gatim
gati-vañcita-vañcakācintya-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(3)
atikomala-kāñcana-dīrgha-tanuḿ
tanu-nindita-hema-mṛṇāla-madam
madanārvvuda-vandita-candra-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(4)
nija-sevaka-tāraka-rañji-vidhuḿ
vidhutāhita-huńkṛta-siḿha-varam
varaṇāgata-bāliśa-śanda-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(5)
vipulīkṛta-vaibhava-gaura-bhuvaḿ
bhuvaneṣu vikīrttita gaura-dayam
dayanīya-gaṇārpita-gaura-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(6)
cira-gaura-janāśraya-viśva-guruḿ
guru-gaura-kiśoraka-dāsya-param
paramādṛta-bhaktivinoda-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(7)
raghu-rūpa-sanātana-kīrtti-dharaḿ
dharaṇī-tala-kīrttita-jīva-kavim
kavirāja-narottama-sakhya-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(8)
kṛpayā hari-kīrttana-mūrtti-dharaḿ
dharaṇī-bhara-hāraka-gaura janam
janakādhika-vatsala-snigdha-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(9)
śaraṇāgata-kińkara kalpa-taruḿ
taru-dhik-kṛta-dhīra-vadānya-varam
varadendra-gaṇārccita-divya-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(10)
parahaḿsa-varaḿ-paramārtha-patiḿ
patitoddharaṇe kṛta-veśa-yatim
yati-rāja-gaṇaiḥ-parisevya-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
(11)
vṛṣabhānu-sutā-dayitānucaraḿ
caraṇāśrita-reṇu-dharas-tam-aham
mahad-adbhuta-pāvana-śakti-padaḿ
praṇamāmi sadā prabhupāda-padam
 
TRANSLATION
1) His lotus feet are served in devotion by multitudes of high, virtuous souls; he is the establisher of the religion of the age (as Sri Krsna-sankirttana); he is the presiding monarch (of the Visva-Vaisnava-Raja-Sabha—the universal society of the pure devotees that are the true ‘kings’ or guides of all); and he is the fulfiller of the most cherished desires of those who dispel fear (for all souls). I make my obeisance unto the lotus feet of that illustrious great soul, worshipable by one and all— perpetually do I make my obeisance unto the radiance emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my lord.
 
2) He is the leader of the fortunate souls blessed with the treasure of internal pure devotion; he is greatly merciful upon the fallen souls, being their only shelter; and his inconceivable holy feet are the shelter for the deceivers, by deceiving them. I make my obeisance unto his lotus feet—perpetually do I make my obeisances unto the radiance emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my lord.
 
3) I make my obeisance unto his divine, charming yet commanding lofty form of golden hue. That beautiful figure shames the mad ecstasy of golden lotus stems. Venerated by tens of millions of Cupids, the moons of the toenails of my Worshipful Divine Master reveal the beauty of his lotus feet. Perpetually do I make my obeisance unto that effulgence emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my lord.
 
4) Like the moon that delights the stars, he is surrounded by his circle of personal servitors, making their hearts bloom in divine ecstasy. The malicious non-devotees are made to flee in panic by the sound of his thunderous roar, and the simple, inoffensive souls attain the ultimate fortune by accepting his lotus feet. I make my obeisance unto him; perpetually do I make my obeisance unto the brilliance emanating from the toenails of the holy lotus feet of my lord.
 
5) He has revealed the vast, magnificent beauty of Sri Gaura Dhama; he has broadcast the tidings of the supreme magnanimity of Sri Gauranga throughout the whole universe; and in the hearts of the fit recipients of his grace, he has firmly established the lotus feet of Sri Gaura. I make my obeisance unto him; perpetually do I make my obeisance unto the effulgence emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my lord.
 
6) He is the eternal shelter and the Universal Guru for the souls surrendered unto Sri Gauranga. Absorbed in the service of his Gurudeva, Sri Gaura Kisora, he wholeheartedly adores Sri Bhaktivinoda Thakura. I make my obeisance unto him; perpetually do I make my obeisance unto the effulgence emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my lord.
 
7) He is the illustrious personality to raise the flag that sings the glory of Sri Rupa, Sanatana, and Sri Raghunatha. His glory is sung throughout the world as nondifferent from the powerful personality of brilliant erudition, Sri Jiva. And he has won the renown of being one with the hearts of Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja and Thakura Narottama. I make my obeisance unto him; perpetually do I bow down to the brilliance emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my Divine Master.
 
8) Bestowing his grace upon all souls, he is Hari-kirttana incarnate. As the associate of Sri Gaura, he relieves Mother Earth of the burden of offences committed upon her. And he is so gracious that his endurance of all beings excels that of even a father. I make my obeisance unto him—the mine of all these qualities; perpetually do I bow down to the effulgence emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my Divine Master.
 
9) Like a wish-fulfilling tree for his surrendered servitors (he fulfills their heart’s aspiration), even a tree is shamed by his magnanimity and forbearance. And great personalities who are competent to confer boons—they, too, worship his lotus feet. I make my obeisance unto him; perpetually do I bow down to the radiance emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my Divine Master.
 
10) The crown-jewel of the paramahamsas, the Prince of the treasure of the supreme perfection of life, Sri Krsna-prema, he accepted the robes of a mendicant sannyasi just to deliver the fallen souls. The topmost tridandi sannyasis attend his lotus feet. I make my obeisance unto him; perpetually do I bow down to the effulgence emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my Divine Master.
 
11) He is the dear most intimate follower of the Divine Daughter of Sri Vrsabhanu, and I know myself as the most fortunate by taking the dust of his holy feet upon my head. I make my obeisance unto his invincible, wondrously purifying lotus feet—perpetually do I bow down to the brilliance emanating from the toenails of the holy feet of my Divine Master.

Sujanarbuda-radhita (Srila Prabhupada Padma Stavakah)

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