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Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe

Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā) Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti)

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śrī-guru-baiṣṇaba-kṛpā kota dine habe upādhi-rahita-rati citte upajibe

Word for word

śrī-guru—of the spiritual master; baiṣṇaba—and the4 Vaisnavas; kṛpā—mercy; kota—how many?; dine—days; habe—will

Translation

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After how many days will I attain the mercy of my spiritual master and the Vaiṣṇavas? After how many days will spiritual love, love free of material misconceptions, take birth in my heart?

2

kabe siddha-deha mora hoibe prakāśa sakhī dekhāibe more jugala-bilāsa

Word for word

kabe—when?; siddha—perfect; deha—body; mora—of me

Translation

hoibe—

When will I attain my original spiritual body? When will a gopī show me the divine couple's pastimes?

3

dekhite dekhite rūpa hoibo bātula kadamba-kānane jā'bo tyaji' jāti kula

Word for word

dekhite—gazing; dekhite—and gazing; rūpa—form; hoibaḥ—will be; bātula—crazy; kadamba-kānane—in teh kadamba forest; jā'baḥ—will go; tyaji'—leaving; jāti—caste; kula—and family

Translation

When, gazing and gazing at the beautiful forms of the divine couple, will I become almost mad? When, leaving behind my caste and family, will I run into that kadamba forest?

4

sweda kampa pulakāśru baibarṇya praloya stambha swara-bheda kabe hoibe udoya

Word for word

sweda—perspiration; kampa—trembling; pulaka—hairs standing erect; aśru—tears; baibarṇya—turning pale; praloya—devastation; stambha—being stunned; swara-bheda—speaking with a broken voice; kabe—when?; hoibe—will be; udoya—arisal

Translation

When will I manifest the ecstatic symptoms of perspiring, trembling, tears, devastation, being stunned, standing erect of the body's hairs, and speaking with a broken voice?

5

bhābamoya bṛndābana heribo nayane sakhīra kiṅkorī ho'ye sebibo du'jane

Word for word

bhābamoya—filled with ecstatic love; bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana; heribaḥ—I will see; nayane—eyes; sakhīra—of a gopī; kiṅkorī—the maidservant; ho'ye—is; sebibaḥ—I will serve; du'jane—the divine couple

Translation

When, filled with ecstatic love, will I see Vṛndāvana with my own eyes? When, becoming a gopī's maidservant, will I serve the divine couple?

6

kabe narottama saha sākhāta hoibe kabe bā prārthanā-rasa citte prabeśibe

Word for word

kabe—when; narottama—Narottama; saha—with; sākhāta—direct; hoibe—will be; kabe—when?; bā—or; prārthanā—of prayers; rasa—nectar; citte—in the heart; prabeśibe—will enter

Translation

When will I meet Narottama dāsa? When will the nectar of his book Prārthanā enter my heart?

7

caitanya-dāsera dāsa chāri' anya rati kara-juri' māge aja śrī-caitanya mati

Word for word

caitanya—of Lord Caitanya; dāsera—of the servant; dāsa—the servant; chāri'—renouncing; anya—other; rati—love; kara-juri'—folding hands; māge—beg; āja—now; śrī-caitanya—of Lord Caitanya; mati—the thought

Translation

Rejecting all other attractions, this servant of Lord Caitanya's servants folds his hands and begs that he may always meditate on Lord Caitanya.

About Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe

From Prarthana-Lalasamayi, asking on what day, kota dine, the mercy, krpa, of the spiritual master and the Vaishnavas will come. Its early position sets guru's mercy as a foundation the section's later songs continue to build on.

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Who wrote Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe?

Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe?

be After how many days will I attain the mercy of my spiritual master and the Vaiṣṇavas? After how many days will spiritual love, love free of material misconceptions, take birth in my heart?

How many verses does Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe have?

Śrī Guru Baiṣṇaba Kṛpā Kota Dine Habe has 7 verses.

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