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Srila B R Sridhar Maharaj | Sri Guru Aroti Stuti
hymn to
His Divine Grace
Paramahamsa Srila Bhakti Rakshak
Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaj Composed by
Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda
Dev Goswami Maharaj
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Sri Guru Aroti Stuti. |
| (1) | jaya Œguru maharaj yati rajeswara
sri-bhakti-rakshaka deva-goswami sridhara | All glory to you, ŒGuru Maharaj ,
Of sanyyasi kings, the emperor:
The glorious Srila Bhakti Rakshaka Deva-Goswami Sridhara.
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| (2) | patita-pavana-lila vistari bhuvane
nistarila dina-hina apamara jane | Extending in this world your pastimes
As savior of the fallen,
You delivered all the suffering souls.
Including the most forsaken.
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| (3) | tomara karunaghana murati heriya
preme bhagyavan jiva pade murachiya | Beholding your holy form
Of concentrated mercy;
The fortunate souls fall in a swoon
Of divine loves ecstasy.
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| (4) | sudirgya supibya deha divya-bhavasraya
divya-jnana dipta-netra divya-jyotirmaya. | Your lofty form full of divine emotion
Is nectar for our eyes;
With divine knowledge and shining eyes,
Your effulgence fills the skies.
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| (5) | suvana-suraja-kanti aruna-varsana
tilaka, tulasi-mala, chandana-bhusana | A golden sun resplendent
In robes of saffron dressed;
Adorned with tilak, Tulasi beads
And with sandal fragrance blessed.
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| (6) | apurva sri-anga-sobha kare jhalamala
audarya-unnata-bhava madhurjya ujjvala | The matchless beauty of your holy form
Dazzling in its brightness;
Your benevolence of most noble heart
In the moonglow of loves sweetness.
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| (7) | acintya-pratibha, snigdha, gambhira udara
jada-jnana-giri-vajra divya-diksadhara | Inconceivable genius, affection,
Gravity, and magnanimity,
A thunderbolt crushing mundane knowledge,
The reservoir bestowing divinity.
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| (8) | gaura-sankirttana-rasa-rasera asraya
"dayal nitai" name nitya premamaya | In the Golden Lords sankirttan dance
You revel ecstatically,
"Dayal Nitai Dayal Nitai!"
You ever call so lovingly.
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| (9) | sangopange gaura-dhame nitya parakasa
gupta govardhane divya-lilara-vilasa. | Eternally present in Navadwip Dham
With your associates, by your sweet will
You enjoy your holy pastimes
On hidden Govardhan Hill.
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| (10) | gaudiya-acarya-gosthi-gaurava-bhajana
gaudiya siddantamani kantha vibhusana | You are the fit recipient of your dignity
In the Gaudiya Acharya assembly,
The jewel of the Gaudiya siddhanta
Adorning your chest so nobly.
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| (11) | gaura saraswati-sphurtta siddantera khani
aviskrta gayatrira artha-cintamani | You are the living message of Sri Gauranga
You are the mine of perfect conclusions;
You revealed the Gayatris inner purport:
The gem fulfilling all aspirations.
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| (12) | eka-tattva varnanete nitya-nava-bhava
susangati, samanjasya, e saba prabhava. | When you speak one subject alone
Is revealed in ever-new light;
Proper adjustment and harmony
All these are your spiritual might.
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| (13) | tomara satirtha-varga sabe eka-mate
rupa-saraswati-dhara dekhena tomate | All your dear Godbrothers
Declare unanimously,
They see within your Holiness
The line of Rupa-Saraswati.
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| (14) | tulasi-malika-haste sri-nama-grahana
dekhi sakalera haya Œprabhu uddipana | Seeing you take the Holy Name
With Tulasi beads in hand,
Awakens the thought of the Lord
In everybodys mind.
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| (15) | koti-candra-susitala o padabharasa
gandhava-govinda-lilamrta-labha-asa. | Your feet cooling like ten million moons -
In their service all faith do I place;
The nectar of Radha Govindas pastimes
One day we may drink, by your Grace.
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| (16) | avintya-bhedhabhedha-siddanta-prakasa
sanade arati stuti kare dina-dasa. | Personification of perfect conclusions
Inconceivably one, yet different!
I sing this prayer at your arati
With joy your humble servant.
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Jaya om visnupada paramahamsa-parivrajakacharyya-varyya
astotara-sata-sri srimad bhakti raksak sridhar dev-goswamimaharaj
ki jaya!
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