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Srila Gour Govinda Swami Astakam
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kancanam sutanuh gambhirya badanam mundita siram
gairika dharanam lalate gopitilaka sundaram,
kanthe puspamalaya sobhitam bhakta-jana citasparsitam,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Srila Goura Govinda Swami Maharaja, whose bodily colour is like gold. He is very grave, his head is shaved, and he dresses in saffron with gopi-tilaka beautifying his forehead. A beautifully fragrant flower garland surrounds his neck, attracting the hearts of all devotees.
2
parityaktam svadhanam yauban-jibanam sukham bibhabam
indriyalalasam tatha gramya-barta ca barjita,
nidraharadi bijitam sada hari-kirtan priyam,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.
I offer my respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of Srila Goura Govinda Swami Maharaja, who likes to glorify Sri Hari by describing Vedic literature (sastra), by noting the essence of sastra, and by chanting harinama always. For this he has given up wealth, family members, youth, material happiness, sense gratification, topics other than Krsna and has also given up sleeping and eating.
3
purna gurukrpa goura-krpa ca krpa govindam ba
krpatraya mritimanta, goura govinda swami namni,
radha-krsna yasaya hrdaye baddha nityarn param bhagavatam,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.
Srila Gour Govinda Swami has achieved three full mercies, i.e. from Lord Gouranga Mahaprabhu, Lord Govindadeva and from Snla Prabhupada. He is the embodiment of these three mercies, named as Goura Govinda Swami. By the mercy of Lord Gouranga, his name is Goura. By the mercy of Lord Govinda, his name is Govinda. By the mercy of Snla Prabhupada (his spiritual master) he is Swami. Hence Radha and Krsna have been bound up in his heart. I offer my respectful humble obeisances unto his lotus feet, which are the embodiment of these three mercies.
4
nana- sastra byakhya nipunei debanam parivestitam,
jananam mangal karinei dhiram patitam pavanam,
praptam ya sat parampara hari padeika sebakah,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.
I offer my respectful humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of Srila Goura Govinda Swami, who is very expert in describing the Vedic scriptures (sastric injunctions, essence of sastra). When he does so the demigods surround him to hear the nectarean descriptions. He is wise and does all-auspiciousness to the people, being a deliverer of all degraded souls. Having accepted the real disciplic succession, he engages himself always in the service of Lord Hari..
5
srila prabhupada preritehi pradanartham krsna-naka
krparnave dhritva avatirna kalau dinatarine,
cintayanta mam padarajam nityadasoham
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.
Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada has sent his dear disciple Srila Goura Govinda Swami here (to Bhubaneswar) to distribute the holy name of Sri Krsna. He appeared, carrying an ocean of mercy, to deliver the most distressed and degraded souls of this age of Kali. Myself being one of the most degraded souls, please think me as a speck of dust at his lotus feet. I am his eternal servant. I offer my respectful obeisances unto his lotus feet.
6
harinam rasamrta panarata sada sarvada
bitaranam harinam mahausadhi badhha-jivanam
rudati ca hrdaya yasaya jivanam dukham dristya
vande snla gour govinda swamine namo namaste.
I offer my respectful obeisances unto the lotus feet of Sri Srimad Goura Govinda Swami Maharaja who is always busy drinking the nectar of the holy names of Krsna and distributing that nectar to the conditioned souls, declaring it the supremely perfect medicine to cure all diseases in this material ocean of miseries. His hearts crying seeing the distressed condition of the living entities.
7
paramahamsa acharyah svadan madhurya lilamrtam,
patitodharane jatibesam sisya sisya karoti,
palayati ye guru-engya it sa bandya sada sarvada,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste
I offer my respectful humble obeisances to the lotus feet of Srila Goura Govinda Swami Maharaja, who is, without doubt a Paramahamsa. He accepted sannyasa only to deliver the fallen souls, by accepting them as disciples, according to the orders of his spiritual master Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. A spiritual master like him, who follows the orders of his spiritual master should always be worshipped.
8
hrdays pabitram darsana yasaya vasudliadi tirthana,
smrti laveta srikrsna nama ca vaisnavottamam,
debaha bai gayanti guna yasya pramami sada-aham,
vande srila goura govinda swamine namo namaste.
I offer my respectful humble obeisances unto the lotus feet of Sri Srimad Goura Govinda Swami Maharaja, by whose mere darsana, one can purify his heart whose residence becomes a tirtha (a holy place); one can chant the Hare Krsna maha-mantra by his mere darsana only, and who is a vaisnava of highest caliber (uttama-adhikari) The demigods continuously glorify him. I offer my respectful obeisances always, unto his lotus feet.
kalakantha dasa biracitam goura govinda swamyastakam,
acirat sa laveta bhakti patfiati ya trisanchyam
This "Goura Govinda Swamyastakam" has been composed by Sri Kalakantha Das. - One who recites this Swamyastakam, in tri-sandhaya (morning, noon & evening) will without doubt get bhakti very soon.
Sri Guru Parampara Song
By Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvatl Gosvami Prabhupada
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krsna hoite catur-mukha, hoy krsna-sevonmtikha,
brahma hoite naradera mati
narada hoite vyasa, madhva kohe vyasa-dasa,
purnaprajfia padmanabha gati
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nrhari madhava-bamse, aksobhya paramalwmse,
sisya boli' angMra kore
aksobhyera sisya jaya- tirthanameparicaya,
tcira dasye jnanasindhu tore
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taha hoite dayanidhi, tara dasa vidyanidhi,
rajendra hoilo taha ha'te
tah&ra kinkora jaya - dharmanameparicaya,
parampara jano bhdb mate
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jayadharma-dasye khyati, sri purusottama-jati,
ta ha'te brahmanya-tirtha suri
vyasatirtha tara dasa, laksmipativyasa-dasa,
taha ha'te madhavendra pun
5
madhavendra puri-bara, sisya-bara 4ri-isvara,
nityananda, sri-advaita vibhu
ifvara-purike dhanya, korilensn-caitanya,
jagad-guru gaura mahaprabhu
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mahaprabhu sri-caitanya, radha-krsna nahe anya,
rupanuga janera jivana
visvambhara priyankara, sri-svarupa damodara,
sri-gosvami rupa-sanatana
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rupa-priya mahajana, jwa, raghunatha harm,
tara priya kavi krsnadasa
krsnadasa-priya-bara, narottamaseva-para,
jara pada visvanatha-asa
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visvanatha-bhakta-satha, baladeva jagannatha,
tara priya sri-bhaktivinoda
maha-bhagavata-bara, sri-gaurakisora-bara,
hari-bhajanete ja'ra moda
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sri-varsabhanavi-bara, soda sevya-seva-para,
tahara dayita-dasa-nama
tara pradhan pracarako, sri-bhaktivedanta namo,
patita-janete doya-dhama
10
sri bhaktivedanta dhara, pracare jagata sara
jeisunilo haila ananda
gudha tattva prakasile, premamrta vitarile
gaura-priya sri goura-govinda
Next a disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada came and preached all over the world. Whoever listened to his discourses became full of happiness. In his talks he gave very deep and confidential philosophy, in this way he distributed love of Godhead indiscriminately to one and all. Thus he is very dear to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and is known as Srila Gour Govinda Swami.
