Bahu Janma Bhagya Base (w/Invocation)

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Song Name: Bahu

Janma

Bhagya Base

Official Name: Rupanuga

Bhajana

Darpana Songs 1 (Invocation) and 2

Author: Bhaktivinoda

Thakura

Book Name: Gitamala

Language: Bengali

 

LYRICS:

Song 1:

śrī-guru śrī-gauracandra   vṛndābane

juba- dwandwa

vraja-vāsi-jana-śrī-caraṇa

vandiyā

praphulla

mane   e bhaktivinoda

bhaṇe

rūpanuga-bhajana-darpaṇa

 

Song 2:

(1)

bahu-janma-bhāgya- baśe   cinmoya

madhura

rase

spṛhā

janme

jībera

hiyāya

sei

spṛhā

lobha

hoya   braja-dhāme

jība

loya

rūpānuga-bhajane

mātāya

 

(2)

bhajana-prakāra

jata   sakalera

sāra

mata

śikhāilo

śrī-rūpa

gosāñi

se

bhajana

nā

jāniyā   kṛṣṇa

bhajibāre

giyā

tuccha

kāje

jībana

kāṭāi

 

(3)

bujhibāre se bhajana   bahu

jatna

akiñcana

biracilo

bhajana-darapaṇa

braje

rādhā-kṛṣṇa-sebā   korite

utsuka

jebā

sukhe

teńha

koruṇa

śrabaṇa

 

(4)

lobhete

janama

pāi    ati

śīghra

bāḍi '

jāi

śraddhā

rati

tabe

hoya

prīti

sahaja

bhajana

rati   nāhi

cāya

śikhā-mati

tabu

śikhā

prathamika-rīti

 

(5)

putra-sneha

jananīra   sahaja

hṛdoye

sthira

dūṣita

hṛdoye

śikhā

cāi

kṛṣṇa-prema

sei

rūpa   nitya-siddha

aparūpa

baddha-jībe

aprakaṭa

bhāi

 

(6)

sei to’ sahaja

rati     pāiyāche

apagati

śikhānuśīlana

jadi

pāya

se

rati

jāgiyā

uṭhe    jībera

bandhana

chuṭe

brajānanda

tāhāre

nācāya

 

TRANSLATION

Song 1:

Glorifying the lotus feet of Sri Guru, Sri Gauracandra , the Youthful Couple of Vrndavan as well as of all the residents of Vraja , with a cheerful mind this Bhaktivinoda will now narrate the description of the mirror which reflects the worship of those who strictly follow in the footsteps of Srila

Rupa

Gosvami .

 

Song 2:

By the influence of extremely good fortune accrued for many, many births, the desire awakens within the heart of a fortunate soul to taste the sweetness of eternal transcendental mellows. Then, a strong inclination toward such a desire forcibly brings that soul to Sri Vrndavana-dhama , where he becomes absorbed in the worship of Lord Krsna

which strictly follows the process outlined by Srila

Rupa

Gosvami .

 

Srila

Rupa

Gosvami has so kindly given us his valuable opinion and taught the essential techniques for properly worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Whoever tries to worship Krsna without being aware of these methods will simply waste his entire life in useless labor.

 

Just for the sake of those who really want to understand this worship, I have taken great care to humbly present this mirror of bhajana , although I am insignificant. If any of you are actually serious and enthusiastic to render eternal service to Sri Sri

Radha-Krsna in the transcendental realm of Vraja , then I request you now to please hear this narration with great happiness.

 

If one has intense greed and selfish eagerness for this process, presented herein, then gradually his faith, then taste, and then full attachment in love will all increase very, very quickly. One who has attained this platform of worship in his own natural love and attachment has no need at all to bother with scriptural rules and regulations, although in the primary, beginning stage such practices are mandatory.

 

Brothers, it is just like the affection of a mother for her son, which is naturally fixed in her heart. She is inclined to care for her son by instinct. But if someone else cares for the same child, they may not be as attentive as the mother, so they might sometimes need to be reminded of their duty. So love for Krsna is just like that. It is natural and wonderful for the nitya-siddha souls, whereas it is completely unmanifested and beyond the range of the nitya-baddha souls who are outside the purview of devotion.

 

However, if one cultivates these spiritual instructions, then the flow of his natural attachment and affection for the Lord is released. And when this attachment reawakens and grows, then all the material bondage which entraps the soul becomes severed, and this natural spiritual attachment will make him dance in the transcendental ecstastic bliss of Vraja consciousness.

 

Remarks/

Extra Information

This is originally the starting invocation verse for the Fourth Chapter of the Gitamala , which including the full song, has 29 subsequent songs.

 

UPDATED: June 24, 2009