1
Glory to the Sri Krsna sankirtana, which cleanses the heart of all
the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional
life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime
benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the
benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It
increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully
taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.
the dust accumulated for years and extinguishes the fire of conditional
life, of repeated birth and death. This sankirtana movement is the prime
benediction for humanity at large because it spreads the rays of the
benediction moon. It is the life of all transcendental knowledge. It
increases the ocean of transcendental bliss, and it enables us to fully
taste the nectar for which we are always anxious.
2
O my Lord, Your holy name alone can render all benediction to
living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names like
Krsna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all
Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for
chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily
approach You by chanting Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I
have no attraction for them.
living beings, and thus You have hundreds and millions of names like
Krsna and Govinda. In these transcendental names You have invested all
Your transcendental energies. There are not even hard and fast rules for
chanting these names. O my Lord, out of kindness You enable us to easily
approach You by chanting Your holy names, but I am so unfortunate that I
have no attraction for them.
3
One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of
mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be
more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and
ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can
chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.
mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be
more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige, and
ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can
chant the holy name of the Lord constantly.
4
O almighty Lord, I have no desire to accumulate wealth, nor do I
desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only
want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth.
desire beautiful women, nor do I want any number of followers. I only
want Your causeless devotional service birth after birth.
5
O son of Maharaja Nanda [Krsna], I am Your eternal servitor, yet
somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. please
pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms of
Your lotus feet.
somehow or other I have fallen into the ocean of birth and death. please
pick me up from this ocean of death and place me as one of the atoms of
Your lotus feet.
6
O my Lord, when will my eyes be decorated with tears of love
flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke
up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of
Your name?
flowing constantly when I chant Your holy name? When will my voice choke
up, and when will the hairs of my body stand on end at the recitation of
Your name?
7
O Govinda! Feeling Your separation, I am considering a moment to be
like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents
of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.
like twelve years or more. Tears are flowing from my eyes like torrents
of rain, and I am feeling all vacant in the world in Your absence.
8
I know no one but Krsna as my Lord, and He shall remain so even if
He handles me roughly in His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not
being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and
everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally.
He handles me roughly in His embrace or makes me brokenhearted by not
being present before me. He is completely free to do anything and
everything, for He is always my worshipful Lord unconditionally.
