Çaraëägati
by Çréla Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura
Vijïapti:
Spiritual Request
kabe ha'be bolo se-dina ämär
(ämär) aparädha ghuci', çuddha näme ruci,
kåpä-bale ha'be hådoye saïcär
Please tell me, when oh when will that day be mine? My offenses will come to an end,
and a taste for the pure holy name will be infused within my heart by the power of
divine grace.
tånädhika héna, kabe nije mäni',
sahiñnutä-guna hådoyete äni'
sakale mänada, äpani amäné,
hoye äswädibo näma-rasa-sär
Feeling myself lower than a blade of grass, welcoming the quality of forbearance into
my heart, giving honor to all living beings, and being freed from false pride, when will
I taste the essence of the liquid nectar of the holy name?
dhana jana ära, kavitä-sundaré,
bolibo nä cähi deho-sukha-karé
janme janme däo, ohe gaurahari!
ahaituké bhakti caraëe tomär
Wealth, followers, beautiful women as described in worldly poetry—I do not want any
such bodily pleasures. O Lord Gaurahari! Please give me unmotivated devotion to
Your lotus feet birth after birth.
(kabe) korite çré-kåñëa- näma uccäraëa,
pulakita deho gadgada vacana
vaivarnya-vepathu, ha'be saàghaöana,
nirantara netre ba'be açru-dhär
When, while articulating the divine name of Çré Kåñëa, will my body be thrilled in
ecstatic rapture, my words choking with emotion, loss of color and ecstatic trembling
occuring, and streams of tears flowing constantly from my eyes?
kabe navadwépe, suradhuné-taöe,
gaura-nityänanda boli' niñkapaöe
näciyä gäiyä, beòäibo chuöe,
bätulera präya chäòiyä vicär
When, in the land of Navadvépa, on the banks of the celestial Gaìgä, will I run about
innocently calling out, "O Gaura! O Nityänanda!"? Dancing and singing, I will wander
about like a madman, giving up all consideration of proper social behavior.
kabe nityänanda, more kori' doyä,
chäòäibe mora viñayera mäyä
diyä more nija- caraëera chäyä,
nämera häöete dibe adhikär
When will Lord Nityänanda be merciful to me and release me from the illusion of
worldliness? When will He give me the shade of His own lotus feet and bestow upon
me the qualification necessary to enter the Marketplace of the Holy Name?
kinibo, luöibo, hari-näma-rasa,
näma-rase mäti' hoibo vivaça
rasera rasika- caraëa paraça,
koriyä mojibo rase anibär
Somehow or other I shall buy or steal the mellows of the name of Lord Hari. Becoming
thoroughly intoxicated by those liquid mellows, I will be stunned. By touching the feet
of those great souls who are expert in relishing those mellows, I will be constantly
immersed in the sweet nectar of the holy name.
kabe jéve doya, hoibe udoya,
nija-sukha bhuli' sudéna-hådoya
bhakativinoda, koriyä vinoya,
çré-äjïä-öahala koribe pracär
When will there be an awakening in me of compassion for all fallen souls? Then this
Bhaktivinoda will forget his own happiness, and with a meek heart he will set out to
propagate by humble solicitation the sacred order of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu.
Çré Näma-Mähätmya:
The Glories of the Holy Name
kåñëa-näma dhare koto bal
viñaya-väsanänale, mora citta sadä jwale,
ravi-tapta maru-bhümi-sam
karna-randhra-patha diyä, hådi mäjhe praveçiyä,
variñoya sudhä Anupam
What power does the name of Kåñëa possess? My heart constantly burns in the fire of
worldly desires, just like a desert scorched by the rays of the sun. The holy name,
entering the core of my heart through the holes of my ears, showers unparalleled nectar
upon my soul.
hådoya hoite bole, jihvära agrete cale,
çabda-rüpe näce anukñan
kanöhe mora bhaìge swara, aìga käìpe thara thara,
sthira hoite nä päre caraë
The holy name speaks from within my heart, moves onto the tip of my tongue, and
constantly dances on it in the form of transcendental sound. My throat becomes choked
up, my body violently shivers, and my feet cannot remain still.
cakñe dhärä, dehe gharma, pulakita saba carma,
vivarna hoilo kalevara
mürchita hoilo man, pralayera ägaman,
bhäve sarva-deha jara jara
Rivers of tears flow from my eyes, perspiration completely soaks my body, all my skin
thrills with rapture, my hairs stand on end, and my complexion turns pale and
discolored. My mind grows faint, I begin to experience devastation, and my entire body
is shattered in a flood of ecstatic emotions.
kori' eto upadrava, citte varñe sudhä-drava,
more òäre premera sägare
kichu nä bujhite dilo, more to' bätula koilo,
mora citta-vitta saba hare
While causing such an ecstatic disturbance, the holy name showers liquid nectar on my
heart and drowns me in the ocean of divine love of Godhead. He does not allow me to
understand anything, for He has made me truly mad by having stolen away my mind
and all my resources.
loinu äçroya jä'r, heno vyavahära tä'r,
varnite nä päri e sakal
kåñëa-näma icchä-moy, jähe jähe sukhé hoy,
sei mora sukhera sambal
Such is the behavior of Him in whom I have taken shelter. I am not capable of
describing all this. The holy name of Kåñëa is independent and thus acts on His own
sweet will. In whatever way He becomes happy, that is also my way of happiness.
premera kalikä näm, adbhuta rasera dhäm,
heno bala karaye prakäç
éñat vikaçi' punaù, dekhäy nija-rüpa-guna,
citta hari' loya kåñëa-päç
The holy name is the bud of the flower of divine love, and is the very abode of
astonishing mellows. Such is the power He manifests that when His holy name starts to
blossom a little further, it then reveals His own divine form and qualities. Thus my heart
is abducted and taken directly to Kåñëa.
pürna vikaçita hoiyä, braje more jäya loiyä,
dekhäy more swarüpa-viläs
more siddha-deha diyä, kåñëa-päçe räkhe giyä,
e dehera kore sarva-näç
Blossoming fully, the flower of the holy name takes me to Vraja and reveals to me His
own love-dalliance. This name gives to me my own eternal spiritual body, keeps me
right by Kåñëa's side, and completely destroys everything related to this mortal frame
of mine.
kåñëa-näma-cintämaëi, akhila rasera khani,
nitya-mukta çuddha-rasa-moy
nämera bäläi jata, saba lo'ye hoi hata,
tabe mora sukhera udoy
The name of Kåñëa is a transcendental touchstone, a mine of all devotional mellows. It
is eternally liberated, and the embodiment of pure rasa. When all impediments to the
pure chanting of the holy name are taken away and destroyed, then my happiness will
know its true awakening.
Thus, ends Çaraëägati by Öhäkura Bhaktivinoda.
