Prayer to the Vaiṣṇava
(from Prārthanā)
(1)
ei-bāro karuṇā koro vaiṣṇava gosāi
patita-pāvana tomā bine keho nāi
O Vaiṣṇava Gosvāmī, please be merciful to me now. There is no one except you who can purify the fallen souls.
(2)
jāhāra nikaṭe gele pāpa dūre jāy
emona doyāla prabhu kebā kothā pāy
Where does anyone find such a merciful personality by whose mere audience all sins go far away?
(3)
gaṅgāra paraśa hoile paścate pāvan
darśane pavitra koro-ei tomāra guṇ
After bathing in the waters of the sacred Ganges many times, one becomes purified, but just by the sight of you, the fallen souls are purified. This is your great power.
(4)
hari-sthāne aparādhe tāre hari-nām
tomā sthāne aparādhe nāhi paritrāṇ
The holy name delivers one who has committed an offense to Lord Hari, but if one commits an offense to you, there is no means of deliverance.
(5)
tomāra hṛdoye sadā govinda-viśrām
govinda kohena-mora vaiṣṇava parāṇ
Your heart is always the resting place of Lord Govinda, and Lord Govinda says, "The Vaiṣṇavas are in My heart."
(6)
prati-janme kori āśā caraṇera dhūli
narottame koro doyā āpanāra boli'
I desire the dust of your holy feet in every birth I may take. Please consider Narottama yours, and be kind upon him.
