Suddha-bhakata carana-renu Lyrics — Dust from the Feet of Saintly Devotees
Songs of Celebration
Śuddha-bhakata caraṇa-reṇu
By Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
Read Suddha-bhakata carana-renu from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
1) śuddha-bhakata, caraṇa reṇu bhajana anukūla bhakata-sevā, parama-siddhi prema-latikāra mūla
2) mādhava-tithi, bhakti jananī, yatane pālana kari kṛṣṇa-basati, basati bali, parama ādare vari
3) gaura āmāra, ye-saba sthāne karala bhramaṇa raṅge se saba sthāna, heriba āmi, praṇayi bhakata saṅge
4) mṛdaṅga vādya, śunite mana, avasara sadā yāce gaura-vihita, kīrtana śuni, ānande hṛdaya nāce
5) yugala-mūrti, dekhiyā mora parama-ānanda haya prasāda-sevā, karite haya, sakala prapañca jaya
6) ye dina gṛhe, bhajana dekhi, gṛhete goloka bhāya caraṇa sīdhu, dekhiyā gaṅgā, sukha nā sīmā pāya
7) tulasī dekhi, juḍāya prāṇa, mādhava-toṣaṇī jāni’ gaura-priya, śāka-sevane, jīvana sārthaka māni
8) bhakativinoda, kṛṣṇa bhajane, anakūla pāya yāhā prati-divase, parama-sukhe svīkāra karaye tāhā
English rendition
1) Dust from the feet of saintly devotees surely enhances devotion. Serving them roots my creeper of bhakti deep in transcendent emotion.
2) Holy days are the mother of bhakti. I will observe them with great care. I love the dhāms where Kṛṣṇa resides and I also long to reside there.
3) Places once favored by Lord Gaurāṅga during His wandering pastimes I shall behold with loving devotees, praying their saṅga will be mine.
4) How my mind longs to hear the mṛdaṅga. Every day there are new chances. Hearing Gaurāṅga’s genuine kīrtan, my heart ecstatically dances.
5) Darshan of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa awakens ultimate joyous sensations. Taking prasād, I feel I have conquered over the cosmic creation.
6) Days when devotion graces my household, I feel Goloka descending. Sweet caranāmrita, like Gaṅgā’s waters, fills me with joy never ending.
7) Tulasī darshan pleases my heart, for to Mādhava she is special. Honoring śāk, so dear to Gaurāṅga, makes my whole life feel successful.
8) Everything Bhakativinoda finds that helps him with bhajana-kriyā, he will accept with jubilant heart, his daily lifelong panacea.