Vaisnava Vandana

[Paramananda das]

Official Name: Vaisnava Vandana

Author: Devakinandana Dasa Thakura

Book Name: None

Language: Bengali



LYRICS:

(1)

vṛndāvana-vāsī jata vaiṣṇavera gaṇa

prathame vandanā kari sabāra caraṇa



(2)

nīlācala-vāsī jata mahāprabhura gaṇa

bhūmite poḍiyā vandoń sabāra caraṇa



(3)

navadvīpa-vāsī jata mahāprabhura bhakta

sabāra caraṇa vandoń haiyā anurakta



(4)

mahāprabhura bhakta jata gauḍa-deśe sthiti

sabāra caraṇa vandoń kariyā praṇati



(5)

je-deśe je-deśe baise gaurāńgera gaṇa

ūrdhva-bāhu kari vandoń sabāra caraṇa



(6)

haiyāchena haibena prabhura jata dāsa

sabāra caraṇa vandoń dante kari’ ghāsa



(7)

brahmāṇḍa tārite śakti dhare jane jane

e veda purāṇe guṇa gāya jevā śune



(8)

mahāprabhura gaṇa saba patita-pāvana

tāi lobhe mui pāpī lainu śaraṇa



(9)

vandanā karite mui kata śakti dhari

tamo-buddhi-doṣe mui dambha mātra kari



(10)

tathāpi mūkera bhāgya manera ullāsa

doṣa kṣami’ mo-adhame kara nija-dāsa



(11)

sarva-vāñchā siddhi haya yama-bandha chuṭe

jagate durlabha haiyā prema-dhana luṭe



(12)

manera vāsanā pūrṇa acirāte haya

devakīnandana dāsa ei lobhe kaya



TRANSLATION

1) First of all I offer glorifications to the feet of all of the Vaisnavas of Vrndavana.



2) Praising of all of Mahaprabhu’s Nilacala associates, I prostrate at their feet.



3) I pray for loving attachment to the lotus feet of all of Mahaprabhu’s Navadvipa bhaktas.



4) I offer pranamas at the feet of all of Mahaprabhu’s Gaudadesa (Bengal) devotees.



5) With upraised arms I pray to the feet of all of Gauranga’s bhaktas, in whichever country they may reside.



6) Holding a straw between my teeth, I submit at the feet of all the servants of Mahaprabhu that were or will be.



7) I have heard their glorification in the Vedas and Puranas, which proclaim that each one of His devotees has the sakti to deliver an entire universe.



8) (Hearing of their glory) I have come with great eagerness to surrender to Mahaprabhu’s bhaktas, who are all patita-pavana for sinners like me.



9) What power do I have to glorify them? But out of my ignorance and un-mitigating pride I do so anyway, thinking myself so qualified.



10) Even though I am dumb and unable to express their greatness, still my heart is joyful due to my great good fortune (that the Vaisnavas have accepted me as their own and Sri Gurudeva has given me harinama full of blissful pastimes). Forgive the faults of this fallen soul and make me your servant.



11) They award the perfection of all desires, including freedom from death, and even that rarest treasure not found in this world – prema!



12) All of one’s pure, heartfelt desires will be fulfilled without delay. Devaki-nandana dasa, intensely eager for this, glorifies and prays to the Vaisnavas.