Arunodaya-kirtana II
Jiv Jago
(from Gitavali)

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Text One

jiv jago, jiv jago, gauracanda bole
kota nidra jao maya-pisacira kole

SYNONYMS

jiv jago–wake up, sleeping souls!; jiv jago–wake up, sleeping souls!; gauracanda bole–Lord Gauranga calls; kota nidra yao–how long are you sleeping?; maya-pisacira–of the witch Maya; kole–in the lap.

TRANSLATION

Lord Gauranga is calling, "Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Maya?

Text Two

bhajibo boliya ese samsara-bhitare
bhuliya rohile tumi avidyara bhare

SYNONYMS

bhajibo–I will certainly worship the Lord; boliya–saying; ese–having come; samsara-bhitore–into the material world; bhuliya–having forgotten; rohile tumi–you have remained; avidyara bhore–in the darkness of ignorance.

 

TRANSLATION

You have forgotten the way of devotional service and are lost in the world of birth and death.

Text Three

tomare loite ami hoinu avatara
ami bina bandhu ara ke ache tomara

SYNONYMS

tomare loite–to reclaim you; ami–I; hoinu avatara–have descended as an incarnation; ami vina–other than Myself; bandhu ara–another friend; ke ache–who is?; tomara–yours.

TRANSLATION

I have descended just to save you; other than Myself you have no friend in this world.

Text Four

enechi ausadhi maya nasibaro lagi'
hari-nama maha-mantra lao tumi magi'

SYNONYMS

enechi–I have brought; ausadhi–the medicine; maya–illusion of Maya; nasibaro lagi'–for destroying; hari-nama maha-mantra–the great chant of the names of Hari; lao–please take it; tumi–you; magi'–begging.

TRANSLATION

I have brought the medicine that will wipe out the disease of illusion from which you are suffering. Take this maha-mantra -- Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/Hare Rama, Hare Rama Rama Rama, Hare Hare."

Text Five

bhakativinoda prabhu-carane pariya
sei hari-nama-mantra loilo magiya

SYNONYMS

bhakativinoda–Bhaktivinoda; prabhu-carane–at the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga; podiya–falling down; sei hari-nama-mantra–that Hari-nama-mantra; loilo–he received; magiya–after begging.

TRANSLATION

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura says: "I fall at the Lord's feet, having taken this maha-mantra. "

 

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