Sri Gaura-kisora Namaskara Dasakam
(1)
guror guro me paramo gurus tvam
varenya! gauranga-ganagraganye
prasida bhrtye dayitasrite te
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
O Divine Master of my Divine Master, my most venerable preceptor, you are supremely worshippable in the group of the foremost associates of Sri Gauranga. May you be gracious upon this servitor surrendered unto your loving servitor (Dayita Dasa). O Gaura Kisora, again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(2)
sarasvati-nama-jagat-prasiddham
prabhum jagatyam patitaika-bandhum
tvam eva deva! prakati-cakara
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
O worshipful one, you alone revealed my Lord and Master, who is renowned throughout the universe as Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and who is the only friend of the fallen souls of the world. O Gaura Kisora, again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(3)
kvacid-vrajaranya-vivikta-vasi
hrdi vraja-dvandva-raho-vilasi
bahir viragi tv avadhuta-vesi
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Living in solitude at Vraja Dhama, your heart was absorbed in the most secret pastimes of the Divine Youthful Couple of Vraja, whilst externally you maintained the strictures of a renunciate; and sometimes you appeared to transcend all recognized strictures. O Gaura Kisora, again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(4)
kvacit punar gaura-vanantacari
surapaga-tira-rajo-vihari
pavitra-kaupina-karanka-dhari
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Sometimes you roam about the edge of Gauravana (the boundary of Sri Navadvipa Dhama), wandering along the beach near the banks of the Ganga. O Gaura Kisora, who dons the holy loin-cloth and carries the mendicant's water-pot, again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(5)
sada harer nama muda ratantam
grhe grhe madhukarim atantam
namanti deva api yam mahantam
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Ever singing the holy name of Sri Hari with great ecstasy and accepting alms from house to house like a bee collecting honey from flower to flower, you are the great soul unto whom even the demigods bow to. O Gaura Kisora, again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(6)
kvacid-rudantan ca hasan natantam
nijesta-deva-pranayabhibhutam
namanti gayantam alam jana tvam
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Becoming overwhelmed with love for your worshipful Lord, sometimes you dance, sometimes you cry, sometimes you laugh; and again, you sing aloud. The people profusely offer their respects unto you, O Gaura Kisora, and again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(7)
mahayaso-bhaktivinoda-bandho!
mahaprabhu-prema-sudhaika-sindho!
aho jagannatha-dayaspadendo!
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
O friend of the glorious Thakura Bhaktivinoda, O matchless ocean of the nectar of loving devotion for Mahaprabhu Sri Caitanyadeva, O moon that received the grace of Vaisnava Sarvabhauma Sri Jagannatha, O Gaura Kisora! again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(8)
samapya radha-vratam uttamam tvam
avapya damodara-jagaraham
gato 'si radhadara-sakhya-riddhim
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Completing the great holy vow of Urjja-vrata, you selected the day of the awakening of Sri Damodara to achieve the cherished treasure of your internal identity as a Sakhi devoted to the service of Sri Radhika. O Gaura-Kisora, again and again do I make my obeisance unto you.
(9)
vihaya sangam kuliya-layanam
pragrhya sevam dayitanugasya
vibhasi mayapura-mandira-stho
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Forsaking the company of the residents of Kuliya town to accept the service of your servitor Sri Dayita Dasa, your divine presence is now found in a holy temple at Sri Dhama Mayapura. O Gaura Kisora, again and again do I make obeisance unto you.
(10)
sada nimagno 'py aparadha-panke
hy ahaitukim esa krpan ca yace
dayam samuddhrtya vidhehi dinam
namo namo gaura-kisora tubhyam
Although I remain deep in the mud of offenses, I (a fallen soul) am begging you for your causeless mercy. Please be gracious and deliver this soul bereft. O Gaura Kisora, again and yet again do I make my obeisance unto you.
