Ohe! Vaishnava Thakura!

Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna!

Please join me in humble song to Vaishnava Thakura.

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Ohe! Vaishnava Thakura
Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

ohe! vaishnava thakura, dayara sagara,
e dase karuna kari�
diya pada-chaya, shodha he amare,
tomara carana dhari (1)

O worshipable Vaishnava Thakura! Ocean of mercy! Be merciful upon this servant and,
giving me the shade of your feet, purify me. I am taking hold of your lotus feet!

chaya vega dami�, chaya dosha shodhi�,
chaya guna deha� dase
chaya sat-sanga, deha� he amare,
bosechi sangera ashe (2)

Help me subdue the six urges� and purify my six faults,� please bestow upon me the six
qualities of a devotee,� and offer me the six kinds of devotional association.4 I am sitting
in your association, hoping to receive this.

ekaki amara, nahi paya bala,
harinama-sankirtane
tumi kripa kari�, shraddha-bindu diya,
deha� krishna-nama-dhane (3)

Alone, I do not have the strength to perform my harinama-sankirtana. Please be kind
and give me one drop of faith. Please bestow upon me the priceless treasure of krishnanama!

krishna se tomara, krishna dite para,
tomara shakati ache
ami ta� kangala, �krishna krishna� bali�,
dhai tava pache pache (4)

Krishna is yours! You have the power to give Krishna! I am nothing more than a beggar
running behind you, calling out �Krishna! Krishna!�

1) chaya vega, the six urges: vacah - speech; manasah - mind; krodha - anger; jihva - tongue; udara - stomach; and upastha - genitals;

2) chaya dosha, six faults that spoil one�s bhajana: atyahara - over-eating or over-collecting; prayasah - over-endeavor; prajalpa - idle gossip; niyama-agraha - following rules and regulations mechanically with too much attachment; niyama-agraha - overly neglecting rules and regulations; asat-jana-sanga - associating with worldly-minded persons; laulyam - ardent mundane greed;

3) chaya guna, six qualities that enhance one�s bhajana: utsaha - enthusiasm; nishcayat - firm faith; dhairya - patience to achieve prema; bhakti-anukula-pravritti - accepting activities that are favorable for bhajana; asat-sanga-tyaga - giving up mundane association; bhaktisadacara - good behavior for devotion;

4) chaya sat-sanga, six true ways of association with devotees: dana - giving charity to
devotees; pratrigraha - accepting gifts in return; bhajana-katha-shravana-alapa - hearing
and discussing topics on bhajana; mahaprasada bhakshana - honoring mahaprasada;
bhojana dana - giving prasada.

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