Śuddha-bhakata
by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākur
śuddha-bhakata- charaṇa-reṇu, bhajana-anukūla bhakata-sevā, parama-siddhi, prema-latikāra mūla 1 Dust from the lotus feet of pure devotees is conducive to devotional service, while service to the Vaiṣṇavas is itself the supreme perfection and the root of the tender creeper of divine love.
mādhava-tithi, bhakti-jananī, jatane pālana kori kṛṣṇa-basati, basati boli’, parama ādare bori 2 I observe with great care the holy days like Ekādaśī and Janmāṣṭamī, for they are the mother of devotion. As my dwelling place I choose with the greatest reverence and love the transcendental abode of Śrī Krishna.
gaura āmāra, je-saba sthāne, koralo bhramaṇa raṅge se-saba sthāna, heribo āmi, praṇayi-bhakata-saṅge 3 All those places where my Lord Gaurasundar travelled for Pastimes I will visit in the company of loving devotees.
mṛdaṅga-bādya, śunite mon, abasara sadā jāche gaura-bihita, kīrttana śuni’, ānande hṛdoya nāche