Auspicious Invocation to Śaraṇāgati by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākur
śrī-kṛṣṇa-chaitanya prabhu jīve doyā kori’ svapārṣada svīya dhāma saha avatari 1
Lord Śrī Krishna Chaitanya, Being gracious upon the jīva-souls, Along with Your associates and abode You descended to this world
antyanta durlabha prema koribāre dāna śikhāya śaraṇāgati bhakatera prāṇa 2
To distribute freely the love divine most rare; By teaching exclusive surrender, the life and soul of the devotee
dainya, ātmanivedana, goptṛtve varaṇa ‘avaśya rakṣibe kṛṣṇa’—viśvāsa pālana 3
Humility, self-giving, Embracing His guardianship, ‘Krishna will certainly protect me’— Maintaining this faith.
bhakti-anukūla mātra kārjera svīkāra bhakti-pratikūla bhāva—varjjanāṅgīkāra 4
Acceptance of all activities favourable to devotion; Embracing rejection of adversity to devotion.