Gaurangera Duti Pada
IDoBhakti"Gaurangera Duti Pada" is a deeply devotional song composed by Srila Narottama Dasa Thakura, glorifying the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga (Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu). It expresses the belief that surrendering to Gauranga’s feet is the key to attaining love for Radha and Krishna. The song highlights the mercy, compassion, and divine path revealed by Mahaprabhu for spiritual liberation.
Gaurangera Duti Pada
(By Narottam Das Ṭhākura)
Narottam Das Ṭhākura has written this song “Gaurangera Duti Pada.” The official name of this song is Savarana-śrī-gaura-mahima (The Glories of Śrī Gaurāṅga). This song is taken from the book Prārthanā. In it, Narottam Dās Ṭhākura describes the glories of the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya.
gaurāṅgera dui pada, jāra dhana sampada,
se jāne bhakati-rasa-sāra
gaurāṅgera madhura-līlā, yāra karṇe praveśilā,
hṛdaya nirmala bhela tāra
je gaurāṅgera nāma laya, tāra haya premodaya,
tāre mui yāi balihāri
gaurāṅga-guṇete jhure, nitya-līlā tāre sphure,
se jana bhakti-adhikārī
gaurāṅgera saṅgi-gaṇe, nitya-siddha kari’ māne,
se yāya vrajendra-suta-pāśa
śrī-gaura-maṇḍala-bhūmi, yebā jāne cintāmaṇi,
tāra haya vraja-bhūme vāsa
gaura-prema-rasārṇave, śe taraṅge yebā ḍube,
se rādhā-mādhava-antaraṅga
gṛhe vā vanete thāke, ‘hā gaurāṅga’ bale ḍāke,
narottama māge tāra saṅga
Translation
(1) Anyone who has accepted the two lotus feet of Lord Caitanya can understand the true essence of devotional service. If one is captivated by the pleasing pastimes of Lord Caitanya, the dirty things in his heart will all become cleansed.
(2) One who simply takes the holy name of Gaura-sundara, Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya, will immediately develop love of God. To such a person I say: Bravo! Very nice! Excellent! If one appreciates the merciful pastimes of Lord Caitanya and feels ecstasy and sometimes cries, this process will immediately help him to understand the eternal pastimes of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.
(3) Simply by understanding that the associates of Lord Gaurāṅga are eternally free from material contamination, one can immediately be promoted to the transcendental abode of Lord Kṛṣṇa. If one understands that the land of Navadvīpa is not different from Vṛndāvana, then he actually lives in Vṛndāvana.
(4) If one says: “Let me dive deep into the waves of the nectarean ocean of the transcendental loving movement introduced by Lord Caitanya,” he immediately becomes one of the confidential devotees of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa. Whether a householder living at home or a renunciant in the forest, if he chants “O Gaurāṅga” and becomes a devotee of Lord Caitanya, then Narottama Dāsa longs for his association.
