Zero tolerance

(228)  Kamsadamane shistapalane

Krsna To subdue Kamsa and protect the righteous, Certainly, for Mathura I will leave. I go for a good deed, so listen everybody— Allow me to depart ungrudgingly. People of Vraja This act we cannot gladly do; Our moon's eclipse we don't approve. Before your chariot we will lie; By any means we won't let you go. Krsna Charioteer, drive on, drive on over them; Today itself, for Mathura I must leave. Dear though they are, my mission will be fulfilled; I won't tolerate their making any obstacle.

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A bucketful of nectar

(227)  Shono go shono go shono go dharavasii

Listen, oh listen, inhabitants of the earth,
An unknown traveler has come.
"I call everyone with eyes full of love"—
Is that what he's saying?

With rhythmic dance steps, he moves;
With magic of music, he binds all.
Behold, oh behold, everybody behold,
The charming garments in which he is clothed.

Jingling ankle bells in every ear,
Beaming effulgence in every heart,
He says: "Look, a bucketful of nectar
I have brought into this world to allot."

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Duty calls and yet...

(226)  Sakaler ankhi chalachal

Krsna Everyone's eyes are teary, Raining untimely, Tell me why you cry? I am yours, the same am I, Dancing joyfully, Spreading light. People of Vraja We have heard you're going away, Leaving us, For Mathura. Thinking thus, with distraught heart, As you are ours, Desperate tears are there. Krsna For checking evil and protecting good, To go to Mathura I am resolved. Within each heart in Vrindavan, I remain always, Indeed, every instant.

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Dedication

(225)  Sathe sathe theko carane dhare rekho

Stay with me always that I may cling to Your feet;
Never, no never, go far afield.
When rains fall and winds blow, when my heart is heavy,
Let Your divine melody please and appease.

Under Your shelter, everyone remains happily;
Gazing at Your face, all forget their sorrow.
I'll hold on to Your feet, I won't let loose;
I'll obtain Your touch so sweet.

Don't keep in mind my faults; remember, I am Yours.
Don't make any distressing separation.

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Heart-seat

(224)  Bandhu mama pranera priyatama

My abiding friend, my dearest beloved,
You are the essence of life.
By Your charm, affection, and affinity,
Thoughts get expanded.

I go forward, floating in Your mental stream,
Flowing into infinity through Your name and song.
My abiding friend, my closest confidant,
Your perfect knowledge is boundless.

In summer's forest fire, You are coolness;
In winter's snow, the vital heat.
Come close, come sit on the heart-seat;
Eliminate the sorrow of everyone.

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In every rhythm

(223)  Chande chande tomari liila

In every rhythm is Your sport;
In every atom You reside.
In every pore You lie hidden
In every particle You dance.

In dream, I found You;
In dream, I came to know You.
In dream, I loved You;
I realized that You are my true mind.
You are the lamplight of every life;
You resound from every lyre.

In every flower, You are the fragrance;
In sandalwood, You are the coolness.^[1]
In dense forest, You are the murmuring;
In honey, You are the sweetness.
Along an arid track, You are a waterfall;
Like the polestar, You reign ever supreme.

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Bakul fragrance

(222)  Tumi esecho tumi esecho

You have come, You have come;
You have come, full of fragrance bakul.^[1]
And so my heart is enthralled,
Full of fragrance bakul.

The hidden hope that was buried,
Buried deep in mankind's mind—
It's now roused and throbbing,
Resounding round the globe.

The flower that never bloomed in rumination,
The color that never rose in imagination—
It now permeates cosmic mind,
And redolent is the world entire.

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