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Samsara Davanala Lidha Loka

 

LYRICS: Samsara Davanala Lidha Loka

Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura

Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari

Language: Sanskrit

Raga: Bangala

 

This song is sung in the Mangala Arati ceremony that takes place at 4:30 AM, or Brahma Muhurta. This is the song that glorifies the spiritual master. This is the most common tune sung.

 

There are many songs in this meter and raga.

 

AUDIO CLIP: Samsara Davanala Lidha Loka Guide

 

FORM A:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	m	m	m	G	-	R	S
		gau	ra	an	ga	a	ka
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
S	‘N	S	R	‘n	-	‘D	‘n
a	nala	li	dha	lo	o	ka	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	m	m	m	m	-	P	G
	tra	na	ya	ka	a	run	ya
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
G	G	S	R	m	-	m	-
a	gha	na	gha	na	a	tvam

 

FORM B:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
	m	m	m	m		m		P	m	G
	pra	t	sya	kal		l		ya		na
X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
G	P	P	m	m	D	P	D	m	P	G	m
	gu	nar	na	va		a		sya		a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
R	D	D	D	P		-		m		-
	van	de	gu	ro		oh		sri		i
X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
G	m	S	R	m		-		m		-
ca	ra	na	ra	vin		n		dam

 

FORM C:

 

X					0
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8
	m		m	P	D	-	D	-
	ma		ha	pra	bho	oh	ki	r
X					0
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8
D	D		D	P	n	-	D	-
ta	na		nrt	ya	gi	i	ta	a
X					0
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8
	S’		S’	S’	S’	-	n	D
	va		di	tra	ma	a	dya	a
X					0
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8
	D	P	m	P	D	-	P	m
	mana		so	ra	se	e	na	a

 

FORM D:

 

X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
	D	D	D	n		-		n		D
	ro	man	ca	ka		am		pa		sru
X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
-	D	D	P	m	D	P	D	m	P	G	m
	ta	ra	nga	bha		a		jo		o
X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
R	D	D	D	P		-		m		-
o	van	de	gu	ro		oh		sri		i
X				0
1	2	3	4	5		6		7		8
G	m	S	R	m		-		m		-
ca	ra	na	ra	vin		n		dam

 

LYRICS:

(1)

saḿsāra-dāvānala-līḍha-loka-
trāṇāya kāruṇya-ghanāghanatvam
prāptasya kalyāṇa-guṇārṇavasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(2)

mahāprabhoḥ kīrtana-nṛtya-gīta-
vāditra-mādyan-manaso rasena
romāñca -kampāśru-tarańga-bhājo
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(3)

śrī-vigrahārādhana-nitya-nānā-
śṛńgāra-tan-mandira-mārjanādau
yuktasya bhaktāḿś ca niyuñjato 'pi
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(4)

catur-vidha-śrī-bhagavat-prasāda-
svādv-anna-tṛptān hari-bhakta-sańghān
kṛtvaiva tṛptiḿ bhajataḥ sadaiva
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(5)

śrī-rādhikā-mādhavayor apāra-
mādhurya-līlā guṇa-rūpa-nāmnām
prati-kṣaṇāsvādana-lolupasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(6)

nikuñja-yūno rati-keli-siddhyai
yā yālibhir yuktir apekṣaṇīyā
tatrāti-dākṣyād ati-vallabhasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(7)

sākṣād-dharitvena samasta-śāstrair
uktas tathā bhāvyata eva sadbhiḥ
kintu prabhor yaḥ priya eva tasya
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(8)

yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo
yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto 'pi
dhyāyan stuvaḿs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaḿ
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

 

(9)

śrīmad-guror aṣṭakam etad uccair

brāhme muhūrte paṭhati prayatnāt

yas tena vṛndāvana-nātha sākṣāt

sevaiva labhyā juṣaṇo’nta eva

 

UPDATED: June 16, 2009