# Aruṇodaya-kīrtana II Jīv Jāgo (from Gītāvalī) ### Text One > jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole > kota nidrā jāo māyā-piśācīra kole **Synonyms** *jīv jāgo* — wake up, sleeping souls!; *jīv jāgo* — wake up, sleeping souls!; *gauracānda bole* — Lord Gaurāṅga calls; *kota nidrā yāo* — how long are you sleeping?; *māyā-pīśācīra* — of the witch Māyā; *kole* — in the lap. **Translation** Lord Gaurāṅga is calling, "Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! You have slept so long on the lap of the witch Māyā! ### Text Two > bhajibo boliyā ese saṁsāra-bhitare > bhuliyā rohile tumi avidyāra bhare **Synonyms** *bhajibo* — I will certainly worship the Lord; *boliyā* — saying; *ese* — having come; *saṁsāra-bhitore* — into the material world; *bhuliyā* — having forgotten; *rohile tumi* — you have remained; *avidyāra bhore* — in the darkness of ignorance. **Translation** "You came into this world of birth and death saying 'My Lord, I will certainly worship You,' but you have forgotten this promise and remained in great ignorance. ### Text Three > tomāre loite āmi hoinu avatāra > āmi binā bandhu āra ke āche tomāra **Synonyms** *tomāre loite* — to reclaim you; *āmi* — I; *hoinu avatāra* — have descended as an incarnation; *āmi vinā* — other than Myself; *bandhu āra* — another friend; *ke āche* — who is?; *tomāra* — yours. **Translation** "I have descended just to save you. Except for Me, who is your friend? ### Text Four > enechi auṣadhi māyā nāśibāro lāgi' > hari-nāma mahā-mantra lao tumi māgi' **Synonyms** *enechi* — I have brought; *auṣadhi* — the medicine; *māyā* — illusion of Māyā; *nāśibāro lāgi'* — for destroying; *hari-nāma mahā-mantra* — the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra; *lao* — please take it; *tumi* — you; *māgi'* — begging. **Translation** "I have brought the medicine to eradicate the disease of illusion. Now pray for this Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and take it." ### Text Five > bhakativinoda prabhu-caraṇe pariyā > sei hari-nāma-mantra loilo māgiyā **Synonyms** *bhakativinoda* — Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura; *prabhu-caraṇe* — at the lotus feet of Lord Gaurāṅga; *poḍiyā* — falling down; *sei hari-nāma-mantra* — that Hari-nāma-mantra; *loilo* — he received; *māgiyā* — after begging. **Translation** Bhaktivinoda fell at the lotus feet of Lord Gaurāṅga, and after begging for the holy name, he received that mahā-mantra.