The Glories of Śrī Chaitanya Sāraswat Maṭh

Prepared in honour of the 129th appearance day celebration of His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Deva-Goswāmī Mahārāj.

śrīmach-chaitanya-sārasvata-maṭha-vara udgīta-kīrtir jayaśrīṁ
bibhrat saṁbhāti gaṅgā-taṭa-nikaṭa-navadvīpa-kolādrirāje
yatra śrī-gaura-sārasvata-mata-niratā gaura-gāthā gṛṇanti
nityaṁ rūpānuga-śrī-kṛtamati-guru-gaurāṅga-rādhājitāśā

“Displaying the victory flag of its celebrated glory, the great Śrī Chaitanya Sāraswat Maṭh shines near the bank of the Ganges in Śrī Nabadwip Dhām within Śrī Koladwīp, Śrī Gupta Govardhan. There the followers of the conception coming from Śrī Gaurāṅga to Śrīla Saraswatī Ṭhākur, who eternally aspire to serve Śrī Guru, Śrī Gaurāṅga, and Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda in the line of Śrī Rūpa, chant Śrī Gaurāṅga’s glory.”

His Divine Grace Śrīla B.S. Govinda Mahārāj’s expanded Bengali translation:

“In Śrī Nabadwīp Dhām—the divine, wish-fulfilling abode nondifferent from Vṛndāvan—near the beautiful bank of Śrī Bhāgīrathī—Śrī Gaṅgā Devī, the Lord’s river who purifies the fallen—in Śrī Koladwīp, which nondifferent from Girirāj Govardhan, the best of great Maṭhs, the illustrious Śrī Chaitanya Sāraswat Maṭh, shines eternally, displaying the wealth of its glory and astonishing all moving and inert beings with the cooling, affectionate shade of the flying victory flag of its ever-increasing, celebrated renown. In this supremely beautiful divine ashram, the followers of the conception coming from Śrī Gaurāṅga to Śrīla Saraswatī Ṭhākur—the surrendered devotees dedicated to serving Kṛṣṇa according to His desires—constantly glorify the Names and qualities of the supremely munificent origin of all Avatārs, Lord Śrī Śrī Gaurasundar, with hopeful hearts, eternally intent upon the loving service of Śrī Śrī Guru Gaurāṅga Gāndharvā Govindasundar and Their associates under the supreme guidance of the storekeepers of the inexhaustible wealth of sweet, brilliant prema, Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Raghunāth.”