Тхакур Бхактивинода упал к лотосным стопам Господа Гауранги, моля дать ему святое имя, и получил эту маха-мантру.
(1) jīv jāgo–wake up, sleeping souls!; jīv jāgo–wake up, sleeping souls!; gauracānda bole–Lord Gaurāńga calls; kota nidrā yāo–how long are you sleeping?; māyā-pīśācīra–of the witch Māyā; kole–in the lap.
(2) bhajibo–I will certainly worship the Lord; boliyā–saying; ese–having come; saḿsāra-bhitore–into the material world; bhuliyā–having forgotten; rohile tumi–you have remained; avidyāra bhore–in the darkness of ignorance.
(3) 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.
(4) enechi–I have brought; auṣadhi–the medicine; māyā–illusion of Māyā; nāśibāro lāgi' –for destroying; hari-nāma mahā-mantra–the great chant of the names of Hari; lao–please take it; tumi–you; māgi' –begging.
(5) bhakativinoda–Bhaktivinoda; prabhu-caraṇe–at the lotus feet of Lord Gaurāńga; poḍiyā–falling down; sei hari-nāma-mantra–that Hari-nāmamantra; loilo–he received; māgiyā–after begging.