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Hari Hari ! Ara Kabe Palatibe Dasa

Bhajan | Narottama Dasa Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

hari hari ! āra kabe pālaṭibe daśā

e saba kariyā bāme jāba vṛndāvana-dhāme

ei mane kariyāchi āśā

Verse 2

dhana jana pūtra dvāre e saba kariyā dūre

ekānta haiyā kabe jāba

saba duḥkha parihari vṛndāvane bāsa kari

madhukarī māgiyā khāiba

Verse 3

jamunāra jala jena amṛta samāna hena

kabe piba udara pūriyā

kabe rādhā-kuṇḍa-jale snāna kari kutūhale

śyama-kuṇḍe rahiba paḍiyā

Verse 4

hhramiba dvādaśa bane rasa-keli je je sthāne

premābeśe gaḍagaḍi diyā

sudhāiba jane jane vraja-bāsī-gaṇa-sthāne

nivediba caraṇa dhariyā

Verse 5

bhojanera sthāna kabe nayana-gocara habe

āra jata āche upabana

tāra madhye vṛndāvana narottama dāsera mana

āśā kare jugala caraṇa

Translation

Verse 1

When will I renounce all material impediments and go to Vrndavana dhama? O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, when will my life change in this way? I hope I shall be able to change my mode of living in this way.

Verse 2

When will I leave all my wealth, followers, children, and wife far behind, and with only one desire, go to Vrndavana? When will I lelave all material miseries, and live in Vrndavana, eating only whatever foodstuff I can obtain by begging?

Verse 3

kari' takingWhen will I take long drinks of the Yamuna's water, which is as sweet as nectar? When, with great happiness, will I bathe at Radha-kunda? When will I premanently reside at Syama-kunda?

Verse 4

When will I travel to the twelve forests where various pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa took place and roll on the ground? When will I fall at the feet of the Vrajāvāsīs and inquire about the locations of the pastimes?

Verse 5

When will I be able to see the gardens of Vrndavana where the great devotees whrshipped the Lord? Narottama dasa hopes to one day attain the lotus feet of the Divine Couple.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerNarottama Dasa Thakura
SourcePrarthana
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses5 verses

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