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Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

jīv jāgo, jīv jāgo, gauracānda bole

kota nidrā yāo māyā-pīśācīra kole

Verse 2

bhajibo boliyā ese soṁsāra-bhitore

bhuliyā rohile tumi avidyāra bhore

Verse 3

tomāre loite āmi hoinu avatāra

āmi vinā bandhu āra ke āche tomāra

Verse 4

enechi auṣadhi māyā nāśibāro lāgi’

hari-nāma mahā-mantra lao tumi māgi’

Verse 5

bhakativinoda prabhu-caraṇe poḍiyā

sei hari-nāma-mantra loilo māgiyā

Translation

Verse 1

Lord Gaurānga is calling, "Wake up, sleeping souls! Wake up, sleeping souls! How long will you sleep in the lap of the witch called Māyā?

Verse 2

You have forgotten the way of devotional service and are lost in the world of birth and death.

Verse 3

I have descended just to save you; other than Myself you have no friend in this world.

Verse 4

I have brought the medicine that will wipe out the disease of illusion from which you are suffering. Take this mahā-mantra-Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare."

Verse 5

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura says: "I fall at the Lord's feet, having taken this mahā-mantra."

TraditionBhajan
ComposerBhaktivinoda Thakura
SourceArunodaya Kirtana 2
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali
Verses5 verses

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