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Kabe Aha Gauranga Boliya

Bhajan | Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Verses

Verse 1

kabe āhā gaurāṅga boliyā

bhojana-śayane dehera jatana

chāribo birakta hayā

Verse 2

nabadwīpa-dhāme nagare nagare

abhimāna parihari'

dhāma-bāsī-ghare mādhukorī lobo'

khāibo udara bhari'

Verse 3

nadī-taṭe giyā añjali añjali

pibo prabhu-pada-jala

taru-tale poḍi' ālasya tyajibo

pāibo śarīra bala

Verse 4

kākuti koriyā gaura-gadādhara

śrī-rādhā-mādhaba nāma

kāndiyā kāndiyā ḍāki ucca rabe

bhramibo sakala dhāma

Verse 5

baiṣṇaba dekhiyā poḍibo caraṇe

hṛdayera bandhu jāni'

baiṣṇaba ṭhākura prabhura kīrtana

dekhāibe dāsa māni'

Translation

Verse 1

When, calling out, "O Gaurāṅga!" will I lose all interest in eating and sleeping?

Verse 2

When, turning away from pride, will I wander from village to village in Navadvīpa? When, begging mādhukarī from the residents of the holy abode, will I somehow put some food in my belly?

Verse 3

When, cupping my hands, will I drink the sacred Gaṅgā water flowing from the Supreme Lord's feet? When, resting under a tree, will my body become refreshed?

Verse 4

When, calling out the names, "Gaura-Gadādhara!" and "Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava!" in a voice choked with emotion, will I wander everywhere in the holy abode?

Verse 5

Seeing a Vaiṣṇava, and knowing him the true friend of my heart, I will fall down before his feet. The saintly Vaiṣṇava will then teach this servant how to chant the holy nmaes of the Lord.

TraditionBhajan
ComposerBhaktivinoda Thakura
SourceKalyanakalpataru
LanguagesEnglish, Hindi
Verses5 verses

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