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‘Gauranga’ Balite Ha’be
Shrila Narottama dasa
Thakura
‘gauranga’ balite ha’be pulaka sharira
‘hari hari’ balite nayane va’be nira (1)
When will that time come
that my hairs will stand on end upon singing the name
“Gauranga?” When will my
eyes overflow with tears as I chant the holy names of
“Hari Hari?”
ara kabe nitai-cadera karuna haibe
samsara-vasana mora kabe tuccha ha’be (2)
And when will the moon of
Nityananda Prabhu bestow His mercy on me? When will
my material desires
become small and insignificant?
vishaya chadiya kabe shuddha ha’be mana
kabe hama heraba shri vrindavana (3)
When will I renounce
material enjoyment and my mind will become purified? When
will I see the chinmaya
svarupa of Shri Vrindavana?
rupa-raghunatha-pade haibe akuti
kabe hama bujhaba se yugala-piriti (4)
When will I eagerly
follow the path of Shri Rupa Gosvami and Shri Raghunatha dasa
Gosvami? By their
instructions I will be able to understand the divine love of Shri
Radha and Krishna.
rupa-raghunatha-pade rahu mora asha
prarthana karaye sada narottama dasa (5)
My only aspiration is to
attain the lotus feet of Shri Rupa Gosvami and Shri Raghunatha
dasa Gosvami. This is
Narottama dasa’s constant prayer.