Avatara Sara Gora Avatara

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avatāra-sāra, gorā-avatāra, kena nā bhajili tā're kari’ nīre vāsa, gela nā piyāsa, āpana karama phere
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avatara incarnations; sara best; gora avatara incarnation of Gaura; kena why; not; bhajili you worshiped; tare to Him; kari' having made; nire in water; vāsa residence; gela gone; na not; piyasa thirst; apana your own; karama activities; phere in consequence
Translation

O my mind, why don’t you worship Sri Gaurasundara, the crown-jewel of all incarnations? You always stay in water but your thirst is never satiated due to your own past bad activities.

kaṇṭakera taru, sadāi sevili (mana), amṛta pāibāra āśe prema-kalpataru, śrī gaurāńga āmāra, tāhāre bhāvili vine
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avatara incarnations; sara best; gora avatara incarnation of Gaura; kena why; not; bhajili you worshiped; tare to Him; kari' having made; nire in water; vāsa residence; gela gone; na not; piyasa thirst; apana your own; karama activities; phere in consequence
Translation

You always hope to attain sweet, juicy fruits from your worship of thorn trees, but this is not possible. Our Gaurasundara is a desire-tree offering divine love, but you left Him, thinking Him to be poison.

saurabhera āśe, palāśa ślkili (mana), nāśāte paśila kīṭa ikṣudaṇḍa bhāvi’, kāṭha cuṣili (mana), kemane pāibi miṭha
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saurabhera of sweet fragrance; ase with desire; palasa — the palasa flower; sukili you smelt; (mana) O mind; nasate in nose; pasila entered; kita insect; iksudanda sugar cane; bhabi' having considered; katha wood; cusili you sucked; (mana) O mind; kemane how; paibi you will get; mitha sweetness
Translation

O my mind, searching for some sweet aroma, you smell the beautiful palasa flower (but it has no scent), and instead, an insect from the flower enters your nose. You suck on dry wood, mistaking it for sugar cane, so how can you get any sweet juice?

hāra baliyā, galāya parili (mana), śamana kińkara-sāpa śītala baliyā, āguna pohāli (mana), pāili vajara tāpa
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hara necklace; baliya having considered; galaya on neck; parili you put on; (mana) O mind; samana the Lord of Death; kinkara ⁠servant; sapa snake; sitala — cool; baliya ⁠having considered; aguna fire; pohali you basked; (mana) O mind; paili you got; vajara excruciating (lit. thunder); tãpa heat
Translation

O my mind, death is like snake which you put around your neck, thinking it to be a garland. You entered fire, thinking it to be cool, and suffered excruciating burning.

saḿsāra bhajili, śrī gaurāńga bhulili, nā sunili sādhura kathā iha parakāla, du’kāla khoyāli (mana), khāili āpana māthā
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samsara material existence; bhajili you worshiped; srigauranga Sri Gauranga; bhulili ⁠you forgot; not; sunili you listened; sadhura devotee's; kathā words; iha this; parakala the hereafter, the beyond; du'kala both + times (this life and the next); khoyali you lost, you wasted; (mana) O mind; khaili you caused to spoil or ruin; āpana your own self; mathã head
Translation

O my mind, enjoying material pleasures, you never heeded the devotees’ words and forgot Gaurasundara. Thus, both this world and the next are lost to you.

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Who wrote Avatara Sara Gora Avatara?

Avatara Sara Gora Avatara was composed by Locana Dasa Thakura. It appears in More Songs.

What is the meaning of Avatara Sara Gora Avatara?

O my mind, why don’t you worship Sri Gaurasundara, the crown-jewel of all incarnations? You always stay in water but your thirst is never satiated due to your own past bad activities.

Where can I listen to Avatara Sara Gora Avatara?

You can listen to 3 recordings of Avatara Sara Gora Avatara on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Shiksastakam Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu.

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Avatara Sara Gora Avatara has 5 verses.