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Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra

Bibhāsa-rāga, Jhāmpi-lophā — (Bibhāsa-rāga, Jhāmpi-lophā)

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1
bācya o bācaka dui swarūpa tomāra bācya taba śrī-bigraha cid-ānandākāra
Word for word
bācya the person indicated by the name; aḥ and; bācaka thename itself; dui two; swarūpa forms; tomāra of You; bācya vacya; taba of You; śrī-bigraha the form; cid-ānandākāra spiritual, eternal, and blissful
Translation

O Lord, "vācya" and "vācaka" are Your two natures. "Vācya" is Your spiritual, eternal, blissful form.

2
bācaka swarūpa taba śrī-kṛṣṇādi nāma barṇa-rūpī sarba-jība-ānanda-biśrāma
Word for word
bācaka vbacaka; swarūpa form; taba of You; śrī-kṛṣṇādi beginning with Śrī k; nāma names; barṇarūpī consisting of syllables; sarba-jība all souls; ānanda of bliss; biśrāma delight
Translation

"Vācaka" refers to Your many holy names, which have the name Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the first amongst them. Consisting of various syllables, these names delight the living entities.

3
ei dui swarūpe taba ananta prokāśa doyā kori' deya jībe tomāra bilāsa
Word for word
ei these; dui two; swarūpe natures; taba of You; ananta limitless; prokāśa manifestations; doyā mercy; kori' doing; deya to be giuve; jībe to the souls; tomāra of You; bilāsa the pastimes
Translation

Manifesting these two natures in endless ways, You mercifully give Your pastimes to the conditioned souls.

4
kintu jāniyāchi nātha bācaka-swarūpa bācyāpekha doyāmoya ei aparūpa
Word for word
kintu however; jāniyāchi I know; nātha O Lord; bācaka-swarūpa the name; bācya the person identified by the name; āpekha in relation to; doyāmoya merciful; ei this; aparūpa wonderful and beautiful
Translation

Still, O my Lord, I know that Your holy name is more merciful than Your form. It is very wonderful and very beautiful.

5
nāma nāmī bheda nāi bedera bacana tabu nāma nāmī ho'te adhika koruṇā
Word for word
nāma the name; nāmī the person identified by the name; bheda difference; nāi not; bedera of the Vedas; bacana thewords; tabu of You; nāma name; nāmī and the form described by thename; ho'te than that; adhika more; koruṇā merciful
Translation

The Vedas affirm that Your form and Your name are not different. Still, Your name is more merciful than Your form.

6
kṛṣṇe aparādhī jadi nāme śraddhā kori' prāṇa bhori' ḍāke nāma rāma kṛṣṇa hari
Word for word
kṛṣṇe against Lord Kṛṣṇa; aparādhī an offender; jadi of; nāme the name; śraddhā faith; kori' doing; prāṇa life; bhori' bearing; ḍāke calls ou; nāma O name; rāma O Rāma; kṛṣṇa – O Kṛṣṇa; hari O Hari
Translation

If a person who has offended Lord Kṛṣṇa spends his life faithfully calling out the Lord's names, names like Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, and Hari,...

7
aparādha dūre jāya ānanda sāgare bhāse sei anāyāse rasera pāthāre
Word for word
aparādha offenses; dūre far away; jāya go; ānanda of bliss; sāgare in the ocean; bhāse floats; sei he; anāyāse easily; rasera of nectar; pāthāre in the ocean
Translation

...Then that person's offenses will go far away. That
person will easily float in an ocean of nectar, in an ocean of bliss.

8
bigraha-swarūpa bācye aparādha kori' śuddha-nāmāśroye sei aparādha tori
Word for word
bigraha-swarūpa the form; bācye described by the name; aparādha offense; kori' doing; śuddha purely; nāma ofthe holy name; āśroye shelter; sei he; aparādha offenses; tori crosses beyond
Translation

A person who commits offenses against the Lord's form will cross beyond those offenses by purely taking shelter of the Lord's holy name.

9
bhakatibinoda māge śrī-rūpa-caraṇe bācaka-swarūpa nāme rati anukhaṇe
Word for word
bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; māge begs; śrī-rūpacaraṇe at the feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvami; bācaka-swarūpa the Lord's identity as His name; nāme for the name; rati love; anukhaṇe moment after moment
Translation

At Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's feet Bhaktivinoda begs, "May I love the Lord's holy name at every moment."

Frequently asked

Who wrote Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra?

Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra?

O Lord, "vācya" and "vācaka" are Your two natures. "Vācya" is Your spiritual, eternal, blissful form.

How many verses does Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra have?

Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra has 9 verses.

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