Bhaja Bhaja Hari

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bhaja bhaja hari, mana dṛḍha kari', mukhe bolo tā’ra nāma vrajendra-nandana gopī-prāṇa-dhana, bhuvana mohana śyāma
Word for word
bhaja bhaja worship, just worship; hari Sri Hari; mana the mind; drdha kari' having steadied; mukhe with the lips; bola chant; tara His; nama name; vrajendranandana — the son of the king of Vraja; gopi of the gopis; pranadhana of the life + the treasure; bhuvanamohana the universe + enchants; syma dark-complexioned one
Translation

O my dear mind, with staunch faith perform hari-bhajana, without which you cannot be delivered. And with your mouth chant the names of Vrajendra-nandana, Gopé-prana-dhana (the life and wealth of the gopis) and Syamasundara, whose beauty en-chants the whole material manifestation.

kakhana maribe, kemane taribe, viṣama śamana ḍāke jāhāra pratāpe, bhuvana kāpaye, nā jāni mara vipāke
Word for word
kakhana when; maribe you will die; kemane how; taribe you will be delivered; visama fearsome; samana lord of death; däke calls; yhara whose; pratape by power, domineering influence; bhuvana the universe; kapaye quakes; not; jani I know; mara my; vipake predicament
Translation

There is no certainty when your life will finish, and you also never think about your deliverance from the material world. But very fearsome Yamadutas are standing near you. Bhagavan, whose power causes the three worlds to tremble in fear, You have forgotten. This is your misfortune. Thus, you are suffering in this material world from different kinds of miseries, and now you are about to die.

kula-dhana pāiyā, unmatta haiyā, āpanāke jāna baḍa śamanera dūte, dhari’, pāye hāte, bādhiyā karibe jaḍa
Word for word
kula noble birth, aristacracy; dhana wealth; paiya having attained; unamata intoxicated; haiya having become; apanake to yourself; jana you think; bada great; samanera of the lord of death; dute by the messengers; dhari having clutched; paye by feet; hãte by hands; badhiya having bound; karibe they will render; jada inert
Translation

You have become intoxicated by your high birth and wealth, thinking yourself very high class. But you have forgotten that one day the Yamadutas will take you, tying up your hands and feet.

kivā yati satī, kivā nīca jāti, jei hari nāhi bhaje tabe janamiyā, bhramiyā bhramiyā, raurava-narake maje
Word for word
kiba whether; yati renounced; sati chaste; kiba whether; nica low; jati caste; yei he who; hari Sri Hari; nāhi not; bhaje worships; tabe then; janamiya ⁠having taken birth; bhramiya bhramiya wondering and wondering; raurava Raurava; narake in the hell; maje drowns
Translation

So whether one is a sannyasi or a very low-caste person, without performing hari-bhajana, one will continue to rotate in the samsara and go to the hell named Raurava.

e dāsa locana, bhāve anukṣaṇa, michāi janama gela hari nā bhajinu, viṣaye majinu, hṛdaye rahala śela
Word for word
'e this; dasa locana Locana dasa; ,bhave contemplates; anuksana always; vrthãi — in vain; janama birth; gela passed; hari Sri Hari; na not; bhajinu I have worshipped; visaye — in sense enjoyment; majinu I have absorbed; hdaye in heart; rahala pierces; sela a spear
Translation

Locana dasa says, "I have never done any hari-bhajana, having been absorbed in sense enjoyment. In this way my human form of life has been wasted. And this causes excruciating pain like a thorn piercing my heart."

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Who wrote Bhaja Bhaja Hari?

Bhaja Bhaja Hari was composed by Locana Dasa Thakura. It appears in More Songs.

What is the meaning of Bhaja Bhaja Hari?

O my dear mind, with staunch faith perform hari-bhajana, without which you cannot be delivered. And with your mouth chant the names of Vrajendra-nandana, Gopé-prana-dhana (the life and wealth of the gopis) and Syamasundara, whose beauty en-chants the whole material manifestation.

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You can listen to 2 recordings of Bhaja Bhaja Hari on this page, including versions sung by HG Amarendra Prabhu, HH Gour Govinda Swami.

How many verses does Bhaja Bhaja Hari have?

Bhaja Bhaja Hari has 5 verses.