Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade

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govinda gopīnātha! kṛpā kari rākha nijapade kāma krodha chayajane laye phire nānāsthāne viṣaya bhuñjāya nānāmate

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govinda—Lord Govinda; gopīnātha—the beloved Lord of the gopīs; kṛpā kari—please be merciful; rākha—please keep; nijapade—at Your lotus feet; kāma—lust; krodha—anger; chayajane—six enemies; laye—taking; phire—wander; nānāsthāne—in various places; viṣaya—sense objects; bhuṣjāya—make me enjoy; nānāmate—in various ways

Translation

O Govinda! The beloved of the gopīs, please keep me at Your lotus feet. The six enemies such as lust, anger drag me to many places and make me enjoy sense objects in various ways.

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haiyā māyāra dāsa kari nānā abhilāṣa tomārā smaraṇa gela dūre artha-lābha ei āśe kapāṭa vaiṣṇava beśe bhramiye beḍai ghare ghare

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haiya—being; māyāra dāsa—a servant of māyā; kari—I do; nānā—ṁany; abhilāṣa—desires; tomārā—Your; smaraṇa—remembrance; gela dūre—lost; artha-lābha—in order to gain wealth; ei āśe—with this desire; kapāṭa—pseudo; vaiṣṇava beśe—in the guise of a Vaiṣṇava; bhramiye bedāi—wander; ghare ghare—from house to house

Translation

Being a servant of Māyā, I am full of material desires, hence I lost Your remembrance. In order to gain wealth, I wander from door to door in the garb of a pseudo renunciate.

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aneka duḥkhera pare layechile vrajapure kṛpāḍore galāya bāṅdhiyā daiva-māyā balātkāre khasaiyā sei ḍore bhavakūpe dileka ḍāriyā

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aneka—so much; duḥkhera—of misery; pare—after; layechile—took me; vrajapure—in Vraja-pura; kṛpāḍore—with the rope of mercy; galāya—in the neck; bāṅdhiyā—by tying; daiva-māyā—by the illusory energy of the Lord; balātkāre—being forced; khasaiyā—untie; sei ḍore—that rope; bhavakūpe—in the well of material existence; dileka ḍāriyā—put me in

Translation

After a great deal of distress, You mercifully took me to Vraja. But Your illusory energy forcibly untied the rope of compassion and again placed me in the well of material existence.

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punaḥ yadi kṛpā kari e-janāra keśe dhari ṭaniyā tulaha vrajadhāme tabe se dekhire bhāla natubā parāṇa gela kahe dīna dāsa narottame

Word for word

punaḥ—again; yadi—if; kṛpā kari—please be merciful; e-janāra—of this person; keśe dhari—pulling the hair; ṭaniyā tulaha—pick me up; vrajadhāme—in the abode of Vraja; tabe—then; se—that; dekhire bhāla—my only hope; natuba—otherwise; parāṇa gela—I will die; kahe—says; dīna—poor; dāsa narottame—Narottama dāsa

Translation

Please again be merciful to this fallen person and pick me up to Your abode of Vraja by pulling my hair. This is the only hope of my life. Otherwise I am ruined. Thus prays Narottama dāsa.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade?

Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade?

O Govinda! The beloved of the gopīs, please keep me at Your lotus feet. The six enemies such as lust, anger drag me to many places and make me enjoy sense objects in various ways.

How many verses does Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade have?

Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade has 4 verses.