Hari Hari! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nija Pade

Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja Surrender & Saranagati

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hari hari! kṛpā kari rākha nija-pade kāma krodha chaya jane lañā phire nānā sthāne viṣaya-bhuṅjāya nānā-mate

Word for word

hari--O Hari; hari--O Hari; krpa--mercy; kari'--giving; rakha--place me; nija-pade--at Your feet; kama--lust; krodha--anger; chaya--six; jane--person; lana--accetp; phire--wander; nana--various; sthane--in places; bisaya--the objects of the senses; bhunjaya--enjoying; sana-mate--in various ways

Translation

O Lord Hari, O Lord Hari, please give me shelter at Your feet. Lust and anger are the leaders of the group of six men who impell me to wander here and there in the attempt to enjoy varieties of sense-gratification.

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haiyā māyāra dāsa kari nānā abhilāṣa tomāra smaraṇa gela dūre artha-lābha ei āśe kapaṭa-vaiṣṇava-veśe bhramiyā bulaye ghare ghare

Word for word

haiya--having become; mayara--of illusion; dasa--the servant; kari'--having done; nana--various; abhilasa--desires; tomara--of You; smarana--rememberance; gela--has gone; dure--far away; artha--of wealth; labha--the aquisition; ase--aspiration; kapata--cheating; baisnaba--of a Vaisnava; bese--in the dress; bhramiya bulaya--wandering; ghara ghare--from home to home

Translation

I am full of material desires and I have become the servant of material illusion. My memory of You has fled far asay. Disguised as a Vaisnava I wander from house to house, motivated by the desire to accumulate wealth.

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aneka duḥkhera pare layechile braja-pūre kṛpā-ḍora galāya baṅdhiyā daiva-māyā balāt kāre khasāiya sei ḍore bhava kūpe dileka ḍariya

Word for word

aneka--many; duhkhera--sufferings; pare--beyond; layechile--is; braja-pure--Vrajabhumi; krpa--of mercy; dora--the rope; galaya--about the neck; bandhiya--binding; daiba--maya--the illusory energy; balat kare--at this outrage; khas-iya--lossening; sei--these; dore--ropes; bhaba--of material existance

Translation

kupe in the well

In this town of Vraja, which is situated beyond all these sufferings, You have tied me about the neck with your rope of mercy. Seeing this outrage, the illusory energy loosened those ropes and again threw my into the well of material existence.

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unaḥ yadi kṛpā-kari e janāre keśa dhari tāniyā tulaha braja-dhāme tabe se dekhiya bhāla natubā parāṇa gela kahe dīna dāsa narottama

Word for word

punah--again; yadi--if; krpa--mercy; kari'--having done; e--this; janare--person; kese--by the hair; dhari--holding; taniya--pulling; braja--of Vraja; dhame--in the abode; tave--then; se--he; dekhiya--having seen; bhala--in an auspicious condition; natuba--otherwise; parana--life; gela--would have gone; kahe--speaks; dina--the poor; dasa narottama--Narottama dasa

Translation

If You are again merciful You will grasp this person by the hair, rescue him from illusion's well, and place him in the abode of Vraja. Seeing that the Lord placed him in an auspicious condition of life, whereas otherwise his life would have perished, the poor and fallen Narottama dasa sings this song.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Hari Hari! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nija Pade?

Hari Hari! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nija Pade was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hari Hari! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nija Pade?

O Lord Hari, O Lord Hari, please give me shelter at Your feet. Lust and anger are the leaders of the group of six men who impell me to wander here and there in the attempt to enjoy varieties of sense-gratification.

How many verses does Hari Hari! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nija Pade have?

Hari Hari! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nija Pade has 4 verses.