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Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara

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hede he! nāgara bara śuna he mūralīdhara nivedana kari tuyā pāya caraṇa nakhara maṇi yena cāṅdera gāṅthani bhāla śobhe āmāra galāya
Word for word
hede he—O hello; nāgara bara—the best of the heroes; śuna he—please hear; mūralīdhara—Śrī Kṛṣṇa who holds a flute; nivedana—request; kari—let me do; tuyā pāya—at Your lotus feet; caraṇa nakhara—the nails of Your feet; maṇi—jewel; yena—as if; cāṅdera gāṅthani—the rows of moon; bhāla—beautifully; śobhe—decorated; āmāra galāya—on my neck
Translation

O my dear Hero! O Lord, the flute player! Please hear my request to You. Your jewel-like toenails resemble the rows of moons when You go to the forest with Śrīdāma and Sudāma.

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śrīdāma sudāma saṅge yakhana vane yāo raṅge takhana āmi duyāre dāṅḍāye mane kari saṅge yāi gurūjanara bhaya pāi āṅkhi raila tuyā pāne ceye
Word for word
rīdāma—Śrīdāma; sudāma—Sudāma saṅge—along with; yakhana—when; vane—in the forest; yāo raṅge—go happily; takhana—at that time; āmi—I am; duyāre—at the doorstep; dāṅḍāye—stand; mane kari—I think; saṅge yāi—I go with you; guru-janara—of the elderly respectable persons; bhaya pāi—be afraid of; āṅkhi—the eyes; raila—remain fixed; tuyā pāne ceye—looking at You
Translation

At that time, I stand at the doorstep thinking of going with You. But I am afraid of the elders and the respectable people. Therefore, my eyes simply gaze after You.

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cāi navīna-megha-pāne tuyā baṅdhu paḍe mane elāiyā keśa nāhi bāṅdhi randhana-śālāte jāi tuyā baṅdhu guṇa gāi dhuṅyāra chalanā kari kāṅdi
Word for word
cāi—look; navīna—new; megha pāne—towards the clouds; tuyā—You; bandhu—O my friends; paḍe mane—remember; elāiyā—let loose; keśa—hair; nāhi bāṅdhi—do not comb; randhana śālāte—in the kitchen; jāi—when I go; tuyā—Your; baṅdhu—O friend; guṇa gāi—sing Your glories; dhuṅyāra chalanā kari—on the pretext of smoke; kāṅdi—I cry
Translation

Whenever I see the new clouds, O my friend, I immediately remember You and I let loose my hair. When I cook in the kitchen, I simply sing Your glories and cry on the pretext of smoke.

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maṇi nao māṇika nao āṅcale bāṅdhile rao phula nao ye keśe karibeśe nārī nā karita vidhi tuyā hena guṇanidhi laiyā phiritāma deśe deśe
Word for word
maṇi nao—You are not a jewel; māṇika nao—You are not a diamond; āṅcale—at the end of a sari; bāṅdhile—if I tie; rao—You will remain; phula nao—You are not a flower; ye—that; keśe—in the hair; karibeśe—decorate; nārī—woman; nā karita—did not create; bidhi—the creator; tuyā—You; hena—such as; guṇa nidhi—the ocean of transcendental qualities; laiyā—taking; phiritāma—wander; deśe deśe—country to country
Translation

O beloved Lord! You are neither a jewel nor a diamond that I can keep You tied to the end of my cloth. You are not a flower that I can decorate my hair with. If I were not a woman, I could have taken You, the ocean of divine qualities, all over the country.

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aguru candana haitāma tuyā ange mākhā raitāma ghāmiyā paḍitāma rāṅgā pāya ki mora manera sādha vāmana haye cāṅda hāta vidhi ki sādha pūrābe āmāra
Word for word
aguru—scented powder; candana—sandalwood powder; haitāma—if I become; tuyā—Your; aṅge—on the limbs; mākhā—smeared; raitāma—remain; ghāmiyā—with sweat; paḍitāma—fall down; rāngā pāya—on the lotus feet; ki—what; mora—mine; manera—of the mind; sādha—desire; vāmana haye—being like a dwarf; cāṅda hāta—touching the moon; vidhi ki—will the creator; sādha—desire; purābe—fulfill; āmāra—mine
Translation

If I were aguru or sandalwood, then I would be smeared on Your limbs, and when You would perspire, I would have fallen at Your reddish lotus feet. What desires I have! Although I am a dwarf, still I want to touch the moon. Will the creator ever fulfill my desire?

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narottama dāsa kaya śuna ahe dayāmaya tumī āmāya nā chāḍiha dayā je dina tomāra bhāve āmāra e deha jābe sei dine diya pada chāyā
Word for word
narottama dāse—Narottama dāsa; kaya—says; śuna—please hear; ahe dayāmaya—O most merciful one; tumī—You; āmāya—to me; nā chāḍiha—do not withdraw; dayā—compassion; jedina—the day; tomāra—of You; bhave—in the mood; āmāra—mine; e deha—this body; jābe—will perish; sei dine—on that day; diya—please give; pada chāyā—the shelter of Your lotus feet
Translation

Narottama dāsa says, “Please hear, O most merciful Lord! Please do not neglect me. The day I give up my body being fully absorbed in Your thoughts, please give me shelter at Your lotus feet.”

Frequently asked

Who wrote Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara?

Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara?

O my dear Hero! O Lord, the flute player! Please hear my request to You. Your jewel-like toenails resemble the rows of moons when You go to the forest with Śrīdāma and Sudāma.

How many verses does Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara have?

Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara has 6 verses.

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