Are Bhai Bhaja Mora

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are bhāi! bhaja mora gaurāṅga-caraṇa nā bhajiyā mainu duḥkhe ḍubi gṛha-biṣa-kūpe dagdha kaila e pāñca parāṇa
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are--O; bhai--brother; bhaja--please worship; mora--my; gauranga--of Lord Caitanya; carana--the lotus feet; na--not; bhajiya--having worshipped; mainu-uhkhe--unhappy; dubi'--diving; grha--of household life; bisa--of poison; kupe--in the well; dagdha-burned; kaila--became; e--this; panca--five; parana--life airs
Translation

O brother, please worship the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga. I have not worshipped them, but instead have dived into the poisonous well of materialistic household-life, and as a result my five life-airs are burning with the poison of material life.

tāpa-traya-biṣānale ahar-niśi hiyā jvale deha sadā haya acetana ripu-baśa indriya haila gaura-pada pāśarila bimukha haila hena dhana
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tapa--of miseries; traya--of three; bisa--of poison; anale--with the fire; ahar-day; nisi--and night; jwale--in the fire; deha--body; sada--continually; haya acetana--faints into unconscioussness; ripu--by enemies; asa--subdued; indriay--senses; haila--have become; gora--of Lord Gauranga; pada--the lotus feet; pasabila-bimukha-become averse; haila--became; hana--like this; dhana--treasure
Translation

Day and night I burn in the poisonous fire of the threeforld miseries of material life, and as a result I repeatedly faint. mys senses are overwhelmed by lust, agreed, and numberless other enemies, and I am averse to the great treasure which is the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga.

hena gaura dayāmaya chāḍi saba lāja-bhaya kāya mane laha re śaraṇa parama durmati chila tāre gaurā uddhārila tā’rā haila patita-pāvana hena--like this; gaura--Lord Gauranga; dayamaya--merciful; chadi'--giving up; saba--all; laja--shyness; bhaya--and fear; kaya--with body; mane--and mind; laha--attain; re--O; sarana--shelter; parama--very; durmati--wicked at heart; chila--I have been; tare--him; gora--Lord Gauranga; uddharila--will deliver; ta'ra--of him; haila--becomes; patita--of the fallen; pabana--the savior.
Translation

O brother, give up all fear and shyness, and take shelter of merciful Lord Gauranga. Lord Gauranga rescues those who are most wicked at heart, and therefore He is known as Patita-pavana, the savior of the fallen.

gaurā dvija-naṭa-rāje bāndhaha hṛdaya-mājhe ki karibe saṁsāra-śamana narottama dāsa kahe gaurā-sama keha nahe nā bhajite deya prema-dhana gora--Lord Caitanya; dwija--of the brahmanas; nata--and dancers; raje--the king; bandhaha--please keep; hrdaya--of the heart; majhe--in the middle; ki--what?; karibe--will do; samsara--of material life; samana--death; narottama dasa--Narottama dasa; kahe--says; gora--with Lord Gauranga; sama--equal; keha--someone; nahe--there is not; na--not; bhajite--worshipped; deya--payable; prema--of pure love of Krsna; dhana--treasure.
Translation

If you place Lord Gauranga, the brahmana king of dancers, within your heart, then what will death be able to do to you? Narottama dasa says: There is no one equal to Lord Gauranga. Even if one will not become His devotee, still Lord Gauranga will freely give him the treasure of love of Krsna.

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Who wrote Are Bhai Bhaja Mora?

Are Bhai Bhaja Mora was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Are Bhai Bhaja Mora?

O brother, please worship the lotus feet of Lord Gauranga. I have not worshipped them, but instead have dived into the poisonous well of materialistic household-life, and as a result my five life-airs are burning with the poison of material life.

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Are Bhai Bhaja Mora has 4 verses.