bācya o bācaka dui swarūpa tomārabācya taba śrī-bigraha cid-ānandākāra
Word for word
bācyathe person indicated by the name;aḥand;bācakathename itself;duitwo;swarūpaforms;tomāraof You;bācyavacya;tabaof You;śrī-bigrahathe form;cid-ānandākāraspiritual, eternal, and blissful
Translation
O Lord, "vācya" and "vācaka" are Your two natures. "Vācya" is Your spiritual, eternal, blissful form.
bācaka swarūpa taba śrī-kṛṣṇādi nāmabarṇa-rūpī sarba-jība-ānanda-biśrāma
Word for word
bācakavbacaka;swarūpaform;tabaof You;śrī-kṛṣṇādibeginning with Śrī k;nāmanames;barṇarūpīconsisting of syllables;sarba-jībaall souls;ānandaof bliss;biśrāmadelight
Translation
"Vācaka" refers to Your many holy names, which have the name Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the first amongst them. Consisting of various syllables, these names delight the living entities.
ei dui swarūpe taba ananta prokāśadoyā kori' deya jībe tomāra bilāsa
Word for word
eithese;duitwo;swarūpenatures;tabaof You;anantalimitless;prokāśamanifestations;doyāmercy;kori'doing;deyato be giuve;jībeto the souls;tomāraof You;bilāsathe pastimes
Translation
Manifesting these two natures in endless ways, You mercifully give Your pastimes to the conditioned souls.
kintu jāniyāchi nātha bācaka-swarūpabācyāpekha doyāmoya ei aparūpa
Word for word
kintuhowever;jāniyāchiI know;nāthaO Lord;bācaka-swarūpathe name;bācyathe person identified by the name;āpekhain relation to;doyāmoyamerciful;eithis;aparūpawonderful and beautiful
Translation
Still, O my Lord, I know that Your holy name is more merciful than Your form. It is very wonderful and very beautiful.
nāmathe name;nāmīthe person identified by the name;bhedadifference;nāinot;bederaof the Vedas;bacanathewords;tabuof You;nāmaname;nāmīand the form described by thename;ho'tethan that;adhikamore;koruṇāmerciful
Translation
The Vedas affirm that Your form and Your name are not different. Still, Your name is more merciful than Your form.
kṛṣṇe aparādhī jadi nāme śraddhā kori'prāṇa bhori' ḍāke nāma rāma kṛṣṇa hari
Word for word
kṛṣṇeagainst Lord Kṛṣṇa;aparādhīan offender;jadiof;nāmethe name;śraddhāfaith;kori'doing;prāṇalife;bhori'bearing;ḍākecalls ou;nāmaO name;rāmaO Rāma;kṛṣṇa – O Kṛṣṇa;hariO Hari
Translation
If a person who has offended Lord Kṛṣṇa spends his life faithfully calling out the Lord's names, names like Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, and Hari,...
bigraha-swarūpa bācye aparādha kori'śuddha-nāmāśroye sei aparādha tori
Word for word
bigraha-swarūpathe form;bācyedescribed by the name;aparādhaoffense;kori'doing;śuddhapurely;nāmaofthe holy name;āśroyeshelter;seihe;aparādhaoffenses;toricrosses beyond
Translation
A person who commits offenses against the Lord's form will cross beyond those offenses by purely taking shelter of the Lord's holy name.
bhakatibinodaBhaktivinoda;māgebegs;śrī-rūpacaraṇeat the feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvami;bācaka-swarūpathe Lord's identity as His name;nāmefor the name;ratilove;anukhaṇemoment after moment
Translation
At Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's feet Bhaktivinoda begs, "May I love the Lord's holy name at every moment."
About Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra
At nine verses, the longest song in Sri Namastaka, examining the relationship between vacya, the object described, and vacaka, the word that describes it, as two forms, dui swarupa, of the same Krsna — one of the more philosophically dense songs in the section.
Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra?
O Lord, "vācya" and "vācaka" are Your two natures. "Vācya" is Your spiritual, eternal, blissful form.
How many verses does Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra have?
Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra has 9 verses.
Can I download Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Bācya O Bācaka Dui Swarūpa Tomāra — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.
