Bhaba Sāgara Bara Duratara Duragraha

Gāndhāra-rāga

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bhaba sāgara bara duratara duragraha duranta gati su-bithāra nimagana jagata patita saba ākula ko-i nā pā-ola pāra
Translation

The ocean of repeated birth and death is horrible and wide. The people of the world were drowning in it. The fallen souls were distraught. No one could swim to the shore.

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jaya jaya nitā-i gaura abatāra hari-nāma prabala taraṇī abalambaye karuṇāya karala uddhāra
Translation

Glory glory to Lord Gaura and Lord Nitāi who descended to this world! Kindly picking up the drowning souls They placed them in the strong boat of Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy names and delivered them.

aja bhaba adi byāsa śuka nārada anta nā pāya-i yān3ra aichana prema patita jane bitara-i ko achu karuṇā apāra
Translation

Even Brahmā Śiva Vyāsa Śukadeva Nārada and all the demigods and sages could not find that ocean's shore. To the fallen people Lord Gaura and Lord Nitāi gave the gift of ecstatic spiritual love. Who has limitless mercy like Them?

hena abatāra āra kiye hoyaba rasika bhakata-gaṇa mela dīna ghanayśāma son3ari bhela jara jara hṛdi māhā rahi gela śela
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Will there ever be another avatāra like Them? They were surrounded by a host of rasika devotees. Remembering Them poor Ghanaśyāma is overcome. He feels as if a javelin is pushed into his heart.

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Who wrote Bhaba Sāgara Bara Duratara Duragraha?

Bhaba Sāgara Bara Duratara Duragraha was composed by Ghanaśyāma dāsa. It appears in Songs of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Bhaba Sāgara Bara Duratara Duragraha?

The ocean of repeated birth and death is horrible and wide. The people of the world were drowning in it. The fallen souls were distraught. No one could swim to the shore.

How many verses does Bhaba Sāgara Bara Duratara Duragraha have?

Bhaba Sāgara Bara Duratara Duragraha has 4 verses.