Ei Baro Karuna Koro

Vaiṣṇave Vijñapti — Prayer to the Vaiṣṇava

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ei-bāro karuṇā koro vaiṣṇava gosāi patita-pāvana tomā bine keho nāi
Word for word
ei-bāro—now; karuṇā koro—please be merciful; vaiṣṇava gosāi—O Vaiṣṇava Gosvāmī; patita-pāvana—who can purify the fallen souls; tomā bine—except for you; keho nāi—there is no one
Translation

O Vaiṣṇava Gosvāmī, please be merciful to me now. There is no one except you who can purify the fallen souls.

jāhāra nikaṭe gele pāpa dūre jāy emona doyāla prabhu kebā kothā pāy
Word for word
jāhāra nikaṭe—by whose mere audience; gele—approaching; pāpa—all sins; dure jāy—go far away; emona doyāla prabhu—such a merciful personality; kebā kothā pāy—where can anyone find?
Translation

Where can anyone find such a merciful personality, whose mere audience sends all sins far away?

gaṅgāra paraśa hoile paścate pāvan darśane pavitra koro-ei tomāra guṇ
Word for word
gaṅgāra paraśa hoile—touching the waters of the sacred Ganges; paścāte pāvan—one becomes purified later; darśane—just by the sight of you; pavitra koro—you immediately purify; ei—this; tomāra guṇ—is your quality
Translation

One becomes purified after bathing in the waters of the sacred Ganges many times, but just the sight of you purifies the fallen souls. This is your great power.

hari-sthāne aparādhe tāre hari-nām tomā sthāne aparādhe nāhi paritrāṇ
Word for word
hari-sthāne—to Lord Hari; aparādhe—committing an offense; tāre hari-nām—the holy name delivers them; tomā sthāne aparādhe—but if one commits an offense to you; nāhi paritrān—there is no means of deliverance
Translation

The holy name delivers one who has offended Lord Hari, but deliverance is impossible if one offends you.

tomāra hṛdoye sadā govinda-viśrām govinda kohena-mora vaiṣṇava parāṇ
Word for word
tomāra hṛdoye—in your heart; sadā—always; govinda-viśrām—the resting place of Lord Govinda; govinda kohena—Lord Govinda says; mora vaiṣṇava parāṇ—“The Vaiṣṇavas are My heart.”
Translation

Your heart is always the resting place of Lord Govinda, and Lord Govinda says, "The Vaiṣṇavas are in My heart."

prati-janme kori āśā caraṇera dhūli narottame koro doyā āpanāra boli'
Word for word
prati-janme—in every birth I may take; kori āśā—I desire; caraṇera dhūli—the dust of your holy feet; narottame—to Narottama dāsa; koro doyā—please be kind; āpanāra boli'—and consider to be your own property
Translation

I desire to have the dust of your holy feet in every birth I may take. Please consider Narottama yours, and be kind upon him.

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Who wrote Ei Baro Karuna Koro?

Ei Baro Karuna Koro was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Ei Baro Karuna Koro?

O Vaiṣṇava Gosvāmī, please be merciful to me now. There is no one except you who can purify the fallen souls.

Where can I listen to Ei Baro Karuna Koro?

You can listen to 8 recordings of Ei Baro Karuna Koro on this page, including versions sung by HG Agnidev Prabhu, HH Achyutananda Swami, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HH Prabha Vishnu Swami.

How many verses does Ei Baro Karuna Koro have?

Ei Baro Karuna Koro has 6 verses.