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Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)
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gāite gāite nāma ki daśā hoilo kṛṣṇa-nitya-dāsa mui hṛdoye sphurilo
Word for word
gāite gāite singing and singing; nāma the holy name; ki what?; daśā condition; hoilaḥ is; kṛṣṇa-nityadāsa the eternal servant ofLord k; mui I; hṛdoye in the heart; sphurilaḥ manifested
Translation

What became of me, as I chanted and chanted the holy name? In my heart I realized, "I am an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa."

2
jānilāṅ māyā-pāśe e jaḍa-jagate gobinda-birohe duḥkha pāi nānā-mate
Word for word
jānilān I understood; māyā-pāśe in the ropes of Maya; e this; jaḍa dead and inert; jagate material world; gobinda from Lord Kṛṣṇa; birohe separation; duḥkha suffering; pāi I attain; nānā-mate in various ways
Translation

I realized that, caught in Māyā's trap in this dead material world, and separated from Kṛṣṇa, I was suffering in many different ways.

3
āra je soṁsāra mora nāhi lāge bhālo kāṅhā jāi kṛṣṇa heri - e cintā biśālo
Word for word
āra or; je who; soṁsāra material world; mora ofme; nāhi not; lāge I attain; bhālaḥ good; kāṅhā where?; jāi I go; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; heri see; e this; cintā anxiety; biśālaḥ great
Translation

I did not think anything in this world was good. Where will I go to see Kṛṣṇa?" That was my constant thought.

4
kāndite kāndite āṅkhi-bariśoya barṣā-dhārā heno cakhe hoilo udoya
Word for word
kāndite weeping; kāndite and weeping; āṅkhi eyes; bariśoya shower; barṣā-dhārā torrential rains; henaḥ like that; cakhe in the eyes; hoilaḥ was; udoya arisal
Translation

I wept and wept. A great monsoon of tears rose in my eyes.

5
nimeṣe hoilo mora śata-juga-sama gobinda-biroha āra sahite akhama
Word for word
nimeṣe moment; hoilaḥ was; mora of me; śata-jugasama like a hundred yugas; gobinda-biroha in separation fom Kṛṣṇa; āra or; sahite to tolerat; akhama unable
Translation

My Lord Govinda, because of separation from You, I consider even a moment a great millenium.* I have no power to bear being separated from You. (Daśakuśī)

6
śūnya-dharā-tala caudike dekhiye parāṇa udāsa hoya ki kori ki kori sthira nāhi hoya jībana nāhika roya
Word for word
śūnya-dharā-tala a desert; caudike fourteen; dekhiye seeing; parāṇa life; udāsa indifferent; hoya is; ki what?; kori I do; sthira steady; nāhi not; hoya am; jībana life; nāhika not; roya stays
Translation

Seeing the fourteen worlds are like a great desert, I no longer wish to maintain my life. What will I do? What will I do? I am not peaceful. My life will not stay.

7
braja-bāsi-gaṇa mora prāṇa rākha dekhāo śrī-rādhā-nāthe bhakatibinoda- minati māniyā lāohe tāhāre sāthe
Word for word
braja-bāsi-gaṇa O residents of Vraja; mora my; prāṇa life; rākha save; dekhāaḥ show; śrī- rādhā-nāthe - the Lord of Rādhā; bhakatibinoda- of Bhaktivinoda; minati the prayer; māniyā considering; lāohe accept; tāhāre his; sāthe company
Translation

O residents of Vraja, please save my life. Please show me Rādhā's master. Please grant Bhaktivinoda's prayer. Please accept him in your company.

8
śrī-kṛṣṇa-biroha āra sahite nā pāri parāṇa chārḍite āra dina dui cāri
Word for word
śrī-kṛṣṇa-biroha separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa; āra or; sahite to tolerate; nā not; pāri I am able; parāṇa life; chārḍite to leave; āra and; dina days; dui two; cāri or four
Translation

I have no power to bear this separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa. In two or four days I will give up this life. (Daśakuśī) Text 9 gāite gobinda-nāma upajilo bhāba-grāma dekhilāṅ jamunāra kūle bṛṣabhānu-sutā-saṅge śyāma-naṭa-bara-raṅge bāṁśarī bājāya nīpa-mūle gāite - sing

10
dekhiyā jugala-dhana asthira hoilo mana jñāna hārā hoinu takhona kata-khaṇa nāhi jāni jñāna-lābha hoilo māni āra nāhi bhelo daraśana
Word for word
dekhiyā seeing; jugala-dhana the gloriosu divine couple; asthira unsteady; hoilaḥ became; mana heart; jñāna knowledge; hārā removal; hoinu i was; takhona then; kata-khaṇa in a moment; nāhi nothing; jāni I knew; jñāna-lābha attainment of consciousness; hoilaḥ was; māni I think; āra or; nāhi not; bhelaḥ gone; daraśana sight
Translation

As I gazed at the glorious divine couple, my heart became unsteady. Then I lost consciousness. How long was I unconscious? I don't know. When I became conscious again, the vision had gone. (Jāmbphi Lophā)

11
sakhi go kemate dharibo parāṇa nimeṣa hoilo jugera samāna
Word for word
sakhi gaḥ O gopī; kemate how?; dharibaḥ I willmaintain; parāṇa life; nimeṣa a momnet; hoilaḥ was; jugera of ayuga; samāna like
Translation

O sakhīs, how will I maintain my life? Every moment has become like a yuga! (Daśakuśī)

12
śrabaṇera dhārā āṅkhi-bariṣoya śūnya bhelo dharā-tala gobinda-birohe prāṇa nāhi rohe kemone bāñcibo bolo
Word for word
śrabaṇera of Sravanma; dhārā floods; āṅkhi- bariṣoya - rain from the eyes; śūnya desert; bhelaḥ gone; dharā-tala the earth; gobinda-birohe separation from Kṛṣṇa; prāṇa life; nāhi not; rohe maintain; kemone how?
13
bhakatibinoda asthira hoiya punaḥ nāmāśroya kori' ḍāke rādhā-nātha diyā darśana prāṇa rakho nahe mari
Word for word
bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; asthira unsteady; hoiya being; punaḥ again; nāmāśroya shelter of the holyname; kori' doing; ḍāke calls out; rādhā-nātha O master of Rādhā; diyā to be guven; darśana sight; prāṇa life; rakhaḥ pleasesave; nahe not; mari I die
Translation

Becoming unsteady, Bhaktivinoda again takes shelter of the holy name. He calls out, "O master of Rādhā! Please show Yourself to me! Please save my life, so I will not die!"

About Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo

At twelve verses, the longest song in Siksastaka, describing the ecstatic transformation, ki dasa hoilo, that comes upon a devotee through the simple act of continuing to chant, gaite gaite — the fullest treatment of ecstatic chanting anywhere in the section.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo?

Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo?

What became of me, as I chanted and chanted the holy name? In my heart I realized, "I am an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa."

How many verses does Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo have?

Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo has 12 verses.

Can I download Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Gāite Gāite Nāma Ki Daśā Hoilo — 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.

ॐ Hare Krishna Movement, Kota — Nandgram Dham https://nandgramdham.org/songs/gaite-gaite-nama-ki-dasa-hoilo/

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