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Gauranga Karuna Koro

"Be Merciful Lord Gaurāṅga" — 14. Gaurāṅga Karuṇā Koro

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1

gaurāṅga karuṇā koro, dīna hīna jane mo-samo patita prabhu, nāhi tri-bhuvane

Word for word

gaurāṅga—O my dear Lord Gaurāṅga; karuṇā koro—please show Your mercy; dīna hīna jane—to this fallen and destitute soul; mo-samo—like myself; patita—fallen; prabhu—O Lord!; nāhi—there is not; tri-bhuvane—in the three worlds

Translation

O my dear Lord Gaurāṅga! Please show Your mercy to this lowly and destitute soul. O Lord! There is no one more fallen than myself in all the three worlds.

2

dante tṛṇa dhori' gaura, ḍāki he tomār kṛpā kori' eso āmār, hṛdoya mandire

Word for word

dante—between my teeth; tṛṇa dhori'—holding grass; gaura—O Lord Gaura!; ḍāki—I am calling out; he—O!; tomār kṛpā—Your mercy; kori'—showing; eso—please come; āmār—my; hṛdoya mandire—into the temple of the heart

Translation

Holding grass between my teeth, O Lord Gaura, I am calling out to You now! Please be compassionate upon me and come to reside within the temple of my heart.

3

jadi doyā nā koribe, patita dekhiyā patita pāvana nāma, kisera lāgiyā

Word for word

jadi—if; doyā—mercy; nā koribe—You do not give; patita—fallen; dekhiyā—seeing; patita pāvana—savior of the fallen; nāma—the name; kisera lāgiyā—why are You known

Translation

If You do not give Your mercy, seeing how fallen I am, then why are You known as Patita Pāvana—the merciful Savior of the fallen?

4

poḍeci bhava tuphāne, nāhika nistār śrī caraṇa taraṇī dāne, dāse koro pār

Word for word

poḍeci—I have fallen; bhava tuphāne—in the hurricane of this material world; nāhika nistār—there is no escape; śrī caraṇa—divine lotus feet; taraṇī—compared to a boat; dāne—by the gift; dāse—to Your servant; koro pār—make cross over

Translation

I am plunged amidst the violent hurricane-stricken waves in the ocean of this material world, from which there is no escape. Kindly give me the gift of Your divine lotus feet, which are compared to a boat in which Your servant may cross over the ocean of birth and death.

5

śrī kṛṣṇa caitanya prabhu, dāser anudās prārthanā koraye sadā, narottam dās

Word for word

śrī kṛṣṇa caitanya prabhu—Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu; dāser anudās—servant of the servant; prārthanā koraye—makes this prayer; sadā—always; narottam dās—Narottama Dāsa

Translation

Narottama Dāsa, the servant of the servant of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Prabhu, ceaselessly makes this prayer.

About Gauranga Karuna Koro

A short plea for Gauranga's (Chaitanya's) mercy, in the familiar Bengali idiom of Vaishnava prayer songs. No specific authorship or history is documented for this piece.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Gauranga Karuna Koro?

Gauranga Karuna Koro was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in More Songs of the Vaisnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Gauranga Karuna Koro?

O my dear Lord Gaurāṅga! Please show Your mercy to this lowly and destitute soul. O Lord! There is no one more fallen than myself in all the three worlds.

Where can I listen to Gauranga Karuna Koro?

You can listen to 2 recordings of Gauranga Karuna Koro on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Radheshyam Prabhu.

How many verses does Gauranga Karuna Koro have?

Gauranga Karuna Koro has 5 verses.

Can I download Gauranga Karuna Koro as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Gauranga Karuna Koro — 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.