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Gauranga Karuna Koro

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

Holy Name Krishna Songs Gauranga Songs

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  1. HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu more by this singer
  2. HH Radhanath Swami more by this singer
  3. HH Vedavyasa Priya Swami more by this singer
  4. HG Radheshyam Prabhu more by this singer

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Text
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.

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 4 recordings of Gauranga Karuna Koro on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HH Radhanath Swami, HH Vedavyasa Priya Swami, HG Radheshyam Prabhu.

How many verses does Gauranga Karuna Koro have?

Gauranga Karuna Koro has 5 verses.

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