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9 versionsO Lord Gaurāṅga, please don't withold Your mercy from me. Please give me shelter at Your reddish feet.
I gave up everything to approach Your feet. I take shelter at Your cooling feet.
I place three handsful of water and sesame at the funeral of my past emotional attachemnt to my kinsmen. Now I am attached to You alone. Please give me shelter at Your feet.
Vāsudeva Ghoṣa says: O Lord, I grasp Your feet. Please be kind and give me protection in the shade of Your feet.
Extended Kīrtana Version
A commonly sung rendition with repeated refrains and devotional expansions.
O Lord Gaurāṅga! Please do not neglect to show me Your mercy! Making me Your very own property, kindly keep me situated at the reddish soles of Your feet.
(Please keep me situated at Your reddish feet, situated at Your feet. Considering me to be Your personal property, please keep me situated at Your reddish feet. Making me the humble servant of Your servant, please keep me situated at Your reddish feet. For my entire life I am simply maddened-please keep me situated at Your reddish feet.)
With the intention of attaining Your feet I have utterly renounced everything. Now I have taken full shelter of Your soothing lotus feet.
(I have taken shelter, I have taken shelter. Now I have taken shelter of Your reddish lotus feet. In this birth I am simply maddened, and so I have now taken shelter of You. In this birth I am simply maddened, calling out "Hā Gaura! Hā Gaura!" Now I have taken full shelter of Your soothing lotus feet.)
Whether I am related to this family lineage or that family lineage-I have completely abandoned them all. I beg You to mercifully keep me by Your feet, calling me Your own.
(I have completely abandoned them all. I have abandoned everything at Your reddish feet. I have abandoned everything at Your reddish feet-I am sold to You in every way. At Your reddish feet I am intoxicated in this lifetime. I am sold to Your reddish feet in every way. Shouting "Hā Gaura! Hā Gaura!" I am sold in every way. Please show mercy and accept me either in this life or perhaps the next. I beg You to kindly keep me by Your feet, calling me Your own.)
Vāsudeva Ghosh says, "Since I have tightly grasped hold of Your feet, please keep me here by always bestowing their soothing shade."
(Please keep me at Your feet, keep me at Your feet. Making me the humble servant of Your servant, please keep me situated at Your feet. Making me the humble servant of Your servant, please show Your mercy either in this life or perhaps the next. Making me the humble servant of Your servant, please keep me situated at Your feet. Be merciful and keep me under the cooling shade of Your feet.)
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About Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha
A direct plea: "Gaurāṅga, do not withdraw Your mercy from me" — the bare petitionary form this chapter's essay describes, asking not for a vision but simply not to be abandoned. This page presents the standard four-verse text of "Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha," together with an extended kīrtana rendition commonly sung with repeated refrains and devotional expansions.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha?
Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha was composed by Vasudeva Ghosa. It appears in The Acaryas Songs Glorifying Lord Gauranga and Govinda.
What is the meaning of Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha?
O Lord Gaurāṅga, please don't withold Your mercy from me. Please give me shelter at Your reddish feet.
Where can I listen to Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha?
You can listen to 9 recordings of Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha on this page, including versions sung by HG Govinda Prabhu, HG Krsna Kirtan Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, HG Sivarama Prabhu.
How many verses does Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha have?
Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha has 4 verses.
Can I download Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Gaurāṅga Tumi More Dayā Nā Chāḍiha — 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.
Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree, ISKCON Devotees. All glories to the devotee singers.