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Gora Pahun

Gaurā Pahu — (from Prārthanā)

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gaurā pahu nā bhajiyā goinu prema-ratana-dhana helāya hārāinu

Word for word

gaurā pahu—Lord Gaurāṅga; nā bhajiyā—not worshiping; goinu—I invited spiritual death; prema—of love of God; ratana—the jewel; dhana—transcendental treasure; helāya—by neglect; hārāinu—I have lost

Translation

I invited my spiritual death by not worshiping Lord Caitanya. Due to my neglect, I have lost the transcendental treasure of love for Kṛṣṇa.

2

adhane yatana kari dhana teyāginu āpana karama-doṣe āpani ḍubinu

Word for word

adhane—for worthless things; yatana—striving; kari—doing; dhana—the treasure of love of God (the real purpose of life); teyāginu—I have rejected; āpana—my; karama-doṣe—in the misdeeds; āpani—myself; ḍubinu—I have drowned

Translation

I rejected the real purpose of my life and strove for worthless things. I am drowning in the ocean of birth and death because of my own misdeeds.

3

sat-saṅga chāḍi' kainu asate vilāsa te-kāraṇe lāgilo ye karma-bandha-phāṅsa

Word for word

sat—of devotees; saṅga—the association; chāḍi’—giving up; kainu—I have made; asate—with materialists; vilāsa—enjoyment; te-kāraṇe—for that reason; lāgilo—began; ye—which; karma—of fruitive activities; bandha—of the entanglement; phāṅsa—the web

Translation

I gave up the association of devotees to enjoy sense gratification in the association of common, nonsense men, and immediately Māyā caught me and entangled me in the web of fruitive activities.

4

viṣaya-viṣama-viṣa satata khāinu gaura-kīrtana-rase maghana nā hainu

Word for word

viṣaya—of sense gratification; viṣama—most dangerous; viṣa—the poison; satata—always; khāinu—I have drunk; gaura—of Lord Caitanya; kīrtana—of the congregational chanting of the holy name; rase—in the mellows; maghana—merged; nā—not; hainu—I have become

Translation

I have always drunk the most dangerous poison of sense gratification, and therefore I could not merge myself into the saṅkīrtana movement of Lord Caitanya.

5

keno vā āchaye prāṇa ki sukha pāiyā narottam dās keno nā gelo mariyā

Word for word

keno vā—why; āchaye—is there; prāṇa—life; ki—what; sukha—happiness; pāiyā—getting; narottama dāsa—Narottama Dāsa; keno—why; nā—did not; gelo—go; mariyā—(to) death

Translation

Why am I living? What is my happiness? Why did Narottama Dāsa not die long, long ago?

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About Gora Pahun

From Prarthana, a song describing Gora (Chaitanya Mahaprabhu) as the singer's one and only lord and shelter, with nothing else in this world worth seeking.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Gora Pahun?

Gora Pahun was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Gora Pahun?

I invited my spiritual death by not worshiping Lord Caitanya. Due to my neglect, I have lost the transcendental treasure of love for Kṛṣṇa.

Where can I listen to Gora Pahun?

You can listen to 6 recordings of Gora Pahun on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Vrindavan Prasad Prabhu, Vaishnavas, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu.

How many verses does Gora Pahun have?

Gora Pahun has 5 verses.

Can I download Gora Pahun as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Gora Pahun — 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.