govindaLord Govinda;gopīnāthathe beloved Lord of the gopīs;kṛpā kariplease be merciful;rākhaplease keep;nijapadeat Your lotus feet;kāmalust;krodhaanger;chayajanesix enemies;layetaking;phirewander;nānāsthānein various places;viṣayasense objects;bhuṣjāyamake me enjoy;nānāmatein various ways
Translation
O Govinda! The beloved of the gopīs, please keep me at Your lotus feet. The six enemies such as lust, anger drag me to many places and make me enjoy sense objects in various ways.
haiyā māyāra dāsa kari nānā abhilāṣatomārā smaraṇa gela dūreartha-lābha ei āśe kapāṭa vaiṣṇava beśebhramiye beḍai ghare ghare
Word for word
haiyabeing;māyāra dāsaa servant of māyā;kariI do;nānāṁany;abhilāṣadesires;tomārāYour;smaraṇaremembrance;gela dūrelost;artha-lābhain order to gain wealth;ei āśewith this desire;kapāṭapseudo;vaiṣṇava beśein the guise of a Vaiṣṇava;bhramiye bedāiwander;ghare gharefrom house to house
Translation
Being a servant of Māyā, I am full of material desires, hence I lost Your remembrance. In order to gain wealth, I wander from door to door in the garb of a pseudo renunciate.
aneka duḥkhera pare layechile vrajapurekṛpāḍore galāya bāṅdhiyādaiva-māyā balātkāre khasaiyā sei ḍorebhavakūpe dileka ḍāriyā
Word for word
anekaso much;duḥkheraof misery;pareafter;layechiletook me;vrajapurein Vraja-pura;kṛpāḍorewith the rope of mercy;galāyain the neck;bāṅdhiyāby tying;daiva-māyāby the illusory energy of the Lord;balātkārebeing forced;khasaiyāuntie;sei ḍorethat rope;bhavakūpein the well of material existence;dileka ḍāriyāput me in
Translation
After a great deal of distress, You mercifully took me to Vraja. But Your illusory energy forcibly untied the rope of compassion and again placed me in the well of material existence.
punaḥ yadi kṛpā kari e-janāra keśe dhariṭaniyā tulaha vrajadhāmetabe se dekhire bhāla natubā parāṇa gelakahe dīna dāsa narottame
Word for word
punaḥagain;yadiif;kṛpā kariplease be merciful;e-janāraof this person;keśe dharipulling the hair;ṭaniyā tulahapick me up;vrajadhāmein the abode of Vraja;tabethen;sethat;dekhire bhālamy only hope;natubaotherwise;parāṇa gelaI will die;kahesays;dīnapoor;dāsa narottameNarottama dāsa
Translation
Please again be merciful to this fallen person and pick me up to Your abode of Vraja by pulling my hair. This is the only hope of my life. Otherwise I am ruined. Thus prays Narottama dāsa.
About Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade
"Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade" ("Govinda Gopinatha, Mercifully Keep Me at Your Feet") addresses Krishna by two temple names in a direct plea for shelter, four verses among this closing miscellany outside Prarthana's twenty-four named sections.
Who wrote Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade?
Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.
What is the meaning of Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade?
O Govinda! The beloved of the gopīs, please keep me at Your lotus feet. The six enemies such as lust, anger drag me to many places and make me enjoy sense objects in various ways.
How many verses does Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade have?
Govinda Gopīnātha! Kṛpā Kari Rākha Nijapade has 4 verses.
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