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Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi

Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā) Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti)

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hā hā kabe gaura-nitāi e patita jane uru kṛpā kori' dekhā dibe du'ṭī bhāi

Word for word

hā hā—oh! Oh!; kabe—when?; gaura-nitāi—gaura-Nitāi; e—this; patita—fallen; jane—person; uru—great; kṛpā—mercy; kori'—doing; dekhā—sight; dibe—will give; du'ṭī—two; bhāi—brothers

Translation

Ah! Ah! When will the two brothers Gaura-Nitāi very mercifully allow this fallen person to see Them?

2

duṅhu kṛpā-bale nabadwīpa-dhāme dekhibo brajera śobhā ānanda-sukhada- kuñja manohara heribo nayana-lobhā

Word for word

duṅhu—both; kṛpā-bale—by the power of the mercy; nabadwīpa-dhāme—in navadvipa; dekhibaḥ—I will see; brajera—of Vraja; śobhā—beauty; ānanda-sukhada-kuñja—in Ananda-sukhada-kunja; manohara—charming; heribaḥ—I will see; nayana—of the eyes; lobhā—the desire

Translation

When, by Their mercy, will I see the beauty of Vraja manifest in Navadvīpa? When, in Ananda-sukhada-kuñja, will my eyes see the charming sight they yearn to see?

3

tāhāra nikaṭe śrī-lalitā-kuṇḍa ratna-bedī kota śata jathā rādhā-kṛṣṇa līlā bistāriyā bihārena abirata

Word for word

tāhāra—Them; nikaṭe—near; śrī-lalitā-kuṇḍa—Śrī Lalita-kunda; ratna-bedī—jewle courtyards; kota—how many?; śata—hundreds; jathā—as; rādhā-kṛṣṇa—Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; līlā—pastimes; bistāriyā—manifesting; bihārena—enjoy pastimes; abirata—without stop

Translation

How many hundreds of jewel courtyards will be manifest arounf Lalitā-kuṇḍa? There Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa will enjoy many pastimes without stop.

4

sakhī-gaṇa jathā līlāra sahāya nānā-sebā-sukha pāya e dāsī tathāya sakhīre ājñāte kārje iti-uti dhāya

Word for word

sakhī-gaṇa—gopī friends; jathā—as; līlāra—of pastimes; sahāya—help; nānā-sebā-sukha—many delightful services; pāya—attainign; e—this; dāsī—maidservant; tathāya—of that place; sakhīre—of the gopīs; ājñāte—by the orders; kārje—duties; iti-uti—here and there; dhāya—running

Translation

The gopīs will perform many delightful services to help the divine couple's pastimes. On the gopīs' orders, this maidservant will run here and there on various errands.

5

mālatīra mālā gānthiyā ānibo dibe tabe śakhi-kore rādhā-kṛṣṇa-gale sakhī parāibe nācibo ānanda-bhore

Word for word

mālatīra—of jasmine flowers; mālā—garland; gānthiyā—stringing; ānibaḥ—I will go; dibe—I will give; tabe—then; śakhi-kore—in a gopī's hand; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-gale—onmf Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's necks; sakhī—the gopī; parāibe—will place; nācibaḥ—I will dance; ānanda-bhore—filled with bliss

Translation

Stringing two jasmine garlands, I will place them in a sakhī's hands. When she places them around Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's necks, I will dance with bliss.

About Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi

From Prarthana-Lalasamayi, combining the section's kabe, when, question with the anguished ha ha cry of the song before it, addressed jointly to Gaura and Nitai — a transitional piece as the section nears its close.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi?

Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi?

Ah! Ah! When will the two brothers Gaura-Nitāi very mercifully allow this fallen person to see Them?

How many verses does Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi have?

Hā Hā Kabe Gaura Nitāi has 5 verses.

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