Hā Hā Prabhu ! Kara Dayā Karuṇā Tomāra

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hā hā prabhu ! kara dayā karuṇā tomāra michā māyā-jāle tanu dahiche āmāra

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ha--O; ha--O; prabhu--master; kara--please grant; daya--mercy; karuna--mercy; tomara--your; micha--false; maya--of the illusoryh potency; jale--in the net; tanu--body; dahiche--burns; amara--my

Translation

My body and mind burn in the network of material illusion. O master, be merciful to me, and rescue me from it.

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kabe hena daśā habe sakhī-saṅga pāba bṛndābanera phūla gāṅthi doṅhāke parāba

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kabe--when; hena--like this; dasa--condition of life; habe--will be; sakhi--of the gopis; sange--association; paba--I will attain; brndabane-- in Vrndavana; phula--flowers; ganthi--stringing; donhake--the Divine Couple; paraba--I will decorate

Translation

When will I attain the association of the gopis? When will I string flower garlands in the forest of Vrndavana, and then place those garlands on the necks of the Divine Couple?

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sammukhe basiyā kabe cāmara ḍhulāba agurū-candana-gandha doṅha aṅge diba

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sammukhe--face to face; basiya--staying; kabe--when?; carama--camara wisk; dhulaba--I will wabe; aguru--of aguru; candana--and sandalwood paste; gandha--aromatic substances; donha--of the Divine Couple; ange--on the limbs; diba--I will place

Translation

When will I meet the Divine Couple face-to-face? When will I fan Them with a camara wisk? When will I anoint Their limbs with aguru, sandalwood paste, and other fragrant substances?

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sakhīra ājñāya kabe tāmbūla jogāba sindūra tilaka kabe doṅhāke parāba

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sakhira--of the gopis; ajnaya--by the order; kabe--when?; tambula--betel-nuts; jogaba--I will bring; sindura--with red sindura; tilaka--tilaka markings; kabe--when? donkake--the Divine Couple; paraba--I will place

Translation

When, following the gopis' orders, will I offer betel-nuts to the Divine Couple? When will I draw artistic tilaka markings in red sindura on the Divine Couple's foreheads?

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bilāsa-kautuka keli dekhiba nayane candramūkha nirakhiba basāye siṁhāsane

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bilasa--of playfulness; kautuka--with joy; keli--pastimes; dekhiba--I will see; nayane--with my own eyes; candra--moonlike; mukha--faces; nirakhiba--I will see; basaye--seated; simha-- asane--on Their thrones

Translation

When, with my own eyes, will I see the Divine Couple jubilantly perform pastimes? When will I see Their moonlike faces as They sit on Their thrones?

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sadā se mādhurī dekhi manera lālase kata-dine habe dayā narottama dāse

Word for word

sada--continually; se--this; madhuri-sweetness; dekhi--I see; manera--of the mind; lalase--longing; kata-dine--someday; habe--will be; daya--mercy; narottama dasa--Narottama dasa

Translation

O my master, if at some time you are merciful to me, then the desire of my mind will be fulfilled, and I will be able to directly see the transcendental sweetness of the Divine Couple.

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Who wrote Hā Hā Prabhu ! Kara Dayā Karuṇā Tomāra?

Hā Hā Prabhu ! Kara Dayā Karuṇā Tomāra was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hā Hā Prabhu ! Kara Dayā Karuṇā Tomāra?

My body and mind burn in the network of material illusion. O master, be merciful to me, and rescue me from it.

How many verses does Hā Hā Prabhu ! Kara Dayā Karuṇā Tomāra have?

Hā Hā Prabhu ! Kara Dayā Karuṇā Tomāra has 6 verses.