hari haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥyādavāya mādhavāya keśavāya namaḥ
Word for word
hari harayeunto Hari;namaḥobeisances;kṛṣṇa yādavāyaunto Kṛṣṇa known as Yādava (the best of the Yadu dynasty);namaḥobeisances;yādavāyaunto Yādava;mādhavāyaunto Mādhava, the husband of the goddess of fortune;keśavāyaunto Keśava, He of fine hair;namaḥobeisances
Translation
O Lord Hari, O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I offer my obeisances to You, who are known as Hari, Yādava, Mādhava, and Keśava.
gopālaHe appears as a cowherd boy;govindathe pleaser of the cows;rāmathe reservoir of pleasure;śrī-madhusūdanathe magnificent killer of the demon named Madhu;giridhārīthe lifter of Govardhana Hill;gopīnāthathe Lord of the cowherd damsels;madana-mohanathe enchanter of Cupid
Translation
O Gopāla, Govinda, Rāma, Śrī Madhusūdana, Giridhārī Gopīnātha, and Madana-mohana!
śrī-caitanya-nityānanda śrī-advaita-sītāhari guru vaiṣṇaba bhāgavata gītā
Word for word
śrī-caitanya-nityānandachanting the names of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityānanda;śrī-advaita-sītāŚrī Advaita ācārya and his wife Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī;hariLord Hari;guruthe spiritual master;vaiṣṇavaall the assembled devotees;bhāgavatathe Śrīmad Bhāgavatam;gītāthe Bhagavad Gītā
Translation
All glories to Śrī Caitanya and Nityānanda! All glories to Śrī Advaita Ācārya and His consort, Śrī Sītā Ṭhākurāṇī. All glories to Lord Hari, to the spiritual master, the Vaiṣṇavas, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, and Śrīmad Bhagavad-Gītā.
śrī-rūpa sanātana bhaṭṭa-raghunāth śrī-jīva gopāla-bhaṭṭa dāsa-raghunāthchanting the names of the Six Gosvāmīs: Śrī Rūpa, Sanātana, Raghunāth Bhaṭṭa, Śrī Jīva, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, and Raghunāth dāsa
Translation
All glories to Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī, Sanātana Gosvāmī, Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, and Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī.
ei chay gosāir kori caraṇa vandanjāhā hoite bighna-nāś abhīṣṭa-pūraṇ
Word for word
ei chay gosāirof these six Gosvāmīs;koriI offer;caraṇa vandanobeisances unto their feet;yāhā hoiteby which;vighna-nāśobstacles to devotion are destroyed;abhīṣṭa-pūraṇall spiritual desires are fulfilled
Translation
I offer my obeisances to the feet of these six Gosvāmīs. Bowing to them destroys all obstacles to devotional service and fulfills all spiritual desires.
ei chay gosāi jār-mui tār dāstā-sabāra pada-reṇu mora pañca-grās
Word for word
ei chay gosāiof these six Gosvāmīs;jārwhoever is;muiI;tārtheir;dāsservant;tā-sabāraof all of them;pada-reṇuthe dust of the feet;moramy;pañca-grāsfive kinds of foodstuffs
Translation
I am the servant of that person who is a servant of these six Gosvāmīs. The dust of their lotus feet is my five kinds of foods.
tādera caraṇa-sebi-bhakta-sane bāsjaname janame hoy ei abhilāṣ
Word for word
tāṅdera caraṇathe lotus feet of these six Gosvāmīs;sevi bhaktathose devotees who serve;sane vāsliving along with;janame janamebirth after birth;hoythere is;ei abhilāśthis is my desire
Translation
This is my desire: that birth after birth I may live with those devotees who serve the lotus feet of these six Gosvāmīs.
ei chay gosāi jabe braje koilā bāsrādhā-kṛṣṇa-nitya-līlā karila prakāś
Word for word
ei chay gosāithese six Gosvāmīs;jabewhen;vrajein Vraja;koilā vāslived;rādhā-kṛṣṇa-nitya-līlāthe eternal pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa;karila prakāśthey revealed
Translation
When these six Gosvāmīs lived in Vraja they revealed the lost holy places and explained the eternal pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
ānande bolo hari bhaja bṛndābanśrī-guru-vaiṣṇaba-pade majāiyā man
Word for word
ānandein bliss;bolojust chant;harithe names of Lord Hari;bhajajust worship;vṛndābanthe transcendental realm of Vṛndāvana;śrī-guru vaiṣṇavathe spiritual master and the Vaiṣṇavas;padeon the lotus feet;majāiyā manabsorbing your mind in meditation
Translation
Just shout the names of Lord Hari in great ecstasy and worship the transcendental realm of Vṛndāvana while absorbing your mind in meditation upon the divine feet of the spiritual master and the Vaiṣṇavas.
śrī-guru-vaiṣṇaba-pada-padma kori āśnarottama dāsa kohe nāma-saṅkīrtana
Word for word
śrī-guru-vaiṣṇavaof Śrī Guru and the Vaiṣṇavas;pāda-padmathe lotus feet;kori āśI am desiring;nāma-saṅkīrtanathe glorification of the holy name;kohesings;narottama dāsthe author, Narottama dās Ṭhākura
Translation
Desiring to serve the lotus feet of Śrī Guru and the Vaiṣṇavas, Narottama Dāsa sings this saṅkīrtana of the holy names of Lord Hari.
About Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya
Narottama's Nama-sankirtana, a widely sung chant that strings together many of Krishna's names — Yadava, Gopala, Govinda, Rama, Madhusudana among them — building a rolling wave of names to be chanted together in kirtana.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya?
Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.
What is the meaning of Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya?
O Lord Hari, O Lord Kṛṣṇa, I offer my obeisances to You, who are known as Hari, Yādava, Mādhava, and Keśava.
Where can I listen to Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya?
You can listen to 11 recordings of Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Agnidev Prabhu, HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, Vaishnavas.
How many verses does Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya have?
Hari Haraye Namah Krsna Yadavaya has 10 verses.
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