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hari hari ! āra kabe pālaṭibe daśā e saba kariyā bāme jāba vṛndāvana-dhāme ei mane kariyāchi āśā
Word for word
hari O Lord Hari; hari O Lord Hari; ara and; kabe when?; palatibe will become changed; dasa condition of life; e this; saba all; kariya doing; bame unfavorable; jaba I will go; brndabana of Vrndavana; dhama to the abode; ei this; mane in my mind; kariyachi I do; asa the hope
Translation

When will I renounce all material impediments and go to Vrndavana dhama? O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, when will my life change in this way? I hope I shall be able to change my mode of living in this way.

dhana jana pūtra dvāre e saba kariyā dūre ekānta haiyā kabe jāba saba duḥkha parihari vṛndāvane bāsa kari madhukarī māgiyā khāiba
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dhana wealth; jana followers; putra children; dare wife; e this; saba everything; kariya placing; dure far away; ekanta with single-pointed concentration; haiya being; kabe when; jaba will I go; saba all; duhkha material miseries; parihari leaving behind; brndabane in Vrndavana; basa residence; kari' doing; madhukari alms; magiya begging; khaiba I will eat
Translation

When will I leave all my wealth, followers, children, and wife far behind, and with only one desire, go to Vrndavana? When will I lelave all material miseries, and live in Vrndavana, eating only whatever foodstuff I can obtain by begging?

jamunāra jala jena amṛta samāna hena kabe piba udara pūriyā kabe rādhā-kuṇḍa-jale snāna kari kutūhale śyama-kuṇḍe rahiba paḍiyā
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jamunara of the Yamuna; jala the water; jena by which; amrta nectar; samana equal; hena like this; kabe when?; piva I will drink; udara my belly; puriya filling; kabe when?; radha-kunda of Radha-kunda; jale in the water; snana bath; kari' taking; kutuhale with happiness; syama-kunda at Syama-kunda; rahiba I will stay; padiya having come
Translation

When will I take long drinks of the Yamuna's water, which is as sweet as nectar? When, with great happiness, will I bathe at Radha-kunda? When will I premanently reside at Syama-kunda?

hhramiba dvādaśa bane rasa-keli je je sthāne premābeśe gaḍagaḍi diyā sudhāiba jane jane vraja-bāsī-gaṇa-sthāne nivediba caraṇa dhariyā
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bhramiba I will wander; dwadasa twelve; bane in the forests; rasa-keli of the Lord's nectarean pastimes; je je various; sthane places; prema-abese overwhelmed by pure love of Krsna; gadagadi rolling about on the ground; diya doing; sudhaiba I will become pure; jane jane to all the people; braja of vraja; basi-gana of the residents; sthane at the places; nibediba I will offer respectful obeisances; carana their lotus feet; dhariya taking
Translation

When will I travel to the twelve forests where various pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa took place and roll on the ground? When will I fall at the feet of the Vrajāvāsīs and inquire about the locations of the pastimes?

bhojanera sthāna kabe nayana-gocara habe āra jata āche upabana tāra madhye vṛndāvana narottama dāsera mana āśā kare jugala caraṇa
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bhajanera of whorship; sthana the place; kabe when?; nayana of the eyes; gocara within the rangeof perception; habe will be; ara and; jata as many as there are; upabana gardens; ara and; madhye in the midst; brndabana Vrndavana; narottama dasera of Narottama dasa; mana the mind; asa hope; kare does; jugala of the Divine Couple; carana the lotus feet
Translation

When will I be able to see the gardens of Vrndavana where the great devotees whrshipped the Lord? Narottama dasa hopes to one day attain the lotus feet of the Divine Couple.

About Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā

"Hari Hari! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā" ("When Will This State Change Again") opens this section's longing to live in Vrindavana with a plain question of when, five verses continuing Prarthana's recurring "when will" refrain.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā?

Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā?

When will I renounce all material impediments and go to Vrndavana dhama? O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, when will my life change in this way? I hope I shall be able to change my mode of living in this way.

How many verses does Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā have?

Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā has 5 verses.

Can I download Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Hari Hari ! Āra Kabe Pālaṭibe Daśā — 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.