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hari hari! āra ki emana daśā haba kabe bṛṣabhānu-pūre āhīrī gopera ghare tanayā haiyā janamiba
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hari O Lord Hari; hari O Lord Hari; ara and; ki will; emana like this; dasa ondition of life; haba will be; kabe when?; brsabhanu of Maharaja Vrsabhanu; pure in the city; ahiri of gopis; gopera and gopas; ghare the residence; tanaya a daughter; haiya becoming; janamiba I will take birth
Translation

When will I take birth as a gopi in the town of Maharaja Vrsabhanu, where many gopas and gopis live? O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, will I someday attain this condition of life?

jāvaṭe āmāra kabe e-pāṇi-grahaṇa habe vasati kariba kabe tāya sakhīra parama śreṣṭha je tāhāra haya preṣṭha sevana kariba tāṅra pāya
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jabate; amara of me; kabe when?; e this; prani by the living entities; grahana acceptance; habe will be; basati residence; kariba I will do; kabe when?; taya that; sakhira of the gopis; parama srestha best; je who; tahara of them; haya is; prestha most dear; sebana service; kariba I will perform; tanra of them; paya attaining
Translation

When will I live in the city of Vrsabhanu and be accepted by its residents as one of their kin? When will I become the dear friend of the exalted gopis, and when will I be able to directly serve them?

teṅha kṛpābān haiñā rātula caraṇe laiñā āmāre karibe samarpaṇa saphala haibe daśā pūribe manera āśā sevi duṅhāra jugala-caraṇa
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tenha He; krpaban merciful; haina is; ratula reddish; carane at the lotus feet; lana attains; amare me; karibe will be; samarpana offering; saphala successful; haibe will be; dasa condition of life; puribe will be fullfilled; manera of the mind; asa aspiration; se this; dunhara of the Divine couple; jugala both; carana lotus feet
Translation

When Lord Krsna is merciful to me I will be able to attain His reddish lotus feet. When I attain the louts feet of the Divine couple, then my life will be successful, and all the desires of my mind will be fulfilled.

bṛndābane dui-jana caturdike sakhī-gaṇa sevana kariba avaśeṣe sakhī-gaṇa cāribhite nānā jantra laiñā hāte dekhiba manera abhilāṣe
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brndabane in Vrndavana; dui two; jana persons; caturddike all around; sakhi-gana friends; sebana service; kariba I will perform; abasese specific; sakhi-gana gopis; caribhite on all sides; nana various; jantra paraphernailia; laina attain; hate is; dekhiba I will see; manera of the mind; abhilase in the desire
Translation

When will I be able to directly serve the Divine Couple, who are surrounded by Their gopi-friends? When I obtain the facility to directly serve the Divine Couple in the association of the gopis, then all the desires of my mind will be fulfilled.

dūṅhu cāṅda-mukha dekhi' juḍābe tāpita āṅkhi nayane bahibe aśru-dhāra vṛndāra nideśa pāba doṅhāra nikaṭe jāba hena dina haibe āmāra
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dunhu of the Divine couple; canda moonlike; mukha gaces; dekhi' seeing; judabe will be; tapita afflicted; ankhi eyes; nayane on the eyes; bahibe will be; asru of tears; dhara a stream; brndara of Vrnda-devi; nidesa the instruction; paba will obtain; donhara of the Divine couple; nikate in the vicinity; jaba will go; hena like this; dina day; haibe will b; amara mine
Translation

When will I be able to approach very near to the Divine Couple? When will streams of tears flow from my eyes by seeing the moonlike faces of the Divine Couple? when will I receive direct orders from Vrnda-devi, the close friend of the the Divine Couple? When will that day be mine?

śrī-rūpa-mañjarī sakhī more anāthinī dekhi rākhibe rātula duṭī pāya narottama dāsa bhaṇe priya-narma-sakhī-gaṇe kabe dāsī karibe āmāra
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sri-rupa-manjari Sri Rupa-manjari; sakhi the gopi-friend; more me; anathini helpless and unprotected; dekhi' seeing; rakhibe will protect; ratula reddish; duti two lotus feet; paya attaining; narottama dasa Narottama dasa; bhane says; priya-narma-sakhi of the dear gopis; gane in the assembley; kabe will be; dasi maidservant; karibe will be; amara of me
Translation

When will Sri Rupa-manjari, seeing me helpless and without any shelter, become my protectress? When will I attain the shelter of the reddish lotus feet of the Divine Couple? Narottama dasa; When will I become one of the maidservants of the gopis?

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About Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba

"Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba" ("Will Such a State Ever Come Again") closes this section on the same "will such a state come again" refrain heard elsewhere in Prarthana, six verses of unresolved longing.

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Who wrote Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba?

Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba?

When will I take birth as a gopi in the town of Maharaja Vrsabhanu, where many gopas and gopis live? O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, will I someday attain this condition of life?

How many verses does Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba have?

Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba has 6 verses.

Can I download Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Hari Hari! Āra Ki Emana Daśā Haba — 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.