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Hari Hari! Baḍa Śela Marame Rahila

Guru Vandana Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja Surrender & Saranagati
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hari hari! baḍa śela marame rahila pāiyā dūrlabha tanu śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana vinū janma mora biphala haila
Word for word
hari--O Lord Hari; hari--O Lord Hari; bada--great; sela--javelin; marame--in the quick; rahila--dispatched; paiya--having attained; durlabha--difficult to get; tanu--body; sri--krsna--of Sri Krsna; bhajana--the devotional service; binu--without; janma--birth; mora--my; biphala--useless; haila--has become
Translation

O Lord Hari, O Lord Hari, a great javelin has pierced me in the core of the heart.
Having attained this difficult to get human body, I have neglected the worship of Sri Krsna, and in this way my life has become useless.

2
brajendranandana hari nabadvīpe avatāri jagata bhariyā prema dila muñi se pāmara-mati biśeṣe kaṭhina ati teṅhi more karuṇā nahila
Word for word
braja--of Vraja; indra--of the king; nandana--the son; hari--Lord Hari; nabadwipe--in Navadvipa; abatari'--having incarnated; jagat--the universe; bhariya--filling; prema--pure love of God; dila--the heart; muni--I; se--he; pamara--sinful; mati--minded; bisese--specifically; kathina--hard and cruel; ati--very; teni--that; more--in me; daruna--mercy; nahila--ther is not
Translation

Although Lord Hari, the prince of Vraja, has descended in Navadvipa and filled the universe with pure love of God, I remain very sinful at heart, cruel, and merciless.

3
svarūpa sanātana rūpa raghunātha bhaṭṭa-yuga tāhāte nā haila mora mati divya cintāmaṇi dhāma vṛndāvana hena sthāna sei dhāme nā kainū vasati
Word for word
swarupa--Svarupa Damodara Gosvami; sanata--Sanatana Gosvami; rupa--rupa Gosvami; raghunatha--Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; bhatta-yuga--Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Gopala Bhatta Gosvami; tahate--in them; na--not; haila--is; mora--my; mati--thought; dibya--transcendental; cintamani--of cintamani gems; dhama--the abode; brndavana--Vrndavana; hena--such; sthana--place; sei--this; dhame--in the abode; na--not; kainu vasati--I reside
Translation

My mind refuses to think of Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, Srila Rupa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. I decline to make my residence in Vrndavana-dhama, the abode full of transcendental cintamani gems.

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viśeṣa viṣaye mati nahila vaiṣṇave rati nirantara kheda uṭhe mane narottama dāsa kahe jīvera ucita nahe śrī-guru-vaiṣṇava-sevā vine
Word for word
bisesa--specifically; bisaye--in the objects of sense-gratification; mati--the mind; nahila--not; baisnabe--in the association of devotees; rati--delight; nirantara--constant; kheda--pain and regret; uthe--arises; mane--in the heart; narottama dasa--Narottama dasa; kahe--says; jibara--of the life; ucita--suitable; nahe--not; sri-guru--of the spiritual master; baisnaba--and the Vaisnavas; seba--service; bine--without
Translation

My mind is absorbed in sense-gratification, and I do not take pleasure in the association of devotees. For this reason pain and regret arise within my heart. Narottama dasa says: It is not good to live without serving the spiritual master and the Vaisnavas.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Hari Hari! Baḍa Śela Marame Rahila?

Hari Hari! Baḍa Śela Marame Rahila was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hari Hari! Baḍa Śela Marame Rahila?

O Lord Hari, O Lord Hari, a great javelin has pierced me in the core of the heart. Having attained this difficult to get human body, I have neglected the worship of Sri Krsna, and in this way my life has become useless.

How many verses does Hari Hari! Baḍa Śela Marame Rahila have?

Hari Hari! Baḍa Śela Marame Rahila has 4 verses.

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