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Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga

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hari hari! ki mora karama abhāga biphale jīvana gela hṛdaye rahila śela nāhi bhela hari-anurāga
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hari O Lord Hari; hari O Lord Hari; ki how; karama activities; abhaga unfortunate; biphale useless; jibana the life is passed; hrdaye in the heart; rahile placed; sela a javelin; nahi not; bhela mixed; hari for Lord Hari; anuraga love
Translation

O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, everything that I do is inauspicious. I have uselessly wasted my life, and I have no love for You. It is as if my heart were pierced by a sharp javelin.

yajña dāna tīrtha-sthāna puṇya-karma japa dhyāna akāraṇe saba gela mohe bujhilāma mane hena upahāsa haya jena vastra hīna alaṅkāra dehe
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yajna Vedic sacrifices; dhana charity; tirtha in pilgrimage places; snana bathing; punya pious; karma activities; japa chanting of mantras; dhyana meditation; akarane useless; saba all; gela were; mohe in illusion; bujhilama I knew; mane in the mind; hena like this; upahasa laughter; haya was; jena by which; bastra elegant clothing; hina without; alankara ornaments; dehe on the body
Translation

Vedic sacrifices, charity, bathing in holy places of pilgrimage, pious deeds, mantra-chanting, and meditation, are all useless and illusory. When I think of these things laughter arises within my mind. Engaging in these activities without performing devotional service is like placing valuable ornaments on a body colthed in rags.

sādhu-mukhe kathāmṛta śuniyā bimala citta nāhi bhela aparādha-karāṇa satata asat-saṅga sakali haila bhaṅga ki kariba āile śamana
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sadhu of the saintly devotees; mukhe on the mouth; katha topics; amrta nectar; suniya hearing; bimala cita purified; nahi not; bhela mixed; aparadha of offenses; karana the cause; satata constantly; asat of the non-devotees; sanga association; sakali everything; haila has become; bhanga broken; ki how; kariba will appear; aile on the horizen; samana death
Translation

Although I sometimes hear the nectarean message of Godhead from the mouths of the devotees, because I commit so many offenses, I do not become purified. I continually associate with non-devotees, and in this way all my spiritual advancement is broken apart. Furthermore, death will soon appear on my horizon.

śruti smṛti sadā rabe śuniyāchi ei sabe hari-pada abhaya śaraṇa janama laiyā sūkhe kṛṣṇa nā balinū mūkhe nā karinū se rūpa-bhāvana
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sruti of the Sruti; smrti of the Smrti; sada always; rabe in the statements; suniyachi I have heard; ei this; sabe all; hari of Lord Hari; pada the lotus feet; abhaya fearless; sarana the shelter; janama this life; laiya having passed; sukhe happy; krsna the sound Krsna; na not; balinu I chanted; mukhe on the mouth; na not; karinu I do; se-rupa of His transcendental form; bhabana the meditation
Translation

Although I have repeatedly heard the Sruti and Smrti scriptures' declaration that one should take shelter of the Lord Hari's lotus feet in order to become fearless, nevertheless I refuse to happily chant the holy name of Lord Krsna, and I decline to meditate on His transcendental form.

rādhā-kṛṣṇa dūṅha-pāya tanū mana rahu tāya āra dūre jāuka bāsanā narottama dāse kaya āra mora nāhi bhaya tanū mana saṁpinū āpanā
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radha Radha; krsna Krsna; dunhu both; paya lotus feet; tanu body; mana mind; rahu may stay; taya that; ara and; dure far away; jauka go; basana material desires; narottama dasa Narottama dasa; kaya saying; ara and; mora of me; nahi there is no; bhaya fear; tanu body; mana and mind; sampinu I place; apana spontaneously
Translation

I shall now concentrate my mind on the lotus feet of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna, and all my material desires will flee far away. Narottama dasa says---Now that I have fixed my mind on Sri Sri Radha and Krsna, I am no longer afraid of my future.

About Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga

"Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga" ("How Unfortunate Is My Karma") extends Dainya-bodhika's confession one song further, in five verses, before Prarthana turns from self-accusation toward its long central run of longing.

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Who wrote Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga?

Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga?

O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, everything that I do is inauspicious. I have uselessly wasted my life, and I have no love for You. It is as if my heart were pierced by a sharp javelin.

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You can listen to 1 recording of Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga on this page, including versions sung by ISKCON Devotees.

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Hari Hari! Ki Mora Karama Abhāga has 5 verses.

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