Harinama Tuwa Anek Swarupa
Lalita-Bibhāsa-rāga, Eka-tālā — (Lalita-Bibhāsa-rāga, Eka-tālā)
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O holy name of Lord Hari, You have many forms, such as: Yaśodā-nandana (the son of Yaśodā), Ananda-bardhana (full of bliss), Nanda-tanaya (Nanda's son), Rasa-kūpa (a reservoir of nectar), . . .
. . . Pūtanā-ghātana (the killer of Pūtanā), Tṛṇāvarta-hāna (the killer of Tṛṇāvarta), Śakaṭa-bhañjana (the breaker of the cart), Gopāla (protector of the cows), Muralī-vadana (flute-player), Agha-baka-mardana (killer of Agha and Baka), Govardhana-dhārī (lifter of Govardhana Hill), Rākhāla (cowherd boy), . . .
. . . Keśi-mardana (killer of Keśī), Brahma-vimohana (who bewildered Brahmā), Surapati-darpa-bināśī (who destroyed Indra's pride), Ariṣṭa-pātana (killer of Ariṣṭa), Gopī-vimohana
(who charms the gopīs), Yāmuna-pulina-vilāsī (who enjoys pastimes on the Yamunā's banks), . . .
. . . Rādhikā-rañjana (who delights Rādhā), Rāsa-rasāyana (who enjoys the rāsa dance), Rādhā-kuṇḍa-kuñja-vihārī (who enjoys pastimes in the forests surrounding Rādhā-kuṇḍa), Rāma (the supreme enjoyer), Kṛṣṇa (all-attractive), Hari (He who removes all that is inauspicious), Mādhava (the goddess of fortune's husband), Narahari (He who manifested a form of half-man half-lion), Matsyādi-gaṇāvatārī (the origin of Matsya and a host of other incarnations), . . .
. . . Govinda (He who delights the cows, land, and senses), Vāmana (the dwarf-incarnation), Śrī Madhusūdana (the killer of Madhu), Yādava-candra (the moon of the Yādavas), Vana-mālī (He who wears a forest garland), Kāliya-śātana (the subduer of Kāliya), Gokula-rañjana (the delight of Gokula), Rādhā-bhajana-sukha-śālī (the blissful object of Śrī Rādhā's worship), . . .
Fully aware of what is for his own benefit, Bhaktivinoda grasps the feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī and begs, "I pray that I may fall more and more
deeply in love with these holy names of the Lord."
About Harinama Tuwa Anek Swarupa
Describes the holy name as having many forms, anek swarupa, able to manifest in countless ways while remaining fully identical with Krsna in each — a compressed, sung version of a point Bhaktivinoda Thakura developed at greater length in his prose writings on the name's theology.
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Harinama Tuwa Anek Swarupa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Harinama Tuwa Anek Swarupa?
O holy name of Lord Hari, You have many forms, such as: Yaśodā-nandana (the son of Yaśodā), Ananda-bardhana (full of bliss), Nanda-tanaya (Nanda's son), Rasa-kūpa (a reservoir of nectar), . . .
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Harinama Tuwa Anek Swarupa has 6 verses.
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