hede he! nāgara bara śuna he mūralīdharanivedana kari tuyā pāyacaraṇa nakhara maṇi yena cāṅdera gāṅthanibhāla śobhe āmāra galāya
Word for word
hede heO hello;nāgara barathe best of the heroes;śuna heplease hear;mūralīdharaŚrī Kṛṣṇa who holds a flute;nivedanarequest;karilet me do;tuyā pāyaat Your lotus feet;caraṇa nakharathe nails of Your feet;maṇijewel;yenaas if;cāṅdera gāṅthanithe rows of moon;bhālabeautifully;śobhedecorated;āmāra galāyaon my neck
Translation
O my dear Hero! O Lord, the flute player! Please hear my request to You. Your jewel-like toenails are like a string of moons; how beautiful they would look as a necklace around my neck!
rīdāmaŚrīdāma;sudāmaSudāma;saṅgealong with;yakhanawhen;vanein the forest;yāo raṅgego happily;takhanaat that time;āmiI am;duyāreat the doorstep;dāṅḍāyestand;mane kariI think;saṅge yāiI go with you;guru-janaraof the elderly respectable persons;bhaya pāibe afraid of;āṅkhithe eyes;railaremain fixed;tuyā pāne ceyelooking at You
Translation
At that time, I stand at the doorstep thinking of going with You. But I am afraid of the elders and the respectable people. Therefore, my eyes simply gaze after You.
cāilook;navīnanew;megha pānetowards the clouds;tuyāYou;bandhuO my friends;paḍe maneremember;elāiyālet loose;keśahair;nāhi bāṅdhido not comb;randhana śālātein the kitchen;jāiwhen I go;tuyāYour;baṅdhuO friend;guṇa gāising Your glories;dhuṅyāra chalanā karion the pretext of smoke;kāṅdiI cry
Translation
Whenever I see the new clouds, O my friend, I immediately remember You and I let loose my hair. When I cook in the kitchen, I simply sing Your glories and cry on the pretext of smoke.
maṇi naoYou are not a jewel;māṇika naoYou are not a diamond;āṅcaleat the end of a sari;bāṅdhileif I tie;raoYou will remain;phula naoYou are not a flower;yethat;keśein the hair;karibeśedecorate;nārīwoman;nā karitadid not create;bidhithe creator;tuyāYou;henasuch as;guṇa nidhithe ocean of transcendental qualities;laiyātaking;phiritāmawander;deśe deśecountry to country
Translation
O beloved Lord! You are neither a jewel nor a diamond that I can keep You tied to the end of my cloth. You are not a flower that I can decorate my hair with. If I were not a woman, I could have taken You, the ocean of divine qualities, all over the country.
aguru candana haitāma tuyā ange mākhā raitāmaghāmiyā paḍitāma rāṅgā pāyaki mora manera sādha vāmana haye cāṅda hātavidhi ki sādha pūrābe āmāra
Word for word
aguruscented powder;candanasandalwood powder;haitāmaif I become;tuyāYour;aṅgeon the limbs;mākhāsmeared;raitāmaremain;ghāmiyāwith sweat;paḍitāmafall down;rāngā pāyaon the lotus feet;kiwhat;moramine;maneraof the mind;sādhadesire;vāmana hayebeing like a dwarf;cāṅda hātatouching the moon;vidhi kiwill the creator;sādhadesire;purābefulfill;āmāramine
Translation
If I were aguru or sandalwood, then I would be smeared on Your limbs, and when You would perspire, I would have fallen at Your reddish lotus feet. What desires I have! Although I am a dwarf, still I want to touch the moon. Will the creator ever fulfill my desire?
narottama dāsa kaya śuna ahe dayāmayatumī āmāya nā chāḍiha dayāje dina tomāra bhāve āmāra e deha jābesei dine diya pada chāyā
Word for word
narottama dāseNarottama dāsa;kayasays;śunaplease hear;ahe dayāmayaO most merciful one;tumīYou;āmāyato me;nā chāḍihado not withdraw;dayācompassion;jedinathe day;tomāraof You;bhavein the mood;āmāramine;e dehathis body;jābewill perish;sei dineon that day;diyaplease give;pada chāyāthe shelter of Your lotus feet
Translation
Narottama dāsa says, “Please hear, O most merciful Lord! Please do not neglect me. The day I give up my body being fully absorbed in Your thoughts, please give me shelter at Your lotus feet.”
About Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara
"Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara" ("Listen, O Best of Lovers, O Flute-Bearer") addresses Krishna directly by two classic epithets, six verses closing out this final ungrouped set of songs.
Who wrote Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara?
Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.
What is the meaning of Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara?
O my dear Hero! O Lord, the flute player! Please hear my request to You. Your jewel-like toenails are like a string of moons; how beautiful they would look as a necklace around my neck!
How many verses does Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara have?
Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara has 6 verses.
Can I download Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Hede He! Nāgara Bara Śuna He Mūralīdhara — 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.
