Gay Gora Madhura Sware
Śrī Nāma — (from Gītāvalī)
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Lord Gaurasundara sings in a very sweet voice, "Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare."
Whether you are a householder or a sannyāsī, constantly chant, "Hari, Hari!" Don't forget this chanting, either in happiness or distress. Just fill your mouth with hari-nāma.
You are bound up in the network of māyā and are forced to toil fruitlessly. Now you have obtained full consciousness in the human form of life, so chant the names of Rādhā-Mādhava.
Your life may end at any moment, and you have not served the Lord of the senses, Hṛṣīkeśa. Take this advice of Bhaktivinoda: "Just once, relish the nectar of the holy name!"