kabewhen?;āhāAh!;gaurāṅgaGaurāṅga;boliyāsaying;bhojanain eating;śayaneand sleeping;deheraof the body;jatanastruggle;chāribaḥI will renounce;biraktarenounced;hayābeing
Translation
When, calling out, "O Gaurāṅga!" will I lose all interest in eating and sleeping?
nabadwīpa-dhāme nagare nagareabhimāna parihari'dhāma-bāsī-ghare mādhukorī lobo'khāibo udara bhari'
Word for word
nabadwīpa-dhāmein Navadvipa;nagarein the twon;nagareafter down;abhimānapride;parihari'renouncing;dhāma-bāsī-gharein the homes of the people who live in the holy abode;mādhukorībegging;lobo'doing;khāibaḥI will eat;udarabelly;bhari'filling
Translation
When, turning away from pride, will I wander from village to village in Navadvīpa? When, begging mādhukarī from the residents of the holy abode, will I somehow put some food in my belly?
nadī-taṭeon the riverbanks;giyāgoing;añjalifolded hands;añjalifolded hands;pibaḥI will drink;prabhu-pada-jalathe water of the Suprerme Lord's feet;taru-taleunder a tree;poḍi'falling;ālasyalaziness;tyajībaḥI will renounce;pāibaḥI will attain;śarīraof the body;balastrength
Translation
When, cupping my hands, will I drink the sacred Gaṅgā water flowing from the Supreme Lord's feet? When, resting under a tree, will my body become refreshed?
kākuti koriyā gaura-gadādharaśrī-rādhā-mādhaba nāmakāndiyā kāndiyā ḍāki ucca rabebhramibo sakala dhāma
Word for word
kākutiwith a voice choked with emotion;koriyādoing;gaura-gadādharaGaura-Gadādhara;śrī-rādhā-mādhabaŚrī Rādhā-Mādhava;nāmanames;kāndiyāweeping;kāndiyāand weeping;ḍākiI call out;uccain a loud;rabevoice;bhramibaḥI will wander;sakalain the holy;dhāmaholy abode
Translation
When, calling out the names, "Gaura-Gadādhara!" and "Śrī Rādhā-Mādhava!" in a voice choked with emotion, will I wander everywhere in the holy abode?
baiṣṇabathe Vaiṣnmavas;dekhiyāseeing;poḍibaḥI will fall;caraṇeat the feet;hṛdayeraof the heart;bandhuthe friend;jāni'knowing;baiṣṇabath Vaisnavas;ṭhākurasaints;prabhuraof the Lord;kīrtanakīrtana;dekhāibewill show;dāsaservant;māni'thinking
Translation
Seeing a Vaiṣṇava, and knowing him the true friend of my heart, I will fall down before his feet. The saintly Vaiṣṇava will then teach this servant how to chant the holy nmaes of the Lord.
About Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā
The closing song of Prarthana-Lalasamayi, asking once more when, kabe, the singer will call out Gauranga's name, boliya, in genuine feeling — ending the section's twelve songs still in the same unresolved, waiting posture.
Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā?
When, calling out, "O Gaurāṅga!" will I lose all interest in eating and sleeping?
How many verses does Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā have?
Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā has 5 verses.
Can I download Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Kabe Āhā Gaurāṅga Boliyā — 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.
