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Kabe Tava Karunā Prakāśe

Krishna Songs Gauranga Songs Surrender & Saranagati
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gurudev! kabe tava karunā-prakāśe śrī-gaurāṅga-līlā, hoya nitya-tattwa, ei dṛḍha viśvāse `hari hari’ boli’, godruma-kānane, bhromibo darśana-āśe
Word for word
gurudeva!–O spiritual master!; kabe–when?; tava–your; karuṇā–mercy; prakāśe–by the manifestation; śrī-gaurāṅga–of Śrīman Mahāprabhu; līlā–the Pastimes; haya–become; nitya–eternal; tattva–truth; ei–this; dṛḍha–firm; viśvāse–with faith; hari–Name of ‘Hari’; hari–Name of ‘Hari’; bali’–calling; godruma–of the island known as ‘Godrum’; kānane–in the forest; bhramiba–I will wander; darśana (bahir-darśana)–to see (to see outwardly before me); āśe–with the desire
Translation

O Gurudev! When, by the manifestation of your mercy, will I have firm faith in the eternal truth of Śrī Gaurāṅga’s Pastimes, and wander amid the forest of Śrī Godrumdwīp calling out, “Hari!” “Hari!” in hope of beholding those Pastimes before me?

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nitāi, gaurāṅga, adwaita, śrīvāsa, gadādhara,—pañca-jana kṛṣṇa-nāma-rase, bhāsā’be jagat, kori’ mahā-saṅkīrtana nitāi–Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu

Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, Śrī Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu, Śrī Advaita Prabhu, Śrī Śrīvās Ṭhākur, and Śrī Gadādhar Paṇḍit— these five great personages will inundate the world with the rasa of Kṛṣṇa’s Name by performing mahāsaṅkīrtan.

3
Word for word
nartana-vilāsa, mṛdaṅga-vādana, śunibo āpana-kāne dekhiyā dekhiyā, se līlā-mādhurī, bhāsibo premera bane nartana–of dancing; vilāsa–Pastimes; mṛdaṅga–of the clay drum; vādana– sound; śuniba–I will hear; āpana–my own; kāṇe–with the ears; dekhiyā–seeing; dekhiyā–and seeing; se–those; līlā–of the Pastimes; mādhurī–sweetness; bhāsiba–I will float; premera–of divine love; vāne–in a flood
Translation

I will hear with my own ears the sounds of the mṛdaṅga and the movements of Their dancing. Beholding the sweet beauty of such Pastimes, I will float in a flood of prema.

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Translation

nā dekhi’ ābāra, se līlā-ratana, kāṅdi hā gaurāṅga! boli’ āmāre viṣayī, pāgala boliyā, aṅgete dibeka dhūli nā–not

Again, not seeing those jewel-like Pastimes before me, I will cry, calling out, “O Gaurāṅga!” Considering me a madman, materialists will kick dust upon my body.
Thus ends the section on Bhajana-Lālasā.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Kabe Tava Karunā Prakāśe?

Kabe Tava Karunā Prakāśe was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Kabe Tava Karunā Prakāśe?

O Gurudev! When, by the manifestation of your mercy, will I have firm faith in the eternal truth of Śrī Gaurāṅga’s Pastimes, and wander amid the forest of Śrī Godrumdwīp calling out, “Hari!” “Hari!” in hope of beholding those Pastimes before me?

How many verses does Kabe Tava Karunā Prakāśe have?

Kabe Tava Karunā Prakāśe has 4 verses.

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