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Karaṅga Kaupīna Lañā Cheṅḍa Kāṅthā Gāya Diyā

Radha Songs Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja
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karaṅga kaupīna lañā cheṅḍa kāṅthā gāya diyā teyāgiba sakala biṣayā kṛṣṇe anurāga habe brajera nikuñje kabe jāiyā kariba nijālaya
Word for word
karanga--a waterpot; kaupina--and loincloth; lana--taking; chenda--torn; kanha--where; gaya--singing; diya--giving; tejagiba--I will give up; sakala--all; bisaya--sense-gratification; krsna--for Lord Krsna; anuraga--ecstatic love; habe--will be; brajera--of Vraja; nikunja--the groves; kabe--when?; jaina--I will go; karibas--I will make; nija--my; alaya--residence
Translation

When will I renounce all sense-gratification? When will I accept only a water-pot and torn garment? When will I constantly sing Lord Krsna's holy names? When will I go to the groves of Vraja and make my permanent residence there? When will I attain ecstatic love for Lord Krsna?

2
hari hari! kabe mora haibe su-dina ! phalamūla bṛndābane khāñā dibā-abasāne bhramiva haiyā udāsīna
Word for word
hari--O Lord Hari; hari--O Lord Hari; kabe--when?; maora--my; haibe--sill be; su--auspicious; dina--day; phala--fruit; mula--root; brndabane-- in Vrndavana; khana--I will eat; diba--by day; abasane--at the end; bhramiba--I will wander; haiya--being; udasina--detached
Translation

When will I wander in Vrndavana, detached from material affairs, and only eating some roots and fruit at the end of the day? O Lord Hari, Lord Hari, when will that auspicious day be mine?

3
śītala jamunā jale snāna kari kūtūhale premābeśe ānandita hañā bāhura upara bāhu tuli vṛndāvane kuli kuli kṛṣṇa bali beḍāba kāṅdiyā
Word for word
sitala--cool; jamuna--of the Yamuna river; jale--in the waters; snana--bath; kari--taking; kutuhale--with delight; prema-abese--overwhelmed by ppure love of Krsna; anandita--blissful; hana--become; bahura upara bahu tuli'--raising my arms; brndabane -- in Vrndavana; kuli kuli krsna bali'--calling out the name of Lord Krsna; bedaba--I will wander about; kandiya--crying
Translation

When will I become full of bliss, overwhelmed by ecstatic love by bathing in the cool waters of the Yamuna river? When will I wander about Vrndavana with my arms upraised calling out the name of Lord Krsna, and crying?

4
dekhiba saṅketa-sthāna juḍābe tāpita prāṇa premābeśe gaḍagaḍi diba kāṅhā rādhā! prāṇeśvari! kāṅhā giribara-dhāri! kāṅhā nātha ! baliyā ḍākiba
Word for word
dekhiba--I will see; sanketa-sthana--place of rendezvous; judabe--will attain; tapita-agitated; prana--life; prema-abese--overwhelmed by ecstatic love; gadagadi diba--I will roll about in the dust; kanha--where are You?; radha--O Radha; prana--of my life; iswari--the controller; kanha--where are You?; giribara--of Govardhana, the best of Hills; dhari--O lifter; kanha--where are You; natha--O my Lord; baliya--saying; dakiba--I will call out
Translation

When will I see the place where Radha and Krsna secretly met? When, overwhelmed with ecstatic love, will I roll about in the dust at that place? When will I call out "O Radha, O controller of my life, where are You? O Krsna, O lifter of Govardhana Hill, where are You? O my masters, where are You?"

5
mādhavī-kuñjera pari sukhe basī śuka-śārī gāibeka rādhā-kṛṣṇa-rasa taru-mūle basi tāhā śuni juḍāiba hiyā kabe sukhe goñāba dibasa
Word for word
madhavi--of madhavi creepers; kunjera--of the grove; 'pari--above; sukhe--with happiness; basi'--residing; suka-sari-a male and female parrot; gaibeka--will sing; radha-krsna--of Sri Sri Radha-Krsna; rasa--the nectarean pastimes; taru--of that tree; mule--at the root; basi'--staying; taha--that; suni'--hearing; judaiba--will be; hiya--being; kabe--when?; sukhe--with happiness; gonaba--I will pass; dibasa--the day
Translation

When will I happily pass my days at the roots of a tree in the grove of madhavi creepers, listening to a parrot-couple jubilantly sing the glories of the nectarean pastimes of Sri Sri Radha and Krsna?

6
śrī-govinda gopīnātha śrīmatī-rādhikā-sātha dekhiba ratana-siṁhāsane dīna narottama dāsa karaye durlabha āśa e-mati haibe kata dine
Word for word
sri-govinda--Sri Govinda; gopi--of the gopis; natha---the master; srimati-radhika--Srimati Radharani; sakha--along with; dekhiba--I will see; ratana--jewelled; simha-asane--on the throne; dina--poor-hearted; narottama dasa--Narottama dasa; karaye--does; durlabha--difficult to attain; asa--hope; e-mati--in this way; haibe--will be; kata--at some; dine--day
Translation

When will I see Lord Govinda, the master of the gopis, accompanied by Srimati Radharani, asa They both sit on a jewelled throne? Poor-hearted Narottama dasa hopes that some day he will be able to obtain this so-difficult-to-obtain desire.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Karaṅga Kaupīna Lañā Cheṅḍa Kāṅthā Gāya Diyā?

Karaṅga Kaupīna Lañā Cheṅḍa Kāṅthā Gāya Diyā was composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura. It appears in Prarthana.

What is the meaning of Karaṅga Kaupīna Lañā Cheṅḍa Kāṅthā Gāya Diyā?

When will I renounce all sense-gratification? When will I accept only a water-pot and torn garment? When will I constantly sing Lord Krsna's holy names? When will I go to the groves of Vraja and make my permanent residence there? When will I attain ecstatic love for Lord Krsna?

How many verses does Karaṅga Kaupīna Lañā Cheṅḍa Kāṅthā Gāya Diyā have?

Karaṅga Kaupīna Lañā Cheṅḍa Kāṅthā Gāya Diyā has 6 verses.

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