Ke Jabi Ke Jabi
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ke jābi ke jābi bhāi bhava-sindhu-pāra
dhanya kali-yugera caitanya-avatāra
ke - who; yabi — will go; ke — who; yabi — will go; bhãi - brothers; bhavasindhu - material existence + ocean; para - across; dhanya - blessed; kaliyugera - of the age of Kali; caitanya avatara - the incarnation of Sri Caitanya.
Who will go? Who will go, brothers? Who will cross over this ocean of material suffering? This Kali-yuga in which Sri Caitanya-avatara has appeared is blessed. [Caitanya-avatara does not come in every Kali-yuga.]
āmāra gaurāńgera ghāṭe adāna-kheyā vaya
jada, andha, ātura avadhi pāra haya
amara - my; gaurangera - of Gauranga; ghate - at the port; adana - free; kheya - ferry-boat; vaya - servicing; jada - the inert (old); andha - the blind; atura - sick, afflicted, distressed, agonized; avadhi - the limits; para haya - cross over.
At the bathing place of my Gauranga, a free ferry-boat is waiting. There is no restriction – everyone is coming, including the lame, blind and distressed. All are climbing aboard to cross over.
harināmera naukākhāni śrī guru kāṇḍārī
sańkīrtana kheroyāla du'bāhu pasāri
harinamera - of Harinama; naukakhani - boat + the; sriguru - sri guru; kandar — helmsman; sankirtana - congregational chanting; keroyala - the oars; du'bahu - two + arms; pasari - upraised.
Harinama is the boat, Sri Guru is the helmsman and the sankirtana party moving with up-raised arms are the oars!
saba jīva haila pāra premera vātāse
paḍiyā rahila locana āpanāra doṣe
saba - all; jiva - souls; haila para - crossed over; premera - of divine love; vatãse - by winds; padiya - having fallen; rahila - remained; locana - Locana dãsa; apanara - his own; dose - due to fault.
All souls can cross over with the favorable winds of prema. Only Locana dasa is so unfortunate that, due to his own fault, he has been left behind.
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Who wrote Ke Jabi Ke Jabi?
Ke Jabi Ke Jabi was composed by Locana Dasa Thakura. It appears in More Songs.
Where can I listen to Ke Jabi Ke Jabi?
You can listen to 2 recordings of Ke Jabi Ke Jabi on this page, including versions sung by Vaishnavas, HG Vishakha Mataji.
How many verses does Ke Jabi Ke Jabi have?
Ke Jabi Ke Jabi has 4 verses.