Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra
Lalita-jhiñjhiṭa-rāga, Eka-tālā — (Lalita-jhiñjhiṭa-rāga, Eka-tālā)
O holy name of Lord Hari, Your glories have no end. Again and again I bow down at Your feet.
O festival of Gokula, O ocean of bliss, I, who am very unhappy, fall down before Your feet.
You are Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. You are His form in all fullness. You are the spring from which streams of nectar flow. Falling down before Your feet, I sing of Your glories.
You destroy the sufferings of anyone who takes shelter of Your feet alone. That is certain.
You destroy all his offenses, up to his offenses to the holy name.
Cleansing all his impurities, You, the supreme shelter, sit on a throne in his heart.
Your form is spiritual, eternal, blissful, and very beautiful. By saying, "raso vai saḥ" (He is the reservoir of all pleasure), the Vedas sing Your glories.
At Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī's feet Bhaktivinoda begs that the holy name may appear before him at every moment.
About Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra
Closes Sri Namastaka on direct address rather than argument, declaring the name's glory, mahima, without limit, apara — the section's turn from philosophical distinction toward simple, unqualified praise by its final verse.
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Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
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O holy name of Lord Hari, Your glories have no end. Again and again I bow down at Your feet.
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