ohe hari-nāma taba mahimā apārataba pade nati āmi kori bāra bāra
Word for word
oheO;hari-nāmaholy name of Lord Hari;tabaof You;mahimāthe glories;apāralimitless;tabaof You;padeatthe feet;natibowing down;āmiI;korido;bāra bāraagain and again
Translation
O holy name of Lord Hari, Your glories have no end. Again and again I bow down at Your feet.
tumi kṛṣṇa pūrṇa-bapu rasera nidānataba pade porḍi' taba guṇa kori gāna
Word for word
tumiYou;kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa;pūrṇa-baputhe full form;raseraof nectar;nidānathe origin;tabaof You;padeatthe feet;porḍi'falling;tabaof You;guṇathe virtues;koriI do;gānasongs
Translation
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.
je kore tomāra pade ekānta āśroyatā'ra ārti-rāśi nāśa koroho niścoya
Word for word
jewho;koredoes;tomāraof You;padeat the feet;ekāntaexcluysive;āśroyashelter;tā'raof him;ārtirāśithe many sufferings;nāśadestruction;korohaḥYou do;niścoyawithout doubt
Translation
You destroy the sufferings of anyone who takes shelter of Your feet alone. That is certain.
sarbaall;aparādhaoffenses;tumiYou;nāśadestruction;koraḥdo;tā'raof him;nāmato the holy name;aparādhaoffenses;ābadhiup to tthe limit;nāśahaḥYou destroy;tāhāraof him
Translation
You destroy all his offenses, up to his offenses to the holy name.
ati-ramya cid-ghana-ānanda-mūrtimānaraso vai saḥ boli' beda kore toyā gāna
Word for word
ati-ramyavery delightful;citspiritual;ghanaintense;ānandabliss;mūrtimānahaving a form;rasaḥnectar;vaiindeed;saḥHe;boli'saying;bedathe Vedas;koredo;toyāof You;gānasongs
Translation
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.
bhaktibinodaBhaktivinoda;rūpa-goswāmī-caraṇeat the feet of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī;māgayebegs;sarbadāalways;nāmaof the holy name;sphūrtithe manifestation;sarbaat every;khaṇemoment
Translation
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.
Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra?
O holy name of Lord Hari, Your glories have no end. Again and again I bow down at Your feet.
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You can listen to 2 recordings of Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra on this page, including versions sung by ISKCON Devotees (1), ISKCON Devotees (2).
How many verses does Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra have?
Ohe Hari Nāma Taba Mahimā Apāra has 8 verses.
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