ki āra baliba, je-kājera toreenechile, nātha! jagate āmāre,eta-dina pare kahite se kathā, khede duḥkhe hai sārā
Word for word
kiwhat;aramore;balibaI shall say;yewhich;kajeraof work;tarefor the purpose;enechileYou brought;nathaO Lord;jagatein this world;amareto me;etadinaso many + days;pareafter;kahiteto speak;sethis;kathamatter;khedewith lamentation;duhkhewith sorrow;haiI become;saraweary
Translation
O my Lord, what more can I say? You brought me into this world for a purpose, and now, after so many days, as I speak of it I am utterly worn out with regret and sorrow.
tomãraYour;bhajanein transcendent, internal service;nãnot;janmilaawakened;ratiattachment;jadamoheby the mundane and illusory;mattaintoxicated;sadaalways;duramatiwicked minded;visayirasense enjoyer's;kachenear;theke thekecontinously remaining;amiI;hainuhave become;visayiparasense enjoyer + just like
Translation
O Lord! I'm so unfortunate that I had no attachment for worshiping You but was always evil-minded and mad for material enjoyment. Living with sense enjoyers, I became like them.
ki gati haibe kakhana bhāvi nā,hari-bhakatera kācheo jāi nā,hari-vimukhera ku-lakṣaṇa jata āmātei saba ache
Word for word
kiwhat;gatioutcome;haibewill be;kakhanoever;bhabicontemplate;nanot;hari bhakateraHari's devotee's;kacheonear + even;yãiI go;nãnot;hari vimukheraof those who are opposed to Hari;kulaksanainauspicious symptoms;yatawhatever;amateiwithin me;sabaall;achethey are there
Translation
I never considered what would be my outcome. I never associated with Krsna’s devotees, and I exhibited all bad signs of being opposed to Bhagavan.
srigurusri guru;krpayaby grace;bhengechehas broken;svapanadream;bujhechiI understood;ekhananow;tumiiYou alone;apanamine;tavaYour;nija janapersonal associates;paramagreatest;bandhavafriends;samsaramaterial existence;karagãrein the prison house
Translation
Now, by Sri Guru’s grace my eyes have been opened and my dream has been broken. I now understand that I have only You and that Your beloved devotees are my greatest friends in the prison house of this material world.
anaother;nãnot;bhajibaI will worship;bhakta padathe feet of devotees;binuwithout;ratulareddish;caraneof feet;saranashelter;lainuI have taken;uddharaharescue me;nathaO Lord;mayajalaillusion + net;ha'tefrom;ethis;daserasevant's;keseby the hair;dha'reholding
Translation
Now I worship Your devotees exclusively and will serve no one else. O Natha! Now I have taken shelter of Your lotus feet, which are like red lotuses. Pulling me by the hair, please deliver me from Maya’s net.
pātakīre tumi kṛpā kara nāki?jagāi-mādhāi chila je pātakī,tāhāte jenechi, premera ṭhākura! pātakīreo tāra tumi
Word for word
patakireto great sinners;tumiYou;krpa karagive mercy;nāki?or not;jagãi mãdhãiJagãi and Mãdhãi;chilawere;yesuch;patakigreat sinners;tahäteby that;jenechiI have realized;premera thakuraO Lord of Prema;patakireoto great sinners + indeed;tãradeliver;tumiYou
Translation
Do You not bestow Your mercy on the sinners? Were not Jagai and Madhai also fallen? Yet You gave them Your mercy. From this I can understand that You are the Lord of prema and the deliverer of the fallen.
āmiI;bhaktihinadevotion + devoid of;dinawretched;akiñcanadestitute;aparadhioffender;sireon the head;dãogive;du'caranatwo + feet;tomãraYour;abhayafearlessness;sricaraneat the beautiful feet;ciraeternal;saranashelter;lainuhave taken;amiI
Translation
O Prabhu, I am devoid of bhakti, wretched, and destitute. Put Your feet that grant fearlessness on the head of this offender. I take shelter of Your divine feet.
About Ohe Premera Thakura Gora
'O Lord of Love, Gora'—a Bengali invocation to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu ('Gora,' the golden one) as the embodiment of divine love, composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura, fitting the genre of short praise-songs addressed to Chaitanya found throughout this collection.
Ohe Premera Thakura Gora was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in More Songs.
What is the meaning of Ohe Premera Thakura Gora?
O Sri Gaurasundara, worshipable Lord of prema! O my master! What will I tell You of my sorrows and sufferings? I have forgotten my original identity.
Where can I listen to Ohe Premera Thakura Gora?
You can listen to 1 recording of Ohe Premera Thakura Gora on this page, including versions sung by Vaishnavas.
How many verses does Ohe Premera Thakura Gora have?
Ohe Premera Thakura Gora has 9 verses.
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