GĀY GORĀ MADHUR SVARE
by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
gāy gorā madhur svare
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare
gāy gorā madhur svare
hare kṛṣṇa hare kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa hare hare
hare rāma hare rāma rāma rāma hare hare
gāy gorā madhur svare
refrain:
Sing the nectarean names of Gaurāṅga! O my Lord, please engage me in Your loving service. Sing the nectarean names of Gaurāṅga!
Sing the nectarean names of Gaurāṅga! O my Lord, please engage me in Your loving service. Sing the nectarean names of Gaurāṅga!
gṛhe thāko, vane thāko, sadā 'hari' bole ḍāko,
sukhe duḥkhe bhulo nāko
vadane hari-nām koro re
sukhe duḥkhe bhulo nāko
vadane hari-nām koro re
Whether you are a householder or a sannyāsī, constantly chant, Hari, Hari! Forget about happiness and sorrow and fill your lips with hari-nāma.
māyājāle baddha ho'ye ācha miche kāj lo'ye,
ekhona cetana peye,
'rādhā-mādhav' nām bolo re
ekhona cetana peye,
'rādhā-mādhav' nām bolo re
Youare bound up in the ocean of māyā and are forced to toil fruitlessly. But as soon as you come to your senses, immediately shout out the names of Rādhā-Mādhava.
jīvana hoilo śeṣ, nā bhajile hṛṣīkeś
bhaktivinodopadeś,
ekbār nām-rase māta re
bhaktivinodopadeś,
ekbār nām-rase māta re
Without serving the Lord of the senses [Hṛṣīkeśa] you are as good as a dead man. Take the advice of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura: just once relish the nectar of the holy name.
Purport to Gāy Gaura Madhur Svare