Hari Bole Modera Gaura Elo lyrics
Bengali lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Bhaktivinoda Thakura
- Source
- Gitavali
- Language
- Bengali
- Verse 1
(refrain) ‘hari’ bole’ modera gaura elo
(refrain) ‘hari’ bole’ modera gaura elo
(रेfरैन्) ‘हरिऽ बोलेऽ मोदेर गौर एलो
Lord Gauranga-canda came looking very disheveled, as if mad, due to ecstatic love of God, and along with Lord Nityananda and Advaita Acarya, He entered the land of Godruma.
- Verse 1
elo re gaurāṅga-cānda preme elothelo nitāi-adwaita-saṅge godrume paśilo
elo re gauranga-canda preme elothelo nitai-adwaita-sange godrume pasilo
एलो रे गौराङ्गचान्द प्रेमे एलोथेलो निताइअद्wऐतसङ्गे गोद्रुमे पशिलो
Lord Gauranga-canda came looking very disheveled, as if mad, due to ecstatic love of God, and along with Lord Nityananda and Advaita Acarya, He entered the land of Godruma.
- Verse 2
saṅkīrtana-rase mete nām bilāilo nāmera hāṭe ese preme jagat bhāsāilo
sankirtana-rase mete nam bilailo namera hate ese preme jagat bhasailo
सङ्कीर्तनरसे मेते नाम बिलाइलो नामेर हाटे एसे प्रेमे जगत भासाइलो
Deeply absorbed in the intoxicating mellows of sankirtan, He distributed the holy name. Having come to the Marketplace of the Holy Name, He caused the whole universe to swim in ecstatic love of God.
- Verse 3
godruma-bāsīr āj duḥkha dūre gelo bhakta-vṛnda-saṅge āsi’ hāṭa jāgāilo
godruma-basir aj duhkha dure gelo bhakta-vrnda-sange asi’ hata jagailo
गोद्रुमबासीर आज दुःख दूरे गेलो भक्तवृन्दसङ्गे आसिऽ हाट जागाइलो
Today all the miseries of the residents of Godruma-dvipa have gone far away, for Lord Gauranga, having come here along with all His devotees, caused the Marketplace of the Holy Name to appear here in Godruma.
- Verse 4
nadīyā bhramite gorā elo nāmer hāṭe gaura elo hāṭe, saṅge nitāi elo hāṭe
nadiya bhramite gora elo namer hate gaura elo hate, sange nitai elo hate
नदीया भ्रमिते गोरा एलो नामेर हाटे गौर एलो हाटे, सङ्गे निताइ एलो हाटे
Wandering all over the land of Nadiya, Lord Gaura came to the Marketplace of the Holy Name. Lord Gaura came to the Marketplace along with Nitai.
- Verse 5
nāce mātoyārā nitāi godrumera māṭhe jagat mātāy nitāi premera mālasāṭe
nace matoyara nitai godrumera mathe jagat matay nitai premera malasate
नाचे मातोयारा निताइ गोद्रुमेर माठे जगत माताय निताइ प्रेमेर मालसाटे
Maddened with ecstasy, Lord Nityananda dances in the fields of Godruma. Due to ecstatic love of God, He moves His powerful arms like a challenging wrestler and thus overwhelms the universe in ecstasy.
- Verse 6
(torā dekhe’ jā’ re) adwaitādi bhakta-vṛnda nāce ghāṭe ghāṭe palāya duranta kali poḍiyā bibhrāṭe
(tora dekhe’ ja’ re) adwaitadi bhakta-vrnda nace ghate ghate palaya duranta kali podiya bibhrate
(तोरा देखेऽ जाऽ रे) अद्wऐतादि भक्तवृन्द नाचे घाटे घाटे पलाय दुरन्त कलि पोडिया बिभ्राटे
(Oh, all of you please go and see!) The Vaisnavas headed by Advaita Acarya are dancing along the banks of the Ganga from one bathing ghat to the next! At such a sight as this, the wicked personality Kali falls into great danger and thus runs for his life.
- Verse 7
ki sukhe bhāsilo jīva gorācānder nāṭe dekhiyā śuniyā pāṣaṇḍīr buka phāṭe
ki sukhe bhasilo jiva goracander nate dekhiya suniya pasandir buka phate
कि सुखे भासिलो जीव गोराचान्देर नाटे देखिया शुनिया पाषण्डीर बुक फाटे
In what indescribable happiness did all living beings swim while Lord Gauracandra was dancing? By seeing and hearing of such pastimes, the hearts of the atheists break.