Kirtan Guide

Ke yābi ke yābi

by Śrīla Lochan Dās Ṭhākur
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    • ke yābi ke yābi bhāi bhava-sindhu pāra
    • dhanya kali-yuge re chaitanya-avatāra
    • Who will cross, O brother, who will cross the ocean of material existence? Oh! The fortune of this Age of Kali is the appearance of Śrī Chaitanya.

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    • āmāra gaurāṅger ghāṭe ujānakheyā vaya
    • kaḍipāti nāhi lāge amani pāra haya
    • At my Lord Gaurāṅga’s ghāṭ the upstream ferry runs without requesting any fare. Everyone crosses freely.

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    • hari-nāmera tarīkhāni śrī-guru-kāṇḍārī
    • saṅkīrtana-keroyāla du’bāhu pasāri
    • The Lord’s Names are the ferryboat, Śrī Guru is the captain, and the outstretched arms in the saṅkīrtan are the oars.

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    • sarva-jīva uddhāra haila premera vātāse
    • lochana paḍiyā raila karamera doṣe
    • All souls have thus been delivered by the winds of divine love. Only Lochan Dās has fallen and remained behind, as a result of his sins.