Kirtan Guide
Gaurā Pahu̐
- gaurā pahu̐ nā bhajiyā mainu
- prema ratana-dhana helāya hārāinu
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O Lord Gaura! I have not worshiped You and have been robbed of the jewel of divine love by my own negligence.
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2
- adhane jatana kori dhana teyā-ginu
- āpana karama doṣe āpani ḍuvinu
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Although I am in need of Your wealth, I have endeavoured to reject Your riches and instead I have dived into sinful material activity.
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3
- sat-saṅga chāḍi koinu asate vilāsa
- te-kāraṇe lāgilo je karma-bandha-phāṅsa
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Avoiding the association of saintly persons, I have enjoyed sporting with materialistic people. For that reason I have become bound in the noose of fruitive activity and its reactions.
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4
- viṣoya-biṣama-biṣa satata khāinu
- gaura-kīrtana rase magana nā hoinu
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I have perpetually drunk the horrible poison of material sense gratification and have never become absorbed in the sweet nectar of the chanting of Lord Gaura’s Names.
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5
- keno bā āchaye prāṇa ki sukha lāgiyā
- narottama dāsa keno nā gelo moriyā
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O why has my heart not experienced any satisfaction and why has Narottam Dās not simply perished?