Ei Baro Karuna Koro
Vaisnave Vijnapati Song 2
ei-bāro
karuṇā koro vaiṣṇava gosāñi patita-pāvana tomā bine keho nāi
Word for word
ei bāro - now; karuṇā koro - please be merciful; vaiṣṇava gosāñi - O Vaiṣṇava Gosvāmī; patita-pāvana - who can purify the fallen souls; tomā bine - except for you; keho nāi - there is no one.
O Vaisnava Goswami, please be merciful to me now. There is no one except you who can purify the fallen souls.
jāhāra
nikaṭe gele pāpa dūre jāy emona doyāla prabhu kebā kothā pāy
Word for word
jāhāra nikaṭe - by whose mere audience; gele - approaching; pāpa - all sins; dure jāy - go far away; emona doyāla prabhu - such a merciful personality; kebā kothā pāy - where can anyone find?
Where does anyone find such a merciful personality by whose mere audience all sins go far away?
gaṅgāra
paraśa hoile paścate pāvan darśane pavitra koro-ei tomāra guṇ
Word for word
gańgāra paraśa hoile - touching the waters of the sacred Ganges; paścāte pāvan - one becomes purified later; darśane - just by the sight of you; pavitra koro - you immediately purify; ei - this; tomāra guṇ - is your quality.
After bathing in the waters of the sacred Ganges many times, one becomes purified, but just by the sight of you, the fallen souls are purified. This is your great power.
hari-sthāne
aparādhe tāre hari-nām tomā sthāne aparādhe nāhi paritrāṇ
Word for word
hari-sthāne - to Lord Hari; aparādhe - committing an offense; tāre hari - nām - the holy name delivers them; tomā sthāne aparādhe - but if one commits an offense to you; nāhi paritrān - there is no means of deliverance.
The holy name delivers one who has committed an offense to Lord Hari. But, if one commits an offense to you, there is no means of deliverance.
tomāra
hṛdoye sadā govinda-viśrām govinda kohena-mora vaiṣṇava parāṇ
Word for word
tomāra hṛdoye - in your heart; sadā - always; govinda - viśrām - the resting place of Lord Govinda; govinda kohena - Lord Govinda says; mora vaiṣṇava parāṇ - "The Vaiṣṇavas are My heart."
Your heart is always the resting place of Lord Govinda. Lord Govinda says, "The Vaisnavas are in My heart."
prati-janme
kori āśā caraṇera dhūli narottame koro doyā āpanāra boli'
Word for word
prati - janme - in every birth I may take; kori āśā - I desire; caraṇera dhūli - the dust of your holy feet; narottame - to Narottama dāsa; koro doyā - please be kind; āpanāra boli' - and consider to be your own property.
I desire the dust of your holy feet in every birth I may take. Please consider Narottama yours, and be kind upon him.
Translation
O Vaisnava Goswami, please be merciful to me now. There is no one except you who can purify the fallen souls.
Where does anyone find such a merciful personality by whose mere audience all sins go far away?
After bathing in the waters of the sacred Ganges many times, one becomes purified, but just by the sight of you, the fallen souls are purified. This is your great power.
The holy name delivers one who has committed an offense to Lord Hari. But, if one commits an offense to you, there is no means of deliverance.
Your heart is always the resting place of Lord Govinda. Lord Govinda says, "The Vaisnavas are in My heart."
I desire the dust of your holy feet in every birth I may take. Please consider Narottama yours, and be kind upon him.