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Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Hari Bolo Bhai Re

Sri Nama Kirtana Song 3

1

`hari'
bolo, `hari' bolo, `hari' bolo, bhāi re harinām
āniyāche gaurāṅga-nitāi re (modera
duḥkha dekhe' re)

O brothers, chant "Hari!" Chant "Hari!" Chant "Hari!" Lord Gauranga and Lord Nitai have brought the holy name! (Seeing our unhappiness!)

2

harinām
vinā jīver anya dhana nāi-re harināme
śuddha ha'lo jagāi-mādhāi re (baḍo
pāpī chilo re)

Except for the holy name, there is no other treasure for the soul! By the influence of the holy name, even Jagai and Madhai became pure! (They were both greatly sinful persons!)

3

miche
māyā-baddha ho'ye jīvan kāṭāi re (`āmi,
āmār' bole' re) āśā-vaśe
ghure' ghure' ār kothā jāi re (āśār
śeṣa nāi re)

I pass my life uselessly bound by Maya! (Always saying "I" and "mine"!) Wandering here and there under the control of mundane desires-where shall I go next? (There is no end to worldly desires!)

4

`hari'
bole' deo bhāi āśār mukhe chāi re (nirāśa
to' sukho re) bhoga-mokṣa-vāñchā
chāḍi' harinām gāi re (śuddha-sattva
ho'ye re)

O brothers, chant "Hari!" while looking directly in the face of material desire! (Freedom from mundane hankerings is the platform of actual happiness!) Giving up all desire for mundane enjoyment and liberation, I chant the holy names of the Supreme Lord! (Having become pure and situated in transcendence!)

5

nāce'
jeo nāmer gune o sab phala pāi re (tuccha
phale prayās cheḍe' re) vinod
bole jāi lo'ye nāmer bālāi re (nāmer
bālāi cheḍe' re)

I dance in ecstasy due to the power and divine qualities of the holy name, and thus I obtain all these results! (Having given up all endeavors for insignificant material results!) Bhaktivinoda says, "I conquer all impediments to the pure chanting of the holy name! (Having given up all offenses to the holy name!)"

Translation

1

O brothers, chant "Hari!" Chant "Hari!" Chant "Hari!" Lord Gauranga and Lord Nitai have brought the holy name! (Seeing our unhappiness!)

2

Except for the holy name, there is no other treasure for the soul! By the influence of the holy name, even Jagai and Madhai became pure! (They were both greatly sinful persons!)

3

I pass my life uselessly bound by Maya! (Always saying "I" and "mine"!) Wandering here and there under the control of mundane desires-where shall I go next? (There is no end to worldly desires!)

4

O brothers, chant "Hari!" while looking directly in the face of material desire! (Freedom from mundane hankerings is the platform of actual happiness!) Giving up all desire for mundane enjoyment and liberation, I chant the holy names of the Supreme Lord! (Having become pure and situated in transcendence!)

5

I dance in ecstasy due to the power and divine qualities of the holy name, and thus I obtain all these results! (Having given up all endeavors for insignificant material results!) Bhaktivinoda says, "I conquer all impediments to the pure chanting of the holy name! (Having given up all offenses to the holy name!)"

Notes

Verse 4 is a purport to Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 8 Verse 44: " āśā hi paramaḿ duḥkhaḿ nairāśyaḿ paramaḿ sukham " "material desire is supreme misery, while the state of desireless-ness is supreme happiness.*