Krsna Nama Dhare Koto Bal
Sri Nama Mahatmya Song 1
kṛṣṇa-nāma
dhare koto bal viṣaya-vāsanānale, mora citta sadā jwale, ravi-tapta
maru-bhūmi-sam karna-randhra-patha
diyā, hṛdi mājhe praveśiyā, variṣoya
sudhā anupam
How much power does the name of Krsna possess? My heart constantly burns in the fire of worldly desires, like a desert scorched by the sun. The holy name, entering within my heart through the holes of my ears, showers unparalleled nectar upon my soul.
hṛdoya
hoite bole, jihvāra agrete cale, śabda-rūpe
nāce anukṣan kanṭhe
mora bhaṅge swara, aṅga kāṅpe thara thara, sthira
hoite nā pāre caraṇ
The holy name speaks from within my heart, moves on the tip of my tongue, and constantly dances on it in the form of transcendental sound. My throat becomes choked up, my body violently trembles, and my feet move uncontrollably.
cakṣe
dhārā, dehe gharma, pulakita saba carma, vivarna
hoilo kalevara mūrchita
hoilo man, pralayera āgaman, bhāve
sarva-deha jara jara
Rivers of tears flow from my eyes. Perspiration pours from my body. My body thrills with rapture, causing my hair to stand on end and my skin to turn pale and discolored. My mind grows faint, and I begin to experience devastation. My entire body is shattered in a flood of ecstasies.
kori'
eto upadrava, citte varṣe sudhā-drava, more
ḍāre premera sāgare kichu
nā bujhite dilo, more to' bātula koilo, mora
citta-vitta saba hare
While causing such an ecstatic disturbance, the holy name showers liquid nectar on my heart and drowns me in the ocean of divine love of Godhead. He does not allow me to understand anything; For He has made me truly mad and has stolen away my heart and all my wealth.
loinu
āśroya jā'r, heno vyavahāra tā'r, varnite
nā pāri e sakal kṛṣṇa-nāma
icchā-moy, jāhe jāhe sukhī hoy, sei
mora sukhera sambal
Such is the behavior of Him who is now my only shelter. I am not capable of describing all this. The holy name of Krsna is independent and thus acts at His own sweet will. In whatever way He becomes happy, that is also my way of happiness.
premera
kalikā nām, adbhuta rasera dhām, heno
bala karaye prakāś īṣat
vikaśi' punaḥ, dekhāy nija-rūpa-guna, citta
hari' loya kṛṣṇa-pāś
The holy name is the bud of the flower of divine love, the abode of devotion's wonderful mellows. Such is the power that He manifests, that although He displays His power only slightly, He reveals His own divine form and qualities, steals my heart and takes it to Krsna.
pūrna
vikaśita hoiyā, braje more jāya loiyā, dekhāy
more swarūpa-vilās more
siddha-deha diyā, kṛṣṇa-pāśe rākhe
giyā, e
dehera kore sarva-nāś
Being fully manifest, the holy name of takes me to Vraja and reveals to me His own love dalliance. He gives to me my own divine, eternal body, keeps me near Krsna and completely destroys this mortal frame of mine.
kṛṣṇa-nāma-cintāmaṇi, akhila rasera khani, nitya-mukta
śuddha-rasa-moy nāmera
bālāi jata, saba lo'ye hoi hata, tabe
mora sukhera udoy
The name of Krsna is touchstone, a mine of all devotional mellows, eternally liberated, and the embodiment of pure rasa. When all impediments to the pure chanting of the holy name are taken away and destroyed, then my happiness will know its true awakening.
Translation
How much power does the name of Krsna possess? My heart constantly burns in the fire of worldly desires, like a desert scorched by the sun. The holy name, entering within my heart through the holes of my ears, showers unparalleled nectar upon my soul.
The holy name speaks from within my heart, moves on the tip of my tongue, and constantly dances on it in the form of transcendental sound. My throat becomes choked up, my body violently trembles, and my feet move uncontrollably.
Rivers of tears flow from my eyes. Perspiration pours from my body. My body thrills with rapture, causing my hair to stand on end and my skin to turn pale and discolored. My mind grows faint, and I begin to experience devastation. My entire body is shattered in a flood of ecstasies.
While causing such an ecstatic disturbance, the holy name showers liquid nectar on my heart and drowns me in the ocean of divine love of Godhead. He does not allow me to understand anything; For He has made me truly mad and has stolen away my heart and all my wealth.
Such is the behavior of Him who is now my only shelter. I am not capable of describing all this. The holy name of Krsna is independent and thus acts at His own sweet will. In whatever way He becomes happy, that is also my way of happiness.
The holy name is the bud of the flower of divine love, the abode of devotion's wonderful mellows. Such is the power that He manifests, that although He displays His power only slightly, He reveals His own divine form and qualities, steals my heart and takes it to Krsna.
Being fully manifest, the holy name of takes me to Vraja and reveals to me His own love dalliance. He gives to me my own divine, eternal body, keeps me near Krsna and completely destroys this mortal frame of mine.
Notes
This is the final song of the Saranagati.