BHAKTIVINODA - Gurudeva Kabe Mora Sei

Song Name: Gurudeva Kabe Mora Sei Official Name: Bhajana Lalasa Song 12 Author: Bhaktivinoda Thakura Book Name: Saranagati Language: Bengali LYRICS: (1) gurudev! kabe mora sei din ha’be mana sthira kori’, nirjane bosiyā, kṛṣṇa-nāma gā’bo jabe saḿsāra-phukāra, kāne nā poṣibe, deho-roga dūre ro’be (2) `hare kṛṣṇa’ boli’, gāhite gāhite, nayane bohibe lora dehete pulaka, udita hoibe, premete koribe bhora (3) gada-gada vānī, mukhe bāhiribe, kāńpibe śarīra mama gharma muhur muhuḥ, virvarna hoibe, stambhita pralaya sama (4) niṣkapaṭe heno, daśā kabe ha’be, nirantara nāma gā’bo āveśe rohiyā, deha-yātrā kori’, tomāra karunā pā’bo TRANSLATION 1) Gurudeva! O spiritual master! When, with a steady mind in a secluded place, will I sing the name of Sri Krsna? When will the pandemonium of worldly existence no longer echo in my ears and the diseases of the body remain far away? When will that day be mine? 2) When I chant “Hare Krsna”, tears of love will flow from my eyes and ecstatic rapture will arise within my body, causing my hair to stand on end and my body to become overwhelmed with divine love. 3) Faltering words choked with emotion will issue from my mouth. My body will tremble, constantly perspire, turn pale and discolored, and become stunned. All of this will be like a devastation of ecstatic love and cause me to fall unconscious. 4) When will such a genuine ecstatic condition be mine? I will constantly sing the holy name and remain absorbed in profound devotion while maintaining the material body. In this way I will obtain your mercy.