When Ho When!

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by Bhaktivinode Thakur<br><br>Bhaktivinode

Thakur, a great spiritual master of the 19th century, is

the pioneer of introducing the Krishna Consciousness

Movement to the Western world.<br><br>refrain) <br>kabe

ha’be bolo se-dina amar <br><br>When, oh when will that

day be mine? <br>aparadha ghuci’, suddha name ruci

<br>kripa-bale ha’be hridoye sancar<br>When my offenses

ceasing,taste for the name increasing, when in my heart will

your mercy shine? <br>Lower than a blade of grass,more

tolerant than a tree, when will my mind attain this

quality? Respectful to all, not expecting their honor,

then shall I taste the name’s nectar sublime.

<br>Great wealth or followers, feminine beauty, I won’t

care for them or the comforts of my body. Birth after

birth give me, Oh Lord Chaitanya, causeless devotion to

Your feet divine. <br>When will I utter, " Krishna,

Krishna, Krishna," with words choked up and shivering

body? When will I be trembling all over, lose bodily

color, tears pouring from my eyes? <br><br>When in

Navadvipa along the Ganges bank, shouting,

"Gaura-Nityananda," as a surrendered soul, dancing, chanting, running

everywhere, When will I become half mad of mind? <br>When

will Lord Nityananda show mercy upon <br>me, when will

I reject the world of maya? <br>Bestow unto me the

shade of Your lotus feet, <br>let the right to preach

the name be mine. <br>I will beg, borrow, or steal

the nectar of the name. By the name’s effect I will

feel paralyzed. Oh! Enjoyer of the nectar of the name,

When will I touch your lotus feet till the end of

time? <br>When kindness to all beings will be

appearing, with free heart forget myself comforting,

Bhaktivinode in all humility prays, "Now I will set out to

preach Your order sublime." <br>tulsi