The Holy Name of Sri Hari Is Surely All That Be...

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The Holy Name of Sri Hari Is Surely All That Be

by Anonymous

Versification by H.G. Dravida Prabhu

 

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madhuram madhurebhyo 'pi mangalebhyo 'pi mangalam

pavanam pavanebhyo 'pi harer namaiva kevalam

 

Of sweet things, it's the sweetest you will taste at any time;

Of things that bring good fortune, it's good fortune's paradigm;

Of things that purify, it purifies most powerf'lly;

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

abrahma-stamba-paryantam sarvam maya-mayam jagat

satyam satyam punah satyam harer namaiva kevalam

 

>From Brahma's realm atop the sky down to the lowly grass,

Illusion reigns in Maya-devi's treacherous morass.

The truth, the truth, the only truth: the Name of Sri Hari.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

sa guruh sa pita capi sa mata bandhavo 'pi sah

siksayec cet sada smartum harer namaiva kevalam

 

He's the guru, he's the father, he's the friend most true,

And she's the real mother who most kindly teaches you

To always chant and hear the Holy Name of Sri Hari.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

nihsvase na hi visvasah kada ruddho bhavisyati

kirtaniya mato balyad harer namaiva kevalam

 

Remember that our final breath may come at any time,

No matter if we're old and sick or in our youthful prime.

So young and old alike should chant the Name incessantly.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

harih sada vaset tatra yatra bhagavata-janah

gayanti bhakti-bhavena harer namaiva kevalam

 

Lord Sri Hari forever dwells wherever devotees

Whose hearts are fixed on Him and free of all impurities

Uplift their voices high and sing His Name in ecstasy.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

aho duhkham maha-duhkham duhkhad duhkhataram yatah

kacartham vismrtam ratna-harer namaiva kevalam

 

Alas! What sorrow! What great pain! The worst calamity-

For people to forget the Holy Name of Sri Hari!

Although the Name's a priceless gem, mere broken glass they see.

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

diyatam diytatam karno niyatam niyatam vacah

giyatam giyatam nityam harer namaiva kevalam

 

Just fill your ears, just fill them with the Name of Sri Hari!

Just chant the Name, just chant the Name with all sincerity!

Just sing the Name, just sing the Holy Name eternally!

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

 

trni-krtya-jagat sarvam rajate sakalopari

cid-ananda-mayam suddham harer namaiva kevalam

 

It makes this world appear like bits of straw upon the ground;

It splendorously reigns supreme-divinity in sound;

It's filled with transcendental bliss and peerless purity;

The Holy Name of Sri Hari is surely all that be.

 

Inspired to glorify the Holy Name of Sri Hari,

A certain sage composed this hymn in Sanskrit poetry.

I pray that those who read this lowly version made by me

Will chant the Holy Name of Sri Hari in ecstasy.