bhakti_lata Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hari Bol! Knowing that there are some members who do understand Hindi quite well, I am posting a Hindi translation of a Gaudiya Vaishnav bhajan that i love. The original bhajan is in Bengali written by Srila Narottam Das Thakur. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada! All Glories to All Vishnava Acharyas! <center> <font color="blue"> Hari! Hari! vifal janam gaNvaa deenhaa manushya janam paayaa, Naam Hari kaa naahi liyaa jaan sun kar bhii kaahe vish leenhaa Go-lok kaa prem-dhan, Hari naam sankeertan phir bhee us peh, dil kyoN naa aay sansaar kee aag visham, hiyaa jale jismeiN nish-din soojhe naahiiN koyee bhee upaay Hari! Hari! vifal janam gaNvaa deenhaa manushya janam paayaa, Naam Hari kaa naahi liyaa jaan sun kar bhii kaahe vish leenhaa. GovindA!!! bhakti~lata </font color> </center> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Is Hindi difficult to learn? How long does it take usually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anadi Posted November 13, 2003 Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hari Hari! Viphale Janama GoNAinu Srila Narottama dAsa ThAkura hari hari! viphale janama goNAinu manuzya janama pAiyA, rAdhA-kRSNa nA bhajiyA , jAniyA SuniYa viza khAinu (1) O Hari! Even after receiving this rare human birth, I have wasted this life, not having performed bhajana of RAdhA-KRSNa. Rather, I have knowingly drunk poison. I think the version that we sing is a bit different from yours. Oh, this song I love it too. We use to sing it in the Math. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhakti_lata Posted November 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 "Is Hindi difficult to learn? How long does it take usually?" If you are already exposed to Sanskrit verses and bhajans and kirtans, you may pick it up quite easily. How long? well that depends on several factors - if u aleady have some exposure to the language and most imp opportunities u have of listening and speaking the language. For example if u spent say 6 months in brindavan while learning the language, u would become proficient very soon. Any language is best learnt and remembered when in constant use - lisening to others' speak (thru people or movies or audios) and getting the chance to make conversations with others in the language. GovindA! Hari bol! bhakti~lata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhakti_lata Posted November 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2003 Hari! Hari! anAdi Prabhu, am i glad to find someone on the forum has heard this touching bhajan and thanks for writing the original bhajan. The reason i love this bhajan is: the pathos that the blend of the words and the traditional music convey touches one's heart to the core....and the words ring true to the stark reality of the material world..... "O Hari! Even after receiving this rare human birth, I have wasted this life, not having performed bhajana of RAdhA-KRSNa. Rather, I have knowingly drunk poison." so true...and conveyed with such humility by an advanced devotee like Srila Narottamdas Thakur!!! Oh! when will my proud mind ever reach such a state of humility!!! GovindA! Hari bol! bhakti~lata Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anadi Posted November 14, 2003 Report Share Posted November 14, 2003 For you the second Vers, golokera prema-dhana, harinAma saNkirtana, rati nA janmila kene tAya saMsAra-viSAnale, divA-niSi hiyA jvale, juDAite nA kainu upAya (2) The treasure of prema-bhakti has descended with nAma-saNkirtana. Oh, why am I not attracted to it? My heart is burning night and day in the poisonous fire of material life, but I have not taken the remedy to extinguish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anadi Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 For the wonderful bhakti lata didi from the very qualified of being delivered vrajendra-nandana jei, Saci-suta haila sei, balarAma haila nitAi dina-hina jata chila, hari-nAme uddhArila, tA'ra SAkzI jagAi mAdhAi (3) Vrajendra-nandana has come as Saci-suta Gaurasundara. BalarAma has come as NityAnanda. They delivered all the fallen and the wretched jivas through harinAma, as witnessed in JagAi and MAdhAi. This is our qualification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhakti_lata Posted November 15, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 ....singing along, please allow me the pleasure of completing the last stanza of this beautiful bhajan (which as u may know is sung in a faster rhythm than the earlier stanzas).. hA hA prabhu nanda-suta, vrZhabhAnu-sUta-juta, korunA karoho ei-bAro narottam dAsa koy, nA theliho rAngA pAy tomA binA ke Ache AmAra Translation: Oh! Son of Nanda along with Daughter of vrZhabhAnu, pour Your mercy on me, (in) this (life) time, Marottam Das says please do not push me away from Your lotus feet, for I belong to no-one except You. Hari Hari bifale janam gONAinu.... bhakti~lata PS - wouldnt it be wonderful if we had a "bhajan-room" built using "voice facilitated chat-room" technique...where devotees online could meet and sing some nice bhajans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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