Lalasamayi Lyrics — Longing for Perfection in Bhakti

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Lālasāmayī

By Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura

Read Lalasamayi from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.

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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration

1) ‘gaurāńga’ bolite habe pulaka-śarīra ‘hari hari’ bolite nayane ba’ be nīra

2) āra kabe nitāi-cānder koruṇā hoibe saḿsāra-bāsanā mora kabe tuccha ha’be

3) viṣaya chāriyā kabe śuddha ha ‘be mana kabe hāma herabo śrī-bṛndābana

4) rūpa-raghunātha-pade hoibe ākuti kabe hāma bujhabo se jugala-pīriti

5) rūpa-raghunātha-pade rahu mora āśa prārthanā koroye sadā narottama-dāsa

English rendition

1) As I chant, “Gaurāńga,” when will shivering arise? As I chant, “Hari, Hari,” when will tears fill my eyes?

2) When will moonlike Nityānanda kindly glance and bless me? When will worldly happenings no longer impress me?

3) Giving up desires, will my mind at last be calm? When will I behold the sight of Srī Vṛndāvan dhām?

4) When will Rūpa-Raghunātha’s lotus feet absorb me? Only then will Rādhā-Krishna’s pastimes come before me.

5) Rūpa-Raghunātha’s feet are now the only place Narottama dās finds hope and thus forever prays.