Parama Karuna Lyrics — Matchlessly Merciful
Songs of Instruction
Parama Karuṇa
By Śrīla Locana dāsa Ṭhākura
Read Parama Karuna from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
1) parama karuṇa, pahū dui jana nitāi gauracandra saba avatāra- sāra śiromaṇi kevala ānanda-kanda
2) bhajo bhajo bhāi, caitanya nitāi sudṛḍha biśwāsa kori viṣaya chāḍiyā, se rase majiyā, mukhe bolo hari hari
3) dekho ore bhāi, tri-bhuvane nāi, emona doyāla dātā paśu pākhī jhure, pāṣāṇa vidare, śuni’ jāṁra guṇa-gāṁ
4) saṁ́sāre majiyā, rohili poriyā, se pade nahilo āśa āpana karama, bhuñjāye śamana, kahoye locana-dāsa
English rendition
1) Matchlessly merciful gems among avatārs, Nitāi Gaurachandra, giving the essence, You bring to our presence the path of exclusive ānanda.
2) Worship no others besides Them, my brothers. Have faith and you’ll never be sorry. Senses at peace as devotion increases, your mouth will sing out, “Hari Hari.”
3) Friends, They are first in the whole universe, for Their mercy is certain to stir you. Birds and beasts weep and stones melt in a heap on hearing Nitāi Gaura’s virtues.
4) No one can meet Their divine lotus feet while trapped in a decadent rasa where karma arises and Yama chastises. And thus declares Locana dāsa.