Boro Sukher Khabor Gai Lyrics — Song of the Broker
Songs of Celebration
Boro Sukher Khabor Gai
By Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura
Read Boro Sukher Khabor Gai from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
Refrain: Khoda Nitāi! Khoda Nitāi!
1) boro sukher khabor gāi (boro sukher khabor gāi) surabhi-kuñjete nāmer hāṭ khule’che
2) boro mojār kathā tāy (boro mojār kathā tāy) śraddhā-mūlye śuddha-nāma sei hāṭete bikāy
3) jata bhakta-bṛnda basi’ (jata bhakta-bṛnda basi’) adhikārī dekhe’ nāma becche daro kasi’
4) jadi nāma kinbe, bhāi (jadi nāma kinbe, bhāi) āmār sańge calo, mahājaner kāche jāi
5) tumi kinbe kṛṣṇa-nāma (tumi kinbe kṛṣṇa-nāma) dasturi loibo āmi, pūrṇa ha’be kāma
6) boro doyāl nityānanda (boro doyāl nityānanda) śraddhā-mātra lo’ye den parama-ānanda
7) ek-bār dekhle cakṣe jal (ek-bār dekhle cakṣe jal) ‘gaura’ bole’ nitāi den sakala sambal
8) den śuddha kṛṣṇa-śikṣā (den śuddha kṛṣṇa-śikṣā) jāti, dhana, vidyā, bala nā kore apekṣā
9) amani chade māyā-jāl (amani chade māyā-jāl) gṛhe thāko, bane thāko, nā thāke jañjāl
10) ār nāiko kalir bhoy (ār nāiko kalir bhoy) ācaṇḍāle den nāma nitāi doyāmoy
11) bhaktivinoda ḍāki’ koy (bhaktivinoda ḍāki’ koy) nitāi-caraṇa binā ār nāhi āśroy
English rendition
Refrain: Khoda Nitāi! Khoda Nitāi! (Owned and managed by Nitāi!)
1) I sing of ecstatic news, blissful and fantastic news. Nitāi ’s kīrtan marketplace is in Surabhi Kuñja.
2) There are smiles on every face in that holy marketplace. Krishna’s holy names are sold for just the price of faith.
3) All devotees are attracted to the market’s interactions. Nitāi qualifies each buyer, then conducts transactions.
4) Brother, if you want to buy, let us go now, you and I. Let us go and meet with the illustrious Nitāi.
5) You will buy the name of Krishna, I will gather my commission, and we then shall relish our auspicious acquisitions.
6) Nitāi is so very generous. Faith is all He’s asking of us. In exchange, He gives us bliss, unparalleled and endless.
7) Now chant “Gaura!” If Nitāi sees one teardrop in your eye, anything you want or need He surely will supply.
8) Krishna’s teachings are so pure, this profound entrepreneur cares not for your knowledge, money, strength, or even your birth.
9) Forest, home, or anywhere, shedding māyā’s web of snares, all at once you will be free of each and every care.
10) Although kaliyug is here, you don’t have a thing to fear. Even caṇḍālas can buy from this kind marketeer.
11) Bhaktivinoda cries out, “Nitāi ’s feet, there is no doubt, are the only shelter you can never do without.”