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Gora Pahun

Narottam Das Thakur has written this song “Gora Pahun”. The official name of this song is Aksepa (Lamentation). This song is taken from the book Prarthana (Section: Aksepa Song 1). In this song, Narottam Das Thakur has described his miseries due to not worshipping Lord Gaura.

(1)

gaurā pahu nā bhajiyā goinu

prema-ratana-dhana helāya hārāinu


(2)

adhane yatana kari dhana teyāginu

āpana karama-doṣe āpani ḍubinu


(3)

sat-sańga chāḍi’ kainu asate vilāsa

te-kāraṇe lāgilo ye karma-bandha-phāńsa


(4)

viṣaya-viṣama-viṣa satata khāinu

gaura-kīrtana-rase magana nā hainu


(5)

keno vā āchaye prāṇa ki sukha pāiyā

narottam dās keno nā gelo mariyā


TRANSLATION


1) I did not worship Lord Gauranga Prabhu and thus I became full of suffering.  I refused to accept the treasure of pure love of Krsna, and thus I became lost.


2) I reject the treasure of love of Krsna and deliberately struggled to become poor.  I dived into a host of sinful deeds.


3) I rejected the association of the saintly devotees, and instead tried to enjoy among the impious non-devotees.  In this way I became caught in the noose of karma.


4) I continually drank the virulent poison of sense-gratification.  I refused to swim in the nectar of Lord Caitanya’s sankirtana movement.


5) Why do I stay alive?  What happiness do I have?  Why did Narottama dasa not die long ago?

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