Jagat

Explanations of the Maha Mantra Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare (1) The Lord’s divine qualities revealed in the Maha Mantra harati tri-vidhaṁ tāpaṁ janma-koṭi-śatodbhavam pāpaṁ ca smaratāṁ yasmāt tasmād dharir iti smṛtaḥ The Lord is known as Hari because, for those who remember Him, He takes away the sins and three types of suffering accumulated over millions of births. kṛṣi bhūr-vācakaḥ śabdo ṇaś ca nirvṛti-sūcakaḥ tayor aikyaṁ paraṁ brahma kṛṣṇa ity abhidhīyate The root kṛṣ indicates the supreme attractiveness of the Lord, the suffix ṇa indicates supreme joy. Thus, the name Krishna indicates the Supreme Brahman who is the sum total of these two characteristics. ramante yogino’nante saty ānanda-cid-ātmani iti rāma-padenāsau para-brahmābhidhīyate Yogis take pleasure in the Supreme Self, which is existence, knowledge and bliss absolute. Therefore that truth, known as the Param Brahman is also called Rama...

Since I am currently in the birthplace of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, in this beautiful environment, I have been paying more attention to learning songs he wrote. That will be one of the main thrusts of my next six weeks before I return to Vrindavan in September. This translation is basically that of Dasharatha Suta Das, with a few changes. ======================== কৃষ্ণ-নাম ধরে কত বল ? kṛṣṇa nāma dhare kato bala? How much power is there in the Holy Name? বিষয় বাসনানলে মোর চিত্ত সদা জ্ৱলে রবিতপ্ত মরুভূমি সম । কর্ণরন্ধ্রপথ দিয়া হৃদি মাঝে প্রবেশিয়া বরিষয় সুধা অনুপম ॥১॥ biṣaẏa bāsanānale mora citta sadā jvale rabi tapta maru bhūmi sama | karṇa randhra patha diẏā hṛdi mājhe prabeśiẏā bariṣaẏa sudhā anupama ||1|| In the flames of my desire to enjoy, my heart is always burning like a desert under the burning sun. Through the holes of my ears, the Name enters my heart, and rains down incomparable nectar. হৃদয় হৈতে বলে জিহ্বার অগ্রেতে চলে শব্দরূপে নাচে অনুক্ষণ । কণ্ঠ...