Bhajan 3 - Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura - Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura - Page 25 English song book

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Bhajan: Ohe! Vaisnava Thakura
Autor: Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Language: Bangla

ohe! vaishnava thakura, dayara sagara,
e dase karuna kari’
diya pada-chaya, shodha he amare,
tomara carana dhari (1)

Ohe!=O!, dayara=of mercy, sagara=ocean
e=this, dase=servant, karuna=merciful, kind, kari=being
diya=by giving, pada=feet, chaya=shade, shodha=purify, he=(added to verb to denote respect), amare=myself, tomara=your, carana=feet, dhari=hold

O worshipable Vaishnava Thakura! Ocean of mercy! Be merciful upon this servant and, giving me the shade of your feet, purify me. I am taking hold of your lotus feet!


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chaya vega dami’, chaya dosha shodhi’,
chaya guna deha’ dase
chaya sat-sanga, deha’ he amare,
bosechi sangera ashe (2)

chaya=six, vega=urge, dami=subdue, chaya=six, dosha=fault, shodhi=purify
chaya=six, guna=good qualities, deha=bestow, dase=to this servant
chaya=six, sat=good/eternal, sanga=association, deha=give, he=word to denote respect, amare=to me, bosechi=sitting, sangera=association, ashe=hoping

Help me subdue the six urges¹ and purify my six faults,² please bestow upon me the six qualities of a devotee,³ and offer me the six kinds of devotional association4 I am sitting with you, hoping to receive your association.



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ekaki amara, nahi paya bala,
harinama-sankirtane
tumi kripa kari’, shraddha-bindu diya,
deha’ krishna-nama-dhane (3)

ekaki=alone, amara=myself, nahi=no, paya=obtain, bala=power, strength,
tumi=you, kripa=mercy, kari=by bestowing, shraddha=faith, bindu=drop,
diya=giving, deha=give, nama=name, dhane=wealth, treasure

Alone, I do not have the strength to perform my harinama-sankirtana. Please be kind and give me one drop of faith. Please bestow upon me the priceless treasure of krishnanama!


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krishna se tomara, krishna dite para,
tomara shakati ache
ami ta’ kangala, ‘krishna krishna’ bali’,
dhai tava pache pache (4)

se=that is, tomara=yours, dite=to give, para=able
tomara=you, shakti=power, strength, ache=have
ami=I , ta=am (emphatically) , kangala=beggar, having no possession, bali=saying, calling out
dhai=run, tava=your's, pache=behind

Krishna is yours! You have the power to give Krishna! I am nothing more than a beggar running behind you, calling out “Krishna! Krishna!”


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1) chaya vega, the six urges: vacah - speech; manasah - mind; krodha - anger; jihva - tongue; udara - stomach; and upastha - genitals;

2) chaya dosha, six faults that spoil one’s bhajana: atyahara - over-eating or over-collecting; prayasah - over-endeavor; prajalpa - idle gossip; niyama-agraha - following rules and regulations mechanically with too much attachment; niyama-agraha - overly neglecting rules and regulations; asat-jana-sanga - associating with worldly-minded persons; laulyam - ardent mundane greed;

3) chaya guna, six qualities that enhance one’s bhajana: utsaha - enthusiasm; nishcayat - firm faith; dhairya - patience to achieve prema; bhakti-anukula-pravritti - accepting activities that are favorable for bhajana; asat-sanga-tyaga - giving up mundane association; bhaktisadacara - good behavior for devotion;

4) chaya sat-sanga, six true ways of association with devotees: dana - giving charity to
devotees; pratrigraha - accepting gifts in return; bhajana-katha-shravana-alapa - hearing
and discussing topics on bhajana; mahaprasada bhakshana - honoring mahaprasada;
bhojana dana - giving prasada.