Krishna Tava Punya Habe Bhai

'Bhagavân Krishna Pada-Padme Prârthanâ'

"Prayer unto the lotusfeet of Lord Krishna"

Composed on his trip to America
on board the Jaladûta 13 Sept. 1965

 

Intro:
(Am F Gm Bb  C Edim F Dm C Bb Gm Edim Dm Gm Edim F)

 

Refrain:

(C Bb C)
krishna tava punya habe bhâi
Krishna's virtue will be yours o brothers,

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased

(C Bb C)
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi        R
so I do assure you so it is.

  (1)

(Am Bb C Edim)
s'rî-siddhânta saraswatî         s'acî-suta priya ati
S'rî Siddhânta Saraswatî most dear to Sacî's son:

(Dm Gm Bb C)
krishna-sevâya jâra tula nâi        R
he's unequalled in Krishna's service

(Am Bb C Edim)
sei sa mohânta-guru          jagater madhe uru
that great spiritual master, magnanimous in the universe

(Dm Gm Bbma7 Gm)
krishna-bhakti dey thhâi thhâi        R
gives Krishna's bhakti here and everywhere

 (2)  

(Am Bb C Edim)
târa icchâ balavân          pâs'câtyete thhân thhân
by his powerful will, in the western world everywhere,

(Dm Gm Bb C)
hoy jâte gaurânger nâm        R
to have the name of Gauranga;

(C Bb Edim Gm)
prithivîte nagarâdi          âsamudra nada-nadî
that on the earth in all places, on the ocean, rivers, streams

(F Gm Edim F)
sakale-i loy krishna nâm        R
to have verily all take to Krishna's name

Refrain:

(C Bb C)
krishna tava punya habe bhâi
Krishna's virtue will be yours o brothers,

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased

(C Bb C)
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi        R
so I do assure you so it is.

  (3)

(Am Bb C Edim)
tâhale â nanda hoy          tabe hoy digvijoy
Upon that there will be bliss, and then all directions will be

(Dm Gm Bb C)
caitanyer kripâ atis'oy        R
conquered by Caitanya's excessive mercy.

(Am Bb C Edim)
mâyâ dushtha jata duhkhî          jagate sabâi sukhî
Whichever miser by mâyâ down - when everyone in the world is happy

(Dm Gm Bbma7 Gm)
vaishnaver icchâ pûrna hoy        R
is the desire of the vaishnavas fulfilled.

 (4)  

(Am Bb C Edim)
se kârya je koribâre                   âjñâ jadi dilo more
That task which I have to do - commanded though assigned to me

(Dm Gm Bb C)
jogya nahi ati dîna hîna        R
destitute, most fallen, not worthy.

(C Bb Edim Gm)
tâi se tomâra kripâ                   jâgitechi anurûpâ
That being so Your mercy - awakens accordingly

(F Gm Edim F)
â ji tumi sabâr pravîna        R
right now: You as the wisest of all

 

Refrain:

(C Bb C)
krishna tava punya habe bhâi
Krishna's virtue will be yours o brothers,

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased

(C Bb C)
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi        R
so I do assure you so it is.

  (5)

(Am Bb C Edim)
tomâra se s'akti pele                   guru-sevâ vastu mile
With that potency of Yours bestowed, is serving the guru, the essence, obtained

(Dm Gm Bb C)
jîvana sârthaka jadi hoy        R
if so will life be succesfull.

(Am Bb C Edim)
sei se sevâ pele                   tâhale sukhî hale
Obtaining that particular service, one becomes thereafter a happy one

(Dm Gm Bbma7 Gm)
taba sanga bhâgyate miloy        R
by fortune meeting Your association

 (6)  

(Am Bb C Edim)
evam janam nipatitam prabhavâhi-kûpe
as people so material that fallen in the snake pit,

(Dm Gm Bb C)
kâma abhikâmam anu yah prapatan prasangât
running after senseobjects, falling down, bad company,

(C Bb Edim Gm)
kritvâtmasât surarshinâ bhagavan grihitah
was I, grown likewise, by God's sage accepted o my Lord,

(F Gm Edim F)
so 'ham katham nu visrje tava bhritya-sevâm        R
how can I ever give that up, the service of your servant?

                                                                         (SB 7.9: 28)

 *

(Am Bb C Edim, Dm Gm Bb C,
Am Bb C Edim,Dm Gm Bbma7 Gm)

Refrain:

(C Bb C)
krishna tava punya habe bhâi
Krishna s virtue will be yours o brothers,

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased

(C Bb C)
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi        R
so I do assure you so it is.

 (7)

(Am Bb C Edim)
tumi mor cira-sâthî                   bhuliya mâyâr lâthi
You are my eternal companion, but forgetful kicked by mâyâ,

(Dm Gm Bb C)
khâiyâchi janma-janmântare        R
I was suffering birth after birth.

(Am Bb C Edim)
âji punah e sujoga                   jadi hoy jogâjoga
If today the chance is there again, to have the association

(Dm Gm Bbma7 Gm)
tabe pâri tuhe milibâre        R
then I'm able to rejoin You

 (8)

(Am Bb C Edim)
tomâra milane bhâi                   âbâr se sukha pâi
Meeting You, o brother, I once more experience that happiness,

(Dm Gm Bb C)
gocârane ghuri din bhor        R
of tending cows wandering all day.

(C Bb Edim Gm)
koto bane chuthâchuthi                   bane khâi luthâputhi
In all the forests having fun, in the woods enjoying rolling around:

(F Gm Edim F)
sei din kabe habe mor        R
when will that day be mine?

 

Refrain:

(C Bb C)
krishna tava punya habe bhâi
Krishna's virtue will be yours o brothers,

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased

(C Bb C)
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi        R
so I do assure you so it is.

 (9)

(Am Bb C Edim)
âji se subidhâne                   tomâra smarana bhelo
Today in that nice way, I did find that memory of You

(Dm Gm Bb C)
boro âs'â dâkilâm tâi        R
longing greatly I called out just so.

(Am Bb C Edim)
ami tomâra nitya-dâs                   tâi kori eta âs'a
I as Your eternal servant do that way keep to this desire,

(Dm Gm Bbma7-Gm F)
tumi binâ anya gati nâi        R
there is no other refuge than You!

 

Refrain:

 

(C Bb C)
Krishna's virtue will be yours o brothers,
krishna tava punya habe bhâi

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe

(C Bb C)
so I do assure you so it is.
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi        R

(C Bb C)
krishna tava punya habe bhâi
Krishna's virtue will be yours o brothers,

(Edim Gm Edim Gm)
e-punya koribe jabe         râdhârânî khus'i habe
that virtue He will give when Râdhâ is first pleased

(C Bb C)
dhruva ati boli tomâ thâi 
so I do assure you so it is.

 

 

 

Elaborate Translation

 

Refrain:
O, brothers, (o brother) The Supreme Lord Krsna will bestow virtue upon you -- but He will do this only when Srimati Radharani first becomes pleased with you. This I surely declare to you.

1)

Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, who is very dear to Lord Gauranga, the son of mother Saci, is unparalleled in his service to the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna. He is that great saintly spiritual master, most magnanimous within this universe, who bestows devotion to Krsna in various places throughout the world.

2)

His desire is very powerful, and thus he is causing the Holy Name of Lord Gauranga to spread throughout all the countries of the Western World. In all the cities, towns, and villages on the earth, extending to all the oceans, rivers, and streams, everyone may accept the Holy Name of Krsna.

3)

Thus all directions will be conquered by a flood of transcendental ecstasy flowing with the excessive mercy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. When all the miserable living entities who have been corrupted by maya become happy, then the Vaisnava's desire is fullfilled.

4)

Although my Guru Maharaja ordered me to accomplish this mission, I am unworthy to do it, being very fallen and incompetent. That being the case, O Lord Krsna, Your mercy is today arising in a befitting manner to make me become worthy, for You are the wisest of all.

5)

If You bestow Your divine power, then one attains the factual substance which is service to the spiritual master - and life becomes successful. If that service is obtained, then one becomes truly satisfied, and ultimately received Your association due to good fortune.

6)

(As stated by Prahlada Maharaja to Lord Nrsimhadeva in the Srimad Bhagavatam, 7.9.28:)

"Thus, by associating with material desires one after another, I was following the general populace by falling into a blind well full of snakes. My dear Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead! Then the great sage Narada Muni kindly accepted me as his disciple, and instructed me how to achieve the transcendental position similar to his own. How could I ever leave the service of your servant?"

7)

O Lord Krsna, You are my eternal companion. Forgetting You, I have suffered the kicking of maya birth after birth. If today the chance to meet You occurs again, then surely I will be able to rejoin You.

8)

O my dear brother! In Your company I will experience great joy once again. Wandering about the pastures and fields, I will pass the entire day with You in tending the cows. Joking with You and frolicking throughout so many forests of Vraja, I will roll upon the ground in spiritual ecstasy. When, oh when will that day be mine?

9)

Today that remembrance of being with You came to me in a very nice way. Feeling great longing I called out for You, O Lord Krsna! Only because I am Your eternal servant do I desire Your association so much. Except for You, I have no other refuge.