Hari Hari Biphale Janama

Hari hari! bifale janama goṅāinu. This is a song sung by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, very stalwart ācārya in the line of Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s sampradāya, disciplic succession. He has sung many songs, important songs, and his songs are accepted as Vedic conclusion. Very authoritative songs. So he says, praying to Lord Kṛṣṅa, “My dear Lord,” hari hari, “I have simply spoiled my life.”

Hari hari bifale janama goṅāinu. Why you have spoiled your life? He says, manuṣya-janama pāiyā, “I got this human form of life,” rādhā-kṛṣṅa nā bhajiyā, “but I did not care to worship Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa. Therefore I have spoiled my life.” And how it is? It is exactly like one takes poison knowingly. If somebody takes poison unknowingly, there is excuse; but if somebody takes poison knowingly, it is suicidal. So he says, “I have committed suicide simply by not worshiping Rādhā and Kṛṣṅa in this human form of life.”

Then he says, golokera prema-dhana, hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana. This Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement, saṅkīrtana movement, is nothing material. It is directly imported from the spiritual kingdom known as Goloka Vṛndāvana. So golokera prema-dhana. And it is not ordinary song. It is just the treasure of love of Godhead. So... “But I have no attraction for this.” Rati nā janmilo tāy. “I have no attraction for it. On the contrary,” viṣaya-biṣānale, dibā-niśi hiyā jwale, “and because I did not accept it, therefore the blazing fire of the poison of material existence is constantly burning me.”

Dibā-niśi hiyā jwale. “Day and night, my heart is burning on account of this poisonous effect of material existence.” And taribare nā koinu upāy. “But I did not seek any remedy for this.” In other words, the remedy for this blazing fire of material existence is this saṅkīrtana movement. It is imported from the spiritual kingdom. And who has imported it? Who has brought it?

Then he says, brajendra-nandana jei, śaci-suta hoilo sei. Brajendra-nandana, the son of King of Braja. That is Kṛṣṅa. Kṛṣṅa is known as son of Nanda Mahārāja. He was King of Brajabhūmi. So brajendra-nandana jei, the same personality who was formerly the son of Nanda Mahārāja has now appeared as the son of Mother Śacī. Śacī-suta hoilo sei.

And balarāma hoilo nitāi. And Lord Balarāma has become Nityānanda. So these two brothers adventing, They are delivering all kinds of fallen souls. Pāpī-tāpī jata chilo. As many fallen souls there were within this world, They’re delivering them simply by this chanting process. Hari-nāme uddhārilo, simply by this chanting. How it is possible? Then he says, tāra sākṣī jagāi and mādhāi. The living example is the two brothers, Jagāi and Mādhāi.

These Jagāi and Mādhāi, two brothers, they happened to be born in a brāhmaṅa family but they turned to be debauch number one. Of course, nowadays, in this age, their qualification is not considered debauch. Their debauchery was because they were drunkard and woman-hunter. Therefore they were called debauch. And meat-eater also. So... But they became later on, delivered by Lord Caitanya and Nityānanda, great devotees.

So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura’s explanation says that in this age although people are drunkard, woman-hunter, meat-eater, and all..., gambler, all kinds of sinful actors, still, if they take to this Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement and chant Hare Kṛṣṅa, they’ll be delivered, undoubtedly. This is the blessings of Lord Caitanya. Then Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura prays, hā hā prabhu nanda-suta, vṛṣabhānu-sutā-juta. “My dear Lord Kṛṣṅa, You are son of King Nanda, and Your consort Rādhārāṅī is the daughter King Vṛṣabhānu. So You are together here standing.”

Narottama dāsa kahe, nā ṭheliho rāṅgā pāy, “Now I am surrendering unto You, please do not kick me away or push me away with Your lotus feet because I have no other shelter. I am just taking shelter unto Your lotus feet without having any other means. So please accept me and deliver me.” This is the sum and substance of this song.

Hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu. This is a prayer offered by Śrī Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura. We have several times sung songs composed by Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura, and he is very much authorized. His songs are considered on the evidence of Vedas. In other words, he explains Vedic truth in very simple language.

So he is lamenting, hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu: “My Lord Hari.”Hari means “my Lord”; biphale, “uselessly”; janama, “birth”; goṅāinu, “squandered.” “The valuable human form of life I have squandered uselessly.” Hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu.

Why?

manuṣya-janama pāiyā

rādhā-kṛṣṅa nā bhajiyā

“This human form of life was granted to me to become Kṛṣṅa conscious, to worship Rādhā and Kṛṣṅa. But instead of becoming Kṛṣṅa conscious I have simply squandered my life in useless material sense gratification. Therefore I have spoiled my life,” he is lamenting.

hari hari biphale janama goṅāinu

manuṣya-janama pāiyārādhā-kṛṣṅa nā bhajiyā

“This human form of life was especially meant for becoming Kṛṣṅa conscious and worshiping Rādhā and Kṛṣṅa, so,” jāniyāśuniyā biṣa khāinu, “I have taken poison knowingly.” Sometimes poison is administered unknowingly, but “I have knowingly taken the poison. I know that this life is meant for developing Kṛṣṅa consciousness, but without doing this, I have simply squandered my life. Therefore purposely, with intension, I have taken poison.” Jāniyāśuniyā biṣa khāinu. Biṣa means “poison.”

Then he says, golokera prema-dhana, hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana: “This hari-saṅkīrtana movement, Kṛṣṅa conscious movement, is brought down directly from Goloka Vṛndāvana.” There this chanting of Hare Kṛṣṅa is going on amongst the devotees in love with Kṛṣṅa. It is not a material thing; it is imported from there, from Goloka Vṛndāvana, golokera prema-dhana. “And this chanting is based on affection and love with Kṛṣṅa”; it is not official chanting. Prema-dhana. Prema-dhana means “an asset of love.”

So,

golokera prema-dhana

hari-nāma-saṅkīrtana

rati nā janmila kene tāya

“I have no attraction for this transcendental chanting,” rati nā janmila. Rati means “attraction.” “I could not develop my attraction for this. I developed my attraction for material propensities, and what is the result of my material propensities?” Biṣānale dibā-niśi hiyā jvale. Material propensities means eating, sleeping, mating and defending. These four principles are called material propensities. So they are considered as blazing fire. Biṣānale dibā-niśi hiyā jvale: “The heart is always burning with this blazing fire.” Tarivare nā kainu upāya: “And I did not try to find out if there is any remedy for this blazing fire. Therefore I have wasted my time. Although the holy name, chanting of holy name, is there, I did not search out there.” So rati nā janmila kena tāya.

Now, he says again, “Who has brought…, who has imported this nice transcendental chanting?” He says, brajendra-nandana jei śacī-suta haila sei: “Formerly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appeared as the son of Mahārāja Nanda, Brajendra, the king of Vraja, that the same Supreme Personality has now appeared as śacī-suta, as the son of Śacī devī.” Lord Caitanya's name was Śacī-suta because His mother's name was Śacī devī. “The same personality, or that means Kṛṣṅa Himself, has appeared as Śrī Caitanya, Nimai, the son of Śacī devī,” and balarāma haila nitāi, “and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Balarāma, who was considered elder brother of Kṛṣṅa, He has appeared as Nitāi.” What is Their business? In this age, what is Their business? Papī-tāpī jata chilo hari-nāme uddhārila: “Their business is to deliver all kinds of fallen and sinful conditioned souls.” How is that? Tāra sākṣi jagāi and mādhāi: “The exact evidence is Jagāi and Mādhāi, the typical examples of papīand tāpī.” Jagāi and Mādhāi, two brothers, they were debauched number one. All kinds of sinful activities they were doing. But Nitai, Lord Nītyānanda, delivered them, simply requesting them to chant Hare Kṛṣṅa.

So Lord Caitanya and Nītyānanda set one or two examples—not too many—but they were very prominent examples: Jagāi and Mādhāi. So the purpose was that in this age you cannot find any well-equipped Vedāntist or very learned scholar in self-realization. You will simply find examples like Jagāi and Mādhāi—all debauched number one, addicted to intoxication, sex and meat-eating and all. You will meet only this. The world is full of these persons, Jagāi and Mādhāi. So if they are to be delivered, then no system of self-realization will prove effective—only this system introduced by Lord Caitanya, Nītyānanda, Hare Kṛṣṅa, they will be delivered now. This is a fact.

papī tāpī jata chila

hari-nāme uddhārila

tāra sākṣi jagāi and mādhāi

So the evidence is there. When one Jagāi, Mādhāi…, one pair of Jagāi and Mādhāi was delivered, why not many pairs of Jagāi andMādhāi? So they can be delivered simply by chanting this Hare Kṛṣṅa.

So Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura is praying to Rādhā-Kṛṣṅa, hā hā prabhu nanda-suta bṛṣabhanū-sutā-juta: “My dear Kṛṣṅa, son of Mahārāja Nanda, You are along with Rādhārāṅī,” bṛṣabhanū-sutā. Rādhārāṅīs father's name was Bṛṣabhanū, so She is known as also the daughter of Bṛṣabhanū. So Kṛṣṅa and Rādhārāṅī, They were very young, so They are addressed as the son and daughter of such-and-such persons. So They become very glad when Their parental names are taken or Their devotees’ name are taken. Therefore Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura is addressing not as Kṛṣṅa—as the son of King Nanda, and Rādhārāṅī as the daughter of King Bṛṣabhanū. So “You are together here, and I am Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura; I am praying to You that ’Don’t kick me away.’ ”

hā hā prabhu nanda-suta bṛṣabhanū-sutā-juta

karunā karaha ei-bāra

“Now I have come to my consciousness that You are the only deliverer, so I have come to You, so please do not kick me away. Please accept me, because I have no other shelter. I fully surrender unto You.” [end]