International Society for Krishna Consciousness

Founder Acharya — HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare

Vaishnav Bhajan

Radha Krsna Prana Mora

Composed by Narottama Dasa Thakura

1
rādhā-kṛṣṇa prāṇa mora jugala-kiśora jīvane maraṇe gati āro nāhi mora
भावार्थThe divine couple, Sri Sri Radha and Krsna, is my life and soul. In life or death I have no other refuge but Them.
2
kālindīra kūle keli-kadambera vana ratana-bedīra upara bosābo du’jana
भावार्थIn a forest of small kadamba trees on the bank of the Yamuna, I will seat the divine couple on a throne made of brilliant jewels.
3
śyāma-gaurī-aṅge dibo (cūwā) candanera gandha cāmara ḍhulābo kabe heri mukha-candra
भावार्थI will anoint Their dark and fair forms with sandalwood paste scented with cuya, and I will fan Them with a camara whisk. Oh, when will I behold Their moonlike faces?
4
gāthiyā mālatīr mālā dibo dohāra gale adhare tuliyā dibo karpūra-tāmbūle
भावार्थAfter stringing together garlands of malati flowers I will place them around Their necks, and I will offer tambula scented with camphor to Their lotus mouths.
5
lalitā viśākhā-ādi jata sakhī-bṛnda ājñāya koribo sebā caraṇāravinda
भावार्थWith the permission of all the sakhis, headed by Lalita and Visakha, I will serve the lotus feet of Radha and Krsna.
6
śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-prabhur dāser anudāsa sevā abhilāṣa kore narottama-dāsa
भावार्थNarottama dasa, the servant of the servant of Sri Krsna Caitanya Prabhu, longs for this service to the divine couple.