Purport

Purport by His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Hari hari biphale janama gohainu. This is a prayer offered by Sri Narottama dasa Thakura. We have several times sung songs composed by Narottama dasa Thakura, 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 gohainu: "My Lord Hari."Hari means "my Lord"; biphale, "uselessly"; janama, "birth"; gohainu, "squandered." "The valuable human form of life I have squandered uselessly." Hari hari biphale janama gohainu.

Why?

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

"This human form of life was especially meant for becoming Krsna conscious and worshiping Radha and Krsna, so," janiyasuniya bisa khainu, "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 Krsna consciousness, but without doing this, I have simply squandered my life. Therefore purposely, with intension, I have taken poison." Janiyasuniya bisa khainu. Bisa means "poison."

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

So,

"I have no attraction for this transcendental chanting," rati na 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?" Bisanale diba-nisi hiya jvale. Material propensities means eating, sleeping, mating and defending. These four principles are called material propensities. So they are considered as blazing fire. Bisanale diba-nisi hiya jvale: "The heart is always burning with this blazing fire." Tarivare na kainu upaya: "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 na janmila kena taya.

Now, he says again, "Who has brought…, who has imported this nice transcendental chanting?" He says, brajendra-nandana jei saci-suta haila sei: "Formerly, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who appeared as the son of Maharaja Nanda, Brajendra, the King of Vraja, that the same Supreme Personality has now appeared as saci-suta, as the son of Saci devi." Lord Caitanya's name was Saci-suta because His mother's name was Saci devi. "The same personality, or that means Krsna Himself, has appeared as Sri Caitanya, Nimai, the son of Saci devi," and balarama haila nitai, "and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Balarama, who was considered elder brother of Krsna, He has appeared as Nitai." What is Their business? In this age, what is Their business? Papi-tapi jata chilo hari-name uddharila: "Their business is to deliver all kinds of fallen and sinful conditioned souls." How is that? Tara saksi jagai and madhai: "The exact evidence is Jagai and Madhai, the typical examples of papiand tapi." Jagai and Madhai, two brothers, they were debauched number one. All kinds of sinful activities they were doing. But Nitai, Lord Nityananda, delivered them, simply requesting them to chant Hare Krsna.

So Lord Caitanya and Nityananda set one or two examples-not too many-but they were very prominent examples: Jagai and Madhai. So the purpose was that in this age you cannot find any well-equipped Vedantist or very learned scholar in self-realization. You will simply find examples like Jagai and Madhai-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, Jagai and Madhai. So if they are to be delivered, then no system of self-realization will prove effective-only this system introduced by Lord Caitanya, Nityananda, Hare Krsna, they will be delivered now. This is a fact.

So the evidence is there. When one Jagai, Madhai…, one pair of Jagai and Madhai was delivered, why not many pairs of Jagai andMadhai? So they can be delivered simply by chanting this Hare Krsna.

So Narottama dasa Thakura is praying to Radha-Krsna, ha ha prabhu nanda-suta brsabhanū-suta-juta: "My dear Krsna, son of Maharaja Nanda, You are along with Radharani," brsabhanū-suta. Radharani's father's name was Brsabhanū, so She is known as also the daughter of Brsabhanū. So Krsna and Radharani, 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 dasa Thakura is addressing not as Krsna-as the son of King Nanda, and Radharani as the daughter of King Brsabhanū. So "You are together here, and I am Narottama dasa Thakura; I am praying to You that 'Don't kick me away.' "

"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]