Sri-Harer Namastakam
(1)
madhuram madhurebhyo' pi
mangalebhyo' pi mangalam
pavanam pavanebhyo' pi
harer namaiva kevalam
The holy name of Sri Hari (Krishna) is alone the sweetest of all sweet things. It is the most auspicious of all auspicious things and is the greatest purifier of all purifying things.
(2)
abrahma-stamba-paryantam
sarva maya-mayam jagat
satyam satyam punah satyam
harer namaiva kevalam
The entire material creation from Brahma down to the clump of grass is a product of the illusory energy of the Supreme. Sri Harinama is alone reality.
(3)
sa guruh sa pita chapi
sa mata bandhavo' pi saha
shikshayech chet sada smartum
harer namaiva kevalam
If someone teaches us to remember the holy name of Hari alone, then that person is our preceptor, father, mother and friend.
(4)
nihshwase nahi vishvasaha
kada ruddho bhavishyati
kirtaniya mato balyad
harer namaiva kevalam
There is no certainty in when our last breath will come. Therefore the name of Hari must be exclusively chanted from one's very childhood.
(5)
harih sada vaset tatra
yatra bhagavata janaha
gayanti bhakti-bhavena
harer namaiva kevalam
Sri Hari eternally dwells in that place where great souls chant His holy name alone with great devotion.
(6)
aho duhkham maha-duhkham
duhkhad duhkhataram yataha
kachayam vismritam ratna
harer namaiva kevalam
Alas, what a sadness, what a great sorrow, it is more painful than any misery, that this jewel of the Harinama [the holy name of Lord Hari] has been mistaken as a piece of glass and has thus been forgotten by the general mass of people.
(7)
diyatam diyatam karno
niyatam niyatam vachaha
giyatam giyatam nityam
harer namaiva kevalam
Hear again and again, utter over and over, eternally sing and sing again the name of Hari alone.
(8)
trina-kritya jagat sarvam
rajate sakala-param
chid-ananda-mayam shuddham
harer namaiva kevalam
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