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An expIanafion of fhe Hare Krsna manfra
by Gopala Guiu Goswami
Mcaning as cxplaincd by Gopala Guiu Gosvami, disciplc ol Svaiupa Damodaia ol
Puii:
Tlc woid "laic":
nar narat papan usta cttar ap smrtan
anccnayap samsprsto anaty cva n pavahan
vjnapya bnagavat tattvam c gnananana vgranam
naraty avyam tat haryam ato narr t smrtan
"Jusi as ilc liic, on coniaciing an objcci, auiomaiically buins ii, so ilc namc ol
Haii ialcs away (laiaii) oi buins up all li csins ol ilc pcoplc wiil maiciialisiic
lcaiis. Ii icmovcs (laiaii) all ignoiancc and icvcals ilc iiansccndcnial, blisslul
loim ol ilc Loid. Also, 'laii' mcans ilai pcisonaliiy wlo aiiiacis (laiaii) ilc
minds ol all ilc pcoplc in ilc univcisc wlcn ilcy lcai sioiics ol His
iiansccndcnial qualiiics; oi, Hc wlo aiiiacis ilc minds ol pcoplc by His bcauiilul
youillul loim. 'Haii' in ilc giammaiical loim ol addicss, ilc vocaiivc, oi calling
oui io a pcison, bccomcs 'laic'."
Tlc woid 'laic' las anoilci mcaning:
svarupa prcma vatsaIyar narcr narat ya manan
nara sa hatnyatc sabnn sr rana vrsabnanuja
Haia is Siimaii Radlila, dauglici ol Visablanu, wlo sicals (laiaii) ilc mind ol
Haii, Kisna, by lci unalloycd lovc. Haia, in ilc loim ol addicss, also bccomcs
'laic'.
Tlc woid 'Kisna':
hrsr bnu vacahan sabo nas canana svarupahan
tayor ahyam param branma hrsna ty abnnyatc
"Tlc woid 'lisna' is composcd ol ilc iooi 'lisi' mcaning 'blu,' ilc slclici ol all
cxisicncc and ilc woid 'na' mcaning 'niviiii' oi ilc loim ol supicmc bliss.
Combincd ilcy loim ilc woid 'lisna' wlicl signilics ilc paiam bialma, ilc
supicmc pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad wiil blisslul loim."
Kisna in ilc loim ol addicss icmains as 'lisna.'
Tlc woid 'Rama':
ramantc yogno nantc ntyananc catman
t rama pacnava param branmabnnyatc
"Tlc paiam bialma is lnown as Rama bccausc ilc yogis ialc plcasuic (iamanic)
in mcdiiaiing on His cicinal, blisslul loim."
vaagn sara sarvasva murt IIabncvatam
sr ranam ramayan ntyam rama ty abnnyatc
"Tlc Supicmc Loid is callcd Rama bccausc Hc caiiics oui pasiimcs ol plcasuic
wiil ilc mosi bcauiilul Sii Radla."
Harc Krsna Harc Krsna Krsna Krsna Harc Harc
Harc Pama Harc Pama Pama Pama Harc Harc
Ol Radla, plcasc aiiiaci my mind, and licc mc liom ilis maiciial woild.
Ol Kisna, plcasc aiiiaci my mind.
Ol Radla, aiiiaci my lcaii by slowing youi swccincss.
Ol Kisna, puiily my mind by giving lnowlcdgc ol low io pciloim woislip ol You
iliougl Youi puic dcvoicc.
Ol Kisna, givc mc sicadincss io appicciaic Youi namc, qualiiics and pasiimcs.
Ol Kisna, may I dcvclop a iasic loi sciving You.
Ol Radla, plcasc malc mc qualilicd loi youi scivicc.
Ol Radla, plcasc insiiuci mc on low I can scivc you.
Ol Radla, lci mc lcai ol youi iniimaic pasiimcs wiil youi bclovcd.
Ol Rama (Kisna), lci mc lcai ol Youi iniimaic pasiimcs wiil youi bclovcd.
Ol Radla, icvcal io mc youi pasiimcs wiil youi bclovcd.
Ol Rama, icvcal io mc Youi pasiimcs wiil Youi bclovcd.
Ol Rama, cngagc mc in icmcmbciing Youi namc, loim, qualiiics and pasiimcs.
Ol Rama, plcasc malc mc qualilicd loi youi scivicc.
Ol Radla, bc plcascd wiil mc.
Ol Radla, bc plcascd wiil mc.