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Chapter 26: Song Practice (XI)

 

 

An ecstatic song during any Harinama kirtan or temple kirtan is Hari Haraye Namah. There are at least three common tunes in practice; the most common traditional Bengali one is used here. As far as the swars are concerned, it is very straightforward with special care needed at the upbeats portion of the song in asthayi. Structurally, the asthayi and antara are present. However, the form has been so loose that it is not uncommon to hear the asthayi sung throughout. The form presented below is a possibility of how to sing this song, given that one returns to verse 1 after completing each verse.

 

FORM A: (Asthayi)

 

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(1)

hari haraye namaḥ kṛṣṇa yādavāya namaḥ 
yādavāya mādhavāya keśavāya namaḥ

 

(2)

gopāla govinda rāma śrī-madhusūdana 
giridhārī gopīnātha madana-mohana

 

(3)

śrī-caitanya-nityānanda śrī-advaita-sītā 
hari guru vaiṣṇaba bhāgavata gītā

 

(4)

śrī-rūpa sanātana bhaṭṭa-raghunātha 
śrī-jīva gopāla-bhaṭṭa dāsa-raghunātha

 

(5)

ei chay gosāir kori caraṇa vandan 
jāhā hoite bighna-nāś abhīṣṭa-pūraṇ

 

(6)

ei chay gosāi jār—mui tār dās 
tā-sabāra pada-reṇu mora pańca-grās

 

(7)

tādera caraṇa-sebi-bhakta-sane bās 
janame janame hoy ei abhilāṣ

 

(8)

ei chay gosāi jabe braje koilā bās 
rādhā-kṛṣṇa-nitya-līlā korilā prakāś

 

(9)

ānande bolo hari bhaja bṛndāban 
śrī-guru-vaiṣṇaba-pade majāiyā man

 

(10)

śrī-guru-vaiṣṇaba-pada-padma kori āś 
narottama dāsa kohe nāma-sańkīrtana