Ohe Vaishnava Thakur

Here is a beautiful song by the great Vaishnava acharya Bhaktivinoda. Again, the translation can be sung to the original Bengali melody. You can hear that melody by going here

OHE VAISHNAVA THAKUR
By Bhaktivinoda Thakur

ohe! vaisnaba thakura, doyara sagara,
e dase koruna kori’
diya pada-chaya, sodho he amaya,
tomara carana dhori

O saintly Vaishnava, ocean of mercy, be merciful to me, your servant.
Give me shelter at your feet, free me from conceit, to follow you is all that I shall want.

chaya bega domi, chaya dosa sodhi
chaya guna deho’ dase
chaya sat-sanga, deho’ he amare,
boshechi sangera ase

Teach me self control, rectify my wrongs, bless me with the best of qualities.
Let me always be, in the company, of the Lord’s pure devotees.

ekaki amara, nahi paya bala,
hari-nama-sankirtane
tumi krpa kori: sraddha-bindu diya,
deho’ krsna-nama-dhane

Alone I lack the strength, hardly have I hope, to chant with love Lord Krishna’s holy name.
Grant me thus your grace, a fragment of your faith, so I shall that greatest treasure gain.

krsna se tomara, krsna dite paro,
tomara sakati ache
ami to’ kangala, ‘krsna ‘krsna ‘boli’,
dhai tava pache pache

The Lord belongs to you, held ever in your heart, your blessing can bestow him upon me.
Calling Krishna Krishna, I follow at your feet, crying for your causeless charity.