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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)

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8
						m		G
						ha		ri
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8
m	P	P	M	P	P	P		P
ha	ra	a	ye	na	mah	kr		sna
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8
m	D	P	D	m	P	R	m	G
ya	da	va	ya	na	ma	ha	a	a
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8
G	P	m	P	G	m	R		G
ya	da	va	ya	ma	dha	va		ya
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8
S	R	G	m	G	G	m		G
ke	sa	va	ya	na	mah	ha		ri

FORM B: (Antara)

X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
N	N	N	N	S’	S’	S’	N
go	pa	la	go	vin	da	ra	ma
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
D	N	m	P	P	-	P	-
sri	ma	dhu	su	da	a	a	an
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
N	N	N	N	D	D	P	P
gi	ri	dha	ri	go	pi	na	tha
X				0
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
P	D	m	P	P	P	m	G
ma	da	na	mo	ha	an	ha	ri

LYRICS:

(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 pañca-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

UPDATED: June 18, 2009