Hari Se Baṛā Hari Kā Nāma
hari se baṛā hari kā nāma, prabhu se baṛā prabhu kā nāma
anta meṅ nikalā ye pariṇāma
Hari’s name is greater than Hari Himself (because the Lord’s name can go everywhere). This is the conclusion of all the śastras.
sumīro nāma rūpa bina dekhe, kauḍī lage na dāma
nāmake bāṅdhe khine āyeṅge, ākhira ek din śyāma
Just chant the name even without seeing His form—it doesn’t cost anything.
Being tied by His name, eventually Śyāma must come to you one day.
draupadīne jab nāma puṅkārā, jhaṭa ā gae ghanaśyāma
sāṛī khaincata hārā duhśāsana, sāṛī baḍāi śyāma
When Draupadī called out this name, Ghanaśyāma immediately came. When
Duhśāsana was pulling off her cloth, Śyāma increased the length of her sārī.
jal ḍūbat gajarāj pukāro, āye ādhe nama
nāmiko cintā rahati hai, nāma na ho badanāma
When Gajendra was drowning, he could only utter half of the name. Nāmī
(Kṛṣṇa) is always worrying that His name cannot be ill-reputed; thus, He came.
jis sāgarako lāṅdha sake nā, binā pulake rāma
kuda gae hanumān usīko, leke hari kā nāma
Without the bridge Rāma could not cross over the ocean, but Hanumān,
chanting Rāma’s name, jumped over the sea.
vo dil vale dub jāyeṅge, jinmeṅ nakiṅ hai nāma
vo patthara bhi tereṅge jin par, likhā rāmakā nāma
That person, in whose heart the name does not dwell, will sink. That stone
upon which Rāma’s name is written will float.
