Bandhu Gaṇa Śunoha Bacana Mora
a — (Daśakuśī)
bandhu-gaṇa śunoha bacana mora
bhābete bibhora thākiye jakhona
dekha deya citta-cora
Word for word
bandhu-gaṇa O friends; śunoha please hear; bacana words; mora my; bhābete by ecstatic love; bibhora agitated; thākiye staying; jakhona where; dekha see; deya give; citta-cora the thief of my heart
Translation
O friends, please hear my words. When I am agitated with ecstatic love, the thief of my heart shows Himself to me.
bicakhana kori' dekhite cāhile
hoya āṅkhi-agocara
punaḥ nāhi dekhi' kāndaye parāṇa
duḥkhera nāhi thāke ora
bicakhana - thought; kori' - doing; dekhite - to see; cāhile - I desire; hoya - is; āṅkhi - to the eyes;agocara - invisible; punaḥ - again; nāhi - not; dekhi' - I see; kandaye - I weep; parana - life; duḥkhera - of suffering; nāhi - not; thāke - stays; ora - Oh.
Suddenly my eyes see Him no longer. I yearn to see Him. I weep. I cannot keep this life of suffering.
jagatera bandhu sei kabhu more loya sātha
jathā tathā rākhu more āmāra sei prāṇa-nātha
jagatera - of the universe; bandhu - friend; sei - He;kabhu - ever; more - to me; loya - attaining; sātha - with; jathā - as;tathā - so; rākhu - may protect; more - me; āmāra - of me; sei - He;prāṇa-
nātha - the master of life.
Will He who is the friend of the whole world ever accept me as one of His companions? He may do what He likes to me. He is always the master of my life.
darśana-ānanda-dāne sukha deya mora prāṇe
bole more prāṇaya-bacana
punaḥ adarśana diyā dagdha kore mora hiyā
prāṇe mora māre prāṇadhana
darśana - sight; ānanda - bliss; dāne - in giving; sukha - happiness; deya - gives; mora - of me; prāṇe - thelife; bole - says; more - to me; prāṇaya - of love; bacana - words; punaḥ - again;adarśana - not seeing; diyā - giving; dagdha - burned; kore - does;mora - of me; hiyā - the ehart; prāṇe - life; mora - of me; māre - dies; prāṇa-
dhana - the treasure of my life.
Allowing me to see Him, He brings bliss to my life. Then He speaks words of love. Then, becoming invisible again, He sets my heart on fire. In this way He who is the treasure of my life kills me.
jāhe tā'ra sukha hoya sei sukha mama
nije sukhe duḥkhe mora sarbadāi sama
jāhe - in whom; tā'ra - of Him; sukha - happiness;hoya - is; sei - that; sukha - happiness; mama - of me; nije - own;sukhe - happiness; duḥkhe - in suffering; mora - of me; sarbadāi - always; sama - the same.
His happiness is my happiness. To me my own happiness and suffering are both the same.
bhakatibinoda sañjoge bijoge
tāhe jāne prāṇeswara
tā'ra sukhe sukhī sei prāṇa-nātha
se kabhu na hoya para
bhakatibinoda - Bhaktivinoda; sañjoge - in meeting; bijoge - in separation; tahe - in that; jāne - I know;prāṇeswara - the master of life; ta'ra - of Him; sukhe - in happiness; sukhi - happy; sei - this; prāṇanātha - master of life; se - He; kabhu - ever; na - not; hoya - is; para - other.
In meeting or in separation, Bhaktivinoda knows Kṛṣṇa is the master of his life. Kṛṣṇa's happiness is his happiness. Kṛṣṇa is the master of his life. There will never be anyone else.
Frequently asked
Who wrote Bandhu Gaṇa Śunoha Bacana Mora?
Bandhu Gaṇa Śunoha Bacana Mora was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Bandhu Gaṇa Śunoha Bacana Mora?
O friends, please hear my words. When I am agitated with ecstatic love, the thief of my heart shows Himself to me.
How many verses does Bandhu Gaṇa Śunoha Bacana Mora have?
Bandhu Gaṇa Śunoha Bacana Mora has 6 verses.