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Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī

Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā)

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heno kāle kabe bilāsa mañjarī anaṅga mañjarī āra āmāre heriyā ati kṛpā kori' bolibe bacana sāra

Word for word

henaḥ like this; kāle time; kabe when?; bilāsa mañjarī Vilasa-manjari; anaṅga mañjarī Ananga- manjari; āra and; āmāre me; heriyā seeing; ati great; kṛpā mercy; kori' doing; bolibe will say; bacana words; sāra best

Translation

When, seeing me like this, will Vilāsa-mañjarī and Anaṅga- mañjarī kindly speak to me these, the best of words?:

2

eso eso sakhī śrī-lalitā-gaṇe jānibe tomāre āja gṛha-kathā chāḍi' rādhā-kṛṣṇa bhajo tyajiyā dharama-lāja

Word for word

esaḥ come; esaḥ come; sakhī friend; śrī-lalitā- gaṇe in Śrī Lalitā's group; jānibe will know; tomāre ofyou; āja now; gṛha of home; kathā talk; chāḍi' abandoning; rādhā-kṛṣṇa RādhāKṛṣṇa; bhajaḥ worship; tyajiyā leaving; dharama of dharma; lāja shyness

Translation

"Friend, come. Come with us. We know that you belong in Lalitā's group. Leaving behind all talk of your home and all fear of breaking the rules of morality, come and worship Rādhā
and Kṛṣṇa."

3

se madhura bāṇī śuniyā e jana se duṅhāra śrī-caraṇe āśroya loibe duṅhe kṛpā kori' loibe lalitā-sthāne

Word for word

se these; madhura sweet; bāṇī words; śuniyā hearing; e this; jana person; se this; duṅhāra of them both; śrī graceful; caraṇe feet; āśroya shelter; loibe I will take; duṅhe both; kṛpā mercy; kori' doing; loibe will attain; lalitā-sthāne Lalitā's place

Translation

Hearing these sweet words, this person will take shelter of these two gopīs' graceful feet. Then they will mercifully take me to Lalitā's place.

4

lalitā sundarī sa-doyā hoiyā koribe āmāre dāsī swa-kuñja-kuṭire dibena basati jāni' sebā-abhilāṣī

Word for word

lalitā Lalita; sundarī beautiful; sa-doyā merciful; hoiyā being; koribe will do; āmāre me; dāsī maidservant; swa own; kuñja in the forest grove; kuṭire in a cottage; dibena will give; basati residence; jāni' knowing; sebā service; abhilāṣī desiring

Translation

Beautiful Lalitā will then make me her maidservant. Aware that I yearn to serve her, she will give me a home in a cottage in her forest grove.

About Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī

Addresses Vilasa Manjari, one of Radha's intimate maidservants, imagining a future moment under her guidance — one of several songs in this section that names a specific manjari as the hoped-for guide into Radha's service.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī?

Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī?

When, seeing me like this, will Vilāsa-mañjarī and Anaṅga- mañjarī kindly speak to me these, the best of words?:

How many verses does Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī have?

Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī has 4 verses.

Can I download Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Heno Kāle Kabe Bilāsa Mañjarī — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.