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Jauvane Jakhona Dhana Upārjane

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Saranagati

jauvane jakhona, dhana-upārjane, hoinu vipula kāmī dharama smariyā, gṛhinīra kara, dhorinu takhona āmi

Word for word

yauvane in youth; yakhana when; dhana wealth; upārjane in earning; ha-inu I became; vipula greatly; kāmī desirous; dharama religion; smariyā remembering; gṛhiṇīra of a wife; kara the hand; dharinu took; takhana then; āmi I

Translation

When I was young I became greatly desirous of earning money. Remembering my religious duty, I took the hand of a wife.

saṁsāra pātā’ye, tāhāra sahita, kāla-khoy koinu koto bahu suta-sutā, janama lobhilo, marame hoinu hato

Word for word

saṁsāre to household life, material existence; pātā’ye setting out; tāhāra her; sahita with; kāla of time; kṣaya destruction; kainu did; kata so much; bahu many; suta sons; sutā and daughters; janama birth; labhila attained; marame in my core; ha-inu I became; hata distressed

Translation

I established a household with her and wasted so much time. We had many sons and daughters, and I became distressed at heart.

saṁsārera bhāra, bāḍe dine dine, acala hoilo gati bārdhakya āsiyā, gherilo āmāre, asthira hoilo mati

Word for word

saṁsārera of household life; bhāra the burden; bāḍe increasing; dine day; dine by day; achala immobile; ha-ila became; gati my path, destination; vārddhakya old age; āsiyā coming; gherila besieged; āmāre to me; asthira unsteady, restless; ha-ila became; mati mind

Translation

The burden of my household increased day by day, and my progress towards attaining the goal of life came to a standstill. As old age came and besieged me, my mind became disturbed.

pīḍāya asthira, cintāya jwarita, abhāve jwalita cita upāya nā dekhi, andhakāra-moya, ekhona ho’yechi bhīta

Word for word

pīḍāya with disease; asthira unsteady; chintāya with anxiety; jvarita feverish; abhāve in want, in privation; jvalita burning; chita heart; upāya way out; na not; dekhi I see; andhakāra blinding darkness; maya filled with; ekhana now; hayechhi I have become; bhīta frightened

Translation

Restless with disease and feverish with anxiety, my heart burns with unfulfilled desire. I see no way out of this darkness and have now become fearful.

saṁsāra-taṭanī- srota nahe śeṣa, maraṇa nikaṭe ghora saba samāpiyā, bhojibo tomāya, e āśā biphala mora

Word for word

saṁsāra of household life, of material existence; taṭinī (nadī) the river; srota the current; nahe does not; śeṣa end; maraṇa death; nikaṭe near; ghora terrible; saba everything; samāpiyā concluding; bhajiba will serve; tomāya You; e this; āśā hope; biphala fruitless; mora of mine

Translation

There is no end to the torrent of the river of household life, and fearsome death always looms nearby. “After finishing all of this, I will serve You”—this hope of mine has proven vain.

ebe śuno prabhu! āmi gati-hīna, bhakativinoda koya tava kṛpā binā, sakali nirāśā, deho’ more padāśroya

Word for word

ebe now; śuna please listen; prabhu! O Lord!; āmi I; gati means of deliverance; hīna devoid of; bhakati-vinoda Bhakti Vinod; kaya says; tava Your; kṛpā mercy; vinā without; sakali everything; nirāśā hopeless; deha’ please bestow; more upon me; pada of Your feet; āśraya the shelter

Translation

Now please listen, O Lord! I am utterly helpless. Bhakti Vinod prays, “Without Your mercy, everything is hopeless. Please give me the shelter of Your feet.”

About Jauvane Jakhona Dhana Upārjane

Looks back across a whole lifetime, from youth spent accumulating wealth toward old age, using that arc of an ordinary life to frame the confession the rest of Dainya continues.

Composer: Bhaktivinoda Thakura · Read biography
Songbook: Saranagati
Mood: Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)
Verses: 6

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Jauvane Jakhona Dhana Upārjane was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

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When I was young I became greatly desirous of earning money. Remembering my religious duty, I took the hand of a wife.

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Jauvane Jakhona Dhana Upārjane has 6 verses.

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