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Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)

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jībana-samāpta-kāle koribo bhajana ebe kori gṛha-sukha' kakhona e kathā nāhi bole bijña-jane e deho patanonmukha

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jībana life; samāpta end; kāle at the time; koribaḥ do; bhajana worship; ebe now; kori I dow; gṛha-sukha' household happiness; kakhona what; e this; kathā talk; nāhi not; bole says; bijña-jane a wise man; e this; dehaḥ body; patana collapse; unmukha imminent

Translation

Because he knows this body's collapse is always imminent, a wise person will never say, "At the moment of my death I will worship the Lord. For now I will enjoy a householder's happiness."

2

āji bā śateka barṣe abaśya maraṇa niścinta nā thāko bhāi jata śīghra para bhajo śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa jībanera ṭhika nāi

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āji now; bā or; śateka a hundred; barṣe years; abaśya inevitable; maraṇa death; niścinta without worries; nā not; thākaḥ stay; bhāi my brother; jata what; śīghra at once; para great; bhajaḥ worship; śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇa Śrī Kṛṣṇa's feet; jībanera of life; ṭhika settled; nāi not

Translation

Death must come, either now or in a hundred years. O my brothers, please don't be so free of worries. At once worship Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet. Nothing is certain in this life.

3

soṁsāra nirbāha kori' ja'bo āmi bṛndābana ṛṇa-troya śodhibāre koritechi su-jatana

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soṁsāra of household life; nirbāha actions; kori' doing; ja'baḥ will go; āmi I; bṛndābana to Vṛndāvana; ṛṇa-troya three debts; śodhibāre to absolve; koritechi I do; su-jatana great effort

Translation

First I will do a housholder's duties. Later I will go to Vṛndāvana. For now I must work to become free of the three debts.

4

e āśāya nāhi prayojana emona durāśā-baśe jā'bo prāṇa abaśeṣe na hoile dīna-bandhu-caraṇa-sebana

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e this; āśāya of the desire; nāhi no; prayojana need; emona this; durāśā-baśe in the grip of bad desires; jā'baḥ will go; prāṇa life; abaśeṣe at the end; na not; hoile was; dīna of the poor; bandhu of the friend; caraṇa of the feet; sebana service

Translation

You don't need desires like those. In the grip of those desires, you will find your life come to an end. You will not have worship the feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the friend of the poor.

5

jadi su-maṅgala cāo sadā kṛṣṇa-nāma gāo gṛhe thāko bane thāko ithe tarka akāraṇa

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jadi if; su-maṅgala great auspiciousness; cāaḥ desire; sadā always; kṛṣṇa-nāma Lord Kṛṣṇa's name; gāaḥ sing; gṛhe at home; thākaḥ stay; bane in the forest; thākaḥ stay; ithe in this; tarka logic; akāraṇa useless

Translation

Stay at home, or stay in the forest, if you desire true auspiciousness, please always chant Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy names. The excuses you gave are all useless.

About Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana

The closing song of Sambandha-abhidheya-prayojana, resolving to take up devotional practice, koribo bhajana, by life's end, jibana samapta kale — moving from the section's dense theology to a concrete, personal resolution.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana?

Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana?

Because he knows this body's collapse is always imminent, a wise person will never say, "At the moment of my death I will worship the Lord. For now I will enjoy a householder's happiness."

How many verses does Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana have?

Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana has 5 verses.

Can I download Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Jībana Samāpta Kāle Koribo Bhajana — 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.