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Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna

Longing & Aspiration (Lālasā) Prayer & Petition (Vijñapti)

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kabe mora mūḍha mana chāri' anya dhyāna śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇe pābe biśrāmera sthāna

Word for word

kabe when; mora my; mūḍha foolish; mana heart; chāri' renouncing; anya ither; dhyāna meditations; śrī-kṛṣṇa of Lord Kṛṣṇa; caraṇe at the feet; pabe will attain; biśrāmera rest; sthāna place

Translation

When will my foolish mind turn from all other thoughts and take shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet?

2

kabe āmi jānibo āpane akiñcana āmāra apekha khudra nāhi anya jana

Word for word

kabe when?; āmi I; jānibaḥ will know; āpane myself; akiñcana without anything; āmāra of me; apekha in relation to; khudra insignificant; nāhi not; anya another; jana person

Translation

When will I understand that I have nothing of value, that no one is insignificant like me?

3

kabe āmi ā-caṇḍāle koribo praṇati kṛṣṇa-bhakti māgi' la'ba koriyā minati

Word for word

kabe when; āmi I; ā-caṇḍāle down to the candalas; koribaḥ will do; praṇati obeisances; kṛṣṇa-bhakti devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; māgi' begging; la'ba will take; koriyā doing; minati prayers

Translation

When will I bow down before all living entities, even the caṇḍālas? When, speaking many prayers, will I beg that they give me devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

4

sarba-jībe doyā mora kota dine habe jībera durgati dekhi' lotaka poḍibe

Word for word

sarba-jībe all souls; doyā mercy; mora of me; kota how many?; dine days; habe will be; jībera of the soul; durgati misfortune; dekhi' seeing; lotaka tears; poḍibe will fall

Translation

After how many days will I become merciful to all souls? When, seeing the conditioned souls' misfortune, will I weep?

5

kāndite kāndite āmi ja'bo bṛndābana braja-dhāme baiṣṇabera loibo śaraṇa

Word for word

kāndite weeping; kāndite and weeping; āmi I; ja'baḥ will go; bṛndābana to Vṛndāvana; braja-dhāme in the abode of Vraja; baiṣṇabera of th Vaisnavas; loibaḥ will attain; śaraṇa shelter

Translation

When, weeping and weeping, will I go to Vṛndāvana? When will I take shelter of the Vaiṣṇavas in Vraja-dhāma?

6

braja-bāsī-sannidhāne juri' dui kora jijñāsibo līlā-sthāna hoiyā katora

Word for word

braja-bāsī the residents of Vraja; sannidhāne near; juri' folding; dui two; kora hands; jijñāsibaḥ will ask; līlā pastimes; sthāna place; hoiyā doing; katora intent

Translation

When, folding my hands, will I earnestly beg the people of Vraja to show me the places of Kṛṣṇa's pastimes?

7

ohe braja-bāsī more anugraha kori' dekhāo kothāya līlā korilena hori

Word for word

ohe O; braja-bāsī residents of Vraja; more to me; anugraha mercy; kori' doing; dekhāaḥ show; kothāya where; līlā pastimes; korilena does; hori Kṛṣṇa

Translation

When will I say, "O people of Vraja, please be kind and show me where Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoyed pastimes?"

8

tabe kona braja-jana sa-kṛpā-antore āmāre jā'bena lo'ye bipina-bhitore

Word for word

tabe then; kona some; braja-jana people of Vraja; sa-kṛpā-antore with kind hearts; āmāre to me; ja'bena will go; lo'ye taking; bipina-bhitore to the forest

Translation

When will a kind-hearted person of Vraja take me into the forest?

9

bolibena dekho ei kadamba-kānana jathā rāsa-līlā koila brajendra-nandana

Word for word

bolibena says; dekhaḥ look; ei this; kadamba-kānana kadamba forest; jathā as; rāsa-līlā rasa dance pastimes; koila did; brajendra-nandana the prince of Vraja

Translation

When will he say, "Look. There is the kadamba forest where Vraja's prince enjoyed the rāsa dance. . . .

10

ai dekho nanda-grāma nandera ābāsa ai dekho baladeba jathā koilo rāsa

Word for word

ai this; dekhaḥ look; nanda-grāma Nanda's village; nandera of Nanda; ābāsa the home; ai this; dekhaḥ look; baladeba Baladeva; jathā as; koilaḥ did; rāsa rasa dance

Translation

. . . Look, there is Nanda's home in Nanda-grāma. Look. There is where Balarāma enjoyed the rāsa dance. . . .

11

ai dekho jathā hoilo dukūla-haraṇa ai sthāne bakāsura hoilo nidhana

Word for word

ai this; dekhaḥ look; jathā as; hoilaḥ was; dukūla of the garments; haraṇa the theft; ai that; sthāne place; bakasura bakasura; hoilaḥ was; nidhana killed

Translation

. . . Look. There is the place where Kṛṣṇa stole the gopīs' garments, and there is the place where He killed Bakāsura."?

12

ei-rūpe braja-jana-saha bṛndābane dekhibo līlāra sthāna sa-tṛṣṇa-nayane

Word for word

ei-rūpe in this way; braja-jana-saha with a person of Vraja; bṛndābane in Vṛndāvana; dekhibaḥ will see; līlāra of pastimes; sthāna the places; sa-tṛṣṇa thirsty; nayane with eyes

Translation

When, accompanied by a person of Vraja, will I see with thirsty eyes the places of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes in Vṛndāvana?

13

kabhu bā jamunā-tire śuni' baṁśī-dhwani ābāsa hoiyā lābha koribo dharaṇī

Word for word

kabhu when; ba or; jamunā-tire on the ayamuna's bank; śuni' hearing; baṁśī of the flute; dhwani the sound; ābāsa rrsidence; hoiyā doing; lābha attainment; koribaḥ will do; dharaṇī

Translation

When, hearing flute music by the Yamunā's bank, will I fall, overcome with bliss, to the ground?

14

kṛpāmoya braja-jana kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa boli' pāna korāibe jala pūriyā añjali

Word for word

kṛpāmoya merciful; braja-jana people of Vraja; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; boli' chanting; pāna drinking; korāibe will give; jala water; pūriyā filling; añjali cupped hands

Translation

When, chanting "Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!", will a person of Vraja make me drink a handful of water?

15

hari-nāma śune punaḥ pāiyā cetana braja-jana-saha āmi koribo bhramaṇa

Word for word

hari-nāma the names of Lord Kṛṣṇa; śune hearing; punaḥ again; pāiyā attaining; cetana consciousness; braja-jana-saha with the person of Vraja; āmi I; koribaḥ will do; bhramaṇa wandering

Translation

When, regaining consciousness and hearing the names of Lord Kṛṣṇa, will I continue walking with that person of Vraja?

16

kabe heno śubha-dina hoibe āmāra mādhukorī kori' bedaibo dwāra dwāra

Word for word

kabe when; henaḥ like that; śubha-dina auspicious day; hoibe will be; āmāra of me; mādhukorī doing madhukari begging; kori' doing; beḍāibaḥ I will walk; dwāra from door; dwāra to door

Translation

When will the auspicious day come when I will beg from door to door?

17

jamunā-salīlā pibo añjali bhariyā deba-dwāre rātri-kāle rohibo śuiyā

Word for word

jamunā-salīlā the Yamuna's water; pibaḥ I will drink; añjali cuppedhands; bhariyā filling; deba-dwāre at the door of a temple; rātri night; kāle time; rohibaḥ will stay; śuiyā sleeping

Translation

When will I drink the Yamunā's water from my cupped hands? When will I sleep at night in a temple's doorway?

18

jakhona āsibe kala e bhautika pura jala-jantu-mahotsaba hoibe pracura

Word for word

jakhona when; āsibe I will go; kala time; e thisd; bhautika of matter; pura city; jala in the water; jantu for the creatures; mahā a great; utsaba festival; hoibe will be; pracura great

Translation

When, this material body become a great feast for the fishes,...

19

siddha-dehe nija-kuñje sakhīra caraṇe nitya-kāla thākiyā sebibo kṛṣṇa-dhane

Word for word

siddha-dehe in my original spiritual form; nija-kuñje in her own forest; sakhīra of a sakhi; caraṇe at the feet; nitya-kāla always; thākiyā staying; sebibaḥ I will serve; kṛṣṇa-dhane the great treasure that is Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Translation

...will I attain my original spiritual form? When, always staying by the feet of a sakhī in her forest grove, will I always serve the great treasure that is Lord Kṛṣṇa?

20

ei se prārthanā kore' e pāmora chāra śrī-jāhnabā more doyā koro' ei bāra

Word for word

ei this; se this; prārthanā prayer; kore' does; e this; pāmora sinner; chāra pile of ashes; śrī-jāhnabā Śrī Jahnava-devi; more to me; doyā mercy; koro' please do; ei this; bāra time

Translation

This sinner, this pile of ashes makes these requests. O Jāhnavā-devī, please be merciful to me this one time.

About Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna

At twenty verses, the longest song within Prarthana-Lalasamayi, asking when the singer's foolish mind, mudha mana, will finally abandon, chari, every other object of meditation, anya dhyana — given unusual space for one of the section's more developed statements of longing.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna?

Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna?

When will my foolish mind turn from all other thoughts and take shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet?

How many verses does Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna have?

Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna has 20 verses.

Can I download Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna — 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.