Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane
keno āra koro dweṣa bideṣi-jana-bhajane
bhajanera liṅga nānā nānā deśe nānā jane
kenaḥ - why?; āra - and; koraḥ - do; dweṣa - hatred; bideṣi - of other countries; jana - of people; bhajane - of worship; bhajanera - ofworship; liṅga - signs; nānā - various; nānā - various;deśe - countries; nānā - various; jane - people.
Why do you dislike the way foreigners worship the Lord? Different people in different countries have different ways of worship.
keho mukta-kacche bhaje keho hāṭu gārḍi' pūje
keho ba nayana mudi' thāke brahma-arādhāne
kehaḥ - some; mukta-kacche - Buddhists; bhaje - worship;kehaḥ - some; hāṭu - knees; gārḍi' - bowing; pūje - worship;kehaḥ - some; ba - or; nayana - eyes; mudi' - closing; thāke - stay; brahma-arādhāne - worshiping Brahman.
Some worship as Buddhists. Others kneel down when they worship. Others close their eyes and worship the impersonal Brahman.
keha jogāsane pūje keho saṅkīrtana maje
sakala bhajiche sei eka-mātro kṛṣṇa-dhane
keha - some; jogāsane - yoga pastures; pūje - worship;kehaḥ - some; saṅkīrtana - sankirtana; maje - dive; sakala - all;bhajiche - worship; sei - this; eka-mātraḥ - one only; kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa; dhane - treasure.
Other sit in yoga postures and worship. Others dive into saṅkīrtana. All worship the same Supreme Person, the same treasure, the same Lord Kṛṣṇa.
ata eba bhrātṛ-bhābe thāko sabe su-sad-bhābe
hari-bhakti sādho sadā e jībane bā maraṇe
Word for word
ata eba therefore; bhrātṛ-bhābe as brothers; thākaḥ stay; sabe all; su-sad-bhābe with ecstatic love; hari-bhakti devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; sādhaḥ desire; sadā always; e this; jībane in life; bā or; maraṇe in death
Translation
Everyone should be brothers. Everyone should serve Lord Kṛṣṇa with great love, both throughout life and at the moment of death.
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Who wrote Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane?
Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
What is the meaning of Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane?
Everyone should be brothers. Everyone should serve Lord Kṛṣṇa with great love, both throughout life and at the moment of death.
How many verses does Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane have?
Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane has 4 verses.