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Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya

हिन्दी में पढ़ें

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)
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keno mana kāmere nacāo prema-prāya carma-māṁsa-moya kāma joḍa-sukha abirāma joḍa-biṣayete sadā dhāya
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kenaḥ why?; mana O my heart; kāmere by lust; nacāaḥ made to dance; prema-prāya like love; carma skin; māṁsa flesh; moya consisting of; kāma lust; joḍa material; sukha happiness; abirāma without stop; joḍa-biṣayete in material sense objects; sadā always; dhāya running
Translation

O my heart, why, pushed by lust to dance, do you think you dance in spiritual love? Your desires always go to this body of skin and flesh. You yearn for dull material pleasures without stop. You always chase the objects of the senses.

2
jībera swarūpa dharma cit-swarūpe prema-marma tāhāra biṣaya-mātra hari kāma-ābaraṇe hāya prema ebe supta-prāya prema jāgāo kāma dūra kori'
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jībera of the soul; swarūpa original; dharma nature; cit-swarūpe; prema-marma the heart of love; tāhāra of that; biṣaya the object; mātra only; hari Kṛṣṇa; kāma of lust; ābaraṇe the covering; hāya is; prema love; ebe now; supta asleep; prāya like; prema love; jāgāaḥ awaken; kāma lust; dūra far away; kori' do
Translation

The soul's nature is spiritual. In the soul's heart is pure love (prema), love for Kṛṣṇa alone. Now the soul is covered with lust. Now that original love for Kṛṣṇa sleeps. Chase the lust far away. Waken the spiritual love.

3
śraddhā hoite sādhu-saṅge bhajanera kriyā-raṅge niṣṭhā-ruci-āsakti-udoya āsakti hoite bhāba tāhe prema prādurbhāba ei krame prema upajoya
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śraddhā faith; hoite is; sādhu-saṅge in the association of devotees; bhajanera of worship; kriyā-raṅge actions; niṣṭhā faith; ruci delight; āsakti attachment; udoya arisal; āsakti attachment; hoite is; bhāba ecstays; tāhe in that; prema love; prādurbhāba manifested; ei this; krame sequence; prema love; upajoya manifested
Translation

From faith comes the association of devotees, and from joyful engagement in the practices of bhajana arise niṣṭhā (steadiness), ruci (taste), and āsakti (attachment). From āsakti comes bhāva, and in that bhāva prema appears. In this sequence love of Godhead (prema) is born.

4
ihāte jatana jā'ra sei pāya prema-sāra krama-tyāge prema nāhi jāge e-krama-sādhane bhoya keno koro' durāśoya kāme prema kabhu nāhi lāge
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ihāte in this; jatana effort; jā'ra of whom; sei he; pāya attains; prema-sāra true spiritual love; krama of the sequence; tyāge in the rejection; prema spiritual love; nāhi not; jāge awakens; e-krama-sādhane in this sequence of sadhana-bhakti; bhoya fear; kenaḥ why?; koro' you do; durāśoya O wicked one; kāme in lust; prema in love; kabhu when; nāhi not; lāge attain
Translation

One who works in this way will attain true spiritual love for Kṛṣṇa. One who rejects these stages will not awaken that love. O wicked heart, why do you fear these stages of sādhana-bhakti? By cultivating lust you will never attain spiritual love.

5
nāṭakābhinoya prāya sa-kapaṭa prema bhāya tāhe mātra indriya-santoṣa indriya-toṣaṇa chāra sadā koro' parihāra chāro bhāi aparādhā-doṣa
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nāṭaka of an actor; abhinoya the pretense; prāya like; sa-kapaṭa cheating; prema love; bhāya is manifested; tahe in that; mātra only; indriya of the senses; santoṣa satisfaction; indriya-toṣaṇa satisfaction of the senses; chāra a pile of ashes; sadā always; koro' do; parihāra rejection; chāraḥ reject; bhāi O brother; aparādhā-doṣa offenses
Translation

Your cheating so-called "spiritual love" is only the pretending of an expert actor. It is only sense gratification. Sense gratification is worthless like a pile of ashes. Reject it. O my brother, reject these offenses.

About Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya

The closing song of Updesa, asking why the mind makes lust, kamere, dance, nacao, in a manner resembling love, prema-praya — a final, sharp distinction between genuine devotional love and its counterfeit before the book turns to Upalabdhi.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya?

Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya?

O my heart, why, pushed by lust to dance, do you think you dance in spiritual love? Your desires always go to this body of skin and flesh. You yearn for dull material pleasures without stop. You always chase the objects of the senses.

How many verses does Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya have?

Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya has 5 verses.

Can I download Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Keno Mana Kāmere Nacāo Prema Prāya — 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.

ॐ Hare Krishna Movement, Kota — Nandgram Dham https://nandgramdham.org/songs/keno-mana-kamere-nacao-prema-praya/

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