Mana Keno E Saṁśoya

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mana, keno e saṁśoya joḍa prati ghṛṇā kori' bhajite premera hori swarūpa lakhite koro bhoya

Word for word

mana—O heart; kenaḥ—why?; e—this; saṁśoya—world of birth and death; joḍa—matter; prati—to; ghṛṇā—hatred; kori'—doing; bhajite—to worship; premera—of love; hori—Lord Kṛṣṇa; swarūpa—form; lakhite—to attain; koraḥ—do; bhoya—fear

Translation

O my heart, you hate the material world. Why do you hesitate to worship Lord Kṛṣṇa with love? You are afraid to think of a form.

2

swarūpa korite dhyāna pache joḍa pāya sthāna ei bhoye bhabā' bhrama-moya nirākāra nirañjana sarba-byāpī sanātana aswarūpa koricho niścoya

Word for word

swarūpa—own nature; korite—to do; dhyāna—maeditation; pache—behind; joḍa—matter; pāya—ataining; sthāna—place; ei—this; bhoye—fear; bhabā'—meditating; bhrama-moya—full of illusion; nirākāra—formless; nirañjana—without qualities; sarba-byāpī—all pervading; sanātana—eternal; aswarūpa—intangible; korichaḥ—do; niścoya—certainty

Translation

You think that if you meditate on a form you will remain entangled in the world of matter. Pushed by that fear, you meditate on the impersonal Brahman. You are certain the Supreme is formless, qualityless, all-pervading, eternal, and intangible.

3

abhāba-dharmera baśe swabhāba nā citta paśe bhābera abhāba tahe hoya tyaja ei tarka-pāśa parānanda-parakāśa kṛṣṇacandra koroho āśroya

Word for word

abhāba-dharmera—of this untrue nature; baśe—under the control; swabhāba—own nature; na—not; citta—heart; paśe—enter; bhābera—of the nature; abhāba—without a nature; tahe—in that; hoya—is; tyaja—renounce; ei—this; tarka-pāśa—ropes of logic; parānanda—transcendental bliss; parakāśa—manifestation; kṛṣṇacandra—Lord Kṛṣṇa; korohaḥ—do; āśroya—shelter

Translation

O my heart, in the grip of these illusions you do not understand the form of the Supreme Lord. What is true you think is an illusion. Please cut the ropes of false logic and take shelter of supremely blissful Lord Kṛṣṇacandra.

4

sac-cid-ānanda-moya kṛṣṇera swarūpa hoya sarbānanda-mādhurya niloya sarbatra sampūrṇa-rūpa ei eka aparūpa sarba-byāpī brahme tāhā noya

Word for word

sac-cid-ānanda-moya—eternal and full of knowledge and bliss; kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; swarūpa—form; hoya—is; sarbānanda—all bliss; mādhurya—sweetness; niloya—abode; sarbatra—everywhere; sampūrṇa-rūpa—perfect abnd complete; ei—this; eka—one; aparūpa—wonderful; sarba-byāpī—all pervading; brahme—Brahman; tāhā—Him; noya—not

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa's form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss. It is the abode of sweetness and bliss. These wonderful features are not present in the all-pervading impersonal Brahman

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ata eva brahma tā'ra aṅga-kānti su-bistāra brhat boliyā taṅre koya brahma para-brahma jei śrī-kṛṣṇa-swarūpa sei binodera jāhāte praṇoya

Word for word

ata eva—therefore; brahma—Brahman; tā'ra—of Him; aṅga—of the body; kānti—the effulgence; su-bistāra—expanded; brhat—great; boliyā—saying; taṅre—of Him; koya—says; brahma—Brahman; para-brahma—Supreme Brahman; jei—which; śrī-kṛṣṇa—Śrī Kṛṣṇa; swarūpa—form; sei—this; binodera—of Bhaktivinoda; jāhāte—to Him; praṇoya—love

Translation

The impersonal Brahman is the effulgence emanating fro Lord Kṛṣṇa's body. This I say. The words "Brahman" and “Supreme Brahman" refer to Lord Kṛṣṇa's form. With that form Bhaktivinoda has fallen in love.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Mana Keno E Saṁśoya?

Mana Keno E Saṁśoya was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Keno E Saṁśoya?

O my heart, you hate the material world. Why do you hesitate to worship Lord Kṛṣṇa with love? You are afraid to think of a form.

How many verses does Mana Keno E Saṁśoya have?

Mana Keno E Saṁśoya has 5 verses.