Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra?

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mana re, keno miche bhajicho asāra? bhūta-moya e soṁsāra jībera pakhete chāra amaṅgala-samudra apāra

Word for word

mana—mind; re—O; kenaḥ—why?; miche—falsely; bhajichaḥ—worship; asāra?—what is useless; bhūta-moya—made of the material elements; e—this; soṁsāra—material world; jībera—of the soul; pakhete—to the side; chāra—a pile of ashes; amaṅgala—of what is inauspicious; samudra—an ocean; apāra—shoreless

Translation

O my heart, why do you worship something that is worthless? For the soul this world made of material elements, this world of birth and death, is worthless like a pile of ashes. It is like a shoreless ocean of inauspiciousness.

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bhūtātīta śuddha-jība, nirañjana sadā-śiba māyātīta premera ādhāra taba śuddha-satta tāi, e joḍa-jagate bhāi keno mugdha ha-o bāra bāra

Word for word

bhūta—material elements; atīta—beyond; śuddha—pure; jība—soul; nirañjana—untouched; sadā—always; śiba—auspicious; māyā—Maya; atīta—beyond; premera—of love; ādhāra—the abode; taba—of You; śuddha—pure; satta—existence; tāi,—manifests; e—this; joḍa—material; jagate—in the world; bhāi—O my brothers; kenaḥ—why?; mugdha—bewildered; ha-aḥ—are; bāra—again; bāra—and again

Translation

The pure soul is beyond the material elements, beyond māyā, untouched by matter, always auspicious, the abode of spiritual love. O my brothers, your true nature is pure and spiritual. Why are you bewildered again and again by this material world?

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phire dekho eka-bāra ātma amṛtera dhāra tā'te buddhi ucita tomāra tumi ātma-rūpī ho'ye śrī-caitanya-samāśroye bṛndābane thāko anibāra

Word for word

phire—again; dekhaḥ—look; eka-bāra—one time; ātma—soul; amṛtera—of nectar; dhāra—a flood; tā'te—manifests; buddhi—intelligence; ucita—appropriate; tomāra—of you; tumi—you; ātma-rūpī—the form of the soul; ho'ye—are; śrī-caitanya—of Lord Caitanya; samāśroye—in the shelter; bṛndābane—in Vṛndāvana; thākaḥ—stay; anibāra—always

Translation

Just once see that the soul is flooded with nectar. That is the right understanding. Understanding that you are a pure soul, please take shelter of Lord Caitanya and always stay in Vṛndāvana.

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nitya-kāla sakhī-saṅge, parānanda-sebā-raṅge jugala-bhajana koro' sāra e heno jugala-dhana chāre jei mūrkha jana tā'ra gati nāhi dekhi āra

Word for word

nitya—eternal; kāla—time; sakhī—of the gopīs; saṅge—in the company; parānanda—transcendental bliss; sebā—service; raṅge—with joy; jugala—the divine couple; bhajana—worship; koro'—do; sāra—best; e—this; henaḥ—like; jugala—of the divine couple; dhana—treasure; chāre—turn; jei—this; mūrkha—fool; jana—persons; tā'ra—of them; gati—goal; nāhi—not; dekhi—I see; āra—other

Translation

For eternal time stay among the gopīs and happily serve the divine couple. I cannot see what will happen to the fools who turn away from the treasure that is the divine couple.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra??

Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra? was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra??

O my heart, why do you worship something that is worthless? For the soul this world made of material elements, this world of birth and death, is worthless like a pile of ashes. It is like a shoreless ocean of inauspiciousness.

How many verses does Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra? have?

Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra? has 4 verses.