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Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra?

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Kalyanakalpataru

1
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.

2
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?

3
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.

4
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.

About Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra?

From Updesa, asking the mind directly why it worships, bhajicho, what is false, miche, and insubstantial, asara — the section's opening rebuke in its long address to the mind.

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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.

Can I download Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra? as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Mana Re Keno Miche Bhajicho Asāra? — 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/mana-re-keno-miche-bhajicho-asara/

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