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mana re, tumi boro sandigdha-antara āsiyācho e soṁsāre baddha hoye joḍādhare joḍāsakta ho'le nirantara
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mana heart; re O; tumi you; boraḥ very; sandigdha full of doubts; antara within; āsiyāchaḥ come; e this; soṁsāre in the world of birth and death; baddha bound; hoye are; joḍa of matter; ādhāre in the abode; joḍa to dull material things; āsakta attached; ho'le are; nirantara always
Translation

O my heart, you are very suspicious. You came to this world of birth and death. You were imprisoned in this world of matter. Now you are attached to dull material things.

bhuliyā swakīya dhāma sebi' joḍa-gata kāma joḍa bina nā dekho apara tomāra tumitwa jini ācchādita ho'ye tini lupta-prāya dehera bhitora
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bhuliyā forgetting; swakīya own; dhāma home; sebi' serving; joḍa-gata material; kāma desire; joḍa matter; bina except for; na not; dekhaḥ see; apara other; tomāra of you; tumitwa identity; jini which; ācchādita covered; ho'ye is; tini that; lupta-prāya almost lost; dehera the body; bhitora within
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Forgetting your true home, you serve material desires. You see nothing but matter. Your true identity is covered, almost lost, hidden inside your body.

tumi to' joḍiyā jñāna sadā koritecho dhyāna tahe sṛṣṭi koro' carācara e duḥkha kohibo kā're nitya-pati parihari' tuccha-tattwe korile nirbhara
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tumi you; to' indeed; joḍiyā material; jñāna knowledge; sadā always; koritechaḥ do; dhyāna mediattion; tahe in that; sṛṣṭi creation; koro' do; carācara moving and unmoving; e this; duḥkha suffering; kohibaḥ will tell; kā're to whom?; nitya eternal; pati master; parihari' leaving; tuccha insignificant; tattwe truth; korile do; nirbhara dependence
Translation

You always think of material things. Your actions are all material. To whom will I tell my sufferings? Turning away from your eternal master, you take shelter of something worthless and pathetic.

nāhi dekho' ātma-tattwa chāḍi dile śuddha-sattwa ātma ho'te nile abasāra ātma āche ki nā āche sandeha tomāra kāche krame krame pāilo ādara
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nāhi not; dekho' see; ātma-tattwa own truth; chāri turning away; dile give; śuddha-sattwa pure identity; ātma self; ho'te is; nile not; abasāra opportunity; ātma self; āche is; ki wh; at na not; āche is; sandeha doubt; tomāra of you; kāche near; krame krame gradually; pāilaḥ attains; ādara respect
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You don't see the truth of the soul. You have turned from the pure truth. You are not interested in the soul. More and more you like to doubt, "Does the soul exist, or not?"

ei rūpe krame krame paḍiyā joḍera bhrame āpana āpani ho'le para ebe kathā rākho mora nāho hao ātma-cora sādhu-saṅga koro' ataḥ para
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ei rūpe in this way; krame krame gradually; paḍiyā falling; joḍera of matter; bhrame in illusion; āpana own; āpani in the self; ho'le is; para other; ebe now; kathā talk; rākhaḥ keep; mora of me; nāhaḥ not; hao is; ātma of the soul; cora thief; sādhu-saṅga associatuion with saintly devotees; koro' please do; ataḥ para then
Translation

In this way you gradually fell in the illusions of matter. You became different from what you really are. Please take my advice. Don't be a thief who robs the soul. Associate with the Lord's devotees.

baiṣṇabera kṛpā-bale sandeha jaibe ca'le tumi punaḥ hoibe tomāra pā'be bṛndābana-dhāma sebibe śrī-rādhā-śyāma pulakāśru-moya kalebara
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baiṣṇabera of the Vaiṣṇavas; kṛpā of the mercy; bale by the power; sandeha doubts; jaibe conquer; ca'le go; tumi you; punaḥ again; hoibe will be; tomāra of you; pā'be attain; bṛndābana-dhāma the abode of Vṛndāvana; sebibe will serve; śrī-rādhā-śyāma Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa; pulaka hairs standing erect in ecstasy; aśru tears; moya consisting of; kalebara body
Translation

By the power of the Vaiṣṇavas' mercy, you will conquer all doubts. Your soul will be yours again. You will go to the world of Vṛndāvana. Tears in your eyes and the hairs of your body erect with joy, you will serve Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

bhaktibinodera dhana rādhā-kṛṣṇa-śrī-caraṇa tāhe rati rahuṅ nirantara
Word for word
bhaktibinodera of Bhaktivinoda; dhana the treasure; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-śrī-caraṇa the graceful feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa; tāhe in them; rati love; rahun I keep; nirantara always
Translation

Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa's graceful feet are the great treasure carefully kept by Bhaktivinoda. That treasure I will always love.

About Mana Re Tumi Boro Sandigdha Antara

From Updesa, describing the mind's inner state, antara, as deeply doubtful, sandigdha, treating uncertainty itself as an obstacle to be addressed directly, alongside the section's other targets of lust, pride, and attachment.

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Who wrote Mana Re Tumi Boro Sandigdha Antara?

Mana Re Tumi Boro Sandigdha Antara was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Re Tumi Boro Sandigdha Antara?

O my heart, you are very suspicious. You came to this world of birth and death. You were imprisoned in this world of matter. Now you are attached to dull material things.

How many verses does Mana Re Tumi Boro Sandigdha Antara have?

Mana Re Tumi Boro Sandigdha Antara has 7 verses.

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