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Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)

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1

mana tore boli e bāratā apakka bayase hāya bañcita bañcaka pā'ya bikāile nija-swatantratā

Word for word

mana—O heart; tore—to you; boli—I say; e—this; bāratā—news; apakka—immature; bayase—age; hāya—alas; bañcita—cheated; bañcaka—cheater; pā'ya—attaining; bikāile—sold; nija-swatantratā—your independence

Translation

O my heart, I tell you this: As a child you were cheated by scoundrels. To them you sold your independence.

2

sampradāye doṣa-buddhi jāni' tumi ātma-śuddhi koribāre hoile sābadhāna na nile tilaka-mālā tyajile dīkhāra jwālā nije koile nabīna-bidhāna

Word for word

sampradāye—in the disciplic succession; doṣa—fault; buddhi—the conception; jāni'—thinking; tumi—you; ātma—self; śuddhi—purification; koribāre—to do; hoile—is; sābadhāna—with care; na—not; nile—wear; tilaka-mālā—tilaska and tulasi-mala; tyajile—renounced; dīkhāra—of initiation; jwālā—the flame; nije—own; koile—does; nabīna-bidhāna—new rules

Translation

Thinking the disciplic succession is impure, you now struggle to purify yourself. No longer do you wear neck-beads and tilaka. You have turned from the flame of spiritual initiation. Now you make your own rules.

3

pūrba-mate tāli diyā nija-mata pracāriyā nije abatāra buddhi dhori' bratācāra nā mānile pūrba-patha jale dile mahājane bhrama-dṛṣṭi kori'

Word for word

pūrba—previous; mate—idea; tāli—clap; diyā—giving; nija-mata—own idea; pracāriyā—preaching; nije—own; abatāra—incarnation; buddhi—idea; dhori'—holding; bratācāra—observing a vow; nā—not; mānile—thinks; pūrba-patha—previous path; jale—to the waters; dile—gives; mahājane—the great souls; bhrama—mistakes; dṛṣṭi—sight; kori'—doing

Translation

Giving a slap to your previous philosophy, you preach your own idea. Thinking yourself an incarnation, you don't follow any rules. Thinking the great souls were mistaken, you throw your previous path into the waters.

4

phoṇṭā dīkhā mālā dhori' dhūrta kore' su-cāturī tāi tāhe tomāra birāga mahājana-pathe doṣa dekhiyā tomāra roṣa patha prati chāro anurāga

Word for word

phoṇṭā—tilaka; dīkhā—initiation; mālā—necklace; dhori'—wearing; dhūrta—scoundrel; kore'—does; su-cāturī—clever; tāi—attain; tāhe—in that; tomāra—of you; birāga—renunciation; mahājana-pathe—the path of the great souls; doṣa—fault; dekhiyā—seeing; tomāra—of you; roṣa—anger; patha—path; prati—to; chāraḥ—renounce; anurāga—affection

Translation

Thinking only clever scoundrels accept spiritual initiation and wear tilaka and neck-beads, you have given them up. Thinking it wrong, you angrily turn from the path of the great souls.

5

ekhona dekhoho bhāi swarṇa chāri' loile chāi iha-kāla para-kāla jāya kapaṭa bolila sabe bhakati bā pele kabe dehānte bā hi ho'be upāya

Word for word

ekhona—one; dekhohaḥ—please see; bhāi—O my brother; swarṇa—gold; chāri'—renouncing; loile—accept; chāi—ashes; iha-kāla—now; para-kāla—before; jāya—goes; kapaṭa—cheating; bolila—said; sabe—all; bhakati—devotion; bā—or; pele—attained; kabe—when; dehānte—at the body's end; bā—or; hi—indeed; ho'be—will be; upāya—the method

Translation

Look, O my brothers. Rejecting gold, you have accepted a pile of ashes. The present and future are both at stake here. You say they are all cheaters. When will you engage in devotional service? At the time of death what will you do?

About Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā

From Updesa, framed as delivering a message, e barata, directly to the mind — one of the section's later songs, gathering the accumulated instruction of the preceding songs as it moves toward its close.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā?

Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā?

O my heart, I tell you this: As a child you were cheated by scoundrels. To them you sold your independence.

How many verses does Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā have?

Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā has 5 verses.

Can I download Mana Tore Boli E Bāratā as a PPT or PDF?

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