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Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga

By Bhaktivinoda Thakura From Kalyanakalpataru

1
mana tumi bhālabāsa kāmera taraṅga joḍa-kāma parihori' śuddha-kāma-sebā kori' bistaraho aprākṛta raṅga
Word for word
mana O heart; tumi you; bhālabāsa love; kāmera of desire; taraṅga waves; joḍa-kāma material desire; parihori' renouncing; śuddha pure; kāma desire; sebā service; kori' doing; bistarahaḥ please manifest; aprākṛta spiritual; raṅga pleasure
Translation

O my heart, why do you play in the waves of material desire? Turn from material desire. Try to fulfill spiritual desires. Enjoy spiritual pleasures.

2
anitya jaḍiyā kāma śānti-hīna abiśrāma nāhi tahe pipāsāra bhaṅga kāmera sāmagrī cāo tabu tāhā nāhi pāo pāileo chāre taba saṅga
Word for word
anitya temporary; jaḍiyā material; kāma desire; śānti peacefulness; hīna without; abiśrāma without rest; nāhi not; tahe of you; pipāsāra of thirst; bhaṅga breaking; kāmera of desire; sāmagrī things; cāaḥ desire; tabu of you; tāhā of that; nāhi not; pāaḥ attain; pāileaḥ attained; chāre leave; taba of you; saṅga the company
Translation

Material desire will give you only temporary things. It will never let you be peaceful. It will never let you rest. Your thirst for material things will never be slaked. You desire many material things, but you will never attain them, or if you do attain them, they will soon flee far away.

3
tumi sebā koro' jāre se tomā' bhajite nāre duḥkha jwāle binodera aṅga chāro tabe micha-kāma hao tumi satya-kama bhajo bṛndābanera anaṅga jāṅhāra kusuma-śare taba nitya-kalebare byapta ha'be prema antaraṅga
Word for word
tumi you; sebā service; koro' do; jāre to which; se that; tomā' you; bhajite worship; nāre not; duḥkha suffering; jwāle burns; binodera of Bhaktivinoda; aṅga limbs; chāraḥ turn; tabe of you; micha-kāma illusory desire; hao be; tumi you; satya true; kama desire; bhajaḥ worship; bṛndābanera of Vṛndāvana; anaṅga the Kāmadeva; jāṅhāra of whom; kusuma flower; śare arrows; taba of you; nitya eternal; kalebare body; byapta manifested; ha'be will be; prema of love; antaraṅga internal
Translation

You served material desire, and it gave you nothing. It only made Bhaktivinoda's limbs burn with flames of suffering. Turn from desiring what is false. Desire what is real. Worship the Kāmadeva of Vṛndāvana. Wounded by His flower-arrows, you will manifest a different, an eternal body, a body filled with spiritual love.

About Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga

From Updesa, naming lust, kama, as a wave, taranga, the mind has come to love — desire pictured as turbulent and unstable rather than fixed. Placed early in the section, among the first specific attachments addressed.

Verses
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Frequently asked

Who wrote Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga?

Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga?

O my heart, why do you play in the waves of material desire? Turn from material desire. Try to fulfill spiritual desires. Enjoy spiritual pleasures.

How many verses does Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga have?

Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga has 3 verses.

Can I download Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga as a PPT or PDF?

Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Mana Tumi Bhālabāsa Kāmera Taraṅga — 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-tumi-bhalabasa-kamera-taranga/

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