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Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)

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mana, tumi boḍai pāmora tomāra īśwara hari taṅke kena parihari' kāma-mārge bhajo' debantora

Word for word

mana—O heart; tumi—you; boḍai—very; pāmora—sinful; tomāra—of you; īśwara—Lord; hari—Kṛṣṇa; taṅke—Him; kena—why?; parihari'—abandoning; kāma-mārge—the path of material desires; bhajo'—follow; debantora—other deities

Translation

O my wretched heart, why do you turn away from your Lord Kṛṣṇa? Why do you walk on the path of material desires and worship the demigods?

2

para-brahma eka-tattwa tāṅhāte saṅpiyā sattwa niṣṭhā-guṇe koroho ādara āra jata deba-gaṇa miśra-sattwa agaṇana nija nija kārjera īśwara

Word for word

para-brahma—the Supreme; eka-tattwa—one truth; tāṅhāte—Him; saṅpiyā—manifesting; sattwa—goodness; niṣṭhā-guṇe—virtue of faith; korohaḥ—do; ādara—honor; āra—and; jata—which; deba-gaṇa—demigods; miśra—mixed; sattwa—goodness; agaṇana—countless; nija—own; nija—own; kārjera—of work; īśwara—master

Translation

Please faithfully worship the one Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in transcendental goodness. The numberless demigods, whose goodness is mixed with other modes, are entrusted with specific duties.

3

se sabe sammāna kori' bhajo' eka-mātra hari jini sarba-īśwara-īśwara māyā jāṅra chāyā-śakti tāṅ'te aikāntikī bhakti sādhi' kāla kāṭo nirantara

Word for word

se sabe—all of them; sammāna—honor; kori'—doing; bhajo'—worship; eka-mātra—only; hari—Lord Kṛṣṇa; jini—in whom; sarba—all; īśwara—of controllers; īśwara—the conttoller; māyā—Maya; jāṅra—of whom; chāyā—shadow; śakti—potency; tāṅ'te—of Him; aikāntikī—unmotivated; bhakti—devotion; sādhi'—doing; kāla—time; kāṭaḥ—pass; nirantara—always

Translation

Honor all the demigods, but worship Lord Kṛṣṇa alone. He is the master of all masters. Goddess Māyā is His shadow potency. Please pass your time always serving Him with unalloyed devotion.

4

mūlete siñcile jala śākhā-pallabera bala śire bari nāhi kārjakara hari-bhakti āche jaṅra sarba-deba bandhu tāṅra bhakte sabe korena ādara

Word for word

mūlete—the root; siñcile—water; jala—with water; śākhā-pallabera—the branches and leaves; bala—strength; śire—on the head; bari—water; nāhi—not; kārjakara—to be done; hari-bhakti—devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; āche—is; jaṅra—of whom; sarba-deba—all the demigods; bandhu—friend; tāṅra—of Him; bhakte—devoted; sabe—all; korena—do; ādara—worship

Translation

If one waters a tree's roots, the leaves and branches will become strong. One should not water the top part of the tree. All the demigods become friends of Lord Kṛṣṇa's devotee. They honor him.

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binoda kohiche mana rādhā-kṛṣṇa-śrī-caraṇa bhajo bhajo bhajo nirantara

Word for word

binoda—Bhaktivinoda; kohiche—says; mana—O heart; rādhā-kṛṣṇa-śrī-caraṇa—the graceful feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa; bhajaḥ—worship; nirantara—always

Translation

O my heart, Bhaktivinoda tells you this: Please always worship, worship, worship the graceful feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.

About Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora

A short song from Updesa calling the mind extremely fallen, bodai pamora, in the section's characteristic blunt, unsparing register rather than gentle persuasion.

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Who wrote Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora?

Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora?

O my wretched heart, why do you turn away from your Lord Kṛṣṇa? Why do you walk on the path of material desires and worship the demigods?

How many verses does Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora have?

Mana Tumi Boḍai Pāmora has 5 verses.

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