manaO my heart;tumiyou;sannyāsīas a sannyasi;sājiteto dress;kenaḥwhy?;cāaḥdesire;bāhireraexternal;sājadress;jatawhich;antaretein the heart;phāṅkia hoax;tatathat;dambhapride;pūjiworshiping;śarīrabody;nācāaḥdance
Translation
O my heart, why do you want to dress like a sannyāsī? Outside you may dress like that, but inside you will know very well that you are only a pretender.
āmāraof me;bacanathe words;dharaḥplease grasp;antarawithin;biśuddhapure;koraḥdo;kṛṣṇāmṛtathe nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa;sadāalways;koraḥdo;pānadrinking;jībanalife;sahajenatural;jāyago;bhakti-bādhāobstacles to devotional service;nāhinot;pāyaattaining;tad-upāyathe way of that;korohaḥdo;sandhānaspiritual practices
Translation
Please try to grasp my words: Be pure within. Always drink the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Live a natural life. Don't do anything that will become an obstacle to devotional service. Accept the spiritual practices that lead to devotion.
Happily accept whatever comes easily. Don't try to make a pompous display of your opulence. If you can't get many clothes, wear a loincloth. In the winter wear an old quilt.
aguruaguru;candanasandal;nāinot;mṛttikā-tilakaearth tilaka;bhāibrother;hāreraof necklace;badaleexchange;dharaḥaccept;mālātulasi-mala;eithis;rūpeway;āśā-pāśathe ropes of material desires;sukhādiraof material pleasures;ku-bilāsabad actions;kharbidiminish;chāraḥrenounce;soṁsāreraof the material world;jwālāthe flames
Translation
O my brother, don't accept fragrances of sandal and aguru. Wear earth-tilaka. Exchange your necklaces for tulasī beads. Turn from material sense pleasures. Cut the ropes of material desires. Escape the flames of birth and death.
sannyāsa-bairāgya-bidhi sei āśramera nidhitahe kabhu nā koro ādarase saba ādare bhāi soṁsāre nistāra nāidāmbhikera liṅga nirantara
Word for word
sannyāsaof sannyasa;bairāgyarenunciation;bidhirules;seithis;āśrameraof the asrama;nidhitreasure;tahein that;kabhuwhen;nānot;koraḥdo;ādarahonor;sethat;sabaall;ādarehonor;bhāiO my brother;soṁsārein the material world;nistāradeliverance;nāinot;dāmbhikeraof arrogance;liṅgathe sign;nirantaraalways
Translation
Renunication is the great treasure of the sannyāsa-āśrama. O my brother, please don't hanker after honor from others. A proud person who seeks honor from others will not delivered from this world of birth and death.
tumi to' caitanya-dāsa hari-bhakti taba āśāāśramera liṅge kiba phalapratiṣṭhā koroho dūra bāsa taba śāntipurasādhu kṛpā tomāra sambala
Word for word
tumiyou;to'indeed;caitanya-dāsaa servant of Lord Caitanya;hari-bhaktidevotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa;tabaod you;āśādesire;āśrameraof the asrama;liṅgethe sign;kibahow?;phalafruit;pratiṣṭhāfame;korohaḥdo;dūrafar away;bāsaresidence;tabaof you;śāntipuraSantipura;sādhuof the devotees;kṛpāmercy;tomāraof you;sambalatreasure
Translation
You are Lord Caitanya's servant. Your real hankering is to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa. What will you gain by accepting the outward signs of the sannyāsa-āśrama? Throw the desire for fame far away. Make you home in Śāntipura, and make the Vaiṣṇavas' mercy your true wealth.
baiṣṇaberaof a Vaisnava;paricoyathe outward signs;abaśyakaneccessity;nāhinot;hoyais;āḍambarepompous display;kabhuwhen;nāhinot;jāaḥgo;binoderaof Bhaktivinoda;nibedanastatement;rādhā-kṛṣṇa-guṇa-gānasinging the glories of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa;phukāri'loudly chanting;phukāri'chanting;sadāalways;gāaḥsing
Translation
It is not necessary to accept the outward signs of an advanced Vaiṣṇava. Don't try for an outward show of how great you are. Simply always chant the glories of Śrī Śrī Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa.
About Mana Tumi Sannyāsī Sājite Keno Cāo
From Updesa, asking why the mind wishes to dress, sajite, as a sannyasi, questioning outward renunciation without inner surrender. Bhaktivinoda Thakura himself never took sannyasa, remaining a householder and government servant throughout his life, which gives this caution particular weight.
Mana Tumi Sannyāsī Sājite Keno Cāo was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Mana Tumi Sannyāsī Sājite Keno Cāo?
O my heart, why do you want to dress like a sannyāsī? Outside you may dress like that, but inside you will know very well that you are only a pretender.
How many verses does Mana Tumi Sannyāsī Sājite Keno Cāo have?
Mana Tumi Sannyāsī Sājite Keno Cāo has 7 verses.
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