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Mana Tumi Tīrthe Sadā Rata

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)

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mana tumi tīrthe sadā rata ayodhyā mathurā māyā kāśī kāñci abantiyā dwārabatī āra āche jata

Word for word

mana—O my heart; tumi—you; tīrthe—in holy places; sadā—always; rata—devoted; ayodhyā—Ayodhya; mathurā—Mathura; māyā—Maya; kāśī—Varanasi; kāñci—Kanci; abantiyā—Avantipura; dwārabatī—Dvaraka; āra—and; āche—are; jata—which

Translation

O my heart, you are always eager to visit holy places like Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyāpura, Vārāṇasī, Kāñcipura, Avantipura, and Dvārakā.

2

tumi cāho bhramibāre e sakala bāre bāre mukti-lābha koribāra tore se sakala taba bhrama nirarthaka pariśrama citta sthira tīrthe nāhi kore

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tumi—you; cāhaḥ—wish; bhramibāre—to wander; e—this; sakala—all; bāre—again; bāre—and again; mukti-lābha—to attain liberation; koribāra—to do; tore—to you; se—that; sakala—all; taba—of you; bhrama—wandering; nirarthaka—useless; pariśrama—labor; citta—heart; sthira—steady; tīrthe—in the holy place; nāhi—not; kore—do

Translation

To attain liberation you wish to visit all these holy places again and again. O my heart, your visiting them is only useless labor, for you do not become peaceful and determined by all your pilgrimages.

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tīrtha-phala sādhu-saṅga sādhu-saṅge antaraṅga śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana manohara jathā sādhu tathā tīrtha sthira kori' nija citta sādhu-saṅga koro nirantara

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tīrtha—of the holy place; phala—result; sādhu-saṅga—association with devotees; sādhu-saṅge—in association with devotees; antaraṅga—confidential; śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana—worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa; manohara—beautiful; jathā—as; sādhu—devotees; tathā—so; tīrtha—holy place; sthira—steady; kori'—doing; nija—own; citta—heart; sādhu-saṅga—association of devotees; koraḥ—do; nirantara—always

Translation

The real benefit of holy places is the association of devotees. In the association of devotees please perform the beautiful and secret worship of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Wherever the devotees stay is a holy place. O my heart, please be peaceful and always associate with the Lord's devotees.

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je tīrthe baiṣṇaba nāi se tīrthe nāhi jāi ki lābha hāṇṭiyā dūra-deśa jathāya baiṣṇaba-gaṇa sei sthāna bṛndābana sei sthāne ānanda aśeṣa

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je—which; tīrthe—holy place; baiṣṇaba—the Vaisnavas; nāi—not; se—that; tīrthe—holy place; nāhi—not; jāi—I go; ki—why?; lābha—attainment; hāṇṭiyā—walking; dūra-deśa—to faraway places; jathāya—as; baiṣṇaba-gaṇa—the Vaisnavas; sei—that; sthāna—place; bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana; sei—that; sthāne—place; ānanda—bliss; aśeṣa—limitless

Translation

I will never visit any holy place where the Vaiṣṇavas do not stay. What will I gain by walking to those faraway places? Wherever the Vaiṣṇavas stay, that place is Vṛndāvana. That place is filled with limitless bliss.

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kṛṣṇa-bhakti jei sthāne mukti dāsī sei-khāne salila tathāya mandākinī giri tathā gobardhana bhūmi tathā bṛndābana ābirbhūta āpani hlādinī

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kṛṣṇa—to Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhakti—devotion; jei—which; sthāne—place; mukti—of liberation; dāsī—the goddess; sei-khāne—there; salila—water; tathāya—so; mandākinī—the celestial Ganga; giri—mountains; tathā—so; gobardhana—Govardhana; bhūmi—land; tathā—so; bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana; ābirbhūta—manifested; āpani—own; hlādinī—pleasure potency

Translation

Wherever Lord Kṛṣṇa is worshiped with devotion, the goddess of liberation always stays. The water in that place is the celestial Gaṅgā. The hills are Govardhana. The earth is Vṛndāvana. There the Lord's pleasure potency personally appears.

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binoda kohiche bhāi bhramiyā ki phala pāi baiṣṇaba-sebana mora brata

Word for word

binoda—Bhaktivinoda; kohiche—says; bhāi—O my brothers; bhramiyā—wandering; ki—what?; phala—fruit; pāi—I attain; baiṣṇaba—of teh Vaisnavas; sebana—the service; mora—of me; brata—the vow

Translation

Bhaktivinoda says: O my brothers, what will I gain by visiting many holy places. My vow is always to serve the Vaiṣṇavas.

About Mana Tumi Tīrthe Sadā Rata

From Updesa, examining the mind's constant attachment, sada rata, to pilgrimage, tirthe, questioning whether visiting holy places substitutes for real inner devotion. Bhaktivinoda Thakura himself valued specific holy places highly, including his efforts to identify and restore Sridhama Mayapura, so the caution targets pilgrimage as an end in itself, not pilgrimage generally.

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Who wrote Mana Tumi Tīrthe Sadā Rata?

Mana Tumi Tīrthe Sadā Rata was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Mana Tumi Tīrthe Sadā Rata?

O my heart, you are always eager to visit holy places like Ayodhyā, Mathurā, Māyāpura, Vārāṇasī, Kāñcipura, Avantipura, and Dvārakā.

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Mana Tumi Tīrthe Sadā Rata has 6 verses.

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