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Ohe Bhāi Mana Keno Brahma Ho'te Cāya

Guru Vandana Krishna Songs
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ohe bhāi, mana keno brahma ho'te cāya ki āścarja ko'bo kā'ke sadopāsya bolo jā'ke tā'te keno āpane misāya
Word for word
ohe—O; bhāi,—brother; mana—mind; kenaḥ—why?; brahma—Brahman; ho'te—who; cāya—desiring; ki—what?; āścarja—wonder; ko'baḥ—will be; kā'ke—to which; sadopāsya—always the object of worship; bolaḥ—please tell; jā'ke—to which; tā'te—to that; kenaḥ—why?; āpane—own; misāya—merging
Translation

O my dear brother heart, why do you hanker after the impersonal Brahman? What wonderful thing will you obtain by always worshiping Brahman? Please tell me. Why do you wish to merge with Brahman?

2
bindu nāhi hoya sindhu bāmana nā sparśe indu reṇu ki bhūdhara-rūpa pāya lābha mātra aparādha paramārtha hoya bādha sāyujya-bādhīra hāya hāya
Word for word
bindu—a drop; nāhi—not; hoya—becomes; sindhu—the ocean; bāmana—a dwarf; nā—not; sparśe—touches; indu—the moon; reṇu—dust; ki—whether?; bhūdhara-rūpa—the form of a mountain; pāya—attaining; lābha—attainment; mātra—only; aparādha—offense; paramārtha—the supreme benefit; hoya—is; bādha—obstruction; sāyujya-bādhīra—the obstacle of impersonal liberation; hāya—alas; hāya—alas
Translation

A drop of water cannot become an ocean. A dwarf cannot touch the moon. Can a grain of dust become a mountain? Impersonal liberation is an obstacle. It blocks the true goal of life. It is only an offense.

3
e heno duranta buddhi tyaji' koro' sattwa-śuddhi anweṣaha pritīra upāya sājujya-nirbāṇa-ādi śāstre śabda dekho jadi se sabe bhaktira aṅge jāya
Word for word
e—this; henaḥ—like; duranta—mischievous; buddhi—intelligence; tyaji'—abandoning; koro'—do; sattwa-śuddhi—purity of existence; anweṣaha—seek; pritīra—of love; upāya—the means; sājujya-nirbāṇa-ādi—beginning with impersonal liberation and nirvana; śāstre—in the scriptures; śabda—words; dekhaḥ—see; jadi—if; se—they; sabe—all; bhaktira—of devotional service; aṅge—parts; jāya—attaining
Translation

Turning away from all these horrible misconceptions, please become pure. Seek the path of spiritual love. If you see them in the scriptures, please know that words like "sāyujya" or "nirvāṇa" are meant to describe the stages of devotional service.

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kṛṣṇa-prīti-phalamoya tat-twam-asi-ādi hoya sādhaka carame kṛṣṇa pāya akhaṇda ānandamoya bṛndābana kṛṣṇāloya para-brahma-swarūpa jānāya
Word for word
kṛṣṇa—for Lord Kṛṣṇa; prīti—love; phala—fruit; moya—consisting; tat-twam-asi-ādi—beginning with the words "tat tvam asi"; hoya—is; sādhaka—the spiritual aspirant; carame—at the end; kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa; pāya—attaining; akhaṇda—unbroken; ānandamoya—blissful; bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana; kṛṣṇāloya—Lord Kṛṣṇa's abode; para-brahma-swarūpa—the form of the Supreme Brahman; jānāya—make to experience
Translation

"Tat tvam asi" and other teachings of the scriptures give love for Kṛṣṇa as their final fruit. In the end they bring the devotee to Kṛṣṇa. They make the devotee see Vṛndāvana, Lord Kṛṣṇa's eternal, blissful, spiritual abode.

5
tā' ho'te kiraṇa-jāla brahma-rūpe śobhe bhālo māyika jagat camatkāra māyā-baddha jība tāhe nirbṛta hoite cāhe sūrjābhābe khadyotera prāya
Word for word
tā'—of Him; ho'te—is; kiraṇa—of light; jāla—network; brahma-rūpe—in the form of Brahman; śobhe—shines; bhālaḥ—good; māyika—of maya; jagat—of the world; camatkāra—wonder; māyā-baddha—bound by maya; jība—souls; tāhe—in that; nirbṛta—free from sufferings; hoite—become; cāhe—desire; sūrja—of the sun; abhābe—in the absence; khadyotera—of fireflies; prāya—like
Translation

The impersonal Brahman is Lord Kṛṣṇa's bodily effulgence. It fill's Māyā's world with wonder. The souls in Māyā's prison may sometimes escape into it. As fireflies seem brilliant when the sun does not shine, so the impersonal Brahman is glorious only when Lord Kṛṣṇa's form remains unseen.

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jadi kabhu bhāgyodoye sādhu-guru-samāśroye bṛndābana sammukhete bhāya kṛṣṇākṛṣṭa ho'ye tabe khudra-rasa-anubhabe brahma chāri' para-brahme dhāya
Word for word
jadi—if; kabhu—when; bhāgya—of good fortune; udoye—arisal; sādhu—of the devotees; guru—and the spiritual master; samāśroye—in the shelter; bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana; sammukhete—in the presence; bhāya—splendidly manifest; kṛṣṇa—to Lord Kṛṣṇa; ākṛṣṭa—attracted; ho'ye—is; tabe—then; khudra—insignificant; rasa—nectar; anubhabe—in the perception; brahma—Brahman; chāri'—renouncing; para-brahme—to the Supreme Brahman; dhāya—runs
Translation

If your good fortune arises, you will take shelter of the spiritual master and the Lord's devotees. Then the world of Vṛndāvana will be splendidly manifest before you. You will attracted to Lord Kṛṣṇa. Turning from the paltry so-called nectar of the impersonal Brahman, you will run to the supreme personal Brahman.

7
śukādira su-jībana koro' bhāi ālocana e dāsa dhoriche taba pāya
Word for word
śukādira—of the sages headed by Sukadeva Gosvami; su-jībana—the life; koro'—do; bhāi—O my brother; ālocana—seeing; e—this; dāsa—servant
Translation

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This servant grasps your feet and begs: O my brother, please try to understand Lord Kṛṣṇa, the life of Śukadeva and the sages.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Ohe Bhāi Mana Keno Brahma Ho'te Cāya?

Ohe Bhāi Mana Keno Brahma Ho'te Cāya was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Ohe Bhāi Mana Keno Brahma Ho'te Cāya?

O my dear brother heart, why do you hanker after the impersonal Brahman? What wonderful thing will you obtain by always worshiping Brahman? Please tell me. Why do you wish to merge with Brahman?

How many verses does Ohe Bhāi Mana Keno Brahma Ho'te Cāya have?

Ohe Bhāi Mana Keno Brahma Ho'te Cāya has 7 verses.

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