ore mana bāribāra āśā keno koropārthiba unnati jata śeṣe abanati tataśānta hao mora bākya dharo
Word for word
oreO;manamy heart;bāribārato increase;āśādesires;kenaḥwhy?;koraḥdo;pārthibaking;unnatiraised;jataas;śeṣeat the end;abanaticast down;tatathat;śāntapeace;haois;moraof me;bākyawords;dharaḥplease accept
Translation
O my heart, why do your desires increase more and more? A king may stand in a high place, but in the end he will be thrown down. Please be peaceful and consider my words.
āśāraof desires;iyattāend;nāinot;āśā-pathathe path of desires;sadāalways;bhāiO my brothers;nairāśyaof disappointment;kaṇṭakeon the thorns;ruddhastopped;ācheis;bāro'increases;jatawhat;āśādesire;tatathat;āśādesire;nāhinot;hoyais;hatadestroyed;āśādesire;nāhinbot;nityaeternal;anityatemporary;bāchechooses
Translation
Material desires have no end. O my brother, anyone who walks on the path of desires will be stung by the thorns of disappointment. Desires only increase. They do not perish.
eka rājya āja pāo anya rājya kā'la cāosarba-rājya koro' jadi lābhatabu āśā nahe śeṣa indra-pada abaśeṣachāri' ca'be brahmāra prabhāba
Word for word
ekaone;rājyakingdom;ājatoday;pāaḥattain;anyaanother;rājyakingdom;kā'la cāaḥdesires;sarba-rājyaall kingdoms;koro'is;jadiif;lābhaattainment;tabuthen;āśādesire;nahenot;śeṣaend;indra-padathe post of Indra;abaśeṣaat the last stage;chāri'leaving;ca'bewill desire;brahmāraof Brahma;prabhābathe glory
Translation
If today you get a kingdom, tomorrow you will desire another kingdom. Then you will desire all kingdoms. Those desires will never end. Eventually you will desire Indra's post. At the end you will desire Brahmā's post.
brahmatwathe state of Brahma;chāriyārenouncing;bhāiO my brother;śiba-padathe post of Śiva;kisewhat is?;pāiI attain;ethis;cintāthought;ha'bewill be;abiratawithout stop;śibatwathe post of Śiva;labhiyāattaining;naraperson;brahma-samyaequal to impersonal Brahman;tad-antaraafter that;āśādesire;koredoes;śaṅkaraŚankaracarya;anugatafollowing
Translation
O my brother, then you will become rapt in thinking, “How can I leave this post of Brahmā and attain the post of Śiva?" When you attain the post of Śiva, you will become a follower of Śaṅkarācārya. Then you will desire to become like the impersonal Brahman.
ata ebatherefore;āśā-pāśathe ropes of desires;jahein which;hoyais;sarba-nāśathe destruction of everything;hṛdoyathe heart;hoiteis;rākhaḥprotection;dūrefar away;akiñcana-bhābateh state of not having anything;lo'yeaccepts;caitanya-caraṇāśroyeat the shelter of Lord Caitanya's feet;bāsaresidence;koro'do;sadāalways;śāntipurein Śāntipura
Translation
When you are caught in the trap of desires, all is lost. Keep desires far from your heart. Living in poverty, stay in Śāntipura and always take shelter of Lord Caitanya's feet.
About Ore Mana Bāribāra Āśā Keno Koro
From Nirveda-laksana-upalabdhi, asking the mind directly why it keeps forming hope, asa, again and again, baribara, for things that will not ultimately satisfy it.
Ore Mana Bāribāra Āśā Keno Koro was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Ore Mana Bāribāra Āśā Keno Koro?
O my heart, why do your desires increase more and more? A king may stand in a high place, but in the end he will be thrown down. Please be peaceful and consider my words.
How many verses does Ore Mana Bāribāra Āśā Keno Koro have?
Ore Mana Bāribāra Āśā Keno Koro has 5 verses.
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