ore mana bhālo nāhi lāge e soṁsārajanama-maraṇa-jarā je soṁsāre āche bharātāhe kiba āche bolo' sāra
Word for word
oreO;manamy heart;bhālaḥgood;nāhinot;lāgeaccept;ethis;soṁsāramaterial world;janamabirth;maraṇadeath;jarāold age;jewhich;soṁsārein the material world;ācheis;bharāfilled;tāhein that;kibawhether;ācheis;bolo'say;sāragood
Translation
O my heart, this material world is not good. It is filled with birth, old-age, and death. What is the good in it? Tell me.
dhanawealth;janapeople;paribārafollowers;kehaḥsome;nāhenot;kabhuever;kā'raof whom;kālein time;mitrafriend;akālein hard times;aparaanother;jāhāwhom;rākhibāreto protect;cāiI desire;tāhāhim;nāhenot;thākestays;bhāiO my brother;anityatemporary;samastaall;binaśwaraliable to destruction
Translation
No one can keep his wealth, kinsmen, and followers. When times are good, there are friends. When times are bad, the friends become strangers. O my brother, I would like to keep them always friends, but they will not stay. Everything is temporary. It will all perish.
āyu ati alpa dina krame tāhā hoya khīṇaśamanera nikaṭa darśanaroga-śoka anibāra citta kore' chārakhārabāndhaba-bijoga durghaṭana
Word for word
āyulife;ativery;alpafew;dinadays;kramesequence;tāhāthat;hoyais;khīṇashort;śamaneraof death;nikaṭanear;darśanasight;roga-śokathe sufferiugs of disease;anibārawithout stop;cittaheart;kore'does;chārakhāraburned into ashes;bāndhabafrom friends and kinsmen;bijogaseparattion;durghaṭanacalamity
Translation
This life is only a few days. Soon it is gone. Then one sees death approach. The sufferings of disease do not stop. The mind becomes burned to ashes. Friends and kinsmen flee. Everything is a calamity.
bhālo ko're dekho bhāi amiśra ānanda nāije āche se duḥkhera kāraṇase sukhera tore tabe keno māyā-dāsa habeharaibe paramārtha-dhana
Word for word
bhālaḥgood;ko'redoes;dekhaḥsight;bhāiO my brother;amiśraunmixed;ānandahappiness;nāinot;jewhich;ācheis;sethat;duḥkheraof suffering;kāraṇathe cause;sethat;sukheraof happiness;toreto you;tabethen;kenaḥhow?;māyāof Maya;dāsaa slave;habewill be;haraibewill take;paramārtha-dhanathe most valuable treasure
Translation
O my brother, look. There is no material pleasure that is not mixed with pain. Every material pleasure will become the cause of pain also. Why, then, have you become Māyā's slave? You have robbed yourself of the greatest treasure.
itihāsahistory;ālocanein consideration;bhebeconsider;dekho'look;nijaown;manein the heart;kotaḥhow many?;āsurikademonic;durāśoyawicked;indriya-tarpaṇato please the senses;sārabest;kori'doing;kotaḥhow many;durācārasins;śeṣeat the end;labheattained;maraṇadeath;niścoyawithout doubt
Translation
Look, think in your heart about the Purāṇa history-books. How many demons committed how many terrible sins to please their senses? In the end they all met with death.
maraṇaof death;samayaat the time;tā'raof him;upāyamethod;hoiyābeing;hāraremoval;anutāpaof repentance;analein the fire;jwālilaḥburn;kukkuradogs;ādibeginning;paśuanimals;prāyaalmost;jībanalife;kāṭāyapassed;hāyaalas;paramārthathe supreme treasure;kabhuwhen;nānot;cintilaḥconsidered
Translation
At the moment of death he is defeated. Then he burns in a fire of remorse. He laments, "Alas! I passed my life like a dog or a beast. I never thought about the greatest treasure."
emona biṣaye mana keno thāko acetanachāro chāro biṣayera āśāśrī-guru-caraṇāśroya koro' sabe bhāba joyae dāsera sei to' bhārasā
Word for word
emonalike this;biṣayein material sense objects;manamind;kenaḥwhy?;thākaḥstay;acetanaunconscious;chāraḥrenounce;chāraḥrenounce;biṣayeraof material sense objects;āśādesire;śrī-guru-caraṇāśroyataking shelter of the spiritual master's feet;koro'do;sabeall;bhabamaterial world;joyaconquest;ethis;dāseraof the servant;seithis;to'indeed;bhārasāfaith
Translation
O my heart, why are you stunned by sense pleasures. Renounce, renounce the desire for material pleasures. Take shelter of my spiritual master's feet and you will conquer this world of birth and death. This servant is certain of that.
About Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar
Opens Nirveda-laksana-upalabdhi, addressed directly to the mind, mana. Nirveda names a specific devotional stage, disillusionment with ordinary material existence, arising from genuine spiritual clarity rather than despair.
Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar?
O my heart, this material world is not good. It is filled with birth, old-age, and death. What is the good in it? Tell me.
Where can I listen to Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar?
You can listen to 3 recordings of Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar on this page, including versions sung by HG Jai Sachinandana Prabhu, ISKCON Devotees (1), ISKCON Devotees (2).
How many verses does Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar have?
Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar has 7 verses.
Can I download Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar as a PPT or PDF?
Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar — verse and translation on each slide — is available to download in both PowerPoint (.pptx) and PDF formats from this page, for use in kirtan or temple programs.
Audio courtesy of ISKCON Desire Tree, ISKCON Devotees. All glories to the devotee singers.
