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Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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ore mana bhālo nāhi lāge e soṁsāra janama-maraṇa-jarā je soṁsāre āche bharā tāhe kiba āche bolo' sāra

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ore—O; mana—my heart; bhālaḥ—good; nāhi—not; lāge—accept; e—this; soṁsāra—material world; janama—birth; maraṇa—death; jarā—old age; je—which; soṁsāre—in the material world; āche—is; bharā—filled; tāhe—in that; kiba—whether; āche—is; bolo'—say; sāra—good

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.

2

dhana-jana-paribāra keho nāhe kabhu kā'ra kāle mitra akāle apara jāhā rākhibāre cāi tāhā nāhe thāke bhāi anitya samasta binaśwara

Word for word

dhana—wealth; jana—people; paribāra—followers; kehaḥ—some; nāhe—not; kabhu—ever; kā'ra—of whom; kāle—in time; mitra—friend; akāle—in hard times; apara—another; jāhā—whom; rākhibāre—to protect; cāi—I desire; tāhā—him; nāhe—not; thāke—stays; bhāi—O my brother; anitya—temporary; samasta—all; binaśwara—liable 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.

3

āyu ati alpa dina krame tāhā hoya khīṇa śamanera nikaṭa darśana roga-śoka anibāra citta kore' chārakhāra bāndhaba-bijoga durghaṭana

Word for word

āyu—life; ati—very; alpa—few; dina—days; krame—sequence; tāhā—that; hoya—is; khīṇa—short; śamanera—of death; nikaṭa—near; darśana—sight; roga-śoka—the sufferiugs of disease; anibāra—without stop; citta—heart; kore'—does; chārakhāra—burned into ashes; bāndhaba—from friends and kinsmen; bijoga—separattion; durghaṭana—calamity

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.

4

bhālo ko're dekho bhāi amiśra ānanda nāi je āche se duḥkhera kāraṇa se sukhera tore tabe keno māyā-dāsa habe haraibe paramārtha-dhana

Word for word

bhālaḥ—good; ko're—does; dekhaḥ—sight; bhāi—O my brother; amiśra—unmixed; ānanda—happiness; nāi—not; je—which; āche—is; se—that; duḥkhera—of suffering; kāraṇa—the cause; se—that; sukhera—of happiness; tore—to you; tabe—then; kenaḥ—how?; māyā—of Maya; dāsa—a slave; habe—will be; haraibe—will take; paramārtha-dhana—the 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.

5

itihāsa-ālocane bhebe dekho' nija mane koto āsurika durāśoya indriya-tarpaṇa sāra kori' koto durācāra śeṣe labhe maraṇa niścoya

Word for word

itihāsa—history; ālocane—in consideration; bhebe—consider; dekho'—look; nija—own; mane—in the heart; kotaḥ—how many?; āsurika—demonic; durāśoya—wicked; indriya-tarpaṇa—to please the senses; sāra—best; kori'—doing; kotaḥ—how many; durācāra—sins; śeṣe—at the end; labhe—attained; maraṇa—death; niścoya—without 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.

6

maraṇa-samaya tā'ra upāya hoiyā hāra anutāpa-anale jwālilo kukkurādi paśu-prāya jībana kāṭāya hāya paramārtha kabhu nā cintilo

Word for word

maraṇa—of death; samaya—at the time; tā'ra—of him; upāya—method; hoiyā—being; hāra—removal; anutāpa—of repentance; anale—in the fire; jwālilaḥ—burn; kukkura—dogs; ādi—beginning; paśu—animals; prāya—almost; jībana—life; kāṭāya—passed; hāya—alas; paramārtha—the supreme treasure; kabhu—when; nā—not; cintilaḥ—considered

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."

7

emona biṣaye mana keno thāko acetana chāro chāro biṣayera āśā śrī-guru-caraṇāśroya koro' sabe bhāba joya e dāsera sei to' bhārasā

Word for word

emona—like this; biṣaye—in material sense objects; mana—mind; kenaḥ—why?; thākaḥ—stay; acetana—unconscious; chāraḥ—renounce; chāraḥ—renounce; biṣayera—of material sense objects; āśā—desire; śrī-guru-caraṇāśroya—taking shelter of the spiritual master's feet; koro'—do; sabe—all; bhaba—material world; joya—conquest; e—this; dāsera—of the servant; sei—this; to'—indeed; bhārasā—faith

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.

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Who wrote Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar?

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.

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Ore Mana Bhalonahi Lage E Samsar has 7 verses.

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