ore mana boli śuno tattwa-bibaraṇajāhāra bismṛti-janya jībera bandhana
Word for word
ore—O;mana—my heart;boli—I tell;śunaḥ—please hear;tattwa-bibaraṇa—description of the truth;jāhāra—of which;bismṛti—forgetting;janya—because of;jībera—of the soul;bandhana—the bondage
Translation
O my heart, please listen. I will you of the Absolute Truth. Because they have forgotten Him, the conditioned souls are thrown into the prison of the material world.
tattwa—Truth;eka—one;adwitīya—withotu a rival;atulya—peerless;apāra—limitless;sei—this;tattwa—Truth;para-brahma—the Supreme Brahman;sarba—all;sārāt—than the best;sāra—better
Translation
The Absolute Truth is one. He has no rival. No one is His equal. He has no limit. The Absolute Truth is the Supreme Brahman. He is greater than all who are great.
sei tattwa śaktimāna sampūrṇa sundaraśakti śaktimāna eka bastu nirantara
Word for word
sei—this;tattwa—Truth;śaktimāna—the master of potencies;sampūrṇa—perfect and complete;sundara—handsome;śakti—power;śaktimāna—the master of potencies;eka—one;bastu—thing;nirantara—always
Translation
The Absolute Truth is the master of all potencies. He is perfect and complete. He is handsome. The potency and the master of potencies are never different.
For the sake of the Lord's pastimes, the eternal potency manifests the Lord's names, abodes, qualities, and associates, all different according to different times, places, and circumstances.
śaktira—of the potency;prabhāba—power;āra—and;prabhura—of the Lord;vilāsa—pastimes;para-brahma-sahe—with ther Supreme Brahman;nitya—eternal;eka—one;ātmā—Self;prokāśa—manifestation
Translation
The eternal potency thus manifests the Lord's pastimes. The Supreme Brahman is identical with His potency.
ata eba brahma āge śakti kārja pareje kore siddhānta sei mūrkha e soṁsāre
Word for word
ata eba—therefore;brahma—Brahman;āge—in the beginning;śakti—potency;kārja—action;pare—then;je—which;kore—does;siddhānta—conclusion;sei—this;mūrkha—fools;e—this;soṁsāre—in the world
Translation
That Brahman is manifested first and His potency is manifested second is a conclusion held by the fools in this world.
pūrṇa—full;candra—moon;bolile—said;kiraṇa-saha—with rays of light;jāni—I know;akiraṇa—without rays of light;candra—of the moon;sattā—existence;kabhu—ever;nāhi—not;māni—I know
Translation
I know the full moon always exists with its moonlight. I know the moon never exists without moonlight.
brahma āra brahma-śakti-saha parikarasama-kāla nitya boli' māni ataḥ para
Word for word
brahma—Brahman;āra—and;brahma-śakti-saha—the potency of Brahman;parikara—associates;sama-kāla—at the same time;nitya—eternal;boli'—saying;mani—I know;atah para—then
Translation
Brahman is always accompanied by His potency. They are both eternal. This I know. This I say.
sei jība prema-dharmī kṛṣṇa-gata-prāṇasadā kṛṣṇākṛṣṭa bhakti-sudhā kore' pāna
Word for word
sei—these;jība—souls;prema—love;dharmī—whose nature;kṛṣṇa—to Lord Kṛṣṇa;gata—gone;prāṇa—life;sadā—always;kṛṣṇa—to Lord Kṛṣṇa;ākṛṣṭa—attracted;bhakti—of devotional service;sudhā—of the nectar;kore'—do;pāna—drinking
Translation
These souls love Kṛṣṇa. They have dedicated their lives to Him. Eternally they are attracted to Him. Eternally they drink the nectar of devotional service to Him.
nānā—various;bhāba—ecstasies;miśrita—mixed;piyā—attaining;dāsya-rasa—the nectar of devotional service;kṛṣṇera—of Lord Kṛṣṇa;ananta—limitless;guṇe—qualities;sadā—always;thāke—stay;baśa—in the control
Translation
They drink the nectar of service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, a nectar mixed with different kinds of ecstatic love. They are overwhelmed by Lord Kṛṣṇa's limitless transcendental qualities.
kṛṣṇa mātā kṛṣṇa pitā kṛṣṇa sakhā patiei saba bhinna-bhābe kṛṣṇa kore rati
Word for word
kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa;mātā—mother;kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa;pitā—father;kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa;sakhā—friend;pati—husband;ei—this;saba—all;bhinna-bhābe—different kinds of ecstatic love;kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa;kore—does;rati—love
Translation
Kṛṣṇa is their mother. Kṛṣṇa is their father. Kṛṣṇa is their friend or their husband. Kṛṣṇa manifests all these different kinds of loving relationships with them.
je saba jībera bhoga-bañchā upajilopuruṣa bhabete tā'ra joḍe prabeśilo
Word for word
je—who;saba—all;jībera—of the souls;bhoga—for enjoyment;bañchā—desires;upajilaḥ—born;puruṣa—male;bhabete—in the nature;tā'ra—of that;joḍe—matter;prabeśilaḥ—entered
Translation
Any soul in whom the desire to enjoy apart from Kṛṣṇa takes birth will attain a male's nature and enter the world of matter.
māyā-kārja joḍa māyā nitya-śakti-chāyakṛṣṇa-dāsī sei satya kāra-kartrī māyā
Word for word
māyā-kārja—the work of Maya;joḍa—matter;māyā—Maya;nitya—eternal;śakti—potency;chāya—shadow;kṛṣṇa—of Kṛṣṇa;dāsī—the maidservant;sei—this;satya—truth;kāra-kartrī—carrying out the order;māyā—Maya
Translation
The world of matter is created by Māyā. Māyā is the shadow of the Lord's eternal potency. She is Lord Kṛṣṇa's maidservant. In truth she carries out Lord Kṛṣṇa's commands.
māyā-sukhe matta jība śrī-kṛṣṇa bhulilosei se abidyā-baśe asmitā janmilo
Word for word
māyā-sukhe—by Maya's pleasures;matta—intoxicated;jība—the soul;śrī-kṛṣṇa—Śrī Kṛṣṇa;bhulilaḥ—forgets;sei—that;se—he;abidyā—of ignorance;baśe—in the grip;asmitā—false ego;janmilaḥ—is born
Translation
Intoxicated by Māyā's pleasures, the soul forgets Lord Kṛṣṇa. In the grip of ignorance, he finds material false ego take birth within him.
ei rūpe jība karma-cakre prabeśiyāuccābaca-gati-krame phirena bhramiyā
Word for word
ei rūpe—in this way;jība—the soul;karma-cakre—in the wheel of karma;prabeśiyā—entering;uccābaca-gati-krame—low and high situations;phirena—comes and goes;bhramiyā—wanders
Translation
Entering the wheel of karma, the soul wanders through the high and low species of life.
kothā se baikuṇṭhānanda śrī-kṛṣṇa-bilāsakothā māyā-gata sukha duḥkha sarba-nāśa
Word for word
kothā—where?;se—that;baikuṇṭha—of the spiritual world;ānanda—bliss;śrī-kṛṣṇa-bilāsa—Śrī Kṛṣṇa's pastimes;kothā—where?;māyā-gata—gone to Maya;sukha—pleasure;duḥkha—suffering;sarba-nāśa—all destruction
Translation
What is the destructive calamity of Māyā's pleasures and torments? What are Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes, the bliss of Vaikuṇṭha, in comparison?
māyika dehera bhābābhābe dāsya kori'para-tattwa jībera ki kaṣṭha āhā mori
Word for word
māyika—made by Maya;dehera—body;bhāba—original nature;abhābe—non-existence;dāsya—service;kori'—doing;para-tattwa—the spiritual nature;jībera—of the soul;ki—what;kaṣṭha—calamity;āhā—alas;mori—destroyed
Translation
Serving his material body, the soul forgets his spiritual identity. What a calamity!
bhramite bhramite jadi sādhu-saṅga hoyapunarāya gupta nitya-dharmera udoya
Word for word
bhramite bhramite—wandering and wandering;jadi—if;sādhu-saṅga—the association of devotees;hoya—is;punarāya—again;gupta—secret;nitya-dharmera—eternal nature;udoya—arisal
Translation
If, after wandering and wandering in the material world, the soul attains the association of devotees, his hidden eternal nature is again manifested.
sādhu-saṅge—in the association of devotees;kṛṣṇa-kathā—talk of Lord Kṛṣṇa;hoya—is;ālocana—consideration;pūrba-bhāba—previous nature;udi'—arising;kaṭe—cut;māyāra—of Maya;bandhana—the bonds
Translation
In the association of devotees there is talk of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The soul's original nature is again manifested. The bonds of Māyā are cut.
kṛṣṇa prati jība jabe korena īkhaṇavidya-rūpe māyā kore' bandhana-chedana
Word for word
kṛṣṇa—Lord Kṛṣṇa;prati—to;jība—the soul;jabe—when;korena—does;īkhaṇa—seeing;vidya-rūpe—in the form of knowledge;māyā—Maya;kore'—does;bandhana—of bonds;chedana—cutting
Translation
When the soul finally sees Lord Kṛṣṇa, Māyā appears as transcendental knowledge and cuts the soul's bonds.
māyika—of Maya;jagate—in the world;bidyā—knowledge;nitya—eternal;bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana;jībera—of the soul;sādhana—spiritual practice;janya—because of;kore'—does;bibhābana—perception
Translation
To enlighten the conditioned souls, Māyā manifests within the material world the eternal realm of Vṛndāvana, which is transcendental knowledge personified.
sei bṛndābane jība bhābābiṣṭa ho'yenitya-sebā lābha kore' caitanya-āśroye
Word for word
sei—this;bṛndābane—in Vṛndāvana;jība—the soul;bhāba—in spiritual love;ābiṣṭa—entered;ho'ye—is;nitya-sebā—eternal service;lābha—attainment;kore'—does;caitanya-āśroye—at the shelter of Lord Caitanya
Translation
Staying in Vṛndāvana, the soul is overcome with spiritual love. Taking shelter of Lord Caitanya, the soul attains eternal service to the Lord.
prakaṭita—manifested;līlā—pastimes;āra—and;goloka-bilāsa—pastimes in Goloka;eka—one;tattwa—truth;bhinna—different;noya—not;dwibidhā—in two ways;prokāśa—manifested
Translation
The Lord's pastimes in Goloka and His pastimes in the material world are identical. They are not different. They are merely manifest twice.
nitya-līlā—eternal pastimes;nitya-dāsa-gaṇera—eternal servants;niloya—abode;e—this;prakaṭa-līlā—manifest pastimes;baddha-jībera—of the conditioned souls;āśroya—the shelter
Translation
The eternally liberated devotees participate in the eternal pastimes in Goloka. The conditioned souls participate in the pastimes in the material world.
ata eba bṛndābana jībera ābāsaasāra-soṁsāre nitya-tattwera prokāśa
Word for word
ata eba—therefore;bṛndābana—Vṛndāvana;jībera—of the soul;ābāsa—residence;asāra-soṁsāre—in ther material world;nitya-tattwera—of the eternal truth;prokāśa—manifestation
Translation
In this way eternal Vṛndāvana, the soul's original home, is manifested within the horrible material world.
bṛndābana-līlā—the pastimes of Vṛndāvana;jība—the soul;korohaḥ—does;āśroya—shelter;ātmā-gata—gone to the soul;rati-tattwa—the nature of spiritual love;jahe—when;nitya—eternal;hoya—is
Translation
Taking shelter of the Lord's Vṛndāvana pastimes, the soul eternally falls in love with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
joḍa—material;rati—love;khadyotera—of the firefly;aloka—light;adhama—pathetic;ātmā—for the Lord;rati—love;surja—sun;udoye—rise;hoya—is;upaśama—cessation
Translation
When the sun of the soul's spiritual love for Lord Kṛṣṇa rises, the firefly light of love for material things becomes eclipsed.
joḍa-rati-gata jata śubhāśubha-karmajībera sambandhe saba aupadhika dharma
Word for word
joḍa-rati-gata—material love;jata—which;śubhāśubha-karma—god and bad karma;jībera—of the soul;sambandhe—relationship;saba—all;aupadhika—material designations;dharma—nature
Translation
Identifying with his external material body, the soul in the material world performs auspicious and inauspicious deeds.
joḍa-rati—material love;joḍa-deha—material body;prabhu-sama—like the Lord;bhāya—manifesting;māyika—material;biṣaya—sense objects;sukhe—in happiness;jībake—the soul;nācāya—causes to dance
Translation
Become like his two masters, material love and the material body make the soul dance in the arena of Māyā's sense pleasures.
jogaiśwarja—the glories of yoga;bhogaiśwarja—the glories of sense pleasures;sakhali—all;sabhoya—fearful;bṛndābane—in Vṛndāvana;ātmā-rati—love for the Lord;jībera—of the soul;abhoya—fearless
Translation
The opulences of yoga and the opulences of sense pleasures ultimately place the soul in a fearful position. Only when he lives in Vṛndāvana and falls in love with the Supreme Lord does the soul attain fearlessness.
śrī-kṛṣṇa-bimukha-jana—peopel who have turned their faces away from Lord Kṛṣṇa;aiśwarjera—of opulences;āśe—with the desire;māyika—of Maya;joḍiyā—material;sukhe—happiness;baddha—bound;māyā-pāśe—with the ropes of Maya
Translation
Souls who have turned their faces away from Lord Kṛṣṇa, and who yearn for material opulences, are bound by Māyā's ropes of material pleasures.
akiñcana—without any property;ātmā-rata—taking pleasure in the self;kṛṣṇa-rati-sāra—fallen in love with Lord Kṛṣṇa;jāni'—knowing;bhukti—sense gratification;mukti—and impersonal liberation;āśā—desires;kore'—do;parihāra—rejection
Translation
But when he is no longer ineterested in material things, when he is attracted to spiritual things, and when he falls in love with Lord Kṛṣṇa, the soul, now situated in true knowledge, rejects all desires for sense pleasure or impersonal liberation.
soṁsāre jībana-jātrā anāyāse kori'nitya-dehe nitya-sebe ātmā-prada hori
Word for word
soṁsāre—in the material world;jībana—of life;jātrā—the journey;anāyāse—easily;kori'—doing;nitya-dehe—in the eternal body;nitya-sebe—in eternal service;ātmā-prada—giving to the self;hori—Kṛṣṇa
Translation
Then the journey of life in this world goes very pleasantly and easily. At the end Lord Kṛṣṇa gives the soul an eternal body and eternal devotional service.
barṇa-mada bala-mada rūpa-mada jatabisarjana diyā bhakti-pathe hana rata
Word for word
barṇa—of caste;mada—intoxicated with pride;bala—of strength;mada—intoxicated with pride;rūpa—of beauty;mada—intoxicated with pride;jata—which;bisarjana—renunciation;diyā—doing;bhakti-pathe—on the path of devotional service;hana—is;rata—intent
Translation
Renouncing pride of caste, strength, and handsomeness, the soul thus walks on the path of devotional service.
āśramādi—beginning with asrama;bidhānete—arrangement;rāga-dweṣa—attachm,ent and aversion;hīna—without;eka-mātra—one only;kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa;jāni'—knowing;samicīna—right
Translation
Then the soul has neither attraction nor aversion for the different āśramas or other arrangements of this world. He knows devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa is the only right path.
sādhu-gaṇa-saṅge—in association with devotees;sadā—always;hari-līlā-rase—the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes;japana—chanting;korena—does;kāla—time;nitya-dharma-baśe—in the control of eternal duties
Translation
Rapt in performing his eternal duties, the soul passes his time in the association of the devotees and always chanting the nectar of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes.
jībana—of life;jātrāra—of the journey;janya—because;baidika-bidhāna—Vedic rules;rāga-dweṣa—attachment and aversion;bisarjiyā—renouncing;korena—does;sammāna—respect
Translation
Renouncing attachment and aversion, he honors the Vedic injunctions in the journey of his life.
sāmānya—general;baidika—Vedic;dharma—duties;artha-phala-prada—giving results of prosperity;artha—prosperity;hoite—from;kāma-labha—attainment of sense gratification;mūḍhera—of fools;sampada—opulence
Translation
However, the Vedic injunctions meant for the people in general show how to attain material wealth and, after that, how to attain material sense pleasures. These two attainments are the opulences of fools.
tāhāte—in that;jībana-jātrā—journey of life;korena—does;nirbāha—carrying out;jībanera—of life;artha—wealth;kṛṣṇa-bhaktira—of devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa;prabāha—the activities
Translation
In this way the people pass the journey of their lives. However, the true wealth of this life is the activities of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
ata eba liṅga-hīna sadā sādhu-janadwandwātīta ho'ye korena śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana
Word for word
ata eba—therefore;liṅga-hīna—without distinction;sadā—always;sādhu-jana—devotees;dwandwātīta—beyond duality;ho'ye—is;korena—does;śrī-kṛṣṇa-bhajana—worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Translation
Therefore, rejecting everything else, and free from the dualities of this world, the devotees always worship Lord Kṛṣṇa.
jñānera—of knowledge;prayāse—effort;kāla—time;nā—not;kori'—doing;jāpana—chanting;bhakti-bale—the power of devotional service;nitya-jñāna—eternal knowledge;korena—does;sādhana—practice
Translation
The devotees do not struggle to attain knowledge. By the power of devotional service they attain knowledge of the eternal.
kṛṣṇa-bhakta—devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa;kṛṣṇa-sebā-ānande—the bliss of service to Lord Kṛṣṇa;matiyā—wild;sadā—always;kṛṣṇa-prema-rase—in the nectar of love for Lord Kṛṣṇa;phirena—thrown;gahiyā—plunged
Translation
Wild with the bliss of serving Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Kṛṣṇa-devotees always swim in the nectar of love for Lord Kṛṣṇa.
nabadwīpe—in Navadvipa;śrī-caitanya-prabhu—Śrī Caitanya mahaprabhu;abatāra—incarnation;bhakatibinoda—Bhaktivinoda;gāya—singing;kṛpāya—by the mercy;tāṅhāra—of Him
Translation
By the mercy of Śrī Caitanya Prabhu, who descended to this world in Navadvīpa, Bhaktivinoda sings this song.
About Ore Mana Boli Śuno Tattwa Bibaraṇa
At fifty-eight verses, by far the longest song in Kalyana-kalpataru, opening Sambandha-abhidheya-prayojana. Addressed to the mind, it lays out Gaudiya Vaishnavism's threefold framework of sambandha, one's relationship to Krsna, abhidheya, the process of cultivating it, and prayojana, the ultimate goal, in a single sustained song rather than several shorter pieces.
Ore Mana Boli Śuno Tattwa Bibaraṇa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Ore Mana Boli Śuno Tattwa Bibaraṇa?
O my heart, please listen. I will you of the Absolute Truth. Because they have forgotten Him, the conditioned souls are thrown into the prison of the material world.
How many verses does Ore Mana Boli Śuno Tattwa Bibaraṇa have?
Ore Mana Boli Śuno Tattwa Bibaraṇa has 58 verses.
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Yes. A ready-to-display slide deck for Ore Mana Boli Śuno Tattwa Bibaraṇa — 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.
