oreO;manamy heart;karmeraof karma;kuharein the pit;gelaḥgone;kālatime;swargādibeginning with Svargaloka;sukheraof happiness;āśewith the desire;porilāmaI fell;karma-phāṅsein the noose of karma;ūrṇanābhi-samalike a spider's web;karma-jālathe net of karma
Translation
O my heart, my time has passed in karma's pit. Hankering for the pleasures of Svargaloka, I fell into karma's net, spread out like a spider's web.
upabāsaof fasting;bratavow;dhori'holding;nānāvarious;kāya-kleśasufferings of the body;kori'doing;bhasmein ashes;ghṛtaghee;ḍāliyāoffering;apārashoreless;marilāmaI died;nijaown;doṣefault;jarāold age;-maraṇeraof death;phāṅsethe noose;hoibāreto be;nārinunot;uddhāradelliverance
Translation
Fasting and torturing my body in many ways, I poured ghee on the ashes. By my own fault I now stand in the noose of old-age and death. I have no way to escape.
barṇāśrama-dharmavarnasrama-dharma;yaji'following;nānāvarious;deba-debīdemigods and demigoddesses;bhaji'worshiping;mada-garbemad with pride;kāṭāinuI spenmt;jībanalife;sthīrapeaceful;nānot;hoilaḥwas;manaheart;nānot;labhinuI attained;śānti-dhanathe treasure of peace;nanot;bhajinuI worshiped;śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇaLord Kṛṣṇa's feet
Translation
Following varṇāśrama-dharma, worshiping many demigods and goddesses, and filled with pride, I passed my life.Now my heart is not peaceful. I did not find the treasure that is peace. I did not wership Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet.
dhik mora e jībana dhik mora dhana-janedhik mora barṇa-abhimānadhik mora kula-māne dhik śāstra-adhyāyanehari-bhakti nā pāilo sthāna
Word for word
dhikfoe;moramy;ethis;jībanalife;dhikfie;moramy;dhana-janewealth and followers;dhikfie;moramy;barṇaof caste;abhimānapride;dhikfie;moramy;kula-mānepride of family;dhikfie;śāstra-adhyāyanestudy of scipture;hari-bhaktidevotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa;nānot;pāilaḥattained;sthānaplace
Translation
Pathetic is my life! Pathetic are my wealth and followers! Pathetic is my pride of caste! Pathetic is my pride of family! Pathetic is my study of scripture. I did not attain devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
About Ore Mana Karmera Kuhare Gelo Kāla
From Anutapa-laksana-upalabdhi, addressed to the mind, describing time, kala, as having slipped away into the pit, kuhare, of fruitive work, karmera — one of the section's accumulating specific regrets.
Ore Mana Karmera Kuhare Gelo Kāla was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.
What is the meaning of Ore Mana Karmera Kuhare Gelo Kāla?
O my heart, my time has passed in karma's pit. Hankering for the pleasures of Svargaloka, I fell into karma's net, spread out like a spider's web.
How many verses does Ore Mana Karmera Kuhare Gelo Kāla have?
Ore Mana Karmera Kuhare Gelo Kāla has 4 verses.
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