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Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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prabhura bacana takhana śuniyā śrībāsa loṭāñā bhūmi bole śuno nātha taba rasa-bhaṅga sahite nā pāri āmi

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prabhura of the Lord; bacana the words; takhana then; śuniyā hearing; śrībāsa of Srivasa; loṭānā rolling; bhūmi on the ground; bole said; śunaḥ hear; nātha O master; taba of You; rasa-bhaṅga breaking the rasa; sahite to bear; nā not; pāri am able; āmi I

Translation

Hearing the Lord's words, Śrīvāsa fell to the ground and said: "O Lord, please hear. I cannot bear to break Your tasting the rasas (mellows of ecstatic love).

2

ekaṭi tanaya mariyāche nātha tāhe mora kiba duḥkha jadi saba mare tomāre heriyā tabu to' pāibo sukha

Word for word

ekaṭi one; tanaya son; mariyāche may die; nātha O Lord; tāhe in that; mora of me; kiba how?; duḥkha suffering; jadi if; saba all; mare die; tomāre You; heriyā seeing; tabu then; to' indeed; pāibaḥ I attain; sukha happiness

Translation

[O Lord, why should I be unhappy that one of my sons has died? Even if all of them die, I will be happy simply by seeing You.

3

taba nṛtya-bhaṅga hoile āmāra maraṇa hoite hari tāi ku-sambāda nā dilo tomāre bipada āśaṅkā kori'

Word for word

taba of You; nṛtya of the dancing; bhaṅga breaking; hoile is; āmāra to me; maraṇa death; hoite from; hari O %; tāi therefore; ku-sambāda bad news; nā not; dilaḥ give; tomāre to You; bipada calamity; āśaṅkā thinking; kori' doing

Translation

To break Your dancing is for me worse than death. Fearing that calamity, I did not give You the bad news.

4

ebe ājñā deho mṛta suta lo'ye satkāra koruna sabe eteka śuniyā gorā dwija-maṇi kāndite lagilo tabe

Word for word

ebe now; ājñā command; dehaḥ please give; mṛta dead; suta son; lo'ye take; satkāra cremation; koruna may do; sabe all; eteka one; śuniyā hearing; gorā Lord Caitanya; dwija-maṇi - the jewel of the brahmanas; kāndite lagilaḥ wept; tabe then

Translation

"Give the order, and we will perform the cremation ceremony of the dead boy." Hearing all this, Lord Caitanya, the jewel of the brāhmaṇas, wept.

5

kemone e saba chāḍiyā jāibo paraṇa bikala hoya se kathā śuniyā bhakatibinoda manete pāilo bhoya

Word for word

kemone how?; e these; saba all; chāḍiyā lraving; jāibaḥ I will go; parāṇa life; bikala devastated; hoya is; se this; kathā statement; śuniyā hearing; bhakatibinoda bhaktivinoda; manete in the heart; pāilaḥ attains; bhoya fear

Translation

Lord Caitanya said, "How can I ever leave you all? If I did, My life would become devastated."
Hearing these words, Bhaktivinoda feels fear in his heart.

About Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā

Records the moment Mahaprabhu's own words are heard, after news of the child's death reaches Him — the chapter's essay notes He is remembered as saying the loss pained His own heart.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā?

Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā?

Hearing the Lord's words, Śrīvāsa fell to the ground and said: "O Lord, please hear. I cannot bear to break Your tasting the rasas (mellows of ecstatic love).

How many verses does Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā have?

Prabhura Bacana Takhana Śuniyā has 5 verses.

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