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Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri'

Humility & Repentance (Dainya, Anutāpa)

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sabu meli' bālaka-bhāga bicāri' choḍabi moha śoka citta-bikārī

Word for word

sabu all; meli' meeting; bālaka of the boy; bhāga the fate; bicāri' considering; choḍabi abandonn; moha bewilderment; śoka grief; citta of the heart; bikāri suffering

Translation

Everyone meet and consider this boy's fate. Turn away from bewilderment, grief, and unhappy hearts.

2

caudda-bhubana-pati nanda-kumāra śacī-nandana bhelo nadīyā-abatāra

Word for word

caudda-bhubana-pati the master of the fourteen worlds; nanda-kumāra the son of Nanda; śacī-nandana the son of Śacī; bhelaḥ enjoys pastimes; nadīyā-abatāra descended in Nadīyā

Translation

Nanda's son, who is the master of the fourteen worlds, has descended to this world in Nadīyā. Now He enjoys pastimes as Śacī's son.

3

sohiu gokula-cānda aṅgane mora nācāi bhakta-saha ānanda-bibhora

Word for word

sohiu He; gokula-cānda the moon of Gokula; aṅgane in the courtyard; mora my; nācāi dances; bhakta-saha with the devotees; ānanda bliss; bibhora overcome

Translation

Overcome with bliss, He who is the moon of Gokula now dances in my courtyard with the devotees.

4

śunata nāma-gaṇa bālaka mora choḍalo deha hari-prīti-bibhora

Word for word

śunata hearing; nāma-gaṇa the holy names; balaka boy; mora my; choḍalaḥ abanonded; deha body; hari-prīti withlove for Lord Kṛṣṇa; bibhora overcome

Translation

Listening to the holy names, and overcome with love for Lord Kṛṣṇa, my boy left his body.

5

aichana bhāga jaba bhai hāmārā tabahuṅ hau bhāba-sāgara-pārā

Word for word

aichana is; bhāga fate; jaba when; bhai hāmārā ofus; tabahun then; hau is; bhaba of the material world; sāgara the ocean; pārā the farther shore

Translation

If that happened to us we would cross to the farther shore of the ocean of birth and death.

6

Tunhu sabu bichari ehi bicārā kāṅhe korobi śoka citta-bikārā

Word for word

tuṅhu you; sabu all; bichari think; ehi this; bicārā thought; kāṅhe in what?; korobi do; śoka lamenttaion; citta heart; bikārā toruble

Translation

Everyone please consider: Why do you grieve with unhappy hearts?

7

sthira nāhi haobi jadi upadeśe bañcita haobi rase abaśeṣe

Word for word

sthira peaceful; nāhi not; haobi will be; jadi if; upadeśe in teaching; bañcita cheated; haobi will be; rase nectar; abaśeṣe at the end

Translation

If you do not become peaceful from this advice, at the end you will be cheated of the sweetest nectar.

8

paśibuṅ hama suratatinī-māhe bhakatibinoda pramāda dekhe tāhe

Word for word

paśibun enter; hama of me; suratatinī-māhe in the midst of the Ganga; bhakatibinoda Bhaktivinoda; pramāda calamity; dekhe sees; tāhe in that

Translation

"That will make me drown myself in the Gaṅgā."
Bhaktivinoda watches all this trouble.

About Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri'

Shows the household weighing the child's fate together, the story's reflection turning from immediate grief toward providence and destiny before word of events reaches Mahaprabhu in the songs that follow.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri'?

Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri' was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri'?

Everyone meet and consider this boy's fate. Turn away from bewilderment, grief, and unhappy hearts.

How many verses does Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri' have?

Sabu Meli' Bālaka Bhāga Bicāri' has 8 verses.

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