Se Subha Diner
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se śubha dinera ārādhanā kare jāgarē jagatvāsī
caitra madhura, svarga-medura śubha laganēra rāśi
yedina āmāra hṛdayēra rāja gurudēva mahārāja
pūta purīdhāme prakāśi āpani hare pṛthivīra trāsa
se śubha dinera - of that auspicious day; ārādhanā kare – worship; jāgarē jagatvāsī - wake up o people of the world; caitra madhura - sweeter than May; svarga-medura - blessed than heaven; śubha laganēra rāśi - that auspicious moment; yedina āmāra - when my; hṛdayēra rāja - king of my heart; gurudēva mahārāja - Gurudev Maharaj; pūta purīdhāme - at the holy land of Puri; prakāśi āpani - appeared himself; hare pṛthivīra trāsa - takes away the suffering of the world.
Wake Up! O people of the world! Today is that most auspicious day, which is sweeter than May and blessed than heaven. Today, the king of my heart, My spiritual master appeared at the holy land of Puri. His divine appearance takes away the suffering of the whole world.
dēvadūta-sama gurumahārāja ālōke plāvita kara
jīvana yuddhe parājita mora bhaya santrāsa hara
durlabhatama mānava jīvana, tathāpi bharasāhīna
tava kṛpā binā āmi asahāya apāraga udāsīna
dēvadūta-sama - like a divine angel; gurumahārāja - my spiritual master; ālōke plāvita kara - give us thy light; jīvana yuddhe parājita -lost in the struggle for existence; mora bhaya santrāsa hara - take away all my fears and anxieties; durlabhatama mānava jīvana - most valuable human life; tathāpi – yet; bharasāhīna - without any hope; tava kṛpā binā - without your mercy; āmi asahāya - I am helpless; apāraga udāsīna - lost and useless.
My spiritual master is like a divine angel. I was lost in the struggle for existence. But he enlightens me with his light and takes away all my fears and anxieties. I have got this most valuable human life yet it is without any hope. Without your mercy I am helpless, lost and useless.
māyāra prabhāve āpana svabhāve sadā'i adhama mati
trāṇa kara e'i adhama janere, kṛpā vinā nāhi gati
jīva-kalyāṇē tava avadāna jagate ghoṣita āja
tava śrīcaraṇa, āmāra jīvana gurudēva mahārāja
māyāra prabhāve - due to the influence of maya; āpana svabhāve - due to my own nature; sadā'i – always; adhama mati - degraded mentality; trāṇa kara - please save; e'i adhama janere - this fallen soul; kṛpā vinā - without your mercy; nāhi gati - no hope; jīva-kalyāṇē - for the benefit of living entities; tava avadāna - your contribution; jagate - all over the world; ghoṣita - is broadcasted; āja – today; tava śrīcaraṇa - your lotus feet; āmāra jīvana - my life; gurudēva mahārāja - O my spiritual master.
Due to the influence of Maya and my own nature, I am always of the degraded mentality. Please save this fallen soul as without your mercy I have no other hope. Your contribution to the whole world is broadcasted today for the benefit of all the living entities. O my spiritual master, your divine lotus feet are my life.
kṛṣṇake bhūle māyāra kavale klēśa pā'i avirata
marubhūmi mājhe mṛgatṛṣā-sama pralobhana bhare hata
vibhīṣikā bharā andha timira amāniśā sama māni
mama āśā āja gurumahārāja tava śrīmukhēra vāṇī
kṛṣṇake bhule - forgetting Krishna; māyāra kavale - in the clutches of the illusory energy of the Lord; klēśa pā'i avirata - suffering incessantly; marubhūmi mājhe - in the midst of the desert; mṛgatṛṣā-sama - like a mirage; pralobhana bhare hata - afflicted with desires; vibhīṣikā bharā - full of fear; andha timira - blinding darkness; amāniśā sama māni - like the new moon; mama āśā āja - my only hope; gurumahārāja - O my spiritual master; tava śrīmukhēra vāṇī - words from your lotus mouth.
Being forgetful of Krishna, I am suffering incessantly in the clutches of the illusory energy of the Lord as if running for mirage in the desert. Afflicted with my material desires, I am very fearful in this blinding darkness. In this condition, O my spiritual master, words from your lotus mouth shine like a new moon which is my only hope.
bhakatira vāṇī pṛthivīte āni jīvē dayā ha’la sārā
sava avatāra sāra śiromaṇi gaura prabhura dhārā
ye vāṇī sabāra ajñāta chila, tomāra āśīṣe āja
jagat mājhāre varṣita hala gurudēva mahārāja
bhakatira vāṇī - the message of devotion; pṛthivīte āni - bringing to the world; jīvē dayā - mercy to all souls; ha’la sārā – completed; sava avatāra sāra śiromaṇi - the crest jewel of all incarnations; gaura prabhura dhārā - the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu; ye vāṇī sabāra ajñāta chila - the message which was unknown to all; tomāra āśīṣe āja - by your mercy; jagat mājhāre - in the midst of this world; varṣita hala - is showered; gurudēva mahārāja - O my spiritual master.
The teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the crest jewel of all incarnations, to bring mercy to all souls by spreading the message of devotion to the whole world is now completed. O my spiritual master, this message was unknown to all but by your mercy now it is showered all over the world.
parama brahma parama puruṣa, pramāṇa karile tumi
nirviśēṣera nirvāṇa-vāda tyājila bhāratabhūmi
navīna jīvana labhi mōrā tāi ullāse haye magna
tomāra caraṇa vandanā kari mohapāśa kari bhagna
parama brahma parama puruṣa - absolute is sentient; pramāṇa karile tumi - you have proved; nirviśēṣera nirvāṇa-vāda - impersonal calamity; tyājila bhāratabhūmi - left india; navīna jīvana - new life; labhi – achieving; mōrā tāi - therefore we; ullāse haye magna - being absorbed in bliss; tomāra caraṇa - your lotus feet; vandanā kari - we worship; mohapāśa kari bhagna - destroying the bondage of our illusion.
You have proved that Absolute Truth is sentient and relieved India from the calamity of impersonalism. We have received a new life and therefore being absorbed in bliss, we worship your lotus feet which destroys the bondage of our illusion.
tumi yadi āja prakāśa nā hate andha-timira hāni
dṛpta kaṇṭhe tavē ke śonāta śrībhagavānera vāṇī
se'i adhikāra tōmāre'i sāje, daṇḍa tomāra hāte
kṛpā kari e'i adhama janere niye cala tava sāthe
tumi yadi āja - if you today; prakāśa nā hate - did not appear; andha-timira hāni - destroying the blinding darkness; dṛpta kaṇṭhe - in bold voice; tavē ke śonāta - who would have told us; śrībhagavānera vāṇī - the message of Krishna; se'i adhikāra - that right; tōmāre'i sāje - befitting only to you; daṇḍa tomāra hāte - the mace is in your hands; kṛpā kari – mercifully; e'i adhama janere - this fallen soul; niye cala tava sāthe - take me along with you.
If you would not have appeared today, we would have been destroyed in the blinding darkness. Who would have told us the message of Krishna in the bold voice? You have that right. It is befitting you as you hold the mace in your hands. Please be merciful on this fallen soul and kindly take me along with you.
tumi ye dekhāle bhaktira patha, tulanā to tāra nā'i
śiśirera mata ujjvala āra ucchala tāra ṭhāṅi
cira purātana śāśvata vāṇī navīna sājete rāje
tomāra kṛpāra prakāśa svarūpe sārā jagatera mājhe
tumi ye dekhāle - you have shown; bhaktira patha - the process of devotion; tulanā to tāra nā'i - there is no comparison; śiśirera mata - like dew; ujjvala āra ucchala - bright and ecstatic; tāra ṭhāṅi - its position; cira purātana - eternally old; śāśvata vāṇī - eternal truth; navīna sājete rāje - adorned in new outfit; tomāra kṛpāra - of your mercy; prakāśa svarūpe - as the manifestation; sārā jagatera mājhe - in the entire world.
There is no comparison of anything with you as you have shown us the process of devotion. This message of devotion is like the morning dew, bright and ecstatic. Although the eternal truth is eternally old, you adorned it in a new outfit and as a result, by your mercy it is now manifested in the entire world. (This is a Bengali poem composed by HH Bhakti Charu Swami Maharaja, based on an English poem written by HDG A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada for his spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakur.)
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Se Subha Diner was composed by Bhakti Caru Swami. It appears in More Songs.
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Se Subha Diner has 8 verses.