Sri Krsna kirtane Jadi Manasa Tohar
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śrī-kṛṣṇa-kīrtane jadi mānasa tohāra
parama jatane taṅhi labha adhikāra
śrī-kṛṣṇa-kīrtane - in chanting Kṛṣṇa; jadi - if;mānasa - the mind; tohāra - of you; parama - great; jatane - effort; taṅhi - in that; labha - attainment; adhikāra - qualified.
If you make a great effort in your heart to chant Lord Kṛṣṇa's holy name, then you will become qualified to chant.
tṛṇādhika hīna dīna akiñcana chāra
āpane mānobi sadā chārḍi' ahaṅkāra
tṛṇa - a blade of grass; adhika - more;hīna - insignificant; dīna - low; akiñcana - without anything; chāra - ashes;āpane - own; mānobi - you will think; sadā - always; chārḍi' - renouncing; ahaṅkāra - false ego.
Then You will turn away from false ego. Then you will think yourself more fallen and lowly than a blade of grass, less important than a pile of ashes.
bṛkha-sama khamā-guṇa korbi sādhana
pratihiṁsā tyaji' anye korobi pālana
bṛkha - tree; sama - like; khamā - lolerance;guṇa - virtue; korbi - do; sādhana - practice; pratihiṁsā - violence;tyaji' - renouncing; anye - to others; korobi - do; pālana - protection.
Then you will be more tolerant than a tree. Turning from violence, you will protect others.
jībana-nirbāhe āne udbega nā dibe
para-upakāre nija-sukha pāśaribe
jībana - life; nirbāhe - in the course; āne - to others;
udbega - distress; nā - not; dibe - you will give; paraupakāre - helping others; nija-
sukha - own happiness; pāśaribe - you will forget.
In the course of your life you will never give trouble to others. Forgetting your own happiness, you will help others.
hoile-o sarba-guṇe guṇī mahāśoya
prathiṣṭhāśā chārḍi' koro amānī hṛdoya
hoile-aḥ - is; sarba-guṇe - all virtues; guṇī - virtuous; mahāśoya - saintly; prathiṣṭhā - for fame; āśā - the desire; chārḍi' - renoincing; koraḥ - do; amānī - humble;hṛdoya - heart.
Then you will become saintly. You will have all virtues. Turning from the desire for fame, you will be humble.
kṛṣṇa-adhiṣṭhāna sarba-jībe jāni' sadā
korobi sammāna sabe ādare sarbadā
kṛṣṇa - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; adhiṣṭhāna - the home; sarbajībe - in all living entities; jāni' - knowing; sadā - always;korobi - you will do; sammāna - respect; sabe - to all; ādare - with honor;sarbadā - always.
Aware that Lord Kṛṣṇa makes His home in every living entity, You will always give all respects to others.
dainya doyā anye māna pratiṣṭhā-barjana
cāri-guṇe guṇī ho-i' koroho kīrtana
dainya - humbleness; doyā - mercy; anye - to others;māna - respect; pratiṣṭhā - honor; barjana - without; cāri - four; guṇe - good
qualities; guṇī - virtuous; ho-i' - be; korohaḥ - please do;kīrtana - kīrtana.
Possessing the four virtues humility, mercy, respect to others, and not desiring respect for oneself, please chant the holy names.
bhakatibinoda kadi' bole prabhu-pāya
heno adhikāra kabe dibe he amāya
bhakatibinoda - Bhaktivinoda; kadi' bole - says; prabhu-pāya - at
the Lord's feet; henaḥ - like this; adhikāra - qualities;kabe - when; dibe - will give; he - Oh; amāya - to me.
Approaching the Lord's feet, Bhaktivinoda says, "O Lord, when will You make me qualified in these ways?"
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Sri Krsna kirtane Jadi Manasa Tohar was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.
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