Bhābanā Bhābanā Mana Tumi Ati Duṣṭa

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bhābanā bhābanā mana tumi ati duṣṭa (biṣaya-biṣe āche he) kāma-krodha-lobha-moha-madādi-abiṣṭa (ripura baśe āche he)
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bhābanā think; mana O heart; tumi You; ati very; duṣṭa wicked; biṣaya of material sense pleasures; biṣe in the poison; āche are; he Oh; kāma lust; krodha anger; lobha greed; moha illusion; mada madness; ādi beginning with; abiṣṭa surrounded; ripura of your enemies; baśe in the control; āche are; he Oh
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Think! Think, O my heart! You are very wicked. (You drink the poison of sense pleasures.) You are surrounded by lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness, and a host of faults. (You are in the grip of my enemies.)

asad-bārtā-bhukti-mukti-pipāsā-ākṛṣṭa (asat-kathā bhalo lāge he) pratiṣṭhāśā-kuṭināṭi-śaṭhatādi-piṣṭa (sarala to' ho'le nā he) ghireche tomāre bhāi e saba ariṣṭa (e saba to' śatru he)
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asat not good; bārtā news; bhukti sense gratification; mukti impersonal liberation; pipāsā thirst; ākṛṣṭa attracted; asat-kathā bad talks; bhalaḥ good; lāge accept; he O; pratiṣṭhā fame; āśā desire; kuṭināṭi crooked diplomacy; śaṭhatā cheating; ādi beginning with; piṣṭa crushed into powder; sarala honest; to' you; ho'le are; not; he O; ghireche surround; tomāre you; bhāi O my brother; e these; saba all; ariṣṭa calamities; e they; saba all; to' your; śatru enemies; he Oh
Translation

You thirst after sense pleasure, impersonal liberation, and mindless gossip. (You think mindless gossip is very pleasant.) Crooked diplomacy, cheating, hankering for fame, and a host of other faults crush you into powder. (You are not honest.) All these dangers now surround you, O my brother. (They are all your enemies.)

e saba na cheḍe kise pā'be Rādhā Kṛṣṇa (jatane chāḍo chāḍo he) sādhu-saṅga binā āra kothā taba iṣṭa (sādhu-saṅga koro koro he) baiṣṇaba-caraṇa maja ghucibe aniṣṭa (eka-bāra bhebe' dekho he)
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e these; saba all; na not; cheḍe renounce; kise how?; pā'be you will attain; Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Rādhā Kṛṣṇa; jatane with agreat effort; chāḍaḥ renounce; he Oh; sādhu-saṅga theassociation of devotees; binā without; āra or; kothā where?; taba of you; iṣṭa desired; sādhu-saṅga association of devotees; koraḥ do; he Oh; baiṣṇaba-caraṇa the feet of the Vaiṣnavas; maja dive; ghucibe will destroy; aniṣṭa not desired; eka one; bāra one; bhebe' think; dekhaḥ see; he Oh
Translation

If you do not turn from all these, how will you attain Śrī Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa? (Struggle to give them up! Give them up!) Without associating with devotees, how will you attain your desire? (Associate with devotees! Associate with them!) Dive before the feet of the Vaisnavas. Then you will destroy all your faults. (Just once think of all this. Look at all this.)

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Who wrote Bhābanā Bhābanā Mana Tumi Ati Duṣṭa?

Bhābanā Bhābanā Mana Tumi Ati Duṣṭa was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Bhābanā Bhābanā Mana Tumi Ati Duṣṭa?

Think! Think, O my heart! You are very wicked. (You drink the poison of sense pleasures.) You are surrounded by lust, anger, greed, illusion, madness, and a host of faults. (You are in the grip of my enemies.)

How many verses does Bhābanā Bhābanā Mana Tumi Ati Duṣṭa have?

Bhābanā Bhābanā Mana Tumi Ati Duṣṭa has 3 verses.