Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna

Holy Name Krishna Songs Vrindavana & Braja Surrender & Saranagati

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kabe mora mūḍha mana chāri' anya dhyāna śrī-kṛṣṇa-caraṇe pābe biśrāmera sthāna

Word for word

kabe—when; mora—my; mūḍha—foolish; mana—heart; chāri'—renouncing; anya—ither; dhyāna—meditations; śrī-kṛṣṇa—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; caraṇe—at the feet; pabe—will attain; biśrāmera—rest; sthāna—place

Translation

When will my foolish mind turn from all other thoughts and take shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet?

2

kabe āmi jānibo āpane akiñcana āmāra apekha khudra nāhi anya jana

Word for word

kabe—when?; āmi—I; jānibaḥ—will know; āpane—myself; akiñcana—without anything; āmāra—of me; apekha—in relation to; khudra—insignificant; nāhi—not; anya—another; jana—person

Translation

When will I understand that I have nothing of value, that no one is insignificant like me?

3

kabe āmi ā-caṇḍāle koribo praṇati kṛṣṇa-bhakti māgi' la'ba koriyā minati

Word for word

kabe—when; āmi—I; ā-caṇḍāle—down to the candalas; koribaḥ—will do; praṇati—obeisances; kṛṣṇa-bhakti—devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; māgi'—begging; la'ba—will take; koriyā—doing; minati—prayers

Translation

When will I bow down before all living entities, even the caṇḍālas? When, speaking many prayers, will I beg that they give me devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

4

sarba-jībe doyā mora kota dine habe jībera durgati dekhi' lotaka poḍibe

Word for word

sarba-jībe—all souls; doyā—mercy; mora—of me; kota—how many?; dine—days; habe—will be; jībera—of the soul; durgati—misfortune; dekhi'—seeing; lotaka—tears; poḍibe—will fall

Translation

After how many days will I become merciful to all souls? When, seeing the conditioned souls' misfortune, will I weep?

5

kāndite kāndite āmi ja'bo bṛndābana braja-dhāme baiṣṇabera loibo śaraṇa

Word for word

kāndite—weeping; kāndite—and weeping; āmi—I; ja'baḥ—will go; bṛndābana—to Vṛndāvana; braja-dhāme—in the abode of Vraja; baiṣṇabera—of th Vaisnavas; loibaḥ—will attain; śaraṇa—shelter

Translation

When, weeping and weeping, will I go to Vṛndāvana? When will I take shelter of the Vaiṣṇavas in Vraja-dhāma?

6

braja-bāsī-sannidhāne juri' dui kora jijñāsibo līlā-sthāna hoiyā katora

Word for word

braja-bāsī—the residents of Vraja; sannidhāne—near; juri'—folding; dui—two; kora—hands; jijñāsibaḥ—will ask; līlā—pastimes; sthāna—place; hoiyā—doing; katora—intent

Translation

When, folding my hands, will I earnestly beg the people of Vraja to show me the places of Kṛṣṇa's pastimes?

7

ohe braja-bāsī more anugraha kori' dekhāo kothāya līlā korilena hori

Word for word

ohe—O; braja-bāsī—residents of Vraja; more—to me; anugraha—mercy; kori'—doing; dekhāaḥ—show; kothāya—where; līlā—pastimes; korilena—does; hori—Kṛṣṇa

Translation

When will I say, "O people of Vraja, please be kind and show me where Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoyed pastimes?"

8

tabe kona braja-jana sa-kṛpā-antore āmāre jā'bena lo'ye bipina-bhitore

Word for word

tabe—then; kona—some; braja-jana—people of Vraja; sa-kṛpā-antore—with kind hearts; āmāre—to me; ja'bena—will go; lo'ye—taking; bipina-bhitore—to the forest

Translation

When will a kind-hearted person of Vraja take me into the forest?

9

bolibena dekho ei kadamba-kānana jathā rāsa-līlā koila brajendra-nandana

Word for word

bolibena—says; dekhaḥ—look; ei—this; kadamba-kānana—kadamba forest; jathā—as; rāsa-līlā—rasa dance pastimes; koila—did; brajendra-nandana—the prince of Vraja

Translation

When will he say, "Look. There is the kadamba forest where Vraja's prince enjoyed the rāsa dance. . . .

10

ai dekho nanda-grāma nandera ābāsa ai dekho baladeba jathā koilo rāsa

Word for word

ai—this; dekhaḥ—look; nanda-grāma—Nanda's village; nandera—of Nanda; ābāsa—the home; ai—this; dekhaḥ—look; baladeba—Baladeva; jathā—as; koilaḥ—did; rāsa—rasa dance

Translation

. . . Look, there is Nanda's home in Nanda-grāma. Look. There is where Balarāma enjoyed the rāsa dance. . . .

11

ai dekho jathā hoilo dukūla-haraṇa ai sthāne bakāsura hoilo nidhana

Word for word

ai—this; dekhaḥ—look; jathā—as; hoilaḥ—was; dukūla—of the garments; haraṇa—the theft; ai—that; sthāne—place; bakasura—bakasura; hoilaḥ—was; nidhana—killed

Translation

. . . Look. There is the place where Kṛṣṇa stole the gopīs' garments, and there is the place where He killed Bakāsura."?

12

ei-rūpe braja-jana-saha bṛndābane dekhibo līlāra sthāna sa-tṛṣṇa-nayane

Word for word

ei-rūpe—in this way; braja-jana-saha—with a person of Vraja; bṛndābane—in Vṛndāvana; dekhibaḥ—will see; līlāra—of pastimes; sthāna—the places; sa-tṛṣṇa—thirsty; nayane—with eyes

Translation

When, accompanied by a person of Vraja, will I see with thirsty eyes the places of Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes in Vṛndāvana?

13

kabhu bā jamunā-tire śuni' baṁśī-dhwani ābāsa hoiyā lābha koribo dharaṇī

Word for word

kabhu—when; ba—or; jamunā-tire—on the ayamuna's bank; śuni'—hearing; baṁśī—of the flute; dhwani—the sound; ābāsa—rrsidence; hoiyā—doing; lābha—attainment; koribaḥ—will do; dharaṇī—

Translation

When, hearing flute music by the Yamunā's bank, will I fall, overcome with bliss, to the ground?

14

kṛpāmoya braja-jana kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa boli' pāna korāibe jala pūriyā añjali

Word for word

kṛpāmoya—merciful; braja-jana—people of Vraja; kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa; kṛṣṇa—Kṛṣṇa; boli'—chanting; pāna—drinking; korāibe—will give; jala—water; pūriyā—filling; añjali—cupped hands

Translation

When, chanting "Kṛṣṇa! Kṛṣṇa!", will a person of Vraja make me drink a handful of water?

15

hari-nāma śune punaḥ pāiyā cetana braja-jana-saha āmi koribo bhramaṇa

Word for word

hari-nāma—the names of Lord Kṛṣṇa; śune—hearing; punaḥ—again; pāiyā—attaining; cetana—consciousness; braja-jana-saha—with the person of Vraja; āmi—I; koribaḥ—will do; bhramaṇa—wandering

Translation

When, regaining consciousness and hearing the names of Lord Kṛṣṇa, will I continue walking with that person of Vraja?

16

kabe heno śubha-dina hoibe āmāra mādhukorī kori' bedaibo dwāra dwāra

Word for word

kabe—when; henaḥ—like that; śubha-dina—auspicious day; hoibe—will be; āmāra—of me; mādhukorī—doing madhukari begging; kori'—doing; beḍāibaḥ—I will walk; dwāra—from door; dwāra—to door

Translation

When will the auspicious day come when I will beg from door to door?

17

jamunā-salīlā pibo añjali bhariyā deba-dwāre rātri-kāle rohibo śuiyā

Word for word

jamunā-salīlā—the Yamuna's water; pibaḥ—I will drink; añjali—cuppedhands; bhariyā—filling; deba-dwāre—at the door of a temple; rātri—night; kāle—time; rohibaḥ—will stay; śuiyā—sleeping

Translation

When will I drink the Yamunā's water from my cupped hands? When will I sleep at night in a temple's doorway?

18

jakhona āsibe kala e bhautika pura jala-jantu-mahotsaba hoibe pracura

Word for word

jakhona—when; āsibe—I will go; kala—time; e—thisd; bhautika—of matter; pura—city; jala—in the water; jantu—for the creatures; mahā-a great; utsaba—festival; hoibe—will be; pracura—great

Translation

When, this material body become a great feast for the fishes,...

19

siddha-dehe nija-kuñje sakhīra caraṇe nitya-kāla thākiyā sebibo kṛṣṇa-dhane

Word for word

siddha-dehe—in my original spiritual form; nija-kuñje—in her own forest; sakhīra—of a sakhi; caraṇe—at the feet; nitya-kāla—always; thākiyā—staying; sebibaḥ—I will serve; kṛṣṇa-dhane—the great treasure that is Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Translation

...will I attain my original spiritual form? When, always staying by the feet of a sakhī in her forest grove, will I always serve the great treasure that is Lord Kṛṣṇa?

20

ei se prārthanā kore' e pāmora chāra śrī-jāhnabā more doyā koro' ei bāra

Word for word

ei—this; se—this; prārthanā—prayer; kore'—does; e—this; pāmora—sinner; chāra—pile of ashes; śrī-jāhnabā—Śrī Jahnava-devi; more—to me; doyā—mercy; koro'—please do; ei—this; bāra—time

Translation

This sinner, this pile of ashes makes these requests. O Jāhnavā-devī, please be merciful to me this one time.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna?

Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna?

When will my foolish mind turn from all other thoughts and take shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa's feet?

How many verses does Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna have?

Kabe Mora Mūḍha Mana Chāri' Anya Dhyāna has 20 verses.