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Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane

Instruction & Guidance (Upadeśa)

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keno āra koro dweṣa bideṣi-jana-bhajane bhajanera liṅga nānā nānā deśe nānā jane

Word for word

kenaḥ why?; āra and; koraḥ do; dweṣa hatred; bideṣi of other countries; jana of people; bhajane of worship; bhajanera ofworship; liṅga signs; nānā various; nānā various; deśe countries; nānā various; jane people

Translation

Why do you dislike the way foreigners worship the Lord? Different people in different countries have different ways of worship.

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keho mukta-kacche bhaje keho hāṭu gārḍi' pūje keho ba nayana mudi' thāke brahma-arādhāne

Word for word

kehaḥ some; mukta-kacche Buddhists; bhaje worship; kehaḥ some; hāṭu knees; gārḍi' bowing; pūje worship; kehaḥ some; ba or; nayana eyes; mudi' closing; thāke stay; brahma-arādhāne worshiping Brahman

Translation

Some worship as Buddhists. Others kneel down when they worship. Others close their eyes and worship the impersonal Brahman.

3

keha jogāsane pūje keho saṅkīrtana maje sakala bhajiche sei eka-mātro kṛṣṇa-dhane

Word for word

keha some; jogāsane yoga pastures; pūje worship; kehaḥ some; saṅkīrtana sankirtana; maje dive; sakala all; bhajiche worship; sei this; eka-mātraḥ one only; kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa; dhane treasure

Translation

Other sit in yoga postures and worship. Others dive into saṅkīrtana. All worship the same Supreme Person, the same treasure, the same Lord Kṛṣṇa.

4

ata eba bhrātṛ-bhābe thāko sabe su-sad-bhābe hari-bhakti sādho sadā e jībane bā maraṇe

Word for word

ata eba therefore; bhrātṛ-bhābe as brothers; thākaḥ stay; sabe all; su-sad-bhābe with ecstatic love; hari-bhakti devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa; sādhaḥ desire; sadā always; e this; jībane in life; bā or; maraṇe in death

Translation

Everyone should be brothers. Everyone should serve Lord Kṛṣṇa with great love, both throughout life and at the moment of death.

About Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane

Asks why hostility, dwesa, should be shown toward foreigners, bidesi jana, who take up devotional practice, bhajane — reflecting Bhaktivinoda Thakura's lifelong position that sincere devotion was open to any soul regardless of birth or nationality, a stance that later shaped how Gaudiya Vaishnavism was carried beyond India.

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Who wrote Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane?

Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitavali.

What is the meaning of Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane?

Why do you dislike the way foreigners worship the Lord? Different people in different countries have different ways of worship.

How many verses does Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane have?

Keno Āra Koro Dweṣa Bideṣi Jana Bhajane has 4 verses.

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