Ki Āra Bolibo Tore Mana

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ki āra bolibo tore mana mukhe bolo prema prema bastutaḥ tyajiyā hema śūnya-grantha añcale bandhana

Word for word

ki—what?; āra—or; bolibaḥ—say; tore—to you; mana—O heart; mukhe—in the mouth; bolaḥ—says; prema—love; prema—love; bastutaḥ—truthfully; tyajiyā—renouncing; hema—gold; śūnya—empty; grantha—knot; añcale—in the corner; bandhana—tying

Translation

What more will I tell you, O my heart? With your mouth you say, "spiritual love", "spiritual love", but the truth is your purse is empty and you have refused a gift of gold.

2

abhyāsiyā aśru-pāta lampha jhampha akasmāta mūrccha-prāya thākaho paḍiyā e loka bañcite raṅga pracāriyā asat-saṅga kāminī-kañcana labha giyā

Word for word

abhyāsiyā—by practice; aśru-pāta—shedding tears; lampha jhampha—jumping about; akasmāta—suddenly and for no reason; mūrccha—fainting; prāya—almost; thākahaḥ—stay; paḍiyā—falling; e—this; loka—people; bañcite—cheated; raṅga—theater; pracāriyā—preaching; asat-saṅga—association with scoundrels; kāminī—lusty women; kañcana—gold; labha—attainment; giyā—attaining

Translation

On cue you weep, jump about, and fall unconscious. With this play-acting you cheat the people. You preach the philosophy of scoundrels. You chase after women and gold.

3

premera sādhana-bhakti tā'te noila anurakti śuddha prema kemone milibe daśa-aparādhā tyaji' nirantara nāma bhaji' kṛpā ha'le su-prema pāibe

Word for word

premera—of spiritual love; sādhana-bhakti—devotional service in practice; tā'te—that; noila—is not; anurakti—attraction; śuddha—pure; prema—love; kemone—how?; milibe—meets; daśa-aparādhā—ten offenses; tyaji'—renouncing; nirantara—always; nāma—the holy name; bhaji'—worshiping; kṛpā—of mercy; ha'le—is; su-prema—great love; pāibe—will attain

Translation

You are not attracted to sādhana-bhakti (the practice of devotional service), which is the way tom attain prema (pure spiritual love). Then how will you ever attain that pure prema? Turning from the ten offenses, always worship the holy name. When you attain the holy name's mercy, you will attain wonderful prema.

4

na mānile su-bhajana sādhu-saṅge saṅkīrtana na korile nirjane smaraṇa na uṭhiyā bṛkhopari ṭānāṭāni phala dhori' duṣṭa-phala korile arjana

Word for word

na—not; mānile—think; su-bhajana—devotional service; sādhu-saṅge—in the company of the devotees; saṅkīrtana—chanting the holy names in sankirtana; na—not; korile—do; nirjane—in a secluded place; smaraṇa—remember; na—not; uṭhiyā—arises; bṛkha—tree; upari—over; tānāṭāni—tugging; phala—fruits; dhori'—holding; duṣṭa-phala—bad fruits; korile—does; arjana—attainment

Translation

You don't like to worship the Lord or chant in saṅkīrtana with the devotees. You don't meditate on the Lord in a secluded place. Not climbing the tree's branches, you want to gather the fruits by shaking the tree. You will get only the fruits that are bad.

5

akaitaba kṛṣṇa-prema jena su-bimala hema sei phala nṛ-loke durlabha kaitabe bāñcana-mātra hao āge jogya-pātra tabe prema hoibe sulabha

Word for word

akaitaba—sincere; kṛṣṇa-prema—love for Lord Kṛṣṇa; jena—like; su-bimala—very pure; hema—gold; sei—this; phala—fruit; nṛ-loke—in the world of human beings; durlabha—very rare; kaitabe—cheating; bāñcana-mātra—cheating; hao—do; āge—first; jogya—proper; pātra—recipent; tabe—then; prema—pure love; hoibe—will be; sulabha—easily attained

Translation

True love for Kṛṣṇa is like very pure gold. In the world of human beings it is very rare. What you are doing is only cheating. First become qualified, and then you will very easily attain love for Kṛṣṇa.

6

kāme preme dekho bhāi lakaṇete bheda nāi tabu kāma prema nāhi hoya tumi to' barile kāma mithyā tāhe prema nāma āropile kise śubha hoya

Word for word

kāme—in lust; preme—love; dekhaḥ—you see; bhāi—O my brother; lakaṇete—by the characteristices; bheda—different; nāi—not; tabu—then; kāma—lust; prema—love; nāhi—not; hoya—is; tumi—you; to'—indeed; barile—choose; kāma—lust; mithyā—falsely; tāhe—in that; prema—love; nāma—the name; āropile—impose; kise—how?; śubha—auspiciousness; hoya—is

Translation

O my brother, look. The outward symptoms of material lust (kāma) and spiritual love (prema) are not different. What you mistakenly call "spiritual love" (prema) is actually material lust (kāma). When you make a mistake like that how can you attain true auspiciousness?

Frequently asked

Who wrote Ki Āra Bolibo Tore Mana?

Ki Āra Bolibo Tore Mana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Kalyanakalpataru.

What is the meaning of Ki Āra Bolibo Tore Mana?

What more will I tell you, O my heart? With your mouth you say, "spiritual love", "spiritual love", but the truth is your purse is empty and you have refused a gift of gold.

How many verses does Ki Āra Bolibo Tore Mana have?

Ki Āra Bolibo Tore Mana has 6 verses.