Māyā Baddha Jata Khaṇa Thāke To' Jībera Mana

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hari he māyā-baddha jata khaṇa thāke to' jībera mana joḍa mājhe kore bicāraṇa parabyoma jñāna-moya tāhe taba sthiti hoya mana nāhi pāya daraśana
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hari Kṛṣṇa; he O; māyā by Maya; baddha imprisoned; jata as long; khaṇa moments; thāke stays; to' indeed; jībera of the soul; mana heart; joḍa material; mājhe - inthe midst; kore does; bicāraṇa thinking; parabyoma thespiritual sky; jñāna-moya consisting of knowledge; tāhe in that; taba of You; sthiti situation; hoya is; mana heart; nāhi not; pāya attaining; daraśana sight
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O Lord Kṛṣṇa, as long as they stay in Māyā's prison, the rebellious souls plunge their hearts into material things. They think only of matter. Their hearts cannot see the spiritual world
filled with knowledge, the world where You stay.

bhakti-kṛpā-khaḍgāghāte joḍa-bandha cheda tā'te jaya mana prakṛtira pāra tomāra sundara rūpa here' taba aparūpa joḍa-bastu koroye dhik-kāra
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bhakti of devotional service; kṛpā of mercy; khaḍgāghāte with the sword; joḍa of matter; bandha the bonds; cheda cuts; tā'te that; jaya goes; mana heart; prakṛtira matter; pāra beyond; tomāra of You; sundara handsome; rūpa form; here' sees; taba Your; aparūpa wonderful; joḍa-bastu matter; koroye does; dhik-kāra mocking
Translation

Grasping the sword of devotional service and mercy, the heart may cut the ropes of matter that bind it. Then the heart may leave the world of matter and gaze at Your wonderful handsome form, a form that mocks everything made of matter.

ananta bibhūti jāṅra jini doyā pārābāra sei prabhu jībera īśwara e bhaktibinoda dīna sadā śuddha-bhakti-hīna śuddha-bhakti māge nirantara
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ananta endless; bibhūti opulences; jāṅra of whom; jini in whom; doyā mercy; pārābāra ocean; sei this; prabhu master; jībera of the souls; īśwara the master; e this; bhaktibinoda Bhaktivinoda; dīna poor; sadā always; śuddha-bhakti pure devotional service; hīna without; śuddha-bhakti pure devotional service; māge begs; nirantara always
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O Lord, Your glories and opulences have no end. You are an ocean of mercy. You are the master of all souls. Poor Bhaktivinoda, who has no pure devotional service, again and again
begs for pure devotion to You.

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Who wrote Māyā Baddha Jata Khaṇa Thāke To' Jībera Mana?

Māyā Baddha Jata Khaṇa Thāke To' Jībera Mana was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Gitamala.

What is the meaning of Māyā Baddha Jata Khaṇa Thāke To' Jībera Mana?

O Lord Kṛṣṇa, as long as they stay in Māyā's prison, the rebellious souls plunge their hearts into material things. They think only of matter. Their hearts cannot see the spiritual world filled with knowledge, the world where You stay.

How many verses does Māyā Baddha Jata Khaṇa Thāke To' Jībera Mana have?

Māyā Baddha Jata Khaṇa Thāke To' Jībera Mana has 3 verses.