Song Name: Bhaja Hu Re Mana
Author: Govinda Das Kaviraja
(1)
bhajahu re mana sri-nanda-nandana
abhaya-cara?aravinda re
durlabha manava-janama sat-saUge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
sita atapa bata bari a?a
e dina jamini jagi re
biphale sevinu k'pa?a durajana
capala sukha-laba lagi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki ache paratiti re
kamala-dala-jala, jivana Calamala
bhajahu hari-pada niti re
(4)
srava?a, kirtana, smara?a, vandana,
pada-sevana, dasya re
pujana, sakhi-jana, atma-nivedana
govinda-dasa-abhila a re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just worship the lotus feet of the son of
Nanda, which make one fearless. Having obtained
this rare human birth, cross over this ocean of
worldly existence through the a**ociation of
saintly persons.
2) Both in the day and at night I remain sleepless,
suffering the pains of the heat and cold, the wind
and the rain. For a fraction of flickering happiness
I have uselessly served wicked and miserly men.
3) What a**urance of real happiness is there in all
of one's wealth, youthfulness, sons, and family
members? This life is tottering like a drop of water
on a lotus petal; therefore you should always
serve and worship the divine feet of Lord Hari.
4) It is the desire and great longing of Govinda
Dasa to engage himself in the nine processes of
bhakti, namely hearing the glories of Lord Hari
and chanting those glories, constantly
remembering Him and offering prayers to Him,
serving the Lord's lotus feet, serving the Supreme
Lord as a servant, worshiping Him with flowers
and incense and so forth, serving Him as a friend,
and completely offering the Lord one's very self.
Author: Govinda Das Kaviraja
(1)
bhajahu re mana sri-nanda-nandana
abhaya-cara?aravinda re
durlabha manava-janama sat-saUge
taroho e bhava-sindhu re
(2)
sita atapa bata bari a?a
e dina jamini jagi re
biphale sevinu k'pa?a durajana
capala sukha-laba lagi' re
(3)
e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana
ithe ki ache paratiti re
kamala-dala-jala, jivana Calamala
bhajahu hari-pada niti re
(4)
srava?a, kirtana, smara?a, vandana,
pada-sevana, dasya re
pujana, sakhi-jana, atma-nivedana
govinda-dasa-abhila a re
TRANSLATION
1) O mind just worship the lotus feet of the son of
Nanda, which make one fearless. Having obtained
this rare human birth, cross over this ocean of
worldly existence through the a**ociation of
saintly persons.
2) Both in the day and at night I remain sleepless,
suffering the pains of the heat and cold, the wind
and the rain. For a fraction of flickering happiness
I have uselessly served wicked and miserly men.
3) What a**urance of real happiness is there in all
of one's wealth, youthfulness, sons, and family
members? This life is tottering like a drop of water
on a lotus petal; therefore you should always
serve and worship the divine feet of Lord Hari.
4) It is the desire and great longing of Govinda
Dasa to engage himself in the nine processes of
bhakti, namely hearing the glories of Lord Hari
and chanting those glories, constantly
remembering Him and offering prayers to Him,
serving the Lord's lotus feet, serving the Supreme
Lord as a servant, worshiping Him with flowers
and incense and so forth, serving Him as a friend,
and completely offering the Lord one's very self.