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Song Name: Bhaja Hu Re Mana

Official Name: None

Author: Govinda Dasa Kaviraja

Book Name: None

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

bhajahu – just worship; re mana – O mind!; śrī-nanda-nandana – of the son of Nanda; abhaya-caraṇāravinda – the lotus feet which make one fearless; re – O!; durlabha mānava-janama – this rare human birth; sat-sańge – in the association of saintly persons; taroho – cross over; e bhava-sindhu – this ocean of worldly existence; re – O!

(2)

śīta – the cold; ātapa – the heat; bāta – the wind; bariṣaṇa – the rain; e – this; dina – the day; yāminī – the night; jāgi – I remain sleepless; re – O!; biphale – uselessly; sevinu – I have served; kṛpaṇa durajana – miserly and wicked men; capala – flickering; sukha-laba – a fraction of happiness; lāgi’ –for the purpose of; re–O!

(3)

e – this; dhana – wealth; yauvana – youthfulness; putra – sons; parijana – family members; ithe – in these; ki āche – what is it?; paratīti – understanding; re – O!; kamala-dala – on a lotus petal; jala – like a drop of water; jīvana – this life; ṭalamala – is tottering; bhajahu – you should always worship; hari-pada – the divine feet of Lord Hari; nīti – the practice; re – O!

(4)

śravaṇa – hearing the glories of Lord Hari; kīrtana – chanting those glories; smaraṇa – constantly remembering Him; vandana – offering prayers to Him; pāda-sevana – serving the Lord's lotus feet; dāsya – serving the Supreme Lord as a servant; re – O!; pūjana – worshiping Him with flowers and incense and so forth; sakhī-jana – serving Him as a friend; ātma-nivedana – and completely offering the Lord one's very self; govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa – (these nine processes of devotion are) the desire and great longing of Govinda dāsa; re – O!

UPDATED: June 6, 2017