Bhajahu re mana Lyrics — O Mind
Songs of Instruction
Bhajahū re mana
By Śrila Govinda dāsa Kavirāja
Read Bhajahu re mana from Krishna Meditations, with Bengali transliteration and an English rendition by Kalakantha das.
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Original lyrics · Bengali transliteration
1) bhajahū re mana śrī-nanda-nandana abhaya-caraṇāravinda re durlabha mānava- janama sat-saṅge taroho e bhava-sindhu re
2) śīta ātapa bāta bariṣaṇa e dina jāminī jāgi re biphale sevinu kṛpaṇa durajana capala sukha-laba lāgi’ re
3) e dhana, yaubana, putra, parijana ithe ki āche paratīti re kamala-dala-jala, jīvana ṭalamala bhajahū hari-pada nīti re
4) śravaṇa, kīrtana, smaraṇa, vandana, pāda-sevana, dāsya re pūjana, sakhī-jana, ātma-nivedana govinda-dāsa-abhilāṣa re
English rendition
1) O mind, won’t you oblige the son of Nandarāj whose feet make you fearless in devotion? Human life is so rare! Please join the saints who care to journey over this worldly ocean.
2) Day and night I can’t sleep, because of cold and heat, the pouring rain and the blustery winds, all for some flickering joy obtained while in the employ of bossy, wicked and miserly men.
3) Better serve Lord Hari because my family, my kids, my money, my youth and its powers are like a drop of water that only briefly totters upon the leaf of a lotus flower.
4) I long to serve Govinda, to hear and chant about Him, and to remember and worship His feet. I’ll pray and tend to Him, obey and be friends with Him, ‘til my surrender to Him is complete.