Mana Re Dhana Mada Nitanta Asar

Krsna

Kirtana

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Song Name: Mana Re Dhana

Mada

Nitanta

Asar

Official Name: Upadesa : Song 12

Author: Bhaktivinoda

Thakura

Book Name: Kalyana

Kalpataru

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

mane re, dhana-mada

nitanta

asar

dhana

jana

bitta

jata , e deher

anugata ,

deho

gele se sakala char

(2)

bidyar

jateka

cesta , cikitsaka

upadesta

keho

deho

rakhibare

nare

ajapa

hoile

sesa , deha-matra

abasesa ,

jiba

nahi

thakena adhere

(3)

dhane

jadi

prana

dita ,

dhani raja na

marita ,

dharamar

hoit

ravana

dhane

nahi

rakhe

deho ,

deho

gele

nahe

keho ,

ataeva

koribe

dhana ?

(4)

jadi

thake

bahu

dhana ,

nije

ho’be

akincana ,

baisnaber

koro

upakar

jibe

doya

anuksana ,

radha-krsna-aradhana ,

koro

sada

ho’ye

sadacar

TRANSLATION

Oh my dear mind, you are greatly intoxicated by your wealth and possessions, but just let me tell you that this is completely useless. When this body is gone, your wealth, followers, property as well as everything else that depends on this body will be good for nothing at all.

Despite all the vast medical knowledge and dexterous efforts of the advising physician, one will never be able to keep this temporary body. When the life airs expire, the only thing which will be left behind is the gross body, for the soul cannot remain trapped within such a dead container for very long.

If wealth had the power to prolong life, then a rich king would never have to die. The demon named Ravana also thought that he possessed deathlessness, until he was finally killed by Lord Rama . Thus we see that no one to date has ever been able to protect and keep his body with any amount of money, for no one can prevent his body from dying. Therefore what is the use of your riches?

Dear mind, if you have any excess wealth, then just make yourself lowly and humble and use that wealth to do something beneficial for the service of the Vaisnavas . Constantly showing compassion to all souls, worship Radha-Krsna and always make your standard of behavior clean, saintly and virtuous.

REMARKS/EXTRA INFORMATION:

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UPDATED: July 4, 2009