Mana Re Keno Ar Varna Abhiman

Krsna

Kirtana

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Song Name: Mana Re Keno Ar

Varna

Abhiman

Official Name: Upadesa : Song 9

Author: Bhaktivinoda

Thakura

Book Name: Kalyana

Kalpataru

Language: Bengali

LYRICS:

(1)

mana re, keno ar

barna

abhiman ,

marile

pataki

ho’ye , jamadute

ja’be

lo’ye ,

koribe

jatir

samman

(2)

jadi

bhalo karma koro ‘, svarga-bhoga

atahpara ,

ta’te

bipra

candala

saman

narakeo dui jane , danda

pa’be

ek sane

janmantare

samana

bidhan

(3)

tabe keno abhiman , lo’ye

tuccha

barna -man,

marana

abadhi

ja’r man

ucca

barna-pada

dhori ’ barnantare

ghrna

kori ‘,

naraker

koro ’ sandhan

(4)

samajika man lo’ye , thako

bhai

bipra

ho’ye ,

baisnabe

koro ’ apaman

adara

byapari

ho’ye , bibada

jahaja

lo’ye ,

kabhu

nahi

hore , buddhiman

(5)

tabe

jadi

krsna-bhakti , sadha ’ tumi

jathasakti ,

sonaya

sohaga

pa’be

sthan

sarthaka

hoibe sutra, sarva-labha

ihamutra ,

binoda

koribe

stuti-gan

TRANSLATION

Oh my dear mind , why do you still have this vain egoistic pride due to your family caste? The fact is that when a sinful man dies, then no matter who he is the Yamadutas

(the agents of Yamaraja , the demigod of death) will carry away without paying the slightest respect to his caste and family lineage.

Even if one does good works and enjoys celestial pleasures in the heavenly planetary systems, he is still not safe, for after his good karma is exhausted he gets equal treatment along with brahmanas as well as dog-eating outcastes. In hell both persons will receive equal punishment in one place, and for their next birth, equal ruling is administered.

So then why do you maintain such false pride, dear mind? Your insignificant caste vanity lasts only to up to the time of your death, when it will be taken away along with your body. My advice to you is that,

please don’t despise any other caste if you have taken a so called high birth in this present life. Don’t search for suffering in hell by unnecessarily scorning another’s apparent low-class birth.

If you have been born into a position of aristocratic social honor, then just live as a humble, learned brahmana , dear brother, but don’t ever dare to abuse or insult any Vaisnava . For a caste brahmana to oppose or challenge a Vaisnava is just like the story of the poor ginger salesman who sells only a few paisa worth of ginger roots in the market every day. One day he saw a huge ship laden with very costly cargos moored on the river. He went over to the ship and started demanding information about the cargo, the price, the destination, the profit and so on. He is simply insignificant, but he wants to lord it over such huge business affairs of the sea-going vessel and after some time the ship’s crew said, “Well, who are you anyway, that you are interrogating us so?” And he told them, “I just sell a little ginger in the bazaar.” So if a brahmana

tries to dishonor a bona fide Vaisnava , then he simply makes useless conflict, and he never becomes wise.

So if you would just combine devotion to Krsna with an effort to the best of your ability, my dear mind, then you will be situated in the perfect combination of spiritual activity. Then, whatever caste or material position you happen to be situated in, will become really successful, and you will attain all desirable things in this way. And Bhaktivinoda

will sing the praises of your glories.

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UPDATED: July 4, 2009