Kirtan Guide
Avatāra Sāra
- avatāra sāra gorā avatāra
- kena nā bhajili tā̐re
- kari’ nīre vāsa gela nā piyāsa
- āpana karama phere
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Śrī Gaura Avatār is the best of all Avatārs. Why don’t you serve Him? O mind, you resided beside water, but did not quench your thirst. You returned to your selfishness.
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2
- kaṇṭakera taru sadāi sevili (mana)
- amṛta pā’bāra āśe
- prema-kalpataru śrī gaurāṅga āmāra
- tāhāre bhavili viṣe
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O mind, desiring to drink nectar, you constantly chewed thorned wood (and mistook the blood in your mouth for nectar). My Lord Gaurāṅga is a wish-fulfilling tree of divine love, but you considered Him to be poison.
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3
- saurabhera āśe palāśa ś.kili (mana)
- nāsāte paśila kīṭa
- ‘ikṣu-daṇḍa’ bhāvi’ kāṭha chuṣili (mana)
- kemane pāibi miṭha
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O mind, seeking a fragrance, you smelled the odourless palāśa flower, and insects entered your nose. O mind, considering it sugarcane, you sucked dry wood. How will you taste sweetness in this way?
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4
- ‘hāra’ baliyā galāya parili (mana)
- śamana kiṅkara sāpa
- ‘śītala’ baliyā āguna pohāli (mana)
- pāili vajara-tāpa
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O mind, considering it a necklace, you wore death’s attendant serpent around your neck. O mind, considering it to be cooling, you embraced fire and received a scorching burn.
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5
- saṁsāra bhajili śrī-gaurāṅga bhulili
- nā śunili sādhura kathā
- iha-parakāla dukāla khoyāli (mana)
- khāili āpana māthā
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You served your family (mundane ends), forgot Śrī Gaurāṅga, and never listened to the sādhus’ words. O mind, you wasted both this life and your next life. You depraved yourself.