With a smile

(667)  Hasite phul photale ali jotale

With a smile, You made flowers bloom and bees converge;
And You brightened my mind.
By rivers in spate, brimful of delight,
The ocean was stirred.

Flower buds had hidden, drawn behind a veil,
Overwhelmed with shame.
Encouraged by just Your light rays,
Restless they became.
Timeless One, if purposely You came,
Then kindle light ever and always.

The bumblebees are saying something;
Abruptly now they've gone somewhere.
In my heart waves rose and set it dancing
With light from Your melody.
I know You've loved me, and so I deem
You to be worthy, to the highest degree.

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To go or not to go

(666)  Ke tumi ele go aji

Who are You who came today,
Appearing on a golden lotus,
With a soothing stream serene,
Your eyes full of assurance?
A pleasing, unfeigned smile
Glides upon my psychic sky,
As if it is enticing me,
Wanting me to go somewhere.

You never stay far away,
And You never hate;
Perceiving all my shortcomings,
Onto Your lap You lift me tenderly.

On Creation's first morning,
I was there with Thee;
Still with You now, I will remain
Under only Your loving shade.

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The way home

(664)  Hariye gechi ajke ami

Lost was I today;
You let me find the way.
Forgotten was my own abode;
With love, You bear that load.

Flowers blossomed in a grove;
Why that's so, who really knows?
In my mind, in secrecy,
A song in Deepak Raag,^[1] You sing.

Having lost my way, I've come to You,
Attracted to Your woodland blooms.
Unaccompanied and in jeopardy,
Signs of my true path You reveal.

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Beyond light and delight

(663)  Dhyanera dhupe pranera pradiipe

With incense of meditation and the lamp of life,
I've set ablaze a festive row of lights.
If You don't arrive, it goes in vain,
This twilight that I have just made.

With hue and form You've filled Your earth,
And in the mind You've infused deep attachment.
When the tale of all delusion was complete,
You bestowed the dust from Your holy feet.

You've imbued each heart with Your dance and song,
And in the mind You've infused deep elation.
When the tale of all our pleasure is complete,
Bringing love, You Who were removed come near.

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Your will be done

(662)  Mandrita manamohana mama

My heart's object of deep adoration,
You are love made manifest.
Take pity on one who's distressed;
For asylum I have come.

Transcendent, You're the Lord of Maya,
Dispelling every danger.
Sin-killer and mind-teaser,
You tinge my innermost desire.

Meditation's real goal and life's only heartthrob,
You are hearing's blessing sung aloud.
In Your beggar's bowl, the fiend of being proud,
Master, he keeps getting pounded down.

For my well-being You regulate;
You integrate my mental sphere.
Make me hum, make me happy;
Thrill me, Forgiver of shortcomings.

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Hey Stupid

(661)  Abodha kanu kon kuhake

Foolish Kanu,^[1] there must have been some sorcery;
Imprudently, to Mathura You went.
At Gokul in Vrindavan, Your every
Playmate was thus left unchecked.

The milkmaids, they stopped churning curd;
They merely weep without an end,
As they don't want their butter
When the butter-thief has left.
Imprudently, to Mathura You went.
Kanu, You have gone away, deserting us;
Neglecting our condition.

The Jamuna^[2] no longer flows upstream;
No one plays flute to that melody.
The cows at pasture, toward the heaven
Their faces gaze, grass uneaten.
Imprudently, to Mathura You went.
Kanu, to become a king, You departed,
Neglecting our condition.

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Sentient pride

(660)  Jeo na shona katha bojha vyatha

Leave me not, hear my story, feel my pain;
Don't be indifferent.
Flowers bloom in my mind only for Your array,
Please do not trample them.

There is one who's always been with You night and day,
Have You forgotten it?
Keeping his eyes on You, seeing You in his mind,
Once You had love for him.
One who marched to the beat of Your songs and Your deeds,
With You consistently,
Oh, please don't neglect him.

You are the light of day, also the dark of night;
This fact I can't mistake.
I have always loved You; You decant wine for me
Day and night.
Even if You go on spurning me endlessly,
Please don't kick me away.

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