Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar

Sunday, November 30, 2014

(189) Duhkhera sathii tumi sukhera bandhu tumi

In grief You are my companion, in joy You are my friend; Do not thrust me from Your view. When tears burst from pain or pleasure, Do not leave me unattended. In the chronic cadence of dance, safeguard my garland; Keep an eye on the colored flowers that fill my wicker basket. Approaching with a tender smile, take them away with love— Never hesitate or be reluctant. Though You might want what I cannot give, Do not disdain what I can commit.

(188) Tumi nije ele dhara dile

You came in person and captured my heart— Why You did so, I don't know. You came upon this dusty earth— Why You did so, I don't grasp. For many an age, night and day, I felt let down in light and shade. So much time elapsed— Do You realize that? In the still of night You came at last To strum the strings of my heart, To make a flower blossom in hard rock, To offer enlightenment.

(187) Tomake ceyechi ceyechi sab kaje

In all my deeds, I have always longed for You, Mindful that Your image should ever be enthroned in my heart. Lord, I came to this world to keep busy with Your work, To remain afloat on the stream of Your contemplation. That I may go forth and proclaim a small particle of Your grace, Let Your melody ever resound in my mind. On lonely nights, in company with the moon and stars, May the peacock of my mind dance with tail outspread.

(186) Eso amar mane baso amar mane

Enter my mind; sit in my mind— Oh Lord, say something in my mind. Oh my most intimate Lord, Enter my cogitation, enter my meditation. Infatuation with sweet and flawless beauty, Ensnarement in the realm of alluring dreams, Intoxication with floral fragrance— Come, put an end to my yearning. With more and more songs in more rhythms and melodies, Enter, Lord, into every corner of my mind.

(185) Diner aloy ganer tarii

In the light of day, a boat of songs I floated toward the distant sky So that in darkness You I might get nearby. With the undulation of waves, a rhythm emerges; It seemed to pacify my mind. You went to a distant place, Leaving only footprints on all sides behind. Today, with starsong, mind, and earnest desire, Myself I will row that flower-fragrant boat.

(184) Runu jhunu jhunu rave pranbhara saorabhe

With a sweet jingling sound and a fragrance most pleasing, He came, overwhelming my heart. The humming of lyres made me yearn For that charming one^[1] Who holds the core of my mind. Eradicate all my impurities; Eliminate my weakness for matter. Obliterate all pain of deprivation and separation On beholding the charming one in His myriad forms. Today, every language and every dialect is speechless, As, time and again, I remember the Stealer of Hearts.

(183) Ganer jagat kache peyechi

I have come to the world of music. My old life is forgotten. Attaining You, I attain everything; So all child's play – that I've set aside. The moth races toward a lamp, Not knowing she flies to the face of death. Forgetting soul to run after matter, This is death – that I've realized. I should rush only in Your direction. I should be immersed only in Your songs. For all desires and all attainments, You're the last word – that's the gist of what I've learned.