Bandhu Gan Sunoha Vacana
Sri Siksastaka Song 8
bandhu-gaṇ!
śunoha vacana mor bhāvete
vibhora, thākiye jakhon, dekhā
deya citta-cor
O my dear friends! Please hear my words. When the thief of my heart appears to me, I remain overwhelmed in pure ecstasy.
vicakṣana
kori', dekhite cāhile, hoy
āṅkhi-agocara punaḥ
nāhi dekhi', kāṅdaye parāṇ, duḥkhera
nāhi thāke or
When I scheme to see Him more closely, He suddenly becomes invisible. Thus losing sight of Him again, my soul weeps, and there is no limit to the unhappiness that I feel.
jagatera
bandhu sei kabhu more loy sātha jathā
tathā rakhu more āmāra sei prāṇa-nātha
Sometimes that friend of the universe takes me as one of His associates; but however He chooses to treat me, He is still the Lord of my life.
darśana-ānanda-dāne, sukha deya mora prāṇe, bole
more pranaya-vacan punaḥ
adarśana diyā, dagdha kore mora hiyā, prāṇe
mora māre prāṇa-dhan
By bestowing His blissful audience, He gives happiness to my soul, and He speaks words of love to me. But again by His absence He burns my heart, and He who is the treasure of my life gives distress to my soul.
jāhe
tā'r sukha hoy, sei sukha mama nija
sukhe-duḥkhe mor sarvadā-i sama
Whatever His happiness is, that is also my happiness. Therefore I do not care about my own happiness or distress-they are equal in all ways.
bhakativinoda, saṁyoge, viyoge, tāhe
jāne prāṇeśvara tā'ra
sukhe sukhī, sei prāṇa-nāth, se
kabhu nā hoy para
In meeting or in separation, Bhaktivinoda knows only Krsna to be the Lord of his life and is made happy only by His happiness. He is the Lord of Bhaktivinoda's soul, and He will never be looked upon with indifference.
Translation
O my dear friends! Please hear my words. When the thief of my heart appears to me, I remain overwhelmed in pure ecstasy.
When I scheme to see Him more closely, He suddenly becomes invisible. Thus losing sight of Him again, my soul weeps, and there is no limit to the unhappiness that I feel.
Sometimes that friend of the universe takes me as one of His associates; but however He chooses to treat me, He is still the Lord of my life.
By bestowing His blissful audience, He gives happiness to my soul, and He speaks words of love to me. But again by His absence He burns my heart, and He who is the treasure of my life gives distress to my soul.
Whatever His happiness is, that is also my happiness. Therefore I do not care about my own happiness or distress-they are equal in all ways.
In meeting or in separation, Bhaktivinoda knows only Krsna to be the Lord of his life and is made happy only by His happiness. He is the Lord of Bhaktivinoda's soul, and He will never be looked upon with indifference.