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Ore Mana Ki Bipada Hoilo Amar

Upalabdhi : Anutapa-laksana-upalabdhi Song 4

1

ore mana, ki bipada hoilo amar! mayar duratmya-jvare,
bikar jibere dhore, taha hoite paite nistar

nasty troubles given by maya, and

2

sadhinu advaita mata, jahe maya hoy hata,
bisa sebi ' bikar katilo kintu e durbhagya mor,
bikar katilo ghora, biser jvalay prana gelo

the poisonous burden of mayavada philosophy, can be prevented and curbed completely by taking the nice prescription medicine recommended by the devotee-physicians. And that ecstatic prescription is to drink with gusto the immortal nectar of harinama at the divine lotus feet of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

3

" ami brahma ekamatra ", e jvalay dahe gatra,
ihar upay kiba bhai? bikar je chilo bhalo,
ausadha janjal ho'lo, ausadha-ausadha kotha pay?

By thinking "I am only spirit", one certainly burns up any attachment to the material body. But is that the real final remedy, oh mind, my dear brother? Certainly it is good that the disturbance of material tribulations has been relieved, but the so-called "medicine" of the mayavada philosophy has now become an unwanted burden, another trouble all over again. So now tell me where you will get the medicine which will cure this "medicine"?

4

maya-datta ku-bikar, mayavada bisa-bhar,
e dui apada nibarana hari-namamrta pana,
sadhu baidya-subidhana, sri-krsna-caitanya sri-carana

These two dangers:

Translation

1

nasty troubles given by maya, and

2

the poisonous burden of mayavada philosophy, can be prevented and curbed completely by taking the nice prescription medicine recommended by the devotee-physicians. And that ecstatic prescription is to drink with gusto the immortal nectar of harinama at the divine lotus feet of Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

3

By thinking "I am only spirit", one certainly burns up any attachment to the material body. But is that the real final remedy, oh mind, my dear brother? Certainly it is good that the disturbance of material tribulations has been relieved, but the so-called "medicine" of the mayavada philosophy has now become an unwanted burden, another trouble all over again. So now tell me where you will get the medicine which will cure this "medicine"?

4

These two dangers: